Koharu and Homura had some shrewdness, they could sense the little thoughts of the Jonin. When they saw the Jonin casting their gazes toward the Uchiha, they were all uneasy in their hearts.
Now, seeing the Uchiha behave this way, they immediately felt reassured and somewhat smug.
Good for you for knowing your place!
At this moment, the tent was opened, and it felt as if a tangible pressure existed, one that no one could ignore.
Everyone in the tent turned their heads and saw a young man standing there. The pressure in their hearts intensified, making them feel heavy and their expressions grave.
The scene was silent.
Koharu and Homura were startled, but immediately regained their composure, their expressions very confident.
Here, relying on their seniority, they could definitely suppress Hiromi. The position of acting Hokage belonged to them.
But they just saw Hiromi smile.
"A powerful enemy is attacking, and the acting Hokage needs to go to the front lines."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the ninjas became strange, and the gazes they cast toward Koharu and Homura were somewhat amused.
The expressions of Koharu and Homura became extremely ugly. Hiromi had accurately hit their weak point—cowardice.
Whenever there was danger, they would hide. Even when Pain attacked the village, concerning the survival of the village, they were never seen coming out to help. This showed just how cowardly they were.
As for Shikaku, he was thinking about something else—Hiromi wanted to take the opportunity during the war to kill Koharu and Homura.
The village was the core of power and war was the core of military force.
Once they went out, if they died or disappeared, one could simply say they went missing. If they wanted to investigate, let them investigate, but if the people were gone, it would have nothing to do with the Uchiha.
This made Shikaku close his eyes.
What a huge pain.
Whatever, I've done my best.
Koharu and Homura still wanted to oppose the requirement that the "acting Hokage must go to the front lines," but Hiromi looked at them with a smile, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"What? As former guards of the Second Hokage, you don't even have the guts to serve as acting Hokage and go to the front lines? Oh, by the way, when Sunagakure attacked the village just now, why didn't I see you? And the Utatane Clan, the Mitokado Clan..."
"Enough!" Koharu slammed the table, staring at Hiromi with a terrifyingly gloomy expression. "Isn't it just that the Uchiha want the position of acting Hokage! Ask everyone present who would agree!"
The tent was silent.
The Jonin trembled, thinking to themselves, 'Don't call on me, don't call on me...'
But Hiromi smiled.
The next moment, his gentle expression turned gloomy, and a terrifying pressure erupted from his body, like the wrath of an emperor, leaving a million corpses and blood flowing for a thousand miles.
"Who gave you the guts to slam the table in front of me?"
A streak of orange flame, accompanying Hiromi's footsteps, raged out of thin air, searing and terrifying.
"Holy crap!!!"
The ninjas hurriedly retreated, fearing they might get touched by even a little bit.
Koharu and Homura's expressions changed drastically, they hadn't expected Hiromi to be so irritable.
They panicked and retreated, shouting hurriedly, "Stop him! Stop him!"
This caused the Uchiha Clan Members, who had originally intended to stop Hiromi and persuade him not to be impulsive, to freeze.
The next second, the Uchiha Clan Members stopped in unison without a word, just standing to the side and watching quietly.
The sudden movement and then sudden stopping of the Uchiha Clan Members made people instinctively look at Koharu and Homura, their eyes filled with speechlessness.
Seriously, are you two sick in the head?
Everyone knows Hiromi has an irritable personality, yet you dare to slam the table and yell at him?
That would be one thing but now that the Uchiha wanted to go up and help, you should have just stayed quiet, yet you shouted "Stop him! Stop him!"?
How could the Uchiha clan possibly listen to you? They definitely wouldn't stop him!
Stepping on a landmine so precisely, they had certainly learned something new today.
Hiromi's killing intent was fierce, no one was willing to stand in front of him to protect Koharu and Homura, even though they had the highest seniority in the village.
The air was filled with intense heat, as if they were in a fiery furnace, and sweat soaked their clothes. But the sweat that should have been hot became incomparably cold under Hiromi's killing intent, spreading over their whole bodies, leaving them trembling with fear.
Four ninjas rushed in and stood in front of Koharu and Homura, holding weapons and opposing Hiromi to protect them. These were their clan guards.
At this moment, Koharu and Homura had messy hair and fell to the ground with weak limbs. No one helped them up as the four guards had eyes only for the approaching Hiromi, their hearts filled with panic. They gripped their Kunai, cold sweat pouring down, unable to help but gulp, their feet instinctively retreating.
At this moment, the four guards and Koharu and Homura seemed to have become a single unit.
As Hiromi approached with every step, the four guards retreated a few small steps, and Koharu and Homura also crawled backward a short distance on the ground.
The ninjas in the tent shrank back, their expressions showing some pity, but they didn't say anything. After all, who told them to provoke Hiromi?
Finally, Shikaku stepped forward. "Hiromi, can you give me a chance?"
Everyone was shocked. They looked at Shikaku with wide eyes, their gazes filled with admiration.
Amazing, he actually dared to stop Hiromi when he was in a rage!
Shikaku, I salute you as a man!
I will burn incense for you after you die!
The people of the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans had trembling pupils, their eyes struggling. But in the end, they walked firmly behind Shikaku. They were going to live and die with Shikaku.
Hiromi frowned. "Are you still choosing?"
Hiromi was asking if this matter concerned his choice.
"Yes." Shikaku bowed.
His words and actions seemed to be saying to Hiromi: "Please."
Hiromi looked at him.
The atmosphere was incredibly heavy, and everyone was very nervous. They were terrified that Hiromi wouldn't even spare Shikaku.