"That ninja said..."
Hyuga Wuye seemed to hesitate for a moment before carefully saying, "Lord Hokage, I have no intention of sowing discord, but I feel that the person behind this man was Elder Danzo. After all, he was the only one who stepped forward in today's matter. And earlier, when I had just exposed my Sharingan, he tried to recruit me into his organization, a place called Root."
This explanation laid out the entire sequence of events and his own speculation clearly.
Only the nonexistent ninja and the words he supposedly said had been fabricated.
This would also reduce the Third Hokage's suspicions to the lowest possible level.
"Oh, so you suspect that those spreading the rumors—the relatives of those ninjas—actually all belong to Root?"
Although the Third Hokage's expression remained calm, that faint sense of scrutiny had disappeared.
"Yes."
Hyuga Wuye steadied himself and looked at him seriously. "Because that ninja said their organization acted directly under the Hokage's orders."
The Third Hokage's gaze changed. "One of those ninjas really said that to you?"
"Yes."
Hyuga Wuye's expression did not change.
The Third Hokage's expression suddenly became unreadable.
"Who was that ninja?"
Wuye heard his voice pierce through the smoke.
"That ninja was from a clan. His name was..."
Hyuga Wuye decisively named a Root member from a mid-sized clan.
A ninja of that status was not a civilian ninja and would not be overly reverent toward the Hokage. So even if the Third Hokage summoned him for questioning, he would have no way to determine whether the man was telling the truth.
Therefore, the Third Hokage could only judge based on Hyuga Wuye's words and his own understanding of Danzo.
Then the answer was obvious...
That old friend Danzo was driving a wedge between them!
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