"I don't believe the Third Hokage is still qualified to be Hokage."
The moment those words fell, the world went silent.
Ninja and civilians alike were stunned.
They had never witnessed such a thrilling scene before.
Confronting the Hokage, provoking the Hokage—such a thing had never happened before.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
With several soft sounds of the Body Flicker Technique, five or six Anbu appeared behind the Third Hokage.
"Hokage-sama, should we detain Hyuga Wuye?" one Anbu asked.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
But the Third Hokage regained his calm composure and shook his head. "I would like to hear where I have failed as Hokage."
His strategic retreat and feigned magnanimity instead gave Hyuga Wuye enormous room to perform.
Naturally, Wuye did not hold back. Taking a step forward, he declared, "First, you suppressed the veteran clans that helped found the village, chilling the hearts of many clan ninja and setting Konoha's clan ninja against its civilian ninja."
Everyone's expressions shifted slightly.
Yet the Third Hokage remained composed. "There was no deliberate suppression. It was merely a normal adjustment of village authority. The capable rose to higher positions."
"Second, you allowed public opinion to force Tsunade out of the village, used public opinion to shift the focus of conflict onto Hatake Sakumo, and turned a blind eye to Orochimaru's human experiments. You caused what was once the strongest Konoha to lose numerous Kage-level ninja," Hyuga Wuye continued.
The Third Hokage remained unhurried. "Tsunade violated a teacher's ethics, Hatake Sakumo caused the village to suffer severe losses, and Orochimaru committed wrongdoing himself. These were all facts beyond my control."
The expressions of quite a few ninja quietly began to change.
It would have been one thing if Hyuga Wuye had not brought it up. But now that he had completely