After Ren said, "It was only through my efforts to appease Clan Leader that I stabilized the situation after taking over," no one on either side of the long table dared to describe Uchiha's anger as unreasonable.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a long time and finally spoke slowly.
"After Nine-Tails' Attack, the village became wary of Uchiha, and it's not without reason."
He raised his head, his voice filled with suppressed exhaustion.
"Back then, Nine-Tails was controlled by Sharingan. This incident caused too much harm to Konoha. Fourth Hokage and his wife died in battle, and countless villagers and ninjas died that night. It is impossible for the village not to investigate, and it is impossible for the village to be completely unprepared for Uchiha."
"As for some of the later excessive surveillance and suppression, I admit that it was not handled properly enough, but many things were not my intention, but were promoted privately by Danzo."
"Root acts secretly. Many orders bypassed Hokage Office. I am not clear about everything."
As soon as these words were spoken, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura seemed to have grabbed the last rope.
Utatane Koharu immediately said, "Yes, the suspicion of Nine-Tails' Attack is there. The village has strengthened surveillance to prevent the tragedy from happening again, not just to target Uchiha."
Mitokado Homura also said in a deep voice, "Danzo must investigate the wrong things they did, but we cannot put all the blame on Hiruzen. Hokage must consider the safety of the whole village and cannot just look at the problem from the perspective of one ninja clan."
Several Sarutobi clan's Jonin also nodded.
"Nine-Tails' Attack Konoha so many people died that night. If Hokage Building was unprepared, he would be really derelict in his duty."
"Uchiha owns Sharingan. It's not surprising that the village is suspicious."
"Danzo has been exposed, but it has not been easy for the three generations of adults to maintain Konoha over the years. We cannot deny it all with just a word of condonation."
These voices sounded one after another, and the Hokage faction, which had been overwhelmed by Ren, finally gained some confidence.
But Ren just looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, with no wavering on his face.
"So, you still want to blame all the blame on Danzo?"
His voice was not high, but it stopped the voices that had just emerged in the conference room again.
"Can Danzo alone sign the order to migrate Uchiha District?"
"Military Police Force's power has been restricted little by little, the budget has been cut, personnel scheduling has been blocked, and task authority has been repeatedly compressed by Hokage Building. Can this be done by Danzo alone?"
"ANBU monitors the clan area day and night, Root keeps an eye on Uchiha's children, and villagers' public opinion is deliberately guided. The more Uchiha enforces the law, the more he is scolded, and the more silent he becomes, the more he is suspected. All the pressure has been put down layer by layer over the years. As Hokage, do you really know nothing?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's fingers holding the pipe tightened slightly.
Ren stared at him and said word by word, "Even if you didn't do something yourself, you were sitting in Hokage's position and allowed it to happen."
"You said that Nine-Tails' Attack must be suspected of Uchiha. Okay, then let me ask you, have you found out the truth after doubting it?"
"No."
"If you can't find out the truth, you regard the entire Uchiha Clan as potential enemies, drive them to the edge of the village, separate them from ordinary villagers, turn Military Police Force into a cage, and then in turn say that Uchiha is not gregarious and not close to the village."
"The clan members are being ostracized, their children are being followed, and the elders Tenten are worried that one day they will be exterminated by Root. The voices of the coup faction in the clan association are getting louder and louder, and the public resentment can hardly be suppressed."
Ren's eyes swept over everyone present, and his voice suddenly became louder.
"This is not Uchiha's natural rebellious nature."
"This is government forcing the people to rebel."
With a bang.
Everyone in the conference room felt as if they had been hit by a heavy hammer.
The officials forced the people to rebel.
These four words are too harsh and too straightforward.
Shikaku Nara lowered his head, frowning tightly, and his mind quickly reviewed the changes in the relationship between Uchiha and the village over the years.
Inoichi Yamanaka's face darkened, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Ren said was irrefutable.
Choza Akimichi remained silent, pressing his thick fingers on the table, his joints slowly turning white.
Hyuga Hiashi has the coldest face.
He understands this feeling very well.
Hyuga clan was also forced by Kumogakure back then, and was also asked by Hokage Building to sacrifice the dignity of his people in exchange for peace.
It's just that Hyuga didn't have people like Ren who stood up and beat Kumogakure until he knelt down and signed the contract.
Ren did not stop.
"Do you think Uchiha is the only one being suppressed?"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you have been in charge of Konoha for decades. You have been jealous of talents, suppressed the ninja clan, and suppressed geniuses. Anyone who might threaten Hokage Building's authority has either been marginalized or forced away."
"Senju clan has been strong for thousands of years and is one of the founding ethnic groups of Konoha. But what about now?"
"The surname Senju has almost disappeared in Konoha. The clan has been dispersed and the right to speak has been lost. Apart from some side bloodlines that have been deliberately downplayed, how many Senjus in the village can really stand on the stage?"
"Is this natural decline?"
"Or are you people who inherit Senju's political legacy afraid that the real Senju will return to the center of power, so you are dismantling, diluting, and marginalizing them little by little?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was completely ugly.
Mitokado Homura said fiercely, "Senju's integration into the village is the direction that First and the second generation have been pursuing, and it is not deliberately suppressed by Hiruzen!"
Ren didn't even look at him.
"Integrating into the village does not mean disappearing to the point where there is no clan voice."
"Let's talk about Hyuga."
His eyes fell on Hyuga Hiashi.
"Hyuga clan is also Konoha's top wealthy family, Byakugan is the most important detective Kekkei Genkai in the village, but Kumogakure dares to sneak into Hyuga Main House kidnapped the eldest daughter Main Family. After the incident was exposed, Konoha Leadership did not dare to pursue Kumogakure. Instead, he asked Hyuga to hand over the corpses of his clan members to calm the storm."
"You have forced a wealthy family into a vassal."
"Let them be humiliated, but still have to bear the price of weakness for Hokage Building."
Hyuga Hiashi's fists clenched instantly.
Many people in the conference room looked at him, but no one dared to speak.
Because of what happened back then, Konoha Leadership really did something ugly.
Ren continued, "Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, have outstanding military exploits, and their reputation is high enough to surpass many high-level officials."
"He saved his companions, but was forced to commit suicide by public opinion."
"A hero who went through life and death for Konoha, because his reputation was too high and because he was not controlled by the top management, he was finally forced to death by the gossips in the village."
"You dare to say that there are no traces of Hokage Building and Root in it?"
Inoichi Yamanaka's expression changed.
Choza Akimichi took a long breath and said in a very low voice, "Sir White Fang's matter... is indeed Konoha's old injury."
Ren's voice is colder and harder.
"Let's talk about Three Legendary Ninja."
"Orochimaru has amazing talent, but with your connivance, he went to human experiments and finally defected to Konoha."
"Tsunade experienced the death of his relatives in the war and his ideals were shattered. He was completely disappointed with Hokage Building and left the village for many years without wanting to come back."
"Jiraiya travels around all year round and does not want to stay in the Konoha center of power."
"Of the three disciples you Hiruzen Sarutobi trained, one defected, one ran away, and one drifted away. This is not an accident. This is because the Konoha power structure cannot accommodate truly talented people."