This was the suggestion the Third Hokage gave to Minato Namikaze. The Third Hokage felt that since Minato Namikaze was a commoner Ninja who rose to power without strong backing, he needed to reclaim some authority from them if he wanted to avoid being sidelined.
Coincidentally, they had just gone through the Third Great Ninja War, and the major families in the Village were generally dissatisfied with the Konoha higher-ups, making it the perfect time to make a move.
That was exactly the case, and surprisingly, the matter proceeded smoothly for Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze managed to get these families to stand with him without much persuasion.
Minato Namikaze speculated that the Third Hokage must have been helping him secretly, as he knew very well that he, having just become Hokage, did not yet possess such strong influence.
In the subsequent meeting, the two Advisor elders and Danzo offered no resistance, and Minato Namikaze easily achieved his goal.
The authority of the two Advisor elders and Danzo, the Hokage Aide, was partially restricted and reclaimed.
Danzo, in particular, had his Root organization targeted, and the scope of affairs Root could handle was greatly restricted.
After the meeting ended, Homura Mitokado, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo gathered at Root.
"What do you two want with me?" Utatane Koharu asked in an extremely cold tone.
Ever since Utatane Koharu learned that Danzo and Orochimaru were colluding to research the first hokages cells, Utatane Koharu had deliberately kept her distance from Danzo.
Since Homura Mitokado was close to Danzo, Utatane Koharu also drew a line between herself and him.
Counting the time, it had been a long while since Utatane Koharu found out about the matter until today, and the three of them hadn't discussed anything together.
Homura Mitokado sighed, his tone filled with resignation: "Koharu, Danzo researching the first hokages cells is also for the good of the Village. You should understand him!"
"If you're only here to say this nonsense, then I'm leaving." Saying this, Utatane Koharu stood up, ready to depart.
Seeing this, Danzo quickly stopped her: "Koharu, wait a moment! We genuinely have something important today!"
"What is it exactly? Hurry up and say it!" Utatane Koharu said impatiently.
"It's like this: we need your help collecting several war orphans under the age of 10. You've seen the current situation of Root; I need new blood to replenish Root's losses. You were always in charge of this before, so I'm asking you this time."
Hearing this, Utatane Koharu stared at Danzo for a long time before asking, "Do you really want these children to expand Root, and not for the research on the first hokages cells?"
"Koharu, I promise you, my research on the first hokages cells has ceased," Danzo said seriously.
Utatane Koharu stared at Danzo for a long time after hearing his words, but eventually agreed to his request.
After all, they had been comrades for many years, and Utatane Koharu still valued their old friendship.
After Utatane Koharu left, Homura Mitokado revealed his true intentions: "Danzo, can that guy Orochimaru really recreate Wood Release Ninja?"
"He should be able to, right? Orochimaru guaranteed it to me," Danzo said flatly.
"I hope he really can do it! For the sake of this plan, we gave up a lot of our authority to Minato Namikaze to make him lower his guard. If we fail, the price will be too heavy."
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