"Whew!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, barely managing to calm himself. "What's the situation with the Uchiha Clan?"
Shimura Danzō spoke darkly. "According to reports from Root ninja, a considerable number of Uchiha ninja escaped from the Uchiha Clan."
"There was also a mysterious ninja. I suspect it was Uchiha Shisui. He used the Body Flicker Technique to save some of the Uchiha Clan's children. All the remaining Uchiha died."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened.
"You're saying quite a few Uchiha Clan ninja escaped!?"
"Yes!"
Shimura Danzō nodded grimly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's chest heaved as he suppressed the urge to curse and roared, "Put out a wanted notice! Spend whatever it takes to hunt down that Namikaze Menma! I refuse to believe he crawled out of a crack in the rocks! Find him, no matter what! I'll make him understand the price!"
"Even Konoha doesn't know Namikaze Menma's true identity..."
Uchiha Obito's expression darkened. He silently left Sarutobi Hiruzen's side. He had to find out exactly who Namikaze Menma was.
"Wait, that isn't what we should be thinking about right now."
Shimura Danzō interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen and said grimly, "At least several dozen Uchiha Clan ninja escaped. If they reveal what happened here, we'll be in serious trouble."
Konoha had more than just the Uchiha Clan. There were also the Hyuga Clan, the Nara Clan, and the Akimichi Clan.
Though those clans were not as large as the Uchiha Clan, they were all major clans of Konoha. Once they learned the truth behind the Uchiha Clan's extermination, they might well feel the sorrow of a rabbit dying before the fox.
The Hyuga Clan in particular was only slightly smaller than the Uchiha Clan. If they learned the truth...
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew this was a serious problem as well. After pondering for