The Turmoil in the Land of Wind

"Uchiha Sheng, do you know what you're doing?"

Shimura Danzō abruptly rose to his feet and stared at Shimura Sora, who had collapsed in his seat. His body trembled as he pointed at Gu Sheng with his unbandaged left hand. "Shimura Sora is a hero of the village. What gives you the right to—"

"Because his words were false. Do you really want me to use genjutsu to make him tell the truth?"

Gu Sheng's eyes suddenly changed. His blood-red eyes, bearing five magatama, fixed on Danzō across from him and made him shiver. "The Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan is an innate eye of genjutsu. Just because I'm not skilled in genjutsu doesn't mean I can't use it.

"There's no point in continuing to pursue the truth of this matter, but Lord White Fang's case still needs an explanation.

"The village's hero was ruined because of a few rumors... What a perfunctory way to handle things."

"That's enough!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen finally spoke. "This matter ends here. However, Lord Sheng, I don't want anything like this to happen again."

Deep weariness showed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice. This was absolutely not what he wanted to see, but it had already happened. What else could he do?

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was simply that kind of person—or rather, as someone who had embodied the Will of Fire, he had to possess that sort of personality: indecisive and somewhat saintly.

As for White Fang Sakumo Hatake, he could have stopped what happened. But Sakumo Hatake's prestige was too great. During the period after Gu Sheng left Konoha, the name White Fang had become Konoha's symbol, and Sarutobi Hiruzen had undoubtedly felt the pressure.

Thus, when Danzō targeted Sakumo Hatake, he did not stop him. He even tacitly approved. It was precisely this attitude