At the same time, traveling through time, starting from subverting the war at the top

Chapter 134 The Fish on the Chopping Board and the Performing Monkey
"what!"

Danzo's piercing screams echoed through the night sky.

Danzo, who had been pinned to the ground by Lin Mo's sword, did not give up. He tried to form hand seals, but as soon as he raised his hand, another dagger formed of strange fire pierced through his palm and pinned him to the ground.

Lin Mo's attack was not over yet. He reached out and several more strange fire flying knives appeared out of thin air, pinning Danzo's limbs to the ground.

Danzo's struggles grew increasingly fierce, like a live fish nailed to a chopping board, but unlike a fish, he let out a frenzied and shrill howl like a wild beast.

As the struggle aggravated the wound, bright red blood seeped out continuously, only to be instantly evaporated by the high temperature of the flames.

It made a creepy hissing sound.

"Do you want to use Izanagi again?" Lin Mo asked.

Danzo used Izanagi to catch Shisui off guard and instantly steal one of his eyes. Otherwise, with Shisui's strength, how could he have possibly lost to Danzo?

Although Danzo had not yet transplanted the Sharingan into his right arm, Lin Mo knew that the right eye under his bandage was a genuine Sharingan.

The eye that had previously gone blind after using Izanagi during its battle with Shisui has now been replaced with the eye that was taken from Shisui.

Lin Mo placed his hand on Danzo's right eye, and in the next instant, the bandage on his face shattered, revealing the Mangekyou Sharingan hidden inside.

"...Aaaaaaah!"

An even more piercing wail followed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who arrived at the scene with a group of ANBU, witnessed this scene and his expression darkened.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had known Danzo since his student days, and he was well aware of his old friend's strength.

Although Danzo has rarely taken action in recent years since he assumed a high position and remained behind the scenes, his strength is undoubtedly one of the top in the village today.

Now, however, they are being treated like slaughtered dogs, nailed to the ground.

The Uchiha clansman in front of him was even stronger than he had expected.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also saw the Sharingan that Lin Mo had dug out of Danzo's eye. His expression darkened, and he asked, "Danzo, what's the deal with this Sharingan?"

"This is not the time to talk about this! Kill this evil brat from the Uchiha clan!" Danzo shouted angrily, enduring the pain.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Danzo's advice and attacked Lin Mo directly. He looked at Lin Mo and asked, "My friend from the Uchiha clan, I am Hiruzen Sarutobi. What exactly happened between you and Danzo? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words made Lin Mo laugh.

You, the Hokage, don't know what happened tonight?
So, why are you out here at night with so many people instead of sleeping? Are you here to enjoy the night view?

Lin Mo laughed instead of getting angry, and said, "Nothing major happened, it's just that the Uchiha clan was wiped out just now."

"!!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face showed utter shock, and he roared, "Who did such a heinous thing? Tell me who the murderer is, and I will make him pay with his blood!"

Seeing that Lin Mo was just smiling at him without saying anything.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then asked, "Could the murderer be Danzo?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo, who was nailed to the ground, and adopted a selfless posture.

"Rest assured, young friend, if Danzo really did this, even if he is an elder of the Elder Council and the Hokage's assistant, I will never tolerate it. After finding out the truth, I will definitely give your Uchiha clan justice!" Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance, Lin Mo could only sigh in his heart, no wonder they say that politicians are the best actors in the world.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance was flawless.

Those who don't know the plot might really think that Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely unaware of the massacre of his clan tonight.

Lin Mo just smiled and watched him silently, as if watching a monkey perform.

No wonder the first and second generation liked to call Hiruzen Sarutobi "the monkey," there's a reason for it now.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did this simply to temporarily appease Lin Mo before knowing his true background, while also rescuing Danzo.

As for the idea of ​​sacrificing family for the greater good, there is absolutely no way Danzo would be executed.

Because he knew in his heart who was the real person who massacred the Uchiha clan, he ultimately pinned the blame on Itachi Uchiha.

Then find some mistakes Danzo made, such as coveting the Sharingan, and dismiss him from his post. That would be an explanation to the Uchiha clan.

Lin Mo stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and just as he was about to get goosebumps, he finally spoke.

"No need, I've already killed the murderer on the spot," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing that the murderer had been killed on the spot by Lin Mo, Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked. He knew Itachi Uchiha's strength all too well, and in his opinion, Itachi Uchiha was now no weaker than himself.

He was actually killed by this Uchiha clansman whose name he had never heard of before?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was once again relieved for his earlier choice; thankfully, he hadn't listened to Danzo and rashly attacked the person in front of him.

Otherwise, even if we manage to win in the end, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.

The damage that will be inflicted on Konoha at that time will be immeasurable.

Caution has always been Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength, sometimes to the point of being almost cowardly.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked, he showed no sign of it on his face. He said with righteous indignation, "Well done, young friend! I would kill any villain like him I see! Even if you hadn't made a move, I would have killed him if I had encountered him."

"Who is the murderer?" Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject and asked.

"Uchiha Itachi, if I remember correctly, he was the captain of the ANBU under your command, Third Hokage, right?" Lin Mo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said with a smile.

"It was my fault for misjudging people. I didn't realize this boy was such a ruthless and insane person. It was my fault for not discovering it in time. The Uchiha clan was wiped out tonight, and as the Hokage, I am equally responsible. On behalf of the village, I apologize to the Uchiha clan," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with deep remorse.

“Of course you are to blame,” Lin Mo said.

"?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned for a moment; he clearly hadn't expected Lin Mo to say that.

He's using a retreat as a tactic to advance; he seems to be taking responsibility, but in reality, he's shirking it.

Why isn't the other side playing by the rules? They took this opportunity to corner him.

"Itachi Uchiha was just a tool being used. He deserved to die, but the people behind the scenes who were pulling the strings deserved to die even more."

Lin Mo pointed to Danzo, who was pinned to the ground and struggling in his death throes, and then said, "Danzo is the one who directly wields the sword."

(End of this chapter)