Human Experimentation? Danzo?!

News that the Hidden Cloud Village envoy had died in Konoha immediately set the entire village ablaze.

The negotiations, which had been proceeding fairly smoothly, suddenly came to a standstill.

The Third Hokage was unwilling to concede benefits, but he did not want war either.

So yielding ground was inevitable.

But the Hidden Cloud Village was being aggressively unreasonable, insisting that the killer pay with his life... Paying with his life was out of the question. Hiashi was the Hyuga Clan's Young Clan Head. He could die on the battlefield, or during a mission, but he could never be handed over in such a humiliating manner.

Konoha was not Sunagakure, and Hiashi was not Pakura.

In the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were holding a small meeting.

However, one member was missing from this group of four. Danzo was away from Konoha on a mission.

As for what that mission was, no one besides the Third Hokage knew.

In any case, Danzo would not be returning anytime soon.

With Danzo absent, the Third Hokage felt somewhat forlorn. If his old buddy were here, then no matter what decision was made, there would always be someone to take the blame.

Why did he have to leave at such a convenient time...

The Third Hokage let out a sigh.

But when Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado heard that sigh, they mistakenly believed Hiruzen was worried about the village.

"For the sake of the village, Hiruzen truly racks his brains and exhausts his strength," the two silently lamented.

Without anyone noticing, the Third Hokage's stooped figure seemed to grow even taller.

But Konoha had truly been plagued by troubles lately.

Since Fugaku's attack on the village, one bad thing after another had occurred. Who knew what else would happen next?

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