At the Age When You Should Be Eating Candy, Never Eat Bitterness

Overnight, the situation changed drastically.

The captain of the Konoha Sealing Team was removed from office, while the remaining members were suspended pending investigation. Barrier maintenance was temporarily handed over to the Konoha Police Force.

The director of the Medical Department's R&D division turned himself in, claiming sole responsibility for the fraudulent relabeling of the Konoha Special-Effect First-Aid Kit. The Police Force sealed the medical supply warehouses, and tens of thousands of medical supply sets with questionable origins awaited further handling.

A massage parlor deep in West Street was raided overnight. The Police Force, conducting a vice crackdown, arrested dozens engaged in illicit transactions, including quite a few renowned Konoha Jonin. They confiscated more than thirty-eight million ryo in illegal funds on the spot.

Ninja Clan Alliance secret meeting location.

Bang!

As a large hand brimming with fury slammed down, a clear palm print instantly appeared on the expensive wooden table. Dense cracks spread like a spiderweb, soon extending across the entire tabletop.

"U! Chi! Ha! Setsuna!"

The owner of that hand was none other than the Third Hokage, ordinarily known for his mild and benevolent nature. At that moment, however, his face was filled with venomous hatred.

"Teacher clearly said this was a rectification effort, yet that bastard actually sealed my establishment!"

Hiruzen had poured tremendous effort into building that massage parlor hideout. To keep anyone from spotting irregularities in the Anbu budget, he had even paid out of pocket, all to ensure that the quality of the masseuses far surpassed the competition.

Now the doors had been sealed, the masseuses arrested, and even the revenue confiscated. Watching the haven of pleasure he had painstakingly built be destroyed at Uchiha Setsuna's hands, with the sweet and lovely No. 28 now nothing more than a memory, Hiruzen wanted nothing more