Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to tolerate Danzo no longer, directly ordering him stripped of his command over Root.
First, he was sentenced to confinement in the Shimura Clan Grounds until the end of his natural life, and naturally he was no longer allowed to meddle in the affairs of the Konoha High Command. Any command of the upcoming war was certainly out of the question for him as well.
This was still without finding conclusive evidence; if they did find it, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not mind putting righteousness above family.
The Konoha High Command and the leaders of the Great Families all expressed their stance together: everything would wait until the Yamanaka Clan deciphered the memories inside the Third Raikage's head.
If things were truly the work of Danzo, then Shimura Danzō must be made to pay the price, executed directly before the eyes of the Konoha villagers!
There was no other reason than the fact that Ryuuzaki Eiji's performance was simply too dazzling.
Fortunately, Kumogakure failed this time; if they had truly succeeded, one could say that Konoha's future would have completely lost the strength of an immensely terrifying ninja noble family.
To display such strength while still just a child-even if he was the first holder of a Kekkei Genkai, so what if his strength might be somewhat greater than that of his descendants?
Hiruzen Sarutobi could say with absolute responsibility that as long as his descendants still possessed these eyes, one day in the future Konoha would become great once again!
During these past two months, Eiji had not visited the Shimura Clan Grounds a small number of times, and the result of each visit was Shimura Danzō being urgently carried off to Konoha Hospital for emergency treatment.
Shimura Danzō's recovery speed was also astonishing; in just