Count of Crimes

The documents had been copied. One original was passed down from the left, while one copy was passed down from the right.

Seated on the other side was Sarutobi Kō. The moment he picked up the document and looked it over, he closed his eyes in resignation.

After Sarutobi Takashi beside him read the document, he nearly collapsed into his chair.

This piqued the curiosity of the other elders. The Fourth Hokage and his wife had both died before, so they must have left an inheritance behind.

But no one knew how much it was.

However, after the Fourth Hokage was resurrected, he had never specifically mentioned the matter, and everyone had forgotten about it.

Not everyone knew about the Fourth Hokage and his wife's descendants.

From what had just been said, had the Third Hokage embezzled their property?

No one had expected the Fifth Hokage to suddenly make a move today. Was this the Fourth Hokage's intention, or the Fifth Hokage's?

The documents were distributed from both sides. Each elder only needed a few dozen seconds to read them, so it did not take much time.

The meeting room should have been silent, but once the documents were passed around, it began to grow noisy.

There were even sharp intakes of breath.

Every elder who finished reading wore a shocked expression.

Good heavens.

Xuzun, Kanro, Obimi, Sawayūki, and Yokotsū—the five streets all belonged to Kushina Uzumaki.

Five entire streets. What did that mean? Every property and every facility on those streets belonged to Kushina.

Many elders had owned properties on those five streets before, but the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru, had paid to buy them back.

Afterward, Orochimaru sold those properties to the Sarutobi Clan, allowing them to pay in installments.

Shock filled many elders' eyes. On one hand, they