Shimura Danzō, who had always distrusted and monitored the Uchiha Clan, had ended up being monitored by them instead. How could that be anything but ironic?
Danzo's face had already been ashen, but after hearing the decision the Third Hokage had made because he "had no other choice," he sank into utter despair.
"Then we'll follow Lord Hokage's decision."
Seeing that the Third Hokage had made concessions, Fugaku still wanted to kill Danzo. But as the clan head, he understood the weight someone like Danzo carried. Killing him outright was simply impossible.
They had finished playing their parts, and the Hokage had given them both respect and tangible concessions. Pushing any further would be going too far.
Without any fanfare, the Third Hokage had stripped Danzo of his power. Though Itachi was now nominally in charge of Root, the Third Hokage had also gained the authority to review all its affairs, great and small. No force in Konoha could oppose him anymore. Even the clans that had previously followed Danzo would naturally settle down now that they had lost their leader.
Through a fortunate turn of events, Hiruzen Sarutobi, serving his second term as Hokage, had once again made his voice the only one that mattered in Konoha.
Three days passed. With the help of Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan, Madara Uchiha completed the takeover of all of Root's forces. At the same time, he finished drawing up a plan to reform the organization. On his tenth birthday, Madara Uchiha placed that plan on the Third Hokage's desk.
"Abolish Root's training methods, bring all the orphans Root adopted into Konoha's shinobi system, and abolish the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. Itachi, did you ask your father's opinion before making these decisions?"
Even though the Third Hokage was already one of Konoha's