Public Execution! Utter Humiliation!

Danzo forced the words out of his throat, spitting blood and saliva with all the resentment and fury he had bottled up for far too long!

Facing punishment, his anger and fear erupted together!

The crowd at the entrance stirred again.

Some stood on tiptoe to peer inside. Others turned to whisper to their neighbors, while a few young people pushed forward for a better look.

"Settling a personal grudge? What does he mean?"

"He means Lord Yongye is using this chance to get back at Danzo."

"Seriously?"

"Who knows? Keep watching."

"They did have a grudge before!"

"Justice above, compassion below—can he really live up to that?"

Murmurs spread across the entrance to the hall like flies circling rotting meat.

Yongye sat behind the desk, raised his right hand, and picked up the Gavel.

The Rosewood traced an arc through the air, then came down hard.

Crack!

The sound was louder than the first two strikes, sharper and heavier.

The Rosewood struck the desk with an explosive crack that shook the dust on it into the air, made the beams overhead hum, and set the eardrums of the crowd at the entrance trembling.

The murmurs stopped dead!

Yongye set down the Gavel and braced both hands on the desk, leaning forward slightly.

His gaze fell from above and pinned Danzo's swollen, twisted face. Like two nails, it drove into Danzo's one good eye.

Then, without defending himself or arguing back, he gave a cold order!

"Danzo has defied authority and shouted in court!"

"Add another hundred... blows with the punishment staff!"

Enough was enough. There was no need to hold back!

This Uchiha brat had gone too far!

Danzo wrenched both arms backward. The ropes around his wrists creaked. His knees scraped twice against the floor, leaving two white