Our child!
"Fourth Hokage, there's no way Danzo could have pulled this off alone. Our Konoha Police Force will thoroughly investigate the village's other higher-ups."
Fugaku Uchiha stepped forward, followed by several Uchiha clansmen with Three Tomoe Sharingan activated, their oppressive presence overwhelming.
"We Hyuga will also take part in the investigation."
Hyuga Hiashi made his stance clear. They had to get to the bottom of this incident and drag out everyone involved in the scheme, lest they set their sights on the Byakugan again in the future.
The Inuzuka Clan and Aburame Clan ninja now stood beside Hyuga Hiashi. They too needed to investigate the matter thoroughly and, more importantly, completely crush Danzo Shimura.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face darkened. He knew this was aimed at him, and inwardly cursed Danzo for being so unreliable.
How could he conduct an experiment like this at Root's main headquarters? Couldn't he have set up a base outside?
If Danzo Shimura had known what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking, he would have felt utterly wronged.
It wasn't that he didn't want to do it outside, but Konoha was currently being watched by the four great ninja villages, and Root was under particular scrutiny. On top of that, there was Heavenly Ninja Country. How could he dare establish a base outside?
He feared that the moment he set up a base, it would be found and destroyed the next.
That was why he could only carry it out at the main headquarters.
He had taken secrecy measures very seriously. Every Root ninja had been branded with a Cursed Seal, making leaks impossible. That was why he had confidently led people in plotting to obtain the Rinnegan.
Yang Hao's arrival was the only reason this had been exposed. Otherwise, Root's methods and strength would have allowed