Sabaku no Hiroshi
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"What." It was a question and demand all at once, oozing with intent that was a shade away from being murderous.
Kankuro paled and sand curled around Hiroshi in a possessive grip, trying to pull him closer to Gaara from where he stood between his brothers and his once kage. It was noted. "Sunagakure is planning on invading Konohagakure during the third portion of the Chunin Exams with the assistance of Otogakure."
"Why should we trust you? You betray your village by telling us." Hiroshi had to admit he was kind of impressed with his younger self, it usually took an angry Gaara for Kankuro to twitch like that.
But he had once been Hokage, he wasn't about to quail to his pre-Akatsuki self, especially not when he was the only thing keeping his siblings from being dragged to T&I. This was also noted. "Sunagakure isn't so populated to seamlessly deal with the losses we'd garner from an attack on Konohagakure even if it were successful, the logistics of it would lead to our end far quicker then any steadily declining budget would- not to mention what the other major villages would do once they believe that we may potentially attack them. On top of that there would be the repercussions of using the Chunin Exams as a way to attack, worse case scenario being that we're all pushed into a Fourth Shinobi War that none of us wants."
He was honestly surprised that war hadn't broken out last time, that it never became more then border skirmishes.
"You've thought this out." the Hokage mused, looking thoughtful and those in the room (one Hatake Kakashi, Nara Shikaku and Jiraiya of the Sannin) relaxed just a bit.
Hiroshi's face was bland and voice dry. "I did have to argue the Elders to seek an audience with you over this matter."
"Oh?" Jiraiya questioned, amusement covering the sly fish for information. "And how pleased were they that a genin came and bugged them?"
"Ecstatic." He said, voice flat. "The poisoned senbon thrown at me until I got around to the 'impersonated kage' bit was full of affection, I'm sure."
The Nara's eyes narrowed. "You didn't mention that your kage was impersonated."
"Because it sounds like an excuse." He told the Nara bluntly. "And it's not something that anyone beyond his children has caught, Otousama wasn't a very approachable person."
Kankuro flinched but Gaara remained unmoved beyond the sand still curled possessively around him even if it was no longer trying to move him. This, too, was noticed. "Given the timeframe of when we were last certain that it was him and who he had interacted with, our best guess is that he was assassinated and then impersonated by Orochimaru."
"And why," Jiraiya asked, words coated with focused intent. "Was he meeting with Orochimaru?"
Green eyes flicked to the sannin, "There was an offered solution to Sunagakure's current financial crisis. Given that we were rationing food before receiving a message from our Daimyo about how he wouldn't require as many of as shinobi due to a contract with Konohagakure, I doubt Otousama was feeling sympathetic enough towards your village to turn away a Konoha-nukenin offering assistance."
"You," Smoke came out of the Hokage's pipe in an amused puff. "Already have a plan, don't you?"
"Yes." Hiroshi's smile was grim, sharp and not a little bit vicious.
And it was also noted.
Is it odd that I really like Suna!Kakashi?
Sabaku no Hiroshi:
Timeline: 6th Hokage
Born: March 21
Age: 2 Years older then Naruto