Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the tense standoff and felt a considerable headache coming on.
But he did not want to punish Danzo in public, so he could only try to smooth things over.
He cleared his throat and assumed the Hokage's air of authority. "Everyone, stand down! With so many people watching, what kind of behavior is this?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the villagers packed tightly outside the gates. Konoha's villagers were often on the front lines when it came to watching drama unfold.
Especially during wartime, when the atmosphere in the Shinobi World grew increasingly oppressive, even ordinary entertainment suffered as ninja left the village.
Murmurs rose one after another from the crowd:
"Someone actually dared to storm the Uchiha's Konoha Military Police Force? Do they have a death wish?"
"That one-eyed old man is Lord Danzo from the book!"
"Heavens, he's even scarier in person than the book described!"
"No wonder he wears an eye patch. Could he have been injured during 'special tutoring'?"
Those whispers slithered into Danzo's ears like venomous snakes. The corner of his eye twitched, and his single eye was bloodshot.
Had Hiruzen Sarutobi not been present, he would have made these ungrateful villagers learn what the darkness of the shinobi truly meant!
"Tsunade, Danzo, and Yūto," Hiruzen Sarutobi began mediating, "let's go to the office and talk this over. You're making a spectacle of yourselves in front of the civilians."
Tsunade and Yūto were in no hurry. After all, Danzo was the one suffering public humiliation right now.
"What is there to discuss?!" Danzo suddenly exploded. "That Uchiha brat must be punished!"
"We Uchiha have to be punished for arresting people now?" Yūto suddenly interjected. "Elder Danzo, you're in such a hurry. Could you be afraid I'll include the details of