Chapter 215: Hiruzen Sarutobi's Spy
After Orochimaru finished speaking, everyone's expressions in the Hokage's Office changed drastically.
Assassinating the Daimyo's offspring and more than a dozen high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire could basically be considered breaking the alliance between the Land of Fire and Konoha, and Konoha Village might fall into a state even worse than the Cloud Ninja during the Third Shinobi World War.
Utter isolation!
Either all the ninja in the village would plead guilty and let the Daimyo of the Land of Fire dispose of them, or they would likely face an attack from the four major ninja villages, as other Daimyo would never let such a situation be seen.
As for reconciling with the Daimyo, the people in the room felt it was incomparably difficult after thinking about it slightly.
Upon hearing this news, Hatake Sakumo's mind also went blank, and he wrung his brains in every possible way without figuring out how the other party poisoned them, and were they now suspecting the few of them?
"Lord Hokage..."
"Sakumo-kun, you are outside the Daimyo's suspicion, and the Daimyo's Mansion is also strictly investigating this matter, but the poison pointing to Root should be correct, and next I hope everyone can give a suggestion..."
After Orochimaru finished speaking, the other five Guardian Ninjas couldn't help feeling jealous in their hearts, but when encountering such a matter, it was useless even if they came from ninja clans.
"ANBU, take these five to the Interrogation Unit first, and ask everything that happened during this time."
Hearing Orochimaru's order, Hiruzen Sarutobi became somewhat anxious immediately, as three of these five people were Jonin of the Sarutobi Clan; hence he hurriedly said: "Orochimaru, it wouldn't be good to take them to be interrogated so hastily, I believe they