"This was the only good news I'd heard recently."
The Third Hokage's uneasy heart finally settled. Things had not worsened beyond repair, but now he wanted to hear how Uchiha Yū intended to resolve this crisis.
"Hokage-sama, it's still too early to call it good news. I don't have a particularly good way to handle it. I've only isolated them together. The hospital is currently testing this virus, so we can only hope they develop a solution as soon as possible."
As the Third Hokage watched, the hope in his eyes turned back into disappointment. Without a way to treat the illness, there was no way to deal with the patients inside, and most of those who had fallen ill were jonin.
Just as everyone was filled with worry, Danzo, who had been sitting in the back, finally lost his patience and rose from the shadows. However, his tone lacked its initial forcefulness.
"They are still members of the village. We must do everything we can to treat them. If too many jonin die, the other villages may take advantage of the situation. Konoha would then be dragged into the turmoil of war."
Uchiha Yū could pretend not to see it. They were Root personnel, and no matter how many died, he would not feel the slightest heartache. Yet Danzo was using the greater good to pressure him while deliberately withholding the fact that all those who had fallen ill were from Root.
A faint, malicious smile appeared on his face. Watching Danzo's furious expression, Uchiha Yū spoke unhurriedly.
"Although their bodies cannot fully recover, the hospital will do its best to save them. Their lives should be preserved, but their strength will be greatly diminished afterward, and it will require a considerable amount of money."
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