Ch. 441The Public Trial Begins, Jiraiya Suppressed!
Namikaze Minato oversaw the public trial of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other Konoha F4, then seized their clans' wealth and imposed penalties on their members. Jiraiya tried to defend his former teacher, but Tsunade and Orochimaru threatened to stop him by force, leaving him unable to intervene.
- Namikaze Minato held a public trial that exposed the Konoha F4's crimes and ended with them being returned to the Pure Land.
- Minato confiscated the four clans' resources, imposed debts and service penalties, and distributed wartime pensions, gaining support from Konoha's Ninja.
- Jiraiya grew furious over Sarutobi Hiruzen's punishment and declared that he would stop Minato.
- Tsunade challenged Jiraiya to a fight to the death if he tried to interfere.
- Orochimaru listed the people and clans harmed by Sarutobi Hiruzen and warned Jiraiya that he would kill him if he disrupted the trial.