Chapter 79: Full-Village Public Trial, Shimura Danzō's Doom
"The first person who deserves to die is Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
Yamada Naoto had just brought the message over when Sasuke already turned from the edge of the Hokage Rock, the incomplete scroll in his hand sealed into the black box, and handed it to Kakashi.
Kakashi took the black box, but his gaze still lingered in the direction of the square. "Danzo wants to turn and bite the Third on the public trial platform."
"Let him bite."
Sasuke raised a hand to smooth his collar, his footsteps not stopping. "The harder he bites, the cleaner the old debts are dug up."
Fugaku frowned as he followed. "If he drags the Third down with him, the situation will spin out of control."
Shikaku walked over from below the steps, holding the trial procedure he had just sorted out. "What's spinning out of control isn't the situation, it's that last shred of face the Hokage Building has left."
Sasuke glanced at him. "Is face worth more, or is the people's will?"
Shikaku handed the scroll over. "The public trial is at noon, and the victims' families are already lined up outside the square. After the Root list was posted, the mission hall was almost torn apart."
"The Konoha Military Police Force will maintain order."
"It's already been arranged, but someone demanded to take the stage personally."
Sasuke took the trial scroll, flipped to the execution column at the very end, and his fingertips paused on the blank space. "Let them speak first."
Kakashi followed beside him, his tone sinking. "Those Sharingan on Danzo's body-are they all going to be made public today?"
Sasuke's footsteps stopped at the Hokage Rock staircase, and he turned his head back to look at Konoha's main street.
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