Emotionally speaking, the four Hokages find it difficult to accept Akihara Kagura's demand.
The Hokage represents Konoha's ultimate dignity, and they do not want the Hokage to become a puppet.
Moreover, many of the Hokages present are friends or acquaintances of Tsunade, and all four hope Akihara Kagura can coexist peacefully with Tsunade, allowing Konoha to transition smoothly.
"Kid, we all understand that Tsunade is not your opponent."
Senju Tobirama gazed at Akihara Kagura and spoke in a deep voice: "You don't need to use these means to fight her. Our presence has already made her position as Hokage difficult enough, so there's no need to encroach on her power..."
"Because her power infringes upon mine."
Akihara Kagura's smile faded, seemingly somewhat puzzled: "Honored Hokages, the origin of this issue is that Tsunade wanted to transfer Karin away from my side and never considered changing her mind. Tsunade wants to take Karin, and demands from both me and the Root, why shouldn't I fight back?"
"..."
Senju Tobirama and Sarutobi Hiruzen exchanged glances.
Of course, that's because this kid is just a Hokage Assistant!
If the Hokage wants to transfer someone from the Hokage Assistant, isn't it natural? After all, the position of Hokage Assistant only exists due to the power granted by the Hokage!
However...
Akihara Kagura's situation is somewhat different.
The reason Akihara Kagura was granted the power of Hokage Assistant, besides his formidable strength, is largely due to his numerous contributions to Konoha.
The alliance between Konoha and The Hidden Mist Village depends entirely on Akihara Kagura; the peace between Konoha and The Hidden Rock Village is maintained because Akihara Kagura kidnapped the Third Tsuchikage; the resolution of the internal conflict of the Uchiha Clan owes to Akihara Kagura's presence...
Even to this day, Akihara Kagura remains in the position of Hokage Assistant, helping Konoha subdue The Hidden Sand Village and The Hidden Mist Village, forging a more stringent alliance, and even turning the two Great Country Ninja Villages into Konoha's vassals...
This string of achievements alone...
Former Hokage Assistant Shimura Danzo couldn't come close...
Certainly.
The other things Akihara Kagura has done, Shimura Danzo couldn't match either, at least Shimura Danzo's harm to Konoha can't even compare to a finger of Akihara Kagura...
"Actually, you probably don't care much about power, do you?"
Senju Hashirama furrowed his brows, pondering his own thoughts when he held the power of Konoha: "Shouldn't there be other pursuits?"
"But he dislikes being suppressed by others with power..."
Senju Tobirama revealed Akihara Kagura's idea in one sentence, speaking solemnly: "I can help you resolve this conflict with Tsunade, and even continue to restrain her power slowly afterward, making her understand your boundaries, but can this incident end here?"
"Tsunade isn't your enemy..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed deeply, feeling uneasy inside.
"I believe the same."
Namikaze Minato nodded, following behind the elders.
[System Notification]: [New Task (Senju Hashirama), Abandon political struggle with Tsunade, maintain Konoha's peace and stability.]
[System Notification]: [New Task (Senju Tobirama), Abandon political struggle with Tsunade, maintain Konoha's peace and stability.]
[System Notification]: [New Task (Sarutobi Hiruzen), Abandon political struggle with Tsunade, maintain Konoha's peace and stability.]
[System Notification]: [New Task (Namikaze Minato), Abandon political struggle with Tsunade, maintain Konoha's peace and stability.]
"Okay."
Akihara Kagura's eyes flickered as he looked at a series of system notifications, realizing that the four Reanimated Hokages under his control had their tasks directly triggered!
Is this method effective then?
Sometimes, if a supervisor wants him to do something, the system might issue tasks; it turns out it can also issue tasks when forcing the supervisor not to want him to do something?
There's one more point.
This matter is very important, and he must handle it himself.
The treasures of a supervisor are like water in a sponge, just squeeze a little, and it will come out; the treasure of the supervisor is also like juice in a pear, just press and it will be extracted...
"How should we resolve this then..."
Senju Hashirama felt a bit puzzled.
"Rumors in the village have already started, and this won't be easy to resolve..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the harm of rumors well, knowing that even banning them with power would only make them spread further, especially when Tsunade's Hokage prestige was not yet sufficient.
"Just let someone take the blame."
Akihara Kagura looked at the four Hokages, casually suggesting: "The two Hokage Advisors are already at that age, shouldn't they be allowed to retire peacefully..."
These two Hokage Advisors have always been a hindrance, often not supporting Akihara Kagura's proposals, requiring him to use the open window theory to persuade them.
"!!!"
The four Hokages present were shocked.
But...
Akihara Kagura does make sense.
However, the Hokage Advisors stepping down due to the conflict between Hokage and Hokage Assistant feels a bit odd...
"This can be done."
"By the way, I'm curious about one thing..."
Senju Tobirama looked at Akihara Kagura and proactively asked: "Everything originated because of that little one named Karin. You made the decision for her; is she truly willing to stay in the Root and not leave this dark place? Won't she hold a grudge against you?"