It wasn't just Kakashi.
At that moment, Uchiha Itachi was also watching, a trace of anticipation in his eyes.
"Kakashi, rest assured. I will certainly give you a satisfactory answer!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was steady and kindly, like that of a grandfather next door.
It gave Hatake Kakashi a touch of warmth. No matter what, the Hokage was always fair. For some reason, he suddenly recalled what Akira had said before.
If they can't find anything through the investigation, you can come to me.
Kakashi could not help but smile.
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The Hokage had already agreed to help him. How could they possibly fail to uncover the truth?
But in the next moment, that kindly voice sounded beside his ears once more.
"However, the Root matter has yet to be fully investigated. All of Konoha is in a state of unrest, and what it needs now is stability. Root's reconstruction also requires Danzo's strength."
Before Kakashi's increasingly astonished gaze.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile:
"As an Anbu captain, Kakashi, I'm sure you can understand, right? Once this is over, I will certainly give you an answer!"
Everyone looked at their noses and kept their thoughts to themselves. No one spoke.
Nara Shikaku remained calm, as though he had known the answer all along.
Kakashi's voice was hoarse. "Lord Hokage..."
That was right. The village had only just gone through the Root upheaval, and everyone was deeply unsettled. As an Anbu captain, how could he add to the chaos?
But when he turned around.
He met Shimura Danzō's calm triangular eyes, filled with certain mockery, as if Danzō had long known the outcome and was laughing at Kakashi's overestimation of himself. In an instant, Kakashi went cold from head to toe, as though he had fallen into an