"Besides, he himself had intended to deal with the Shimura Clan. Otherwise, why did you think things had blown up this badly?"
It was one thing for Shimura Danzō himself to lack any self-awareness, but what was wrong with the rest of the Shimura Clan?
I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had helped you in every way possible, not so you could keep getting tangled up with Shimura Danzō.
Since you liked getting involved, then he would indulge you. First, he would make you suffer a little.
And so the operation against the Shimura Clan began, while the Third Hokage maintained an attitude of utter helplessness throughout.
"You people really are..."
Tsunade had wanted to say that they were truly filthy, but considering the two men's relationship with her, as well as the Shimura Clan's own suicidal behavior, she chose to swallow the rest of her words.
"According to your agreement with Iwagakure and Kumogakure, people from those villages will arrive in Konoha soon. If they see this..."
"What's the big deal? It's not like it's something shameful."
Jingyi snorted. "Don't think too highly of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Their villages have far more messed-up affairs than we do."
They were all much the same, equally bad, so no one had any right to laugh at anyone else.
Even if guests from other villages arrived and discovered the situation, so what? This was Konoha's internal affair and had nothing to do with outsiders.
What had they come to Konoha for?
Negotiate if they needed to negotiate, have fun if they wanted to have fun. Why worry about Konoha's affairs?
Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and the others were not so lacking in self-awareness.
Even if they learned of these matters, not only would they refrain from caring, they would stay far away to avoid getting