"This clearly means they didn't want to expose their true identities. It only proves those five weren't Root ninja at all." Shimura Danzō took the opportunity to defend himself.
"They didn't want to expose their identities? Clearly, they didn't want to expose your secrets." At the sound of Shimura Danzō's voice, the Third Hokage's anger flared again, though he had only just calmed down.
Even Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura did not believe Shimura Danzō's explanation. In the Land of Fire, someone had casually deployed five Jonin about whom there had been no prior information, and their assassination target had been Uchiha Yefeng. Even without evidence, the two were convinced Shimura Danzō had done it.
However, since the assassination attempt had targeted Uchiha Yefeng, neither Utatane Koharu nor Mitokado Homura considered it particularly serious, and they tried to soothe the Third Hokage from the sidelines.
After venting for a while, the Third Hokage's anger had subsided considerably. Moreover, they had only just allied with Kumogakure, and they still needed Root to monitor Sunagakure and Iwagakure's movements. Although the Anbu had its own intelligence network, it still fell somewhat short of Shimura Danzō, who would stop at nothing.
"Shimura Danzō failed in his duty to defend Konoha and remained unaware that enemies had infiltrated, resulting in an attack on Konoha ninja. Fortunately, there were no serious consequences. His punishment shall be one year of confinement. He may not leave his residence, and everyone he meets must be reported."
In the end, the Third Hokage did little to Shimura Danzō. Although it was called confinement, he could still communicate with the outside world; he simply would not be physically present at Root.
With the matter settled for the moment, the three Advisors were about to leave the Hokage Office when they heard