Vision

One of the Shinobi World's foremost Kekkei Genkai—if it were to disappear completely from Konoha, the loss would be far too great.

Even if Sasuke Uchiha could not be ruled out as a suspect, some people did not want this matter tied to him.

Naturally, that was not the only reason.

No one believed Sasuke Uchiha knew the truth about what had happened back then.

Other than those directly involved, the chances of this matter being leaked were extremely slim.

Itachi Uchiha, the only one who had witnessed the entire process, had already died at Sasuke's hands.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage who had orchestrated everything, had died three years earlier, and Shimura Danzō, who had personally carried it out, had not escaped his own fate of being killed.

Without evidence, how could they casually suspect a powerful senior official of Konoha who was also a formidable jonin?

Even if Mizuki could not clear himself of suspicion, no one wanted to stir up further trouble over this at such a critical moment.

The Five Kage Summit was imminent. If a serious internal conflict broke out in the village now, it would be an even greater scandal than Shimura Danzō's murder.

If possible, no one wanted to openly voice their suspicions of Mizuki.

As for each ninja's defense, sorry, the Shinobi World had no consistent laws and regulations, much less courts, judges, or juries to convict any particular ninja.

Once a ninja was suspected, arrest and interrogation were standard measures.

What use was an alibi to a ninja, anyway?

Especially Mizuki—there were not many Konoha ninja who could clearly distinguish his original body from his clones.

For Mizuki, who knew the Flying Raijin Jutsu, it took only the blink of an eye to commit a horrifying crime a thousand miles away.