Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened. He clamped both hands over his neck, his mouth opening and closing, but his throat had been slit, leaving him unable to speak!
Bloody foam spilled from the corners of Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth as it opened and closed!
Everyone watched Hiruzen Sarutobi in horror! They had never expected Ziyan to act so decisively. Hiruzen Sarutobi had not even managed to explain himself before Ziyan killed him outright!
"Little Monkey, I've let you off so many times already. Why couldn't you just keep quiet for a while? Couldn't you enjoy your retirement? Why did you have to keep pushing my limits? Did you really think I wouldn't dare kill you just because you were the former Hokage?" Ziyan said as he sheathed his blade!
Only when Hatake Ziyan's words reached their ears did everyone snap out of their shock!
Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at Hatake Ziyan with complicated expressions. However wrong Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions had been, he had treated both of them very well. But after Tsunade learned that her teacher had allowed Danzo to research her grandfather's cells, she no longer valued their bond quite so much!
Jiraiya, however, felt deeply conflicted. Without Hiruzen Sarutobi's guidance, he might never have become the man he was today! Yet the sordid deeds that had gradually come to light over the years had left him disappointed in Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Orochimaru, on the other hand, did not care in the slightest. All that interested him now was immortality! Hiruzen Sarutobi had treated him well, too, but later, to protect his own position and prevent Orochimaru from becoming Hokage, he had forcibly suppressed him. He had even sent people to smear his reputation. If Hatake Ziyan had not intervened, causing Danzo to defect and Hiruzen to lose his status and power,