Konoha Year 42 It's dawn on April 11th.
Konoha residents spent a tense early morning.
Hokage Building Assembly Bell, and the sound of fighting coming from the direction of Forest of Death...
Ordinary Konoha citizens have to suspect that an enemy is coming!
Fortunately, people from Anbu and Konoha Military Police Force soon came forward to stabilize order, so although everyone was nervous, they were not panicked.
Especially the members of Konoha Military Police Force actively refuted the rumors - it was not an outsider coming in, it was just Shimura Danzō's persecution of orphans of sacrificial ninjas, massacres and plundering of villages outside that were discovered, and they resisted arrest.
At first, it was thought that it was Uchiha Clan who refuted the rumors, but everyone did not believe it.
But...
There has been no refutation of the rumors for a long time, and no one from the village Jonin has come forward, making everyone realize that maybe what Konoha Military Police Force and these Gunbai said are not all lies!
At the same time, in the Hokage Building large conference room, Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting in the main seat. The other Jonin were more complete than when Jonin Commander was chosen, and the atmosphere was more solemn.
Other Jonin including Shimura Clan have also arrived at this time.
Just the opposite of the situation with Root...
Shimura Clan was indeed very indignant when the tribe was besieged at first, and the atmosphere was tense for a while. However, Yamanaka Weiyi explained the cause and effect and emphasized that someone had already gone to After Root headquarters and Hokage Building, Shimura Clan did not make any resistance. At the same time, he swore that Shimura Danzō was not in the clan area at all, but at Root headquarters.
Various Shinobi Clans and some Jonins from the common people also accepted this statement and surrounded Shimura Clans without attacking them. They waited until Hokage Buildings were summoned before bringing them over.
Seeing that the dust had settled, Shimura Clan also attended the meeting, as if he wanted to liquidate the traitors in the family.
Shimura Clan is also a big Shinobi Clan, and during the village construction period, like Hyuga Clan and Sarutobi Clan, he was the first group to attach himself to the Uchiha Clan.
Now in addition to Shimura Danzō, Shimura Clan also has three Jonin, namely the two older Shimura Yama, Shimura Kumo, and the younger Shimura U, and there is no other Elite Jonin.
The three of them were all in the conference room at this time, and they didn't dare to say a word, just being silently greeted by Byakugan...
"Orochimaru, is Shimura Clan involved in this matter?" Hiruzen Sarutobi first looked at Orochimaru and asked.
Orochimaru first looked at the Shimura Clan people and sneered, and then said, "Jiraiya said that there was no sign that Shimura Clan was involved."
Hearing what Orochimaru said, the three people from the Shimura Clan breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Shimura Yama also said quickly, "Lord Hokage! We really have no idea about such a crazy thing!"
"That's right, Lord Hokage Mingjian, that Shimura Danzō usually doesn't let... dares to let us enter Root, otherwise we will definitely not turn a blind eye to this kind of thing!" Shimura Kumo also said quickly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly when he saw this, but Orochimaru said at this time, "Yes, Akaseki also said before that Shimura Danzō's matter should have nothing to do with the Shimura Clan."
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at him when he heard this - "No evidence was found", this kind of thing about taking the blame was said by Jiraiya, and when Shimura Clan was asked to take the blame, it was Akaseki who said it, right?
"In this case... Then in this case of Root, I want to praise Shimura Clan! In such a sudden situation, he still thought of the village and prevented the village from falling into internal fighting..." Hiruzen Sarutobi first came up and praised Shimura Clan for his tolerance and restraint.
As for whether it is ironic or not, it is a matter of opinion for some people to use the opportunity to be ruthless and selfish.
Hearing this, the three Jonins of the Shimura Clan breathed a sigh of relief - it doesn't matter if they like it or not, at least Lord Hokage doesn't mean to liquidate us together.
"Huh, if you have no evil intentions, why wouldn't you dare to take action?" Jiancheng said without mercy - not caring at all that Hiruzen Sarutobi had just praised them, and also not caring about Orochimaru's previous actions to win popularity.
When the three Shimura Jonin heard what he said, they didn't dare to say anything.
Orochimaru was sitting in the exclusive leading seat of Jonin Commander, and the corner of his mouth twitched - he had already expected Kensho Uchiha's convulsions, but it was a pity that he could no longer avoid this situation!
"Next is the question of Shimura...Danzo." Sarutobi also felt tired when talking about business.
At this time, Shimura Danzō had been taken into custody by Anbu, and Jiancheng was still very disrespectful and asked Konoha Military Police Force to join the custody.
Orochimaru is also helpless - if the old man wants to let him go, just let him go! What can a defecting Shimura Danzō do? On the contrary, if he escapes when Anbu is in custody, the old man will not be far away from abdicating his throne and making way for someone worthy...
After Orochimaru discovered that the old man could be so hesitant, he hoped in his heart that he would favor Shimura Danzō more, and did not even want Shimura Danzō to be executed.
Firstly, it's because if Shimura Danzō doesn't die, the old man will have to pay a greater price. When the time comes, the fledgling alliance "Uchiha Clan-Forest Street" will gain more; secondly... because he is filial.
But Kensho Uchiha doesn't care about this at all.
Without Akaseki, without Chizuru, Orochimaru would not be able to persuade Jiancheng at all. If he tries to persuade her, he will become "that son-in-law".
"What should we do... let's discuss it!" Hiruzen Sarutobi finally said it.
"What to do? The only option is to kill!" Kensho Uchiha said immediately.
Uchiha Clan Head is as straightforward as ever, but this time his statement really hits the mark on what most people think.
"That's right! This man is so heartbroken. If he doesn't kill him, it won't be enough to wash away the dust on Konoha's reputation. If he won't kill him, it won't be able to restore the trust of his allies. If he won't kill him, it won't be enough to compensate the innocent people who died unjustly. If he won't kill him, it won't be enough to comfort the heroes in the village!" Canglan also immediately joined the group, and kept getting higher.
"That's right..."
"That makes sense..."
"Not just that Shimura Danzō, the entire Root should be rectified..."
Many Jonin also followed suit.
Although what everyone said made sense, when Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad - thinking about what Danzo said before... he was indeed right. Although he was thinking about Konoha, once the roots of the matter were exposed, he would be blamed immediately, and no one cared about his contribution to Konoha...
"Orochimaru, you are the squad leader Jonin Commander... what do you think?" Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at Orochimaru who had not spoken.
Seeing the old man taking the initiative to point his finger at him, Orochimaru said, "Since the establishment of Konoha, there has never been a precedent of executing a ninja who did not rebel against the village."
Hearing what Orochimaru said, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but ignite hope, but...
"What Assistant Shimura did undoubtedly betrayed Will of Fire. Whether this was a betrayal of the village remains to be discussed." The words that followed Orochimaru directly extinguished Hiruzen Sarutobi's hope.
Doesn't betraying Will of Fire count as betraying the village?
In the narrative that Hiruzen Sarutobi has been promoting, betraying Will of Fire is even more serious than betraying the village!
"What do you think?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said angrily.
"I think... we should ask Shimura Clan for his opinion. After all, Shimura joined Konoha when Konoha was founded. He was the great Shinobi Clan who laid the foundation for Konoha." Orochimaru still refused to accept it.
Shimura Yama heard this and said quickly, "Shimura Danzō... No, that Danzo actually did such a thing, we Shimura Clan have decided to expel him from the family tree!"
"That's right, I, Shimura Clan, will be the first to disagree if this person doesn't want to be killed!" Shimura Kumo also said quickly.
What can Shimura Clan say at this time?
They only felt that there were countless knives around them, piercing their bodies.
If Akaseki was present, he would definitely say that even Madara is not so heart-rending...
It's a pity that Akaseki is not here.
But now Hiruzen Sarutobi does think of Madara Uchiha, but what he thinks of is...
I can finally understand how much pain First Hokage felt when he attacked Madara!
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not notice that the civilians Jonin, whom he had cared about cultivating the most in the past, all looked uncertain at this time.
But Yamanaka Weiyi noticed this and immediately said, "This has nothing to do with his Shinobi Clan origin! No matter who he is, he will do such a thing, it is unforgivable!"
Sarutobi was speechless after hearing this, but what he didn't expect was...
"You can't say that. Shimura Clan's achievements must of course be considered."
At this time, some people actually dared to take risks.
Looking around the sound, I saw...
It was Clan Leader Hyuga Jisuke from the Hyuga Clan who spoke!
Many people who knew the inside story couldn't help but look at Nara Lu Ping - Didn't you go to comfort him? Why didn't he seem to accept the comfort?
Luping felt embarrassed when he saw this...
Hyuga Jisuke was very indignant that such a big thing happened to Konoha, that so many Shinobi Clan knew about it, and that Uchiha Clan even took the lead, but no one informed Hyuga Clan in advance...
Luping I have tried my best to keep him from causing trouble.
And...
Hyuga Jisuke was not just angry at this time, his statement was also in line with the values currently advocated by the Hyuga Clan.
What do you think about Commoner Ninja?
Watch whatever you like, Hyuga Jisuke doesn't care at all!
For the Hyuga Clan, handling his own affairs well is the most important thing. For the Hyuga Clan now, the biggest internal matter is to let Branch Family accept "of course I am Branch Family" and "of course I must obey Main Family". The rest are trivial matters.
Therefore, Hyuga Jisuke is very disdainful and does not approve of Shimura Yama, Shimura Kumo, and Clan Leader Shimura Danzō's actions of expelling Shimura Clan.
"Nonsense! Konoha is everyone's Konoha, not Shinobi Clan's Konoha. Everyone deserves credit, but this is an honor, not a get-out-of-jail gold medal." Akimichi Clan Cho-sai said immediately.
Akimichi Clan was the person involved and had an upright temper, so he directly scolded Hyuga Jisuke.
Hyuga Jisuke saw that he was so rude and was about to speak...
"Shimura Danzō, for the sake of the secret and talented children of each family, Shinobi Clan is the most humiliated on weekdays!" Aburame Shikō has even changed from his usual taciturnity - now he thinks of giving preferential treatment to the Shinobi Clan? I%@￥#...
Hearing Aburame Shikō's accusation, Hyuga Jisuke couldn't help but hesitate.
Just then...
Suddenly, Anbu broke in. Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly asked, "What's the news?"
If it weren't for an extremely urgent matter, Anbu wouldn't have barged in at this time, but...
Hiruzen Sarutobi's question still made Orochimaru squint his eyes, feeling that the old man knew something in advance and was waiting for this news!
"Lord Hokage, Kannabi Bridge...Kannabi Bridge Frontline, Aburame Ryoma Jonin died in the battle. The other Root ninjas have removed their armor and actively accepted the review..."