After calling on each of the higher-ups by name and forcing them to slap themselves in the face, Nawaki nodded in satisfaction. "It seems everyone can still tell right from wrong in their hearts. Your thinking has simply been shackled by the rules, making your actions so rigid!"
The smiles on the higher-ups' faces became even more unnatural at those words. When had they been shackled by rules? They had clearly been kidnapped by Skywalker!
Ignoring their reactions, Nawaki continued, "Then shouldn't we discuss who should be held responsible for this matter, and how?"
The expressions of Konoha's higher-ups stiffened further. They had not expected Nawaki to keep pressing the matter after they had already yielded. Was he really determined to drive them all into a corner?
"Um... Nawaki!" The Third Hokage tried to persuade him with a bitter smile. "Look... everyone has already recognized their mistakes and acknowledged Kakashi and Shisui's contributions. Could we put this matter aside for now?"
"No!" Nawaki shook his head firmly. "If the Three-Tails had truly entered Konoha, how many people would have lost their lives because of it?
"Although we thwarted Kirigakure's scheme, we paid a terrible price! My disciple Kakashi is still severely injured and unconscious. Tsunade's disciple, Rin, willingly sacrificed herself for the village—her heart was shattered, and she nearly lost her life! Most importantly... my companion, Uchiha Hikari, was tragically killed in an attack by a mysterious person!
"So someone must be held accountable for this!"
The Konoha higher-ups glanced at the three people lying on the conference table. They all knew that, given Nawaki's fiercely protective nature, he would never let this go after suffering such a major loss.
Koharu said with a bitter smile, "Nawaki, we are deeply saddened by what happened to Hikari and the others. But