After the review of death confirmations from the old battlefield began, the atmosphere in the Hokage Building was tenser than Gen had expected.
Because this time, what had been brought to the table was not an old Root front.
It was an Uchiha's name.
Obito Uchiha.
The moment that name appeared, many people's expressions changed.
Even though the meeting minutes were carefully worded, noting only a gap in death confirmation, Mitokado Homura immediately looked at Fugaku.
Danzo certainly would not let this opportunity pass.
He placed the old battlefield record on the table and said coldly, "Since there is a gap in the death confirmation, we cannot rule out the possibility that he survived."
There was nothing wrong with that statement.
But it was dangerous.
A gap could not rule out survival.
But neither could a gap prove survival.
If Danzo deliberately blurred that distinction, the meeting would quickly shift from reviewing records to interrogating people formerly associated with the Uchiha.
Fugaku did not rush to answer.
He glanced at the note Gen had prepared beforehand.
There was only one sentence on it.
A gap in death confirmation did not mean he was alive.
Fugaku raised his head. "At present, all we can prove is that the death confirmation procedures were incomplete. We cannot directly conclude that he survived."
Danzo sneered. "Are the Uchiha covering for one of their own?"
Fugaku looked at him.
"The Uchiha are asking the village to speak on the basis of evidence."
The Conference Room fell silent.
That statement was more than a rebuttal.
It redrew the line.
Speculation could not bypass evidence simply because the name was Uchiha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the person in charge of the Archives Room.
"Explain it according to the review procedure."
The head of the Archives Room hurriedly