Hyuga Kagami was slightly stunned when the Third Hokage suddenly asked him that.
He had assumed that, after his explanation at the Five Kage Summit just now, the matter of the "Ryumyaku" had been put to rest. He had not expected the Third Hokage—or rather, the Advisory Elder Council—to still intend to investigate it.
However, he quickly smiled and casually replied, "I merely broke the Fourth Hokage's seal. The one truly restraining the Ryumyaku is the Queen of Roran, while the technique for containing and sealing the Ryumyaku came from the previous Miko of the Land of Demons—Shion's mother."
Hyuga Kagami knew what the Third Hokage suspected. The technique that had turned him into the Ryumyaku Jinchuriki had come from the Artificial Tailed Beast Scroll Orochimaru had provided him, and Orochimaru's Artificial Tailed Beast Scroll had been stolen from the village. It was only natural for the Third Hokage to make the connection and become suspicious.
But he was not worried.
Whether it was the matter of the "Ryumyaku" or the possibility that he had colluded with Orochimaru, either would indeed have been a grave crime in the past. But now that he was the Fifth Hokage, it was nothing.
Not only did the Advisory Elder Council have no evidence, but even if they truly held proof in their hands, with the village facing both internal and external troubles, they might not dare to openly turn against Hyuga Kagami.
Sure enough, after hearing this, the Third Hokage merely nodded and tacitly dropped the subject. He changed the topic instead. "You still need to make a personal visit to the Uchiha Clan."
Although the village had not branded the Uchiha Clan as rebels on the night three days ago, Hyuga Kagami had not been in the village these past few days.