The next morning, a new round of Jonin meetings in Konohagakure convened as scheduled.
Unlike in the past, this meeting was not presided over by Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, but rather by Namikaze Minato, who had recently assumed the role of Hokage assistant.
For certain reasons, Shimura Danzo had stepped down from the heavy burden of the Hokage assistant position long ago. Backed by several key figures, Minato had smoothly taken over last month, becoming the new Hokage assistant.
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