Soon, Uchiha Kazama had already walked over here.
Looking at Uchiha Kazama's expression, Jiraiya instinctively felt a chill run through his heart.
The aura of slaughter on Uchiha Kazama made Jiraiya somewhat glad that he had not made a move just now.
Otherwise, Uchiha Kazama would definitely attack him without the slightest hesitation right now.
Moreover, Uchiha Kazama, who was able to wipe out the entire Konoha High Command, had already surpassed him in strength.
"Jiraiya, you must want to know about the village, right?"
"Then, just wait a moment."
"Right now, I still have some matters that need to be dealt with."
After saying that, Uchiha Kazama cast his gaze onto Asuma Sarutobi.
Being stared at by Uchiha Kazama, Asuma Sarutobi felt his entire body go numb in an instant.
That kind of killing intent was like an invisible shackle, wrapping tightly around his entire body.
"Asuma Sarutobi, you must be planning to bring people over to disrupt the current peace in Konoha, right?!"
"Kakashi Hatake, what was the purpose of your attack just now?!"
Uchiha Kazama asked one question after another.
Asuma Sarutobi froze.
Because that was precisely what he had been thinking.
Yet right now, how could he possibly admit to such a thing?!
The only moral high ground he could occupy upon returning this time was the coup d'état that Uchiha Kazama and the others had manufactured.
If he answered Uchiha Kazama's question, he would no longer be able to occupy the moral high ground of justice.
"I don't know what the situation is, but slaughtering people from the same village is definitely not right."
Kakashi, on the other hand, stated his own view.
He could not be considered a steadfast adherent of the Will of Fire, but he did have his own Ninja Way.
Under normal circumstances, he would never raise a hand against people from his own village.
"Kakashi, that eye of yours belongs to us Uchiha, doesn't it!?"
"Obito gave it to you."
Uchiha Kazama spoke slowly.
Hearing those words, Kakashi Hatake fell silent.
After acquiring the Sharingan, although the members of the Uchiha clan looked upon him with some displeasure, they never made any move against him.
Because they knew that the idiot Obito Uchiha was Kakashi Hatake's comrade.
This eye was something Obito had given him of his own accord.
Kakashi knew that the reason he was still able to keep the Sharingan was entirely due to the Konoha High Command's suppression of the Uchiha.
Otherwise, his Sharingan would have been reclaimed by the Uchiha long ago.
Now, Uchiha Kazama suddenly brought up this issue, leaving him somewhat at a loss for how to respond.
"By the way, Kakashi."
"There is something I feel you should still know."
"Back then, the genius shinobi of Konoha, who possessed an ultra-formidable reputation across the Shinobi World and bore the title of Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo."
"He was also your father, Kakashi."
"Have you never suspected anything about his death!?"
As Uchiha Kazama's voice rang out, even Jiraiya, standing off to the side, was moved.
He had not heard the moniker of Konoha's White Fang for a very long time.
Geniuses buried away in the annals of history often commanded people's fond remembrance.
However...
Konoha's White Fang...
This name was rarely ever brought up.
Back then, the death of Konoha's White Fang had even been a deeply humiliating one!
Such a genius, yet he died in that kind of manner...
"You..."
After taking several deep breaths, Kakashi still failed to say anything.
"That matter was caused by the Konoha High Command!"
"Back then, the reputation of Konoha's White Fang had already reached its peak."
"Many people say that the Fourth Hokage was supposed to be Hatake Sakumo."
"But... the Konoha High Command did not want such an uncontrollable Hokage, so... the rumors appeared."
"The person who accused Hatake Sakumo of being trash and waste for choosing to protect his comrades and abandoning the mission was none other than the shinobi he saved-Sarutobi Shinnosuke!"
"With the Konoha High Command fanning the flames, the ignorant masses began launching verbal attacks against Hatake Sakumo."
"In the end, they drove the genius Hatake Sakumo to suicide..."
"This is what the Konoha High Command did; they would sacrifice anyone for the sake of their power!"
"These matters are certainly not fabrications of my own invention."
"Jiraiya, you must know something about this, don't you?!"
Uchiha Kazama spoke as he looked toward Jiraiya, who was frowning not far away.
Kakashi Hatake's gaze shifted over there as well.
Jiraiya froze for a moment.
He did not open his mouth to refute the claim.
Tsunade had actually gone to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi about this very matter back then.
Moreover, Sarutobi Shinnosuke had even taken a beating from Tsunade.
Yet, Hatake Sakumo was already dead.
No matter how furious he and Tsunade were, there was simply nothing else they could do.
Although he did not know why Uchiha Kazama was aware of these things, but... it now appeared that this Uchiha Kazama was not entirely insane.
At the very least, he was an existence one could reason with.
So...
"Slash!"
Just as everyone was distracted by the matter of Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Kazama made his move.
A spray of fresh blood scattered through the air as the Short Sword in Uchiha Kazama's hand plunged straight into Asuma Sarutobi's heart.
"You..."
"Uchiha Kazama, you..."
Asuma Sarutobi opened his mouth, and blood immediately gushed out.
The few people nearby instinctively wanted to make a move.
Yet, because of that pair of crimson Mangekyō Sharingan belonging to Uchiha Kazama, they were forcibly frozen in place instantly.
"Asuma Sarutobi attempted to disrupt the current stability of the village, so he had to be eliminated."
"Kakashi Hatake, I shall be taking back your eye as well."
"However, I will prepare something else for you."
"Might Guy, you are to go and submit your mission report immediately, and then get some good rest."
"Jiraiya, Kakashi, come with me to the Hokage's Office."
After finishing his words, Uchiha Kazama vanished from the spot entirely.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Ryunen and the others quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
This turn of events caught everyone completely off guard.
"Kakashi, I..."
"Shouldn't I just stop standing here right now!?"
Might Guy spoke with a hint of foolish innocence.
His brain was never particularly good at processing complex matters to begin with.
Right now, the various events and pieces of information had instantly caused his mind to crash.
To the extent that he had no idea what he was supposed to do next.
"Guy, you should go complete your mission first."
"Lord Jiraiya, shall we go over?"
Kakashi Hatake looked toward Jiraiya and spoke slowly.
"Let's go."
"We don't really have any other choice anyway."
Jiraiya took a deep breath and slowly walked toward the village.
Kakashi cast one glance at Asuma Sarutobi, whose body had already been carried away.
He then turned and followed in Jiraiya's footsteps.
The area was cleared away quickly, as if nothing had ever happened at all.
As for Asuma Sarutobi, the plan he had originally concocted to instigate the village against the Uchiha came to an end before it had even begun.
Inside the Hokage's Office.
Uchiha Kazama sat in the Hokage's seat, reviewing the documents before him.
Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake stood there at the moment, waiting for Uchiha Kazama to speak.