The Public Trial Was About to Begin

Yun Yan didn't seem to care much about Hiruzen Sarutobi's question about Tsunade's hemophobia. He simply waved his hand and said:

"This problem is easy to solve. To put it bluntly, hemophobia is a psychological disorder, so we have to start by addressing the psychological aspect."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly bewildered. He really didn't understand how to approach the problem from a psychological perspective. After all, in the Shinobi World, the very existence of mental illness was already a given; you couldn't expect a bunch of rough-and-ready ninjas to be able to handle psychological issues in such a sophisticated way.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's eager gaze, Yun Yan revealed his extremely cruel treatment method:

"No need to rush. After Tsunade returns to Konoha, I'll have her come to see me. I'll use my Mangekyō Sharingan drag Tsunade into Genjutsu and create a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood for her within Genjutsu."

I refuse to believe that Tsunade's hemophobia won't be cured by repeatedly immersing Tsunade in mountains of corpses and seas of blood for desensitization therapy!

Hearing this treatment method, Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely stunned. This was far too cruel and direct! Tsunade was already afraid of blood, and you just used Genjutsu to create a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood for her, and you call it some kind of desensitization therapy?

What are some desensitization therapies, and how is desensitization performed?

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's absurd expression, Yun Yan retorted without any politeness:

"Old man Sarutobi, if you disagree with this treatment method, then please suggest another effective one. After all, we can't let the Hokage suffer from hemophobia, can we?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi silent. The old man silently puffed on his cigarette, taking several puffs until the air was thick with smoke before stopping. Then, he nodded reluctantly and helplessly.

"Okay, this so-called desensitization therapy you mentioned... is a last resort."

Sigh... Let's wait for Tsunade to come back. After Tsunade returns, we'll try to treat her hemophobia. If other methods really don't work, then we'll consider your desensitization therapy."

Yun Yan spread his hands:

"Whatever. Anyway, I think my desensitization therapy is the best in terms of effectiveness. Instead of going through so much trouble to find other methods, it's better to use my desensitization therapy from the beginning."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's head was throbbing with pain, so he quickly Yun Yan:

"Alright, alright, Yun Yan, this isn't a big deal. I'll send people out of the village to look for Tsunade. We'll definitely find her. We'll talk about it after Tsunade returns."

"Perhaps Tsunade's hemophobia will have healed itself during these years away from the village; that's quite possible."

Yun Yan shrugged indifferently.

"Do as you please, old man Sarutobi. In my opinion, whether Tsunade comes back or not is not important right now. The most important thing is the upcoming public trial."

Now that I'm back, if you have no objections, this public trial should proceed as soon as possible. If it continues to drag on, who knows how long it will last, or what trouble it will cause."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression stiffened. He had a feeling that Yun Yan's words were a veiled criticism of him. Could it be that Yun Yan thought he would continue to drag things out as before?

How could that be? Uh... that shouldn't be possible, it shouldn't be that bad.

Looking up at Yun Yan's warning gaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt a lack of confidence. Having no other choice, he could only lower his head and say helplessly:

"Alright, now that you're back, how about this public trial... officially begins tomorrow?"

Yun Yan finally revealed a satisfied smile:

"Good, very good, let's start tomorrow."

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances or trouble, I will personally supervise the public trial. If Danzo is truly disobedient, I will have no choice but to use my Mangekyō Sharingan to control Danzo and force him to utter the truth."

Hiruzen Sarutobi could only shake his head helplessly at Yun Yan's words, which were neither clear whether they were a danger nor a warning.

And so, the matter was officially settled. The public trial that Yun Yan had been eagerly anticipating would officially begin tomorrow.

With this expectation, Yun Yan Hiruzen Sarutobi without hesitation, left the Hokage's office, and returned home.

Back home, Kakashi and Guy were still diligently protecting Izumi and her mother. Yun Yan was very satisfied with this and touched by the fact that he had two truly trustworthy friends.

After returning, Yun Yan explained to everyone the public trial to be held the next day and strongly suggested that Kakashi and Guy must go to the trial to witness the truth of Konoha.

Kakashi had anticipated this, so he readily agreed. He wanted to see what was going on, and of course, part of the reason was to clear his father Hirahara's name.

Kai was a little confused, but since Yun Yan had said so, he became very interested and planned to go to that public trial with Kakashi tomorrow to see what was going on.

After giving their two mischievous friends some instructions and making sure they were both alright, Kakashi and Guy said their goodbyes.

Yun Yan personally saw his two mischievous friends to the door. To express his gratitude for their help, Yun Yan offered to treat them to a meal later.

These things can only be dealt with after all the troubles are over. Kakashi readily agreed, and Gai gave a thumbs up, appearing very cheerful.

After Kakashi and Kai left, Yun Yan had a detailed chat with Izumi and her mother, discussing the current situation and emphasizing the importance of tomorrow's public trial, asking them to be sure to attend.

Izumi and her mother were also very interested in this and readily agreed. They wanted to know just how much filth and corruption existed in Konoha, where they had always lived.

And just like that, time flew by, and the next day arrived.

As early as yesterday, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already dispatched his Anbu to Konoha propaganda throughout Konoha.

The announcement stated that there would be a public trial in Konoha today, open to the entire village. The trial would reveal some previously unseen realities and put a heinous criminal to trial.

Because yesterday's publicity was quite effective, and the content was rather unexpected— Konoha had never conducted any public trials or revealed any inside stories before—the ordinary ninjas and civilians of Konoha were very interested and puzzled by it.

This is why there is much discussion about this matter within Konoha, and even the entire Konoha is filled with a sense of doubt and fascination.

Finally, as the time came, as the second day arrived, almost everyone in Konoha, including civilians and ordinary ninjas, came to participate in this public trial.

The public trial was conducted simply. A relatively high and large platform was erected in the open space in front of the Hokage Building. Due to the angle, the large crowd below could see what was happening on the platform.

A huge number of people came, almost everyone from Konoha. They gathered around, discussing the proceedings, curious about the content of the public trial and the so-called inside story of Konoha that was about to be revealed.

With so many people and such a chaotic situation, it's crucial to maintain order at the scene. A stampede could result in significant casualties.

Furthermore, considering that the inside story to be revealed during the public trial is too shocking and infuriating, and may trigger some violent and bloody incidents, the people maintaining order at the scene are not ordinary ninjas, but all of them are Anbu Ninja.

That's right, the Anbu Ninja have all appeared for today's public trial, just to maintain order!

The ordinary ninjas were dumbfounded to see that it was Anbu Ninja maintaining order at the scene. They wondered what was going on with this public trial. Even Anbu Ninja had appeared, and only to maintain order. Was something terrible about to happen in Konoha?

Compared to ordinary ninjas, commoners are mostly driven by gossip.

After all, ordinary civilians have only ever heard of the reputation of these Anbu Ninja, but have never actually seen them. They never expected to see them today, and the Anbu Ninja were actually maintaining order!

For ordinary people, this is truly unbelievable, and full of novelty and absurdity.

Therefore, even ordinary citizens who are not particularly politically astute sensed realized that this public trial was not simple or unusual, and that something big might be about to happen in Konoha.

But that's how the general public perceives things. They only sense that something big might happen, and they even have a gossipy feeling about it, so there's a lot of discussion and lively debate.

Among the crowd, besides the ordinary ninjas and civilians, there were also clan ninjas, and even the clan elders and patriarchs of those clans were present.