No one knew just how powerful Uzumaki Mito was.
As the First's wife, she had never fought.
But the Uzumaki Clan's constitution and Sealing Jutsu were renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
And the Nine-Tails... its name alone was enough. There was no need to see it in action.
Even though she was an old woman now, no one dared underestimate her.
At that moment, Uzumaki Mito stared at the Third. "Hiruzen, why did you do this?"
To be fair, neither she nor even Tsunade had ever suspected anything before.
The Senju clansmen had willingly gone to war for the village and served as its vanguard.
And the Third, the Second's student and Tsunade's teacher, had disguised himself very well.
But now, she no longer needed to ask.
Danzo, an advisor, had said as much, and none of the three had refuted him.
If that wasn't a guilty conscience, what was?
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged a glance.
They had truly never plotted anything, but there had certainly been an unspoken understanding between them!
They knew there were few Senju clansmen left. They also knew that, spurred on by the Second, those clansmen believed in sacrificing their own safety for the village. Yet they had still sent them to war.
Neither of them could deny that fact.
But we really had no choice! We did it for the village!
As for the Third...
Before anyone else could speak, he said, "Lady Mito, as Hokage, I have never done anything to betray the village."
"Is what Danzo said true?" Uzumaki Mito asked.
"Ever since the day I became Hokage, I have worked tirelessly for the village."
The Third knew full well that, now that Danzo had defected to the other side, he could no longer distance himself from any of this.