Konoha.
Hokage Building, Conference Room No. 1.
Upon hearing Chiba's words,
Kakashi clenched his fists tightly.
His eyes reddened slightly.
At last, his teacher's child no longer had to bear those baseless insults.
"Fifth Hokage."
"Would publicly revealing the Jinchuriki's identity draw the covetous eyes of other ninja villages?"
Yamanaka Inoichi thought for a moment before asking hesitantly.
"Covetous eyes?"
"Whoever wants him can come and take him."
"I'd like to see whether they can walk out of Konoha alive!"
Chiba sneered.
The current Ninja World was not the future Fourth Shinobi World War.
Even if the Kage of the other four villages joined forces,
Chiba could still grind them into the dirt!
Everyone swallowed, not daring to say anything more.
Indeed.
With a clap of his hands, Chiba could summon a Wood Golem hundreds of meters tall.
With Chiba guarding Konoha,
who could take away the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki?
"The second matter."
"Hatake Sakumo's death was never the result of a failed mission."
"It was a deliberate death trap Shimura Danzō had set to suppress a political rival."
At this point,
Chiba glanced at Kakashi.
"I will clear Hatake Sakumo's name."
"I will restore his glory as a Hero of Konoha and carve his name at the very top of the Memorial Stone."
"All those rumors back then were spread by Root."
"Shikaku, draft a detailed report and post it in the most conspicuous place in the village."
Kakashi's entire body shook.
Although he had long known the truth,
having Chiba, the Fifth Hokage, personally declare it carried an entirely different meaning.
"Understood!"
Shikaku Nara nodded heavily.
"Thank you, Fifth Hokage!"
Kakashi stood and bowed deeply to Chiba.
Chiba waved a hand, signaling him to sit down.
"The third matter."
"During the Third Shinobi World War, many Konoha shinobi died