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Both ethnic groups are now dwindling in number.

On the contrary, other families are constantly growing stronger, sucking the nutrients from these two great trees like vampires.

It's important to know that before Konoha was established, it was the Warring States period.

In that era, the Uchiha and Senju clans were the most powerful clans.

Although they often fought to the death, they still managed to overpower other families.

Ultimately, in Konoha Year 60, which is at the very beginning of the story, the Third Hokage died in the Konoha Crush Plan.

At this time, the Third Hokage was nearly 70 years old.

70 years old!

You should know that the retirement age in society is now 60.

70 years old is really quite old, and some people at this age are even bedridden and unable to move due to illness.

In the Konoha Crush Plan.

The Third Hokage, even at 70 years old, still possessed Kage-level strength and fought against Orochimaru.

The sealing of the First and Second Hokage and Orochimaru's hands directly crippled Orochimaru.

……

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root base.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived here with two of his ANBU followers.

But there were already other people there.

Orochimaru, Minato Namikaze, Fugaku Uchiha, and some other high-ranking officials of Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "What's going on! What happened?"

Mitokado Yan didn't look too good.

"Danzo seems to have disappeared, and a lot of unpleasant things have been left behind here."

Then, Mitokado Homura looked at Uchiha Fugaku who was standing to the side.

This is obviously not a good thing, because it's related to the Uchiha clan.

"Fugaku, what are you doing here? It seems that matters concerning the Root are not under the jurisdiction of the guards."

Fugaku Uchiha's face was extremely cold.

"The guard unit is responsible for the security of Konoha. A fierce battle has taken place here, and it's located within Konoha's territory. I think our guard unit should be qualified to investigate, former Hokage!"

The former Uchiha Fugaku spoke very heavily, clearly implying something else was going on.

The Third Hokage has retired, and theoretically, the Uchiha clan does not need to report to him on their actions.

Moreover, the Fourth Hokage, who is now the current Hokage, has also come here.

Then there's even less need to pay attention to this former Third Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. During his reign, he relentlessly suppressed the Uchiha clan, so naturally, the Uchiha clan wouldn't give him a friendly look.

"What happened at the Watergate?!"

The only person the Third Hokage could ask was the most handsome one in the crowd.

He never dreamed that it was his good grand-disciple who killed his good friend Danzo.

Minato Namikaze shook his head helplessly and began to act.

"Third Generation, take a look for yourself! I only just found out about the condition of the roots."

That expression made it seem as if he truly knew nothing.

Orochimaru was cold and expressionless, his face devoid of any emotion.

Several high-ranking members of Konoha entered the Root.

That's the laboratory at the root.

Blood, eyes, interstitial cells, constantly wriggling culture medium, and some human limbs.

None of you here are fools; you all understand what this means.

This is a bottom line that Konoha cannot cross.

Looking at the Sharingan eyes inside those cultivation jars, Fugaku Uchiha's face turned unusually dark.

"All the experiments here were carried out by Danzo, the leader of the Root. These documents are the evidence. Danzo was involved in all of these documents."

"Even if Root ninjas can act without the Hokage's permission, Danzo's actions have violated Konoha's laws and turned his blade against his comrades. Third Hokage, are you aware of this?"

The Fourth Hokage looked at the Third Hokage with a questioning gaze.

The same applies to other senior executives.

Although they had heard that the roots were studying interstitial cells, they never expected that they would also be conducting human experiments and even turning their knives against their own comrades.

This kind of thing is absolutely unforgivable, especially since the Fourth Hokage caught him red-handed.

At this point, could the Third Hokage admit that he was deliberately pretending not to know?

"I'm sorry, I didn't know about Minato's matter. I never expected Danzo to do something so heinous. I will give you an explanation for this. As for Danzo..."

Betray your friends if necessary.

Minato Namikaze nodded, showing the Third Hokage considerable respect.

"Danzo seems to have disappeared. I suspect he may be dead. There are signs of a battle at the Root base. Judging from the traces at the scene, it was Wind Release, probably Danzo's Wind Release, and also Wood Release..."

Everyone was shocked when Wood Release was mentioned.

But he didn’t say much.

Namikaze Minato continued.

"The person who fought Danzo was at least stronger than Danzo. He defeated all the Root ninjas almost instantly, and then fought Danzo in the Root, forcing Danzo to use Wood Release..."

Looking at the cyborg cells in the laboratory, Minato Namikaze paused again, seemingly giving everyone time to think.

"According to the Root ninjas, they fainted without seeing anything clearly. When they woke up, the battle was over. They searched for a long time but could not find Danzo, who had disappeared, so they notified me."

Chapter 51, Power and Politics

The Third Hokage simply couldn't fathom who could defeat all the Root ninjas in an instant, within Danzo's territory.

The Third Hokage was well aware of Danzo's strength.

Although he is not as good as me, he still has the strength to become Hokage.

He and Danzo were members of the Second Hokage's elite guard when they were young, and were teammates with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Torifu Akimichi.

These are the high-ranking officials of Konoha who have arrived here now.

“The enemy is very strong, and they did not disturb the outer barrier of Konoha. I suspect that the enemy knows space-time ninjutsu, which would fit the current situation.”

Minato Namikaze unhesitatingly shifted the blame to his student, Obito Uchiha.

What a great Naruto series he used to be! Now he's gone astray.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Minato Namikaze continued speaking.

"After Danzo disappeared, the Root ninjas notified me. Just in case, I summoned the Konoha high-ranking officials and the head of the Uchiha clan. As soon as I arrived, I saw these experiments at the Root base. These experiments obviously could not have been completed in a day or two. Moreover, I had heard during my time as Hokage that Root was researching intermediate cells, starting from the time of the Second Hokage's death."

Minato Namikaze's tone clearly conveyed his meaning.

The Third Hokage could only sigh and say nothing more.

The Fourth Hokage was clearly blaming him.

The Third Hokage could only lament that he was too old and could no longer perform.

This is actually a game of strategy.

The meaning is clear: to make the third generation admit their mistakes, stop coveting power, and retire properly when it's time to retire.

A mistake is a mistake, and the Konoha leadership will now hold a meeting.

The Fourth Hokage wanted to maximize his own interests during this meeting.

And because of what Danzo did this time.

Many of the higher-ups in Konoha had some reservations about the Third Hokage.

After all, the Will of Fire of Konoha does not allow harming one's comrades.

Bonds and protection are the core values ​​of Konoha.

Many of Konoha's high-ranking officials have been brainwashed in this way since childhood.

Standing on high ground, in the light, they try to impose their own morality on others.

This is what it means to stand on the moral high ground.

The Fourth Hokage had three objectives for this meeting.

This incident served as a perfect catalyst to help the Uchiha clan return to the center of the village.

If the Uchiha clan hadn't been cornered, they would certainly have been able to come to their rescue in time when danger struck.

There might be opposition, but we should at least fight for some benefits, after all, there are many Sharingan users in that laboratory.

The Uchiha clan is still a member of Konoha. Suppressing the Uchiha clan will only push them into rebellion.

The title of Konoha's number one red-eyed family isn't just for show.

If the Uchiha rebels, Konoha will inevitably suffer a severe blow.

Having just finished a major battle and suffering heavy losses, Konoha's status as the number one ninja village may be in jeopardy.

It's important to know that the Hidden Cloud Village is currently extremely powerful.

The Perfect Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Rabbi.