At this moment of widespread unease, the high-level meeting began. The Third Hokage was absent.
Everyone knew perfectly well why the Third Hokage was not seated here. No one wanted to become the next person to be completely "liberated."
"Also, send people to wipe out the organizations in these locations."
Since Danzo and Orochimaru had dared to set him up while he was away, Ronglin would certainly retaliate. He had originally intended to let them stir things up a little longer and see what good they could make of it, but the Third Hokage's soft heart and attachment to old ties had left Ronglin in an awkward position.
The locations Ronglin listed were all secret Research Bases established by Orochimaru and Danzo.
Since you made trouble for me while I was gone, don't expect to have it easy yourselves. I wanted to see whether you would feel the pain when these Research Bases were destroyed.
"Lord Hokage, the Shimura Clan members..."
The Aburame Clan Head cautiously glanced at Ronglin and asked the question everyone wanted to ask but did not dare to voice.
"Feed them to your Aburame Clan's insects. They'll make good fertilizer—don't waste them."
Ronglin gave him a faint glance and replied coldly.
Gasp—
The moment those words were spoken, everyone sucked in a sharp breath. The Aburame Clan Head, in particular, went pale.
This was tantamount to sentencing every member of the Shimura Clan to death—and making the Aburame Clan their executioners. The Aburame Clan Head wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times. Why had he brought this up for no reason?!
Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
"None of you should even think about slipping away. If I find out that anyone is connected to the Shimura Clan, you can imagine the consequences