Internal Purge Happening Simultaneously! (Two-in-One)

It was already nearly eleven o'clock; both Danzo and the three elders were at home resting.

"What happened?" Lying in his bedroom and not yet asleep, Danzo emerged from his room in simple pajamas after a report from a serving clansman.

"Someone in the clan is abusing their power. Using my name and the clan's reputation, they've been helping people bypass regulations for kickbacks." Kizaru looked straight at Danzo with a faint smile on his face.

Hearing Kizaru's words, Danzo's expression turned icy. "Just execute them."

"Clan Head, please spare my life! I was just confused for a moment!" Fearing for his life, Shimura Shigenobu scrambled to his knees and began kowtowing to Danzo.

Yoshimitsu, standing beside Shigenobu, was merely an ordinary merchant. Having never seen such a scene before, he followed suit, kneeling and kowtowing as well.

"Get up, both of you." As Kizaru spoke slowly, the ground beneath the kneeling pair seemed to come alive, forcibly propping them up.

"The laws we drafted for the Land of Light are basically finalized and ready for a trial run. Why not use these two as the whetstone?" Kizaru proposed to Danzo.

"No!" Danzo quickly advised against it.

Under Kizaru's leadership, the Shimura clan had finally established a positive and excellent public image.

Reputation and public opinion were things that were troublesome to build but incredibly easy to destroy.

Now that the Land of Light had just been established, Kizaru—as the Fourth Hokage and leader of the Land of Light—and the clan behind him needed to maintain a positive image.

"Kizaru, if we hand this animal over to the village for a public trial, someone might take the opportunity to stir up trouble." Considering Kizaru's position, Danzo sincerely urged him.

"The Clan Head is right. The Land of Light has just