"Jiraiya-sama." Kuragami Uchiha called out to Jiraiya, who was about to leave.
"Hmm?" Jiraiya turned around and looked at Kuragami Uchiha with some confusion.
"Regarding the Mangekyō Sharingan of the masked man, I may find some clues after I go back and look through the clan records. I will report to you tomorrow." Kuragami Uchiha smiled.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Jiraiya didn't think much about it, nodded and smiled.
After Jiraiya left, Kuragami Uchiha opened the map of the village. After Obito Uchiha showed up, many of his plans needed to be rearranged.
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At 7 o'clock in the evening, a banquet was set up in Kuragami Uchiha's mansion, and the invited guests arrived one by one.
However, after arriving, the more meticulous Shibi Aburame also found something unusual. In the past, when Kuragami Uchiha invited guests to his banquet, he would invite the senior officials of various departments in the village separately.
But this time, Shibi Aburame found that in addition to him and the head of the Inuzuka Clan, Kenshiro Inuzuka, there were also six leaders of the Konoha Military Police Force, four elders of the Uchiha Clan, and several middle-level officials in the Konoha Military Police Force, such as Inoka Uchiha and Saito Uchiha, who were vigorously cultivated by Kuragami Uchiha.
In addition, there were several members of the Isshin Society in the Anbu and the Jonin Squad.
It can be said that all the senior officials of their faction were present.
The banquet officially began in the reception room of Kuragami Uchiha's house. A long table was set up in the reception room, and all the guest took their seats in turn.
When Kuragami Uchiha saw that almost everyone had arrived, he also started the necessary links of every banquet.
"Everyone! Thank you for coming." Kuragami Uchiha said with a smile.
"What did Clan Head Kuragami say? It was us who made Clan Head Kuragami spend money." Kenshiro Inuzuka said with a smile.
"A little money is a small matter."
Kuragami Uchiha waved his hand: "It is my honor to drink with all the ninjas who have the Will of Fire in their hearts!"
"It is the Will of Fire that unites us! This first glass of wine, let's toast to the Will of Fire!" Kuragami Uchiha raised his glass.
"Cheers to the Will of Fire!" Everyone raised their glasses.
After a glass of wine was finished, the atmosphere in the banquet became lively. Everyone toasted each other and chatted freely.
But while chatting, Seiichi Nagai suddenly brought up a more dangerous topic: "It seems that there has been news recently that the village is going to elect the Fifth Hokage."
"Brother Seiichi, be careful with your words." Ryoto Yoshimura, the squadron leader of the Jonin Squad, said.
"I think there is no one in the whole village who is more suitable to be the next Hokage than Clan Head Kuragami!"
Seiichi Nagai raised his head and drank a large glass of wine, his face slightly red: "Do you think there is anyone who understands the Will of Fire more deeply than the Clan Head Kuragami!"
"But now there is a rumor in the village that the Third Hokage seems to want to appoint Jiraiya as the Fifth Hokage." Kuragami Uchiha finished the wine in the glass and said while playing with the wine cup in his hand. As soon as he finished speaking, the scene became quiet.
At this time, Fugaku Uchiha pushed the door open and broke the silence.
"Sorry, sorry, I was delayed by something at home. I will punish myself by drinking three cups later."
Fugaku Uchiha said.
Today, Jiraiya came to visit Naruto after school and took Naruto away, so Fugaku was the last person to arrive at the banquet.
When Kuragami Uchiha saw Fugaku Uchiha arrive, he stood up, took out a stack of documents from his arms, and motioned Inoka Uchiha beside him to distribute them to everyone present.
This document was drafted by Kuragami Uchiha, a report on the arrest of Jiraiya on suspicion of aiding the enemy. After seeing this document, the people present fell silent.
Some of the smokers also picked up matches, lit cigarettes, and smoked them. No one spoke first.
Kuragami Uchiha signaled Inoka Uchiha and Saito Uchiha with his eyes.
The two stood up and closed the doors and windows of the reception room.
"Everyone, we are all gathered together because of the Will of Fire."
Kuragami Uchiha said slowly: "But now, a person who is suspected of aiding the enemy is going to be the Hokage. Can we just sit back and do nothing?"
Kenshiro Inuzuka lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then said: "But Jiraiya is now the Hokage's advisor. If you want to arrest him, you need the Third Hokage's approval."
"Don't worry about that, I will get the Hokage's signature." Kuragami Uchiha said.
"But if there is a violent conflict when arresting Jiraiya… " Shibi Aburame said.
"Then it would be a coup." Ryoto Yoshimura from the Jonin squad said after exhaling a puff of smoke.
After he finished speaking, the entire venue fell into silence again.
Kuragami Uchiha heard this, chuckled, walked to the light switch in the room, and turned off the lights in the reception room.
In an instant, the entire reception room was filled with only the faint light of burning cigarettes, except for the moonlight that came in through the cracks in the window.
Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke.
"What coup? Aren't we revolting?" Kuragami Uchiha came to the window, and the faint moonlight fell on him through the cracks in the window.
Everyone looked at him unconsciously.
"But, Kuragami, why don't we take a long-term view?" An Uchiha elder said in the darkness.
"Take the long view? Are you kidding me, Elder Kaede!"
Kuragami Uchiha suddenly laughed and threw the remaining documents in his hand at the other party. "Damn it, you old guys were the ones who shouted for a coup all day long during the previous clan meeting. Now that we really want a revolution, you tell me we need to take the long view?"
Kaede Uchiha's face turned pale, and he immediately defended himself: "Kuragami, that's not what I meant."
"Elder Kaede, do you think we should be like we did in the previous clan meetings, arguing without any result and then going home without any final decision to take the long view?"
"Kuragami! This is a coup, after all!" Kaede Uchiha said after taking a deep breath.
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