Danzo Goes Completely Mad
When asked this question by his own clansmen, Uchiha Fugaku looked somewhat troubled. He frowned as he looked at Yun Yan, who sat as steady as a mountain above him, and said helplessly:
"Logically speaking, he should just be a decent junior in our Uchiha Clan."
That's how it should be, and that's what I thought too. But now it seems this junior is far from simple; we all underestimated him.
No, it's not underestimating them, it's that we simply didn't realize or even notice their existence. Was this person just too low-key, or did they show no respect for their family?
If it's the first scenario, that's fine. But if it's the second scenario... then the trouble could be much bigger.
For a time, Uchiha Fugaku was filled with anxiety about the future. As the head of the Uchiha Clan, he had to have this sense of crisis, and he couldn't help but worry about it.
But no matter how worried or anxious Uchiha Fugaku was, things continued to unfold, the public trial was still going on, Morino Ibiki was still interrogating Danzo.
Danzo, at this point, had almost completely given up on himself, and was even somewhat proud of it instead of feeling ashamed.
Many times, there was no need for Morino Ibiki to interrogate him; facing the gaze of so many Konoha citizens, he would simply speak eloquently, recounting the glorious deeds he had once performed.
As the public trial proceeded, Danzo's actions were revealed in great detail.
Morino Ibiki gradually turned the thick stack of documents Danzo's crimes from the first page to the last.
The interrogation of these crimes is considered complete, but the interrogation is not yet over. Morino Ibiki still needs to question Danzo's motives in front of so many people, asking what Danzo's purpose was in committing so many evil deeds, what his goal was, and what he wanted to achieve.
In response to Morino Ibiki's question, Danzo almost manic laughter:
"Hahaha, what else could it be for! Of course, it's for the Hokage Position!"
At this point in the interrogation, Morino Ibiki seized the opportunity and pressed his advantage, immediately questioning Danzo:
"So, Danzo, everything you did was to help you seize the Hokage Position? To make you the Hokage? To give you control of the entire Konoha and the highest power? Is that right?"
Danzo roared in a frenzy of rage, completely disregarding the fact that he was being watched by so many people, clearly having gone utterly insane.
"That's right! Everything I've done is for becoming Hokage! For controlling the entire Konoha! For gaining supreme power! For becoming the most powerful person!"
That Hiruzen Sarutobi, what merit does he have? What right does he have to become Hokage?
You have already seen the consequences of him becoming Hokage; he became a hypocritical, weak, and corrupt scoundrel!
Since he took office Hokage, Konoha has deteriorated day by day! The entire Konoha has become increasingly corrupt! He is an incompetent and corrupt Hokage!
How could such a bastard Hokage, such a weak Hokage, such a failed Hokage, possibly compare to me?
Therefore, the Hokage position should be mine! Only I, Shimura Danzō, can lead Konoha to prosperity! Only I can lead Konoha to become stronger!
Hearing Danzo's arrogant and despicable remarks, so many Konoha villagers below were almost laughing with anger!
Danzo mad, absolutely and completely mad!
He not only went mad, but his self-perception was also extremely false. Perhaps he never truly understood himself or reality, always fantasizing that he could become Hokage, always fantasizing that he could become a better Hokage.
But is that really the case? In fact, quite the opposite.
Admittedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi poor Hokage. He was hypocritical, corrupt, and weak, Konoha, under his leadership, or rather, under his misdeeds, did indeed decline day by day.
If you do the math, ever since Hiruzen Sarutobi Hokage, aside from his initial prime when he did lead Konoha to victory in the Shinobi World War, Konoha has consistently persecuted Konoha and caused it to decline.
Including Hatake Sakumo Minato Namikaze, and his three disciples, these Konoha High Command fighters were either forced away or killed by him, all so that he could hold supreme power Hokage.
Through these gradual actions, Hiruzen Sarutobi weakened Konoha more and more, resulting in the current situation where Konoha appears strong on the surface but is actually hollow inside.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is like this, but if Danzo were Hokage Danzo, how much better would he be?
No, it's not fair to say he would be much better. In fact, if Danzo had Hokage Danzo, he would definitely have been worse than Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Because Danzo was a thoroughly evil person! He was inherently dark and liked to use these low-class yet particularly despicable tricks.
How can someone who resorts to such underhanded and relentless methods to deal with others, someone who can't stand in the light, be Hokage?
With the Root he possesses? Don't be ridiculous. The Root he possesses are truly heinous; how many evil deeds has he committed? How many sins has he done?
If Danzo had become Hokage, he would have made things even worse for Konoha. Under his leadership, Konoha would have gone downhill rapidly and been destroyed in the shortest possible time! Definitely!
For a time, the people of Konoha unanimously mocked and disdained Danzo, and they did not approve of someone like Hokage becoming Danzo from the bottom of their hearts.
Danzo, sitting on the judgment platform, clearly saw the disdainful and mocking expressions on the faces of the many Konoha people below.
Danzo, who had completely turned against them, was instantly enraged. He was furious and frenzied, his neck craned as he struggled, glaring at the Konoha citizens below and hurling insults:
"Why are you all making those faces? How dare you mock me? What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? Or do you think I'm not good enough to Hokage?!"
How dare you look down on me, how dare you oppose me! I will make sure you die a horrible death! I will make you suffer the most terrible pain you dare not face! I will torture you mercilessly!
You! Yes! It was you! Wasn't it you who looked at me with disdain and mockery just now?
And you! And you! You just laughed at me, I saw it!
And you, and all of you, and so many of you, all of you have the same expression: not only do you not approve of me becoming Hokage, but you also oppose me!
"I'm going to kill you all! Kill you all! Eliminate everyone who opposes me becoming Hokage, everyone who tries to stop me from becoming Hokage! You should all disappear! You should all disappear!"
Seeing Danzo's crazed and insane state, Morino Ibiki, holding a thick stack of documents, calmly looked at Danzo and suddenly asked with composure:
"What if the entire Konoha opposes you? What if everyone in the Konoha tries to stop you from Hokage and opposes your Hokage? What will you do then?"
Danzo almost instinctively roared in a frenzied frenzy:
"Then kill everyone in Konoha! Slaughter them all! Leave no one alive in Konoha!"
Those who oppose my Konoha, those who obstruct my Konoha, should not exist!
Only Konoha that acknowledges me, only Konoha that submits to me, is true Konoha. All others should not exist! All those who oppose me should disappear! They should all be destroyed!
The fact that Danzo could utter such inhuman words shows that he had completely gone mad and no longer cared about anything.
When the people of Konoha below saw this scene and heard Danzo's Danzo, they no longer mocked him; instead, they showed disdain.
Everyone felt it was pointless to argue with such a madman; it was a waste of time and life. People who were beyond saving shouldn't be bothered with.
As a result, the people below shook their heads, having already condemned Danzo to the dust in their hearts.
This is how ordinary Konoha residents are, but among this large group, there are also quite a few members of the Shimura Clan.
The members of the Shimura Clan were nearly driven mad by the sight of their clan leader going insane on the judgment platform, uttering such blasphemous words. They almost fainted.
It's over. Their clan leader turned out to be this kind of person, and now he's acting so hysterically. It's completely over now. There's no hope, and it's impossible to save him.
The Shimura Clan relied on this one clan leader for survival. Now that the clan leader is about to die, the Shimura Clan is doomed to complete destruction, whether they are affected by the consequences or something else. There is no hope left!