"Don't listen! This is classified village information!"
At that moment, all the villagers panicked as well.
They hurriedly covered their children's ears.
They had never imagined that their strongest Hokage, the kind and lovable Third Hokage in their hearts, was so hated that even his secrets were being exposed.
At that moment, Hyuga Hiashi, Inuzuka Tsume, Aburame Shibi, and Kurama Tianya, who were present, all found themselves in an awkward position.
They had not expected Kushina to be so bold that she would even reveal the secret of being a Jinchuriki.
But to Kushina, did it really matter whether it was exposed or not?
If it had not been exposed, would Kumogakure never have kidnapped her?
If Kumogakure's spies could know her identity, then spies from other villages could naturally know it too.
Unless everything had been staged by Konoha itself.
But if Konoha had staged it all, there would be even less reason to keep it secret.
Otherwise, was she supposed to keep putting on the act?
At that moment, Kushina continued:
"Secondly, the old Third is already old."
"When people grow old, their strength declines, and their minds become conservative, because old people fear change."
"But if you refuse to change, the world will not wait for you. Time means nothing to the world. So while you grow old and remain stagnant, others stay young and stride forward."
"And those who have grown old fear others striding forward, so they try every possible way to stop others from advancing."
"For example, Senior Sakumo. For example, the Uchiha."
"Senior Sakumo was originally the head of ANBU and wore the Hokage Half-Sleeve, but what about now? Now everyone is calling for his head. Why? Because that old Third leaked the classified information about Senior Sakumo's failed S-rank Mission."
"Why was