Hundreds of powerful presences arrived in an instant.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in a black, close-fitting combat uniform, stood before Fugaku with the two advisors, Utatane and Mitokado, behind him. Their auras were sharp and imposing.
"Fugaku, are you Uchiha really planning a coup?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the Uchiha elites confronting Root, his heart filled with boundless fury.
Hyuga Gensuke, Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, Inoichi Yamanaka, and the other clan leaders had arrived close behind him. Seeing the standoff, they all tensed up.
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could say anything,
Fugaku dropped a bombshell. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others looked stunned, while Danzo's expression darkened like a storm cloud.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you're wrong. We Uchiha have never taken any concrete action to stage a coup."
Fugaku glanced at the shock on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, then continued.
"The village was founded jointly by the Uchiha and the Senju. No matter how you try to cover it up, that is an indisputable fact."
"Yet to hold on to the power in your hands, you've disregarded the truth and treated the Uchiha as venomous pests, suppressing our clan year after year, decade after decade."
"Fugaku, the facts are plain for everyone to see: your Uchiha clan is the village's greatest affliction."
Sensing that things were going in the wrong direction, Danzo had no intention of letting Fugaku continue. He rudely cut him off, his cold words drawing the hateful stares of every Uchiha.
Fugaku returned his icy gaze. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly as he stared coldly at Danzo.
Everyone could feel Fugaku's anger.
But Fugaku didn't lash out. Instead, he turned his gaze back to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"We Uchiha have always loved Konoha."
"But you've concealed the contributions we've made to the village and treated the Uchiha as a threat to its safety."