After the Daimyo and the heir apparent died, all kinds of rumors about the cause of their deaths spread throughout the Shinobi World.
Some said the father and son had been assassinated by a foreign shinobi village to take revenge on Konoha and create chaos. Others claimed it was a conspiracy planned by Konoha itself, intended to spark another war. There were all sorts of theories, and everyone discussed the matter. The people of the Land of Fire, in particular, were desperate to learn the truth. After several major incidents in quick succession, public sentiment in the Land of Fire had already begun to grow unstable.
Therefore, in order to stabilize public sentiment, the Land of Fire and Konoha closed the case three days later and officially released the results of their investigation. The sequence of events was as follows: on the night before the succession ceremony, unwilling to relinquish his position, the Daimyo suffered a mental breakdown and killed all the palace maids and the heir apparent. He then committed seppuku out of guilt!
The conclusion released by the Land of Fire authorities exceeded everyone's expectations. Even many commoners found it utterly absurd and refused to believe it, let alone the upper echelons of other nations.
Yet the Land of Fire authorities insisted on this conclusion. They also presented a large number of crime scene photographs and oral testimonies from numerous high-ranking nobles. The entire line of reasoning was exactly the same as what Danzo had said that day. It carried a strong sense of, "Believe it or not, I believe it."
However, aside from the people of the Land of Fire who retained faith in the authorities, practically the entire Shinobi World refused to believe this explanation. There were also many within the Land of Fire who remained