In the past few days since the news of Hiruko's arrest came, Konoha has not been without incident...
Since he is an "inner ghost", the person who takes over the mission will naturally be the first to be suspected!
And it's not just the receptionists at the front desk - there are so many receptionists, and the information each of them has is only the ninja teams they have received, and they are not in communication with each other. Only higher-level leaders and those responsible for collecting files can know the information about all these missing teams.
As a result, on the day when the real news that Akaseki had arrested Hiruko came back, there was a ninja from the archives office who wanted to leave Konoha from Forest of Death under the guise of a mission...
When intercepted by Root, he resisted and was killed!
In this way, there is a "most basic" explanation for the task information.
Although this explanation is a bit perfunctory, and it doesn't even clarify how to bribe or why they colluded, it can indeed be explained tentatively.
As for whether anyone is cleaning up and covering up Hiruko's aftermath...
The survey result of Hokage Building is "No"!
Indeed, it cannot be said that Hiruko could not have done it by himself. Even... in the seven attacks, basically everything was done by him alone.
Root did not provide any direct support in kidnapping various Shinobi Clan ninjas.
If it wasn't Akaseki who caught Hiruko, or if Akaseki didn't strike preemptively from the beginning and make the matter bigger before he came back, Danzo wouldn't even be so passive as to explain to Hiruzen Sarutobi in private, and Root wouldn't be burned at all!
But now, regardless of whether Root is really related to these, under the guidance of Akaseki, many people in the village are suspicious of Root and this "mysterious organization in Anbu"...
Danzo had no choice but to confess to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had indeed cultivated Hiruko, but firmly denied that what Hiruko was doing had anything to do with him!
Hiruzen Sarutobi actually had this kind of speculation after receiving the report from Akaseki...
Now I saw Danzo admit it, and while scolding him severely, I was also a little relieved - at least the worst situation had nothing to do with Danzo.
Originally Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to make this matter public, and in this name directly dissolved Root and asked Shimura Danzō to retire and return home...
However, Shimura Danzō still used his own reasons to impress Hiruzen Sarutobi--Uchiha Clan had flirted with the Yamanaka Clan before, and thus the relationship with the three "Ino-Shika-Cho" families became much closer. This time, before reporting Hokage, he visited many Shinobi Clan...
"Hiruzen! It doesn't matter if I retire and return home, or if Root is disbanded, as long as Anbu can continue to use the people I trained, it means that my work has not been in vain, but... I really admit this, even if I say These have nothing to do with me, will they believe it? Will Uchiha Clan let them believe it? By then there will be no more Root, so you are not afraid of the Uchiha Clan and those Shinobi Clan further making excuses..."
"Shut up! Danzo, you disappoint me so much. At this time, you are still thinking about fighting for power... When you asked Aburame Ryoma to find Hiruko, did you really ask him to rescue those companions in the village?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi scolded Danzo even more angrily.
Afterwards...
In front of Akaseki, Sarutobi still concealed Root's relationship with this matter. Although he was punished, he had nothing to do with it on the surface.
When Akaseki asked Yamanaka Clan's ninja to conduct interrogation and lie detection, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not agree and only said that he would investigate further.
Before Akaseki left, he glared at Shimura Danzō angrily, then walked away...
Before he knew it, no one reminded him to maintain the most basic courtesy towards Assistant Shimura.
After leaving Hokage Office, Akaseki's angry expression immediately calmed down - Hiruzen Sarutobi's reaction was generally within Akaseki's expectations, but... it was more conservative than expected, and still within the expected range.
In contrast, Ranwu was already very angry at this time!
"Why did Lord Hokage refuse to be interrogated by the Yamanaka Clan? Is it to protect that Shimura Danzō?" Ranwu asked directly.
"It can't be said that Hiruko has conducted many taboo experiments. Maybe there is a way to resist Mind Body Switch Secret Technique, and... maybe Lord Hokage suspects that Yamanaka Clan is the culprit?" Akaseki said matter-of-factly.
Ranwu:???
Ranwu did not react to Akaseki's unreasonable inference for a while.
After Akaseki returned to the clan, Jiancheng found him immediately and asked about Hokage's reaction...
"Sure enough! That Hiruzen Sarutobi is still covering up Shimura Danzō!" After Jiancheng heard about it, he couldn't help but said angrily.
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"Fortunately, my worst expectation is that he will execute Hiruko quickly and completely eliminate Danzo's future troubles. Now it seems that he plans to take advantage of Shimura Danzō." Akaseki shook his head.
"Akaseki! You just have such a good temper!" Jiancheng said with hatred.
Although I don't know if other people would think so, Jiancheng has always felt that this is the biggest shortcoming of Akaseki.
"You should force him to accept Yamanaka Clan's assisted interrogation. Once the interrogation reveals something, let's see what Shimura Danzō has to say!" Jiancheng said regretfully.
In Jiancheng's view, since Akaseki has mentioned this kind of thing, he should stick to it, otherwise he will miss the opportunity and it will be difficult to mention it again.
However, Akaseki shook his head and said, "Forcing Yamanaka Clan to push forward, Chenyi Clan Leader may not be happy in their hearts. Besides... what if "Lord Hokage" suspects Ino-Shika-Cho?"
Jiancheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then grinned.
In the next few days, such rumors did begin to appear in the village!
Any rumor that can ignite Yamanaka Clan will naturally also ignite Nara Clan and Akimichi Clan. Even Akimichi Clan was kidnapped, and it is said to be a "bitter scheme."
Konoha Military Police Force strictly guarded against this and arrested another group of people...
The small dark rooms in the village were no longer sufficient, so the people who had been caught earlier and criticized "Root" were released.
Now that the war is over, it is time for the frontline ninja troops to withdraw in an orderly manner.
Yamanaka Chenyi was also confused when he came back...
How come this kind of pot can still be placed on the Yamanaka Clan's head?
Akimichi Clan, who has always been generous and fat, is also very resentful - we like to eat meat, but we have never eaten "bitter meat"!
December 1st.
Konoha started Jonin Meeting for the first time after Land of Wind Battlefield completely finished the battle.
The conference room of Jonin Meeting can hardly be so lively. There are now more than one hundred and fifty ninjas in Konoha, and nearly a hundred people are present.
Before the war started, there had never been so many people in this conference room - before the war, there were only so many Jonin, and at least 20 to 30% of the people were absent every month.
Although there has not yet been an armistice with Iwagakure and Land of Earth, Hiruzen Sarutobi has already opened the champagne halfway and spoke in a "post-war" style.
It's not the time to hold a commendation meeting yet, but Hiruzen Sarutobi has also begun to look forward to Future, as if Konoha's tomorrow will be even better...
Akaseki was also present at this time, but had no intention of speaking. Even Uchiha Clan seemed to have forgotten what happened only half a month ago.
This made Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been prepared and looked at the Uchiha Clan several times during this period, feel quite frustrated that he had "returned without success".
But...
At this moment, Yamanaka Chenyi of the Yamanaka Clan took the initiative to speak!
"Lord Hokage, I heard as soon as I came back that during this period, there was a crazy ninja in the village. In order to study the forbidden power, he killed more than a dozen companions and kidnapped many Shinobi Clan ninjas... This person may have accomplices still in the village, but they have not yet been identified... If Lord Hokage trusts me, I can cooperate with Interrogation Unit for a polygraph interrogation!"
Yamanaka Chenyi took the initiative to stand up and talked about this matter during the active speaking stage.
When everyone heard someone mention this matter, the atmosphere in the conference room became tense.
Regarding Hiruko, everyone has heard about Hokage Building's actions and the recent unfavorable rumors about "Ino-Shika-Cho".
As for the latter, everyone present is well aware that it is just a derivative of the former and is not worth mentioning at all. Hiruko has nothing to do with Yamanaka and Ino-Shika-Cho. On the contrary, Hokage Building did not step up the interrogation of Hiruko, which makes people think too much.
At this time, Yamanaka Chenyi took the initiative and even mentioned "if Lord Hokage trusts", and everyone wanted to see what Lord Hokage would say.
"Chenyi Jonin Don't worry, the matter of Hiruko has been investigated clearly. It is because he himself has been involved in Chunin and Genin for a long time, so he has some tricks and bribes some grassroots staff to facilitate his evil plan...
"After recovering one after another, the ninjas from each family who were attacked also provided testimonies. When they were attacked, they were either poisoned or attacked by surprise. It can be seen that Hiruko did not have anyone else to help.
"The theory that someone in the village colluded with him is really a fallacy. We don't have to mess up our own situation." Hiruzen Sarutobi then calmed Yamanaka Chenyi in a nice voice, but did not agree to what he said.
At this time, Clan Leader Lu Zang of the Nara Clan also stood up and said, "Lord Hokage, I heard that Hiruko was originally just an ordinary Chunin, but now he has really made great progress... How he can make such progress alone is worth paying attention to."
Sarutobi nodded and said, "Yes, Hiruko has already explained this matter. He was separated from his companions on the way to Land of Earth and discovered Sealing of Ancient Demon God, which is why he became interested in the blood of Konoha's companions."
Sarutobi shook his head regretfully as he spoke, as if he was lamenting the depravity of Hiruko.
"Demon God Sealing? Lord Hokage, we can't just leave this alone... I wonder where Sealing is? I, Uchiha Clan, am willing to share Lord Hokage's worries." Jiancheng said, unable to sit still.
He is not at all afraid of anyone suspecting that he is so active and has some thoughts on this power.
On the one hand, Uchiha Clan is not afraid of others misunderstanding him; on the other hand, no matter how others misunderstand Uchiha Clan, they will not suspect that they "want to take other people's bloodline." This is obviously not Uchiha Clan's character...