Koharu obediently fell silent as the Third Hokage gradually calmed down.
"And also, stop trying to target Usagi Xin. I can promise you he won't be brought into the inner circle."
Not targeting Xin was the Third Hokage's final bottom line.
As long as Xin didn't try to reach for the center of power.
With the audit set for tomorrow but no full investigation until after the war, Homura let out a sigh of relief and tugged on the visibly upset Koharu.
"Koharu, we need to understand Hiruzen's position. Let's take care of what needs to be done."
"I understand."
Koharu grumbled, sitting back down with a huff, ending the argument.
With Homura and Koharu accepting their fate and calming down, the Third Hokage continued:
"You are my friends, my comrades. We've come this far together since childhood. I won't let you suffer any losses. As long as you don't repeat what you did, I might consider giving you control of the Mission Department."
The Treasury was non-negotiable, but that left the Mission Department.
Since Tsunade had taken over the Logistics Department, the Third Hokage decided to appease
Koharu and Homura by offering them control of the Mission Department.
Losing the Logistics Department in exchange for the Mission Department didn't seem like much of a loss.
The one losing out was Danzo, after all.
But that wasn't their concern, at least not right now.
If Danzō caused trouble, he would go after the Third Hokage, not them.
As the Third Hokage spoke, he stared pointedly at the two, who were beginning to look pleased, and said sternly: "As for the missing funds from the Treasury in the past, I won't look into it. But I hope that, moving forward, you'll think more carefully about what's best for me."
"?!"
The two were shocked. They hadn't expected the Third Hokage to know about that. The missing funds from the Treasury had been their doing, in collaboration with Danzō.
As for where the money went, it had all been funneled into Danzō's Root operations. The money the Third Hokage allocated simply wasn't enough to satisfy Danzō's greed. The two exchanged glances and immediately promised:
"In the future, we won't help Danzō with anything without your approval."
Friendship is one thing, but there's a limit to everything.
The Third Hokage seized this opportunity to drive a wedge between the Elder Council and Danzō, making it easier to control both the Council and Root.
Without the support of the Elder Council, Danzo's only remaining ally would be Hiruzen
Sarutobi himself.
"Is it all over?"
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