Questioning Hiruzen Sarutobi
After pondering for a moment, Makoto Ito figured that Hiruzen Sarutobi should still be inside the Hokage Office at this time. So, Makoto Ito the corpses of the three Root ninjas, he went straight out the door and headed towards the Hokage Office ...
The Anbu Ninja outside the Hokage Office knew that Makoto Ito had been taken in as a disciple by the Third Hokage, but seeing Makoto Ito carrying three corpses, they were momentarily confused...
"Lord Cheng! What's going on?"
Because Makoto Ito was taken in as a disciple by the Third Hokage, the members of the Anbu all address him as "Master Makoto Ito"...
"Go and tell my teacher that I've been attacked!"
The Anbu Ninja guarding the Hokage Office immediately narrowed their eyes upon hearing Makoto Ito's words!
What audacity! How dare they attack the Hokage's disciple right here in Konoha!
"Lord Cheng! Are you alright?"
The Anbu Ninja looked him up and down.
"I'm fine! May I go in?"
"Yes! Please come in with me!"
One of the Anbu Ninja led Makoto Ito into the Hokage Office, while another Anbu Ninja on the other side may have informed Hiruzen Sarutobi!
And so, Makoto Ito, carrying the corpses of three Root ninjas, swaggered into the Hokage Office...
Hiruzen Sarutobi saw this, his expression hardened!
"Cheng! What's going on?"
All I saw was Makoto Ito casually tossing the corpses of these Root ninjas onto the floor of the Kage's office...
"Teacher, I was just attacked! They claimed to be from the Root and tried to take me away. I was just at home when they suddenly broke in and tried to attack me, but they weren't very strong, and I took care of them all!"
"Teacher, what's going on? Why am I, the Hokage's disciple, being attacked in Konoha? Does the village not welcome me as the Hokage's disciple?"
When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Makoto Ito 'Makoto Ito words, he sensed the resentment in them. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the three Root ninja corpses on the ground. Judging from the markings on their bodies, these three Root ninjas were one Jonin and two Chunin!
They actually attacked Makoto Ito? And Makoto Ito took them down? How is that possible? This was a team of one Jonin and two Chunin! How could Makoto Ito be completely unharmed?
"Cheng! Can you tell the teacher the specifics of what just happened? What exactly happened? How were you attacked? And how did you kill them?"
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Makoto Ito calmly looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi...
"Is the teacher interrogating a criminal?"
Sarutobi Nissan simply shook his head...
"No, the teacher just wants to know what happened. Judging from the markings on their bodies, they should have been one Jonin and two Chunin. How did you take them down so easily?"
Makoto Ito casually sat down in a chair...
"Teacher, shouldn't you be investigating the attack on your student right now?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback by Makoto Ito's words...
"Indeed... the ninja who attacked you was a member of Root, the same one you saw last time, an underling of Shimura Danzō, the elder of Konoha. I'll have him come over and ask him what exactly happened!"
After speaking, Sarutobi signaled his Anbu to inform Danzo. After the Anbu Ninja left, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his attention to Makoto Ito...
"Can you tell the teacher what exactly happened just now?"
Makoto Ito sat in his chair and began to speak casually...
"Actually, nothing much happened. I was at home, just finished washing up, when these three ninjas suddenly appeared in my house and inexplicably tried to attack me and take me away. When I refused, they tried to forcibly abduct me and even kicked my butt hard!"
I thought to myself! This won't do! I'm the Hokage's disciple! They actually want to kick my butt? This isn't just kicking my butt, it's slapping you in the face!!!
These ninjas are utterly clueless; they're actually trying to embarrass you! How could I possibly tolerate that? After all, I'm your disciple. If you're humiliated, I'll lose face too, won't I? So, I have no choice but to eliminate them!!!
Hiruzen Sarutobi listened with a hint of helplessness. What did he mean by kicking your butt, which is equivalent to slapping my face? Does that mean your butt is my face?
And after all that talking, you haven't said anything substantial! What I want to know is, how did you manage to kill those three ninjas?!
"Makoto, let's not discuss whether you kicked their butts or slapped their faces. What I want to know is, how did you kill that Jonin and those two Chunin? Judging from their bodies, you didn't use any ninjutsu; you killed them all with Kunai one hit! That means they had no power to resist before they died. What ability did you use? Was it genjutsu?"
Makoto Ito hadn't really wanted to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan, since he couldn't explain how he acquired Mangekyo Sharingan. Now, Hiruzen Sarutobi had come up with a perfect excuse: he killed them with genjutsu—the very genjutsu he created! Yashi yare!!!
"Yes, teacher, I used illusion to kill them. A few days ago, I had a sudden inspiration and created a brand new illusion. Just now, when these three ninjas were about to attack me, I used it in a moment of panic and found that the effect was surprisingly good!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat puzzled by Makoto Ito's explanation...
"Is that so...?"
[Tobirama Senju: Brat! Your lie is completely pointless! The corpses of ninjas are also important information. Now that the corpses are here, using certain secret techniques, we can still learn about what they experienced in life. In other words, if they want to investigate, your Mangekyō Sharingan has already been exposed!]