Danzo flew into a rage and took the intelligence straight to the Hokage Building, angrily accusing Hiruzen Sarutobi of failing to govern his subordinates.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also surprised. His first reaction was that Danzo had deliberately traded the Rasengan to Kumogakure shinobi, then turned around and framed Minato Namikaze.
Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of his old friend, Danzo was capable of such a thing.
But Minato Namikaze had only developed the Rasengan recently. It had not even been recorded in the Scroll of Seals yet, so Danzo could not have obtained its training method!
Thus, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and remained silent.
At that moment, Danzo added, "Intelligence indicates that when Chiba Shun left the village, he told Minato Namikaze, 'Thank you for teaching me ninjutsu!'"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed as he barked, "Danzo! Minato is an outstanding junior of the village and an inheritor of the Will of Fire. He would never betray the village!"
"This must be Chiba Shun's scheme!"
During his negotiations with the Third Raikage, Hiruzen Sarutobi had gained a clear understanding of Chiba Shun.
Like Danzo, Chiba Shun was someone who handled dirty work at the Third Raikage's side. Not a single word from him could be trusted!
Still, no matter how hard Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it, he could not understand how Chiba Shun had learned the Rasengan from Minato Namikaze.
Danzo said directly, "Hiruzen, to prevent Minato Namikaze from continuing to leak village secrets, place the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on him!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi flew into a rage. "Danzo, Minato belongs in the sunlight. Put away all your schemes!"
Though Hiruzen Sarutobi did not make any harsh threats, the full pressure of a village's Hokage bore down on Danzo until he could barely breathe.
"Hiruzen, you will regret this!" Danzo ultimately slammed the