Interrogation

"Lord Hokage, Teacher Orochimaru, I'm back."

Gu Sheng naturally acted humble and courteous, displaying impeccable manners that left no room for criticism.

"Lord Sheng!"

Facing the disciple he had not seen for several years, a trace of warmth flashed through Orochimaru's cold eyes, and he unexpectedly revealed a smile.

Gu Sheng's arrival naturally caused quite a commotion. The important meeting had been interrupted. Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi cheerfully exchanged pleasantries with Gu Sheng, while the others beside him could no longer sit still.

"Uchiha Sheng, this is an important meeting. It's not your—"

Danzo had not finished scolding him when Gu Sheng turned his head. A pair of eyes shimmering with red light fixed him with an icy stare. Mitokado Homura, one of Konoha's veteran Advisory Elders, felt his heart suddenly jolt. He shut his mouth and even involuntarily stumbled half a step backward, fine beads of sweat spreading across his forehead.

"Shimura Danzō, if I remember correctly, given everything you did during the war that was detrimental to Konoha, not only are you unqualified to sit here, you should also be under arrest!"

During the Second Shinobi World War, Danzo had constantly stirred up trouble. The Advisory Elders system that Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi had established to centralize power had ultimately become a threat to him.

However, because of his old friendship with Danzo, his concern for his reputation, and his fear of provoking the dissatisfaction of Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, Sarutobi Hiruzen had ultimately chosen not to take too many measures against Danzo. Instead, he had restricted him to the rear to prevent him from causing further trouble.

But after Konoha's victory in the Second Shinobi World War and against the Kazekage, the overall situation shifted toward a strategic offensive. Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Tsunade, Nawaki, and the