Hiruzen Sarutobi's Day of Suffering

Yamato knew something about the Uchiha Clan, specifically regarding the clan's extermination, but his knowledge was not particularly detailed, and many of the finer points remained unclear to him.

Yamato could only recount the key turning points he was aware of, one by one.

First, the foundation—or rather, the root cause—of the Uchiha Clan's extermination was the long-term suppression they faced from the village, which led the clansmen to harbor hostility toward the village's upper echelons.

Regarding this point, the Uchiha in Kizaru's own world had actually experienced the same thing before Kizaru rose to power and gained a voice in governance.

Among those present, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage and the primary architect of the policy to suppress the Uchiha, saw his expression turn awkward.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kizaru, guessing that this invitation from his disciple was likely not for anything good.

How the world has declined! A direct disciple is more ruthless when digging a pit for his teacher than any outsider!

"This was indeed a problem with the village. At that time, we had not truly grasped the philosophy left behind by Master Tobirama, and in some matters, we acted a bit too excessively," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a look of shame.

"That fellow Tobirama thought exactly that way; the conflict between the Uchiha and the village was sown by him," Madara Uchiha accused without the slightest bit of politeness.

Faced with Madara Uchiha's accusation, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not refute it and could only remain silent.

"Continue," Kizaru said at the right moment, seeing the atmosphere turn cold.

"Understood!" Yamato replied hurriedly before continuing his account.

After finishing the root causes, Yamato moved on to the second matter: the night the Nine-Tails went on a rampage in Konoha, countless ninjas saw the Sharingan in the eyes