"Confess your crimes?"
Xuanyu's gaze turned subtle as his eyes fell on Utatane Koharu. He slowly asked, "Clan Head Utatane, what do you think?"
At this moment, Utatane Koharu had her eyes closed, as though she still did not want to face everything before her.
She felt somewhat helpless. Heh, she had given everything for the Utatane Clan. Even the things she had done had been for the sake of the Utatane Clan, yet at the most critical moment, her clansmen had still abandoned her.
Heartbreaking. Truly heartbreaking.
If she could do it all over again, perhaps she would not have given so much for the clan.
Perhaps,
if she had been more resolute back when Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō had used the clan to threaten her, if she had refused to join them in their corruption, then she would not have ended up like this.
Her clansmen were not worth her giving so much for.
With these thoughts in her heart, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at the youth seated atop the pavilion.
At that moment,
this youth seemed exceptionally dazzling in Utatane Koharu's eyes.
Yes,
dazzling.
She had never expected such a young man to directly change Konoha's entire landscape and so easily destroy Sarutobi Hiruzen's plans.
Moreover, the strength he had displayed was enough to make everyone fear him—a genuine fear.
"Everything was this old woman's decision. It has nothing to do with my clansmen. Let them go!" Even though she was disappointed in her clansmen, Utatane Koharu still did not want Xuanyu to implicate them. She looked at him and spoke seriously, her tone filled with absolute certainty.
She wanted to take all the blame upon herself.
"The Military Police Force will investigate your crimes thoroughly. But the crimes your clansmen committed over