Although the fact that Naruto had the Nine-Tails Fox sealed inside him had long been widely known throughout the village, very few people in Konoha knew that Naruto was the orphaned son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
The various clans present all fell silent. Jiraiya's words were like a bomb, setting off a tremendous uproar among the crowd.
Every face was filled with shock and disbelief. Their eyes widened as they tried to process this astonishing news.
Hiruzen's expression grew troubled. He had not expected Jiraiya to reveal Naruto's identity on an occasion like this.
He no longer called him Old Man either, instead addressing him as Lord Hokage. It seemed he had truly been wrong; even his own disciple had chosen to part ways with him.
Jiraiya had revealed Naruto's true identity at this moment to clear Naruto's name.
Over the years, while he had been away from the village, Naruto had suffered far too many grievances. Now that he had returned, he would surely change this situation.
Jiraiya stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and continued condemning Danzo's actions.
"Not only that, Danzo also had a hand in Nine-Tails Night. That mysterious Masked Man was actually Obito Uchiha!"
"Otherwise, Kushina's due date could never have been leaked!"
At that moment, Danzo felt as if an enormous, earth-shattering blame had been dumped squarely onto his head, and he immediately protested vehemently.
"Nonsense! That night, the moment I saw the Mangekyō in the Nine-Tails' eyes, I immediately led Root to surround the Uchiha clan. How could it possibly have anything to do with me?!"
Though he said that aloud, Danzo was already panicking inside.
*How did Jiraiya learn that I had ties to the Masked Man?! He even knows the Masked Man's true identity! That is intelligence even I, the Masked