After ten seconds of suffocating tension that made people panic, the orange flames on Hiromi's body dissipated.
"Then let these two old things live a little longer."
Hiromi turned and left, leaving only the residual high temperature of the emperor's wrath, which made Koharu and Homura gasp for air in a wretched state, their heads lowered, their eyes flickering with uncertainty.
Shikaku looked up at Hiromi's back, he probably understood why Hiromi said he wanted to see his choice.
The next second, he met the amazement of the many Jonin in front of him. They hadn't expected Shikaku to really stop the enraged Hiromi.
Even those arrogant Uchiha Clan Members were surprised. Although they usually stopped Hiromi and persuaded Hiromi to calm down, they had never succeeded. Hiromi's will was as firm as a rock. It seemed that no matter what they said, it wouldn't change.
But they still felt that sometimes Hiromi was really too irritable. It would be fine to scold them a few times or hit them a few times at this time, there was really no need to kill them now.
Especially now that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had launched a war against Konoha, wouldn't killing them just make Konoha even more chaotic?
Therefore, they all looked at Shikaku, who had successfully stopped Hiromi, with a touch of favorable curiosity.
Only Shikaku was smiling bitterly.
The more tolerant Hiromi was of him, the more he expected of him. Once he failed to meet Hiromi's expectations, he would likely die faster than anyone else, and his clan would be wiped out more completely than anyone else's.
The bitterness in his heart was known to no one.
Koharu and Homura fled in dismay.
Everyone just glanced at them and then withdrew their gaze.
This time, no one opposed, and Shikaku successfully became the acting Hokage, immediately starting to distribute the war situation.
"Konoha needs to take the initiative!"
"The battlefield absolutely cannot be placed around Konoha, so two teams need to be dispatched to fight against Kumogakure and Iwagakure respectively."
Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at the Uchiha clan, the strongest fighting force.
The power of that Susanoo was such that one person could stand against at least a thousand.
But they didn't know that the Susanoo of Shisui, Fugaku and Itachi had usage restrictions.
Shisui weighed his options, wanting to live up to the Jonin's expectations without wanting to use Susanoo again.
At this moment, an Uchiha rushed in and said, "Hiromi says the Kumogakure battlefield is left to the Uchiha."
Once these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up, including Shisui and the others.
The Jonin believed that if it were only Iwagakure, Konoha could easily handle it even without the Uchiha clan.
Shisui and his group also believed that regarding a mere Kumogakure, with the Uchiha clan led by Hiromi, there would absolutely be no problem.
Shikaku nodded and said, "Then I will trouble the Uchiha clan. Afterward, I will announce this battle achievement of the Uchiha along with the previous ones."
After speaking, he bowed ninety degrees, seemingly apologizing for Hiruzen concealing the Uchiha's battle achievements previously.
Shikaku's action made the other Jonin look somewhat strange.
Why would Shikaku, who had always played it safe, take the initiative to get involved?
Even if a new Hokage took office later, and even if he had served as acting Hokage, his current behavior was effectively negating Hiruzen.
Although Hiruzen was dead, Koharu and Homura were still around. It was not that they would defend Hiruzen's reputation. Rather, as Hokage Advisors to Hiruzen, if Hiruzen was at fault, then they were also at fault. Therefore, Shikaku would certainly be targeted by the two Hokage Advisors later, and it might even endanger his clan.
They couldn't understand it.
However, they also lowered their heads slightly toward the Uchiha clan, bowing in a half-hearted manner with a very small range of motion.
If it weren't for Shikaku bowing at ninety degrees, others might have thought they were deep in thought.
And by doing this, they were following the path of moderation, which was also the path to long-term survival.
Shikaku, who bowed in apology, did not receive any response.
Logically speaking, Shisui should have played along with him. But the proud Uchiha could not bring themselves to do that.
The Uchiha's stance was "Since you already know, then I will just watch you quietly."
Neither opposing nor agreeing, just watching what you do.
Shikaku clearly felt the hostility of the Uchiha toward him at this moment. If not for Hiromi coming to his house, the Uchiha clan would likely have liquidated those who stood behind Hiruzen after dealing with Koharu, Homura, and their respective clans.
Especially him, someone who clearly could have foreseen the future of the Uchiha clan's annihilation, yet remained indifferent and even aided the evildoers in the end.
It could be said that besides Danzo, Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura, he was definitely among the people the Uchiha hated the most.
He instinctively began to calculate. After ending the war with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, Koharu and Homura would surely die. At that time, the Uchiha clan would definitely target him, and it would also be time for him to hand in his answer to Hiromi.
Shikaku's gaze was deep, he could see the future even more clearly.
However, no one noticed that he had thought so much in just a few seconds.
He continued to arrange the battle strategy. Besides Kumogakure and Iwagakure, there were many other enemies. For example, Sunagakure.
Although they suffered heavy losses, they were, after all, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
However, after Itachi said the words, "The Fourth Kazekage is dead," everyone was startled.
What followed was a pleasant surprise. Sunagakure did not have any formidable figures, so with the Fourth Kazekage dead, Sunagakure would definitely fall into chaos. Now that they could barely fend for themselves, they certainly wouldn't come to interfere.
But besides Sunagakure, there was Kirigakure which had been closed off for many years, Takigakure which coveted the position of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the Akatsuki which had recently become somewhat famous, and even other small villages and rogue ninjas staring greedily, ready to bite a piece of flesh off Konoha at any time.
All of these summed up into four words: "Be careful in everything."
Konoha was currently surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Immediately, everyone left the tent to arrange their respective responsibilities and prepare to leave the village to face the war.