The Scroll of Sealing is Recovered

Sarutobi Hiruzen a deep drag on his pipe and said in a deep voice:

"Fourth Hokage, I suggest we suppress this matter, as Minato said. This not only makes me lose face, but it could also cause the villagers to misunderstand the Hokage."

For the sake of the Hokage's name, let's suppress this matter."

Utatane Koharu, with a serious expression, said:

"This is the only way for now. Third Hokage, Danzo was your advisor during your reign, and you must bear the majority of the responsibility for this."

Utatane Koharu whispered a reminder to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "If the Danzo incident is made public, the person most affected will definitely be you, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Why don't you hurry up and take responsibility and discuss it privately with the Fourth Hokage?"

"Fourth Hokage, I think Minato and Hiruzen are right. It's better to keep this matter quiet."

Danzo's behavior has made us old folks lose face. We never imagined that Danzo would be this kind of person. He has truly disregarded our teacher's earnest teachings!

Hiruzen, you must bear full responsibility for Danzo's actions.

Mitokado Homura offered his opinion in a low voice, and towards the end, he was also reminding Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's no secret that Sarutobi Hiruzen kept the Scroll of Sealing and lived in the Hokage Residence.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, in the Ministry of Department of Education, even went so far as to categorize this situation as the Fourth Hokage's special approval, out of consideration for his more than thirty years of living in the Hokage Residence.

In reality, they don't know whether the Fourth Hokage approved it or not, but his actions were very wrong. It has nothing to do with how many years he's lived there; if he's going to step down, he should just do so quickly. His shamelessness in staying at the Hokage Residence shows a certain greed for fame.

After making his statement on the matter at hand, Namikaze Minato remained silent, awaiting the Fourth Hokage's decision. If the Fourth Hokage insisted on revealing Danzo's crimes, Namikaze Minato was prepared to speak up again and try to persuade him.

Fortunately, the elders and advisors understood his meaning and expressed their support. However, it was unrealistic to expect the Fourth Hokage to swallow his anger after the death of a member of his clan; it remained to be seen how the Fourth Hokage would decide the matter.

Naraku heard their words and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, suppress it? If Sarutobi Shizan, Utatane Ryo, Mitokado Kaneki were to die, do you think we should suppress it or not?"

Sarutobi Shizan was Sarutobi Hiruzen's eldest son. Although his talent was average, he was the face of the Sarutobi Clan. Sarutobi Hiruzen had a strict upbringing, and both of his sons were very upright.

Utatane Ryo and Mitokado Kaneki are prominent figures of the Utatane Clan and Mitokado Clan, respectively, and are essentially the nephews of the two advisors. Utatane Ryo and Mitokado Kaneki are Jonin Konoha and possess considerable strength.

Both the Utatane and Mitokado are small clans; if these two had died under mysterious circumstances, these two advisors probably wouldn't be so calm and collected.

Naraku's face was cold and stern as he continued:

"Uchiha Shisui is the clansman I admire most; you could even say he's half my disciple."

Such a person was murdered by Danzo for no reason, and all that was said was done? Danzo coveted the Kekkei Genkai of another clan!

Not only did Danzo Sharingan of the Uchiha, but he also conducted cruel human experiments, capturing innocent civilians from the Land of Fire and subjecting them to inhumane Wood Release Ninjutsu experiments!

Naraku repeatedly emphasized the human experimentation, exposing Danzo's darkness. The high-ranking officials fell silent after Naraku's rebuke. Naraku paused slightly, his tone calming as he continued:

"Danzo trains ninjas who only obey his orders, wouldn't everyone in Konoha live in fear if they were all like him?"

Danzo's crimes must be used as a negative example, forever nailed to the pillar of shame! Let the Konoha regard Danzo as a disgrace! Only in this way can we set things right and promote the Will of Fire!

After Naraku finished speaking, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

What they could think of, Naraku had certainly considered as well, but Danzo was a giant during the second and Third Hokage, not a high-ranking member during his fourth generation.

To Naraku, Danzo was simply a perfect tool to smear the second and Third Hokage, completely discrediting them.

The Fourth Hokage Uchiha Nara, was a Hokage who restored order and corrected past wrongs. Danzo may have had some influence on the title of Hokage, but under Naraku's rule, these influences will eventually be eliminated.

And it would cause Naraku's personal reputation to surpass the title of Hokage, just like the First Hokage.

The First Hokage was the founding figure, while Naraku was the restorative figure who restored order. Moreover, Naraku's title of restoration was contingent on him being the Third Hokage; the second two generations were simply incompetent.

The Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, had a teacher-student relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō. The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzō were also members of the Second Hokage's Shadow Guard.

Shimura Danzō was a classmate of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and a fellow disciple of the Second Hokage. More importantly, he served as the Hokage's assistant during the Third Hokage's reign, making him the second most important figure in Konoha.

These people are all in the same boat, sharing both glory and ruin. Their situation is far worse than that of Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's student.

Seeing that Naraku about to kill him with a single blow, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a serious expression:

"Fourth Hokage, as the previous Hokage, I feel that living in the Hokage Residence for so long is contrary to the Hokage's legacy. Effective immediately, I will move out of the Hokage Residence."

"The Scroll of Sealing, which was lost many years ago, was found by me and returned to the Hokage Residence. However, I was too busy with my duties in the Department of Education to report this, so please forgive me."

After speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed that the Fourth Hokage was simply sitting quietly with his pipe in his mouth, remaining silent. A ruthless glint Flash Cut in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes as he continued:

"Fourth Hokage! I'll handle Danzo and Root! I will completely eradicate Root, find Danzo, and bring him before you to your satisfaction!"

After speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his face and looked solemnly at Naraku's profile.

"If that's the case, then that would be perfect!"

Naraku did not reply, but Minato Namikaze Minato's assistant, nodded in agreement.

Sarutobi Hiruzen harbored some resentment towards Danzo and had told him not to cause trouble, but Danzo refused to listen and insisted on intervening.

Shimura Danzō was a lone figure who had long since disbanded his clan and integrated into Konoha. He truly upheld the will of the second Shimura Danzō and put it into practice.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, on the other hand, came from a large and wealthy family. The Sarutobi Clan was a respected guest among the many nobles and wealthy merchants in the Land of Fire.

Despite being called honored guests, they were actually overbearing towards the host. The wealthy merchants and nobles paid resources and goods to the Sarutobi Clan every year, requesting their protection.

Originally, the nobles and wealthy merchants of the Land of Fire requested protection from the major clans, but after Konoha was established, they requested protection from Konoha itself.

During the reign of the Third Hokage, many nobles and wealthy merchants possessed important resources such as iron mines and coal mines. Sarutobi Hiruzen dispatched ninjas from the Sarutobi Clan of Konoha to protect these resources, using his authority to perform some acts of service in return for the clan.

"What do you think of the fourth generation?" x2

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, seeing that Naraku didn't reply, asked softly.

After a long silence, Naraku said softly:

"Since everyone thinks so, I can't act unilaterally. Let's do as Hiruzen suggests."

Naraku's words brought a sigh of relief to everyone. Naraku's cool voice continued:

"The mission to capture Danzo will last for one year. I await good news."