Impact

Since news of Shimura Danzō's death had already spread throughout the ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply issued an official announcement confirming it.

To preserve a bit of Shimura Danzō's dignity, as well as the authority of the upper ranks, his cause of death was not stated as being killed during an unauthorized operation, but as dying unfortunate while investigating intelligence.

The news shook Konoha, and its residents began discussing who Shimura Danzō actually was.

Although Shimura Danzō had been one of Konoha's higher-ups, ordinary Konoha residents did not care who the upper ranks were. At most, they knew who the Hokage was.

Furthermore, Shimura Danzō mainly handled covert dirty work and rarely showed himself, making him even harder for the residents to recognize.

Of course, most ninja still knew who Shimura Danzō was.

Aside from his identity as Konoha's scapegoat king, Shimura Danzō had also been a powerful ninja. That alone was enough to leave an impression on many Konoha ninja.

However, for various reasons, Shimura Danzō's overall reputation among most ninja was rather average.

Most ninja did not particularly care about the news of Shimura Danzō's death itself. What concerned them was the impact this incident might cause.

Shimura Danzō had, after all, been one of Konoha's higher-ups, and one who held real authority over the special Root department. Too many interests were tied to him.

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi had received the news early and made preparations, nothing much happened within the village.

The effects outside the village were somewhat alarming. Ninja clans with deep foundations, such as the Nara clan, quickly received word that Kumogakure was making moves against Konoha.

As the news continued to spread, someone noticed a problem. The information coming into Konoha from outside claimed that Sōsuke of the Land of Rain had killed Shimura