After Danzo left, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared heavily at the files before him.
Now, it was practically impossible to clear Danzo of any involvement in this incident.
After all, it was a fact that members of the Root Organization had shown up there and attacked the children.
If they simply let the matter go, the other clan heads wouldn't believe it—and neither would Hiruzen Sarutobi himself.
It seemed there was only one way...
Inside Konoha's meeting room.
Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi sat at the head of the table. The clan heads involved in the incident, along with their clans' strongest members, had all come.
This was supposed to be nothing more than a student training exercise, yet something like this had happened.
This was the village they were supposed to protect!
If they couldn't even guarantee the children's safety, then all their talk of protecting the village was nothing but a joke.
"The investigation is complete."
"You should all have seen the results by now."
"If you still have any questions, feel free to ask."
Seeing how oppressive the atmosphere in the meeting room had become, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke up.
"So you're saying that these Root Organization members also went to help with the rescue?"
"But they were controlled by an enemy's genjutsu."
"And that's how things ended up this way?"
The corner of Yamanaka Inoichi's mouth twitched. His expression darkened.
That story wouldn't fool a soul!
Hiruzen Sarutobi deserved some credit. To protect Danzo, he'd actually come up with a lie like this.
"Several members of the Root Organization have already been handed over to the Interrogation Department."
"Furthermore, Shimura Danzo, the person in charge of the Root Organization, has also been investigated."
"These are the results we've obtained so far, as reported by the Interrogation Department."
"Of course, the main