Danzō Shimura finally stood trial in Konoha Court for the second time.
Unlike before, the existence of the Konoha Newspaper meant that news like this spread without wings.
As a result, the public fervor this time was many times greater than before.
And this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not serving as the judge.
Mito Uzumaki was.
Uchiha Yato had previously let word slip that Mito Uzumaki would be serving as the judge.
Doing so now was also meant to let everyone see clearly and avoid any farce. (Konoha F4's distrust)
The trial and proceedings followed the previous rules.
This time, Uchiha Yato represented the Military Police Force in bringing the case.
He listed all of Danzō Shimura's vile deeds.
The contents were as follows:
"This infant pit incident was the result of Root, led by Danzō Shimura, selecting and training children, leaving these remnants behind."
"It has caused considerable reputational damage to many Konoha Orphanages."
"Following a thorough investigation by the Konoha Military Police Force, we can confirm that this incident is directly connected to Danzō Shimura."
Afterward, Uchiha Yato displayed the photos gathered during the Military Police Force's investigation for the people of Konoha to see.
It had to be said that the expressions on those dead infants' faces, as well as the severed limbs, were horrifying no matter how many times one saw them.
Some of these photos were being seen for the first time by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mito Uzumaki, and the others.
Uchiha Yato had warned Mito Uzumaki beforehand.
He had said that the photos were too bloody, and that she was too old—if she truly could not bear it, she did not have to look.
But because this incident was so appalling, Mito Uzumaki felt that she could not simply stand by.
She told Uchiha Yato,