Although the fact that Naruto had the Nine-Tails Fox sealed inside him had long been widely known throughout the village, very few people in the Leaf knew that Naruto was the orphaned son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Every clan present fell silent. Jiraiya's words were like a bomb, setting off an uproar among the crowd.
Shock and disbelief were written all over their faces. They stared wide-eyed, trying to process the staggering revelation.
Hiruzen's expression turned troubled. He had not expected Jiraiya to reveal Naruto's identity on an occasion like this.
He no longer called him Old Man either, addressing him instead as Lord Hokage. It seemed he truly had been wrong—even his own disciple had chosen to part ways with him.
Jiraiya revealed Naruto's true identity at this moment in order to clear Naruto's name.
He had not been in the village these past years, and Naruto had already suffered far too many grievances. Now that he was back, he would surely change this situation.
Jiraiya stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and continued condemning Danzo's actions.
"Not only that, Danzo had also meddled in the Night of the Nine-Tails. That mysterious Masked Man was actually Obito Uchiha!"
"Otherwise, Kushina's due date could never have been leaked!"
At that moment, Danzo felt as though an enormous black pot had been dropped onto his head, and he immediately denied it in harsh terms.
"Nonsense! The moment I saw the Mangekyō Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes that night, I immediately led Root to surround the Uchiha clan. How could it possibly have anything to do with me?!"
Though he spoke like that, Danzo's heart was already in complete turmoil.
*How did Jiraiya find out that I was connected to the Masked Man?! He even knows the Masked Man's true identity! This