Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of the door opening rang out as Danzo entered with a gloomy expression.
The moment he stepped into the Hokage's Office, the Third Hokage held up the envelope in his hand and asked himself:
"Danzo, did you send people to the front lines to assassinate the Uchiha Clan? This matter has already caused a huge uproar!"
The Hokage merely suspected Danzo, because the information written in the letter, which exposed the mission's exact route of advance, could only have come from the Hokage, Danzo, or the Uchiha Clan itself.
"When did I ever send people to assassinate the Uchiha Clan? The ninja I sent out went to find Hanzo of the Salamander. Where would I find the time for that?"
Faced with the Third Hokage's questioning, Danzo lied without batting an eye. He could never admit to the assassination. Besides, he believed Root had handled the matter with utmost secrecy. Even if they had caught some traces and used speculation to narrow it down to him, they had no conclusive evidence. Not even the Third Hokage could punish him.
When faced with the accusation, he immediately denied the Third Hokage's words and asked in return:
"What exactly happened on the front lines? How did the force that had only just gone to reinforce them run into trouble? Could this have been the Uchiha Clan's doing? Just as I said, they may be trying to use these deaths as an excuse to leave the village."
Not only did he refuse to admit it, he even tried to shift the blame. In truth, Danzo had already prepared his excuse before coming here.
He had also obtained a very useful piece of information: the Uchiha family's clan head had awakened a legendary power during this attack.
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