The night is dark, and there are scattered lights inside Konoha.
After the team led by Hatake Sakumo and Chiyo returned to the village, they immediately sent the rescued children to Konoha Hospital.
Tsunade received the news and waited at the door with all Medical Team.
When she saw those children who were covered in scars and dying, her face instantly turned gloomy.
"These beasts..."
She cursed in a low voice and immediately directed Medical Ninja to start treatment.
Hatake Sakumo did not stop, turned around and said to Chiyo.
"I'm going to see Lord Hokage."
Chiyo nodded, but looking at the cold look on Hatake Sakumo's face, he had to remind him.
"Proceed with caution, and remember to control your emotions!"
Sakumo did not respond, and went straight to Hokage Building with several Anbu elites.
Looking at Hatake Sakumo's leaving figure, Chiyo frowned slightly.
His condition doesn't seem to be very good.
Within Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting at the table reviewing documents, and the smoke from his pipe was rising.
Utatane Koharu on the side was talking about the progress of Medical Ninja's recent training...
The door was pushed open violently, and Hatake Sakumo strode in with a stern expression.
"Lord Hokage."
His voice was low and suppressed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up, with a kind smile on his face.
"Sakumo, is the mission going well?"
Hatake Sakumo did not respond to his polite words and said directly.
"We found traces of human experimentation in underground warehouses at the border. Children were used as guinea pigs, and limbs and broken arms were everywhere."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile froze slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
"This... is really heartbreaking."
"Sad?"
Hatake Sakumo's voice rose a few points.
"Lord Hokage, those are all children! The youngest is only three years old!
I suspect that the same person is behind the missing children cases investigated by Uchiha last time and this time!"
Utatane Koharu on the side frowned and interrupted coldly.
"Hatake Sakumo, pay attention to your attitude!"
Sakumo turned to look at her with sharp eyes.
"My attitude? Aren't those children's lives worth an attitude?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his hand to signal Utatane Koharu to calm down, and then sighed.
"Sakumo, I understand your anger, but the matter needs to be investigated clearly."
"Investigation?"
Sakumo sneered.
"Those experimental facilities are obviously in operation for a long time, and we found something Root!"
"This thing is obviously done by people from Root!"
The atmosphere in the office suddenly solidified.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes darkened for a moment, but soon returned to calm.
He slowly stood up and walked to the window, turning his back to everyone.
"Root..."
He murmured in a low voice, as if thinking about something.
Utatane Koharu saw this and said immediately.
"Hiruzen, Root are now managed by Mitokado Homura. It is impossible for him to condone this kind of thing! I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding..."
Sakumo directly refutes.
"Misunderstanding? Then who did these experiments!
Who brought those children? If..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally turned around, the smile on his face completely disappeared, replaced by a deep coldness.
"Sakumo, are you questioning our decision?"
Hatake Sakumo was stunned for a moment, but quickly said firmly.
"I just want to know the truth, and let the criminals get the punishment they deserve."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly sighed and softened his tone.
"You are right, this kind of thing will never be tolerated.
Children are our Konoha's hope and Will of Fire's successor!"
He walked back to the table, put his hands on the table and said in a deep voice.
"Starting today, Root will carry out comprehensive rectification, all experimental projects will be suspended, and Anbu will be responsible for supervision!"
Hatake Sakumo frowned slightly.
"Just rectification?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked over.
"Of course it's more than that. I will personally investigate the matter thoroughly and give everyone an explanation."
Sakumo was silent for a moment and finally nodded.
"I hope Lord Hokage will do what he says."
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly.
"Of course."
After Hatake Sakumo left, the atmosphere in the office suddenly turned cold.
Utatane Koharu couldn't help but said.
"Hiruzen, Hatake Sakumo's attitude today is too much!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi relit the pipe and took a deep breath.
"He is so upright that he doesn't understand politics!"
"Let Mitokado Homura come over here!"
Anbu at the door bowed and quickly disappeared into the dark night.
Not long after, Mitokado Homura came in a hurry.
"Hiruzen, what happened!"
Mitokado Homura A flash of doubt flashed in his eyes.
The titular Root leader Mitokado Homura.
He was called over in the middle of the night and was confused for a while.
"Tonight, people from Anbu and Uchiha worked together to go to the border and searched the laboratory, which contained various cruel experiments on children who were bought and sold."
Mitokado Homura Listen carefully.
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, his eyes filled with meaning.
"Hiruzen means..."
"Mitokado Homura, starting from today, you will step down as the leader of Root."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said lightly.
Mitokado Homura's face changed.
Not long after he became the leader of Root, none of the ninjas in Root recognized him, so why did he step down?
"Hiruzen, this..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi lift Teuchi and break.
"I will let Danzo come back and take over Root."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura looked at each other and instantly understood his intention.
Use Danzo to contain Hatake Sakumo.
Especially Hatake Sakumo, Captain who is Anbu.
After the Shinobi World battle, he became famous in one battle.
His fame has even surpassed that of his strongest Third Hokage.
His reputation in the village is getting higher and higher.
Now I don't know how to restrain myself.
He openly began to question Hokage and other high-level officials.
This is a taboo and violates the bottom line.
Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally exhaled a puff of smoke with deep eyes.
"Since Sakumo wants the truth, let him fight with Danzo on his own."
At the same time.
Hatake Sakumo walked out of Hokage Building, and the night wind blew through his white hair.
His heart was heavy.
He knew that things would not end so easily tonight.
But he knows better.
Some things have to be done by someone.
Even if there is an abyss ahead, he will step into it without hesitation.
Because those are real children!
Behind him are families one after another.
Even in times of war, Hatake Sakumo will not attack these children.
"Captain, were you too impulsive just now?"
Mokume Koto was thinking about what Hatake Sakumo did to Hokage's Office just now.
I couldn't help but sweat for him.
Anbu itself is a special organization under Hokage, and Captain of Anbu actually openly questioned Hokage...
"Impulsive? Do you want the children I'm looking at to be used as experiments and not do anything?"
Will more children like this be put into the laboratory in the future?"
Hatake Sakumo was silent for a moment and continued.
"The thing that Uchiha Guard Unit investigated last time was the work of Root. Now the incident of buying and selling children is also the work of Root!"
"This Root is so heartbroken, do I still have to think about it so much?"
Hatake Sakumo sighed and looked up at the dark sky.
Hatake Sakumo
"You and I are both people with children. If these lost children were our own, how would we feel?"
"If this kind of thing cannot be stopped, I, Konoha, will have no successor in the future!"