Four Elder were selected, and together with the original four, eight Elder and Elders' Council are already there.
But what comes next is not the decision-making phase that everyone is looking forward to, but...
"Not long ago, Akashi Uchiha in Tanzaku Town uncovered a case in which Extremists from Various Regions came to Tanzaku Town to harm himself..." Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly mentioned this matter.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be a little confused as to why they suddenly mentioned this.
At this time, most Jonin didn't know anything about Dan Katō, and no one suspected anything about him and White Fang not showing up - it was just that Hatake Sakumo voted anyway.
Namiashi, who was sitting in front, looked slightly moved.
Although Namiashi Raidō was given a silence order, even his own father did not tell him, but looking at his son's secretiveness about this mission, Namiashi could guess that something special must have happened!
"Dan Katō... was also influenced by extreme thoughts and joined Jashin Cult. After a brief fight with Akaseki... he defected." Hiruzen Sarutobi announced.
For a moment, Jonin, who had just learned about this, couldn't help but feel surprised and suspicious.
"Dan Katō? Defection?"
"What? Is there some misunderstanding..."
"Akaseki... were there really no other misunderstandings at that time?"
This should be regarded as the highest-level ninja who defected after Madara Uchiha and Konoha!
Shimura Danzō was just dismissed, not defected...
Many Jonin couldn't help but look at Akaseki, and even questioned it, but... the doubts immediately subsided.
On the one hand, many Uchiha Clans were staring at them fiercely; on the other hand, they also reacted quickly - if it was other Uchiha Clans, there might be a possibility of "misunderstanding", but in the case of Akaseki... the one who saved Dan Katō's life before was Akashi Uchiha. How could he wrongly accuse Dan Katō?
"There is no misunderstanding. I went to Kato House to investigate immediately." Tsunade suddenly spoke up. After saying this, he stopped talking.
Hearing the voice of Tsunade, everyone couldn't help but fell silent for a while.
Everyone knew something about Tsunade and Dan Katō before, but now seeing Tsunade's reaction, they couldn't help but feel silent...
"In short, Dan Katō has defected and joined Jashin Cult. Now his body is extremely resistant to all kinds of damage, and he can use Soul-to-Body Summoning. If you encounter him in the future, remember to send the news back as soon as possible and don't take the initiative to attack." Hiruzen Sarutobi officially announced.
I did not choose to completely conceal this matter, just to avoid any dispute between Dan Katō and Konoha in the future, and my own ninjas would suffer due to lack of information.
However, for Dan Katō, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not directly announce his level of rebellious ninja, and even actively mentioned "only reporting, not taking the initiative to attack".
On the one hand, it is naturally because of the strength of Dan Katō. Then "Spirit Transformation Technique" is already weird, and now Jashin Cult's methods are added, which are not only "strong" but also "weird". There are not many people who can deal with Konoha;
On the other hand, Dan Katō did not rebel after mastering many of Konoha's secrets, nor did he have any special hostility toward Konoha. The reason why he defected was entirely because he himself knew that the "treatment" method he gave himself was not tolerated by Konoha. After being discovered by Akaseki, he could only "defect."
Konoha has no enemies, and he doesn't have any secrets or other things that Konoha must recover. Even because he hasn't left home for two years, he has less information than the average Jonin. At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't want to get into trouble...
Therefore, it was only announced that Dan Katō had defected, that is, what he did after that had nothing to do with Konoha... but no special Wanted Notice was carried out.
"Hmph, Konoha rebelled one after another because the matter of Root has not been dealt with completely!" Jiancheng opened fire directly at this time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi:...
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at him and didn't say much. He just said, "Now that Elders' Council has been elected, next... we will make the first important decision, which is how to deal with Root."
"I suggest that the culprit Shimura Danzō be executed, and that all Root members be first interrogated and then screened. In particular, they must hand over the list of all hidden members!" Kensho Uchiha's proposal was not unexpected.
"Well, this is Konoha Military Police Force's suggestion. What do other Elder think?" Sarutobi said expressionlessly.
"Shimura Danzō's problem cannot be clarified in a day or two, and Root does still have many important tasks in his hands. Even if it needs to be transferred, it will be a step-by-step matter." Mitokado said at this time.
He and Utatane Koharu returned from the front line the same day they learned of the accident...
They were both shocked, thinking that Uchiha Clan was really going to take advantage of their absence to target Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Fortunately, they also learned midway that the situation had stabilized. Although Root suffered heavy losses, there was no fire in Konoha as a whole.
"Made by Hokage Advisor" has been changed to "Made by Elder". Mitokado naturally proposed that the treatment of Danzo is "confinement" and the treatment of Root is "transformation".
"If it's just for other questions about Root, I don't think there's any need to worry." Orochimaru suddenly said, "I found a kind of Forbidden Technique among the Forbidden Technique left by Second. Impure World Reincarnation "The technique can channel the soul of the deceased in Pure Land. We can execute Shimura Danzō first, and then I will channel his soul, and then conduct Sealing, and then slowly interrogate him."
Orochimaru's hoarse voice sounded.
Hiruzen Sarutobi:!!!
Not to mention his teacher, even the ordinary Jonin here would be overwhelmed - what the hell are you talking about?
"Shut up! Such a dangerous technique... how did you know?" Yifan of Hiruzen Sarutobi should be - you peeked at "Scroll of Seals" and still dare to say it?
Hiruzen Sarutobi also has an impression of this technique. After all, after Second died, "Scroll of Seals" was saved by him.
In "Scroll of Seals", this is also one of the Forbidden Techniques that should be banned!
At the same time, it is extremely difficult to learn, and Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot learn it anyway.
But then Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly reacted...
If it was a peek, of course Orochimaru wouldn't say it, but... is it really only "Impure World Reincarnation" recorded in "Scroll of Seals"?
Could it be...
Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at Canglan.
That's right, Orochimaru didn't mention "Scroll of Seals" at all. In other words... he probably learned it from Forest Street!
Even if no one knows "Impure World Reincarnation" in Forest Street, it is not surprising that there are other backups left by Second.
"Although it is dangerous, it is also useful..." Orochimaru said matter-of-factly.
"Impure World Reincarnation will be listed as Forbidden Technique from now on! This... technique of disturbing the dead, Orochimaru, you can no longer practice or perform it in the future!" Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered sternly.
"Teacher, you have too many worries. This is the best way now... Okay, I understand." Orochimaru saw that the old man was really annoyed, so he gave up.
"Root's experiment, it is said that one of them has been successful?" Utatane Koharu suddenly mentioned the experiment.
Benedict --
Canglan then knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "This is not something that needs to be discussed here."
Obviously, Forest Street has accepted the child who succeeded in the experiment and is not prepared to discuss it with anyone else.
"That child was not born by Forest Street, but an orphan brought back from the battlefield by Root. Canglan Elder Now..." Utatane Koharu wanted to say something else at this time.
But...
"I second the proposal not to engage in irrelevant discussions." Orochimaru directly interrupted Utatane Koharu.
Hearing this, Utatane Koharu glared at Orochimaru, and then looked at Hiruzen--You can't control the students at all now, right?
Although Orochimaru had often disagreed with Hokage Building's ideas before, and had even had weird moments, this was the first time he interrupted her so rudely.
"What Utatane Clan means is just to clarify the responsible party..." Mitokado covered it up slightly.
"Huh, since it's Wood Release Experiments, it's appropriate for Forest Street to make the decision. No outsiders need to comment." Hyuga Jisuke glanced at Orochimaru before taking the lead and said.
Although Hyuga Jisuke is not satisfied with Orochimaru or Uchiha Clan, his highest priority issue is to ensure Shinobi Clan's self-determination in internal affairs, especially this This kind of thing involving Kekkei Genkai's leakage is a pain point for him. Of course, he will not jump back just to have trouble with Uchiha Orochimaru... After all, he is not Shimura Danzō!
The attitude of the three people in the company was very clear - they did not support handing it over to Forest Street, but said "no discussion is necessary", that is, they did not think that Hokage Building or the Ninja Conference needed to authorize Forest Street.
When everyone saw that Shimura Danzō's disposition had not yet been explained clearly, and the incidental issue was so irritating Yakumi when it first came up, they were speechless for a moment.
"Well, let's talk about returning to the group now...Shimura Danzō." Sarutobi also brought the topic back.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also found that this Elder System was really inconvenient.
"I suggest execution. Root should be disbanded and reviewed one by one. As for the task... just give it to Konoha Military Police Force!" Jiancheng won't even act directly.
"Hey, Konoha Military Police Force still wants to be the next Root?" Hyuga Jisuke said sarcastically.
"Okay! Since the dispute is so big, let's make sure everyone can reach an agreement first." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a dark face.
The first is the handling of Root's unfinished tasks. Finally, Elders' Council's comprehensive opinion is to hand over to Anbu or Konoha Military Police Force. The specific division will require Elders' Council to review the nature of the tasks.
As for Root members...
These things on the surface must be reviewed one by one, but their identities have not been exposed, and nothing has been done. The files are sealed and will not be pursued again. At the same time, their Root identities are also erased, and searches on this basis are prohibited without a case.
This is also to prevent the village from being further divided...
After all, during this period, Konoha Military Police Force, under the banner of "searching for the remnants of Root," also vigorously suppressed dissidents.
As for the disposal of Shimura Danzō...
Still unable to reach an agreement!
In the end, Kensho Uchiha just relented and said, "We will discuss it after Root's task assignment is completed." He said that he wanted to see if Shimura Danzō had any reservations.
But everyone can see that this is to assign Root enough responsibilities to Konoha Military Police Force so that this situation can be over...