Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily speechless, because he did not know how to explain it. After all, Danzo's seizure of the Uchiha Clan's eyes was an indisputable fact. Yet faced with the shaken convictions of Konoha's ninja, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he could not let Uchiha Yū continue. Otherwise, the order they had painstakingly built would come crashing down, and something a hundred times worse than today's events would occur.
"There are indeed dark parts of the village, things that cannot be exposed to outsiders. But they are an inseparable part of the village. Including myself, we have long been prepared to make sacrifices. Just as when Konoha faced this crisis today, Minato Namikaze and I rushed to the front lines at the first opportunity to stop the village from being destroyed."
"Minato was even willing to let his own child become a jinchūriki. Such sacrifices are made so Konoha can develop even better!"
Seeing the gazes of those around him grow resolute once more, Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His hands moved faster, and golden chains wrapped themselves around the Nine-Tails.
With the help of the sealing squad, they suppressed the roaring Nine-Tails once more, then used a seal to make Naruto the new jinchūriki.
As everyone joined forces, the Nine-Tails' rampage was finally brought under control.
Once the dust settled, it meant Uchiha Yū no longer had any chance of turning things around.
"Yū, you won't be leaving Konoha either!"
Caution filled Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze. He had not allowed the ninja to follow him because he feared Uchiha Yū would release a deadly poison. If that happened, the ninja beside him would be severely wounded even if they survived.
Unfortunately, everyone had underestimated Uchiha Yū. Amid the shocked and baffled stares of the crowd, he lightly extended