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Meanwhile, Mito Uzumaki, who was listening to their conversation and sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's fluctuating malice, realized that something was wrong.

Chapter 46 Hiruzen Sarutobi Makes His Choice

No matter how Mito Uzumaki listened, she felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi was trying to trick Seiryu Uchiha into saying something.

He seemed a bit too eager, especially regarding witness testimony.

Thinking of this, Mito Uzumaki interrupted their conversation.

"Alright, now that things have been clarified, let's go back."

Without waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi to ask any more questions, she took Uchiha Seiryu's hand and turned to leave.

As she reached the door, Mito Uzumaki stopped and then said meaningfully:

"Monkey, you're the Hokage!"

'Don't let me down!'

The last sentence was what Mito Uzumaki said to herself in her heart.

The Hokage's power is not meant for you to protect criminals.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance made her realize the problem, and she was already preparing to find another way.

If, in the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot give her a satisfactory answer.

Then Mito Uzumaki would consider whether Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly suited to become Hokage.

He was completely unaware of all this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that Mito Uzumaki's purpose in saying that was to remind him to investigate the results as soon as possible.

To prevent more children from being persecuted.

After saying that, Mito Uzumaki grabbed Seiryu Uchiha and left without looking back.

After they left, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe and began puffing away.

"Xiang, go and call Danzo over."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark shadow flashed by.

A member of the Anbu appeared, kneeling on one knee, in a room that had been empty just moments before.

He answered with his head down:

"Yes, I understand."

After seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi nod, he instantly left to find Danzo.

Before long, Danzo, with his perpetually gloomy face, arrived before the Hokage.

"Hiruzen, what brings you here?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't speak, he just stared at Danzo.

Danzo felt somewhat uncomfortable watching this, and only then did he speak:

"What kind of people has your roots been recruiting lately?"

Danzo's pupils contracted upon hearing this, but he quickly regained his composure.

"They're just some low-ranking ninja from various clans who received headbands. This was done with your permission, so is there a problem?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew his close friend very well, even though he had only paused for less than a second.

But he still knew that the person Mito Uzumaki was talking about who attacked the child was Danzo.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi could no longer suppress his anger and grabbed Danzo by the collar.

"You idiot, don't you know that if you lay a hand on a child, no one can protect you?!"

"Mito already knows about this; she's asked me to investigate."

"Stop pretending! Do you want to die? Danzo!"

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi shoved Danzo aside, knocking the bewildered Danzo to the ground.

Danzo was truly dumbfounded; he had only been in action for less than a day.

Moreover, apart from a few women he personally pursued, all the others were recruited by his own people.

How did things escalate to the point where Mito Uzumaki is involved? Does everyone already know about it?

However, he wasn't completely stupid. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he quickly scrambled to his feet and came to Sarutobi's side, his face beaming with smiles.

"Since Mito entrusted this matter to you, I should be fine now, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi composed himself, picked up his pipe, and took a deep drag.

He glanced at Danzo, who was grinning obsequiously beside him, and said in an annoyed tone:

“Tell me the truth, you laid a hand on some children.”

Upon hearing this, Danzo's smile froze.

He didn't just target a few children; he targeted all the children.

Danzo planned to turn the roots into his own private plot, so of course he had to pick the best ones.

It is very difficult to successfully brainwash adult ninjas from those ninja clans.

Even with the seal that severs the root of tongue-trouble, it can only prevent these ninjas from revealing information about Root and him.

It's impossible to get them to devote themselves to him wholeheartedly.

Moreover, those with good qualifications are already somewhat famous, and it's impossible to recruit them silently.

Danzo didn't like those who weren't good enough, so he simply chose all children.

Although this method is slower, it offers more benefits.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a bad feeling when he saw Danzo like this.

He asked, somewhat incredulously:

"You didn't recruit all the children, did you?"

Danzo broke out in a cold sweat, but still stubbornly said:

"That's right, that works..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi kicked him away.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is currently at his peak, and this kick, delivered with rage, severely injured Danzo.

Danzo leaned against the wall, his heavy breathing revealing that he was in great pain.

"Danzo! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you! Give me back the warrant!"

Danzo coughed heavily twice before slowly saying:

"I will return the warrant, but some of the children have already gone to Gen. What should we do about this?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi got annoyed and stopped smoking.

He paced back and forth, hesitant and undecided.

The Third Hokage truly never expected Danzo to go to such extremes.

Things have already developed to this point, and even if we find someone to take the blame, it will be exposed. Those children are the best evidence.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of reluctance to get rid of these children.

Ultimately, although Hiruzen Sarutobi lacked ability and coveted power, he did have a love for Konoha.

If Danzo had arrested children from other villages, he would have dealt with them without saying a word.

But these are all children of Konoha, the tender leaves of Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't bring himself to let them wither away here.

Danzo didn't have as many psychological burdens. He could even set up a scheme to make the mother and son kill each other, let alone such a small matter.

So Danzo's intention was to get rid of these children immediately in order to destroy the evidence.

But seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitate, he couldn't very well disobey.

His only savior now is Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Otherwise, given his crimes, he would at least serve a lifetime in prison, or he might even be executed on the spot.

After hesitating for a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally made up his mind.

For him, there are now only two paths to choose from.

One option is to destroy evidence, find a scapegoat, and frame it as a conspiracy by another village.

One option was to kill Danzo on the spot to prevent him from being implicated in this matter, since he was the one who gave Danzo the warrant.

"Danzo, I'm leaving him to you."

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to the window, looked at Konoha outside, and seemed to be thinking about something.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ultimately couldn't let go of his feelings for Danzo, and chose to abandon the children.

No wonder Danzo assassinated him later; he would have been forgiven in the end anyway.

Danzo was overjoyed. He struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and after catching his breath, said:

"Leave it to me, Sarutobi."

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After a period of silence, Uchiha Seiryu and his companion, who had left, were finally spoken up by Uzumaki Mito:

"Xingliu, do you know something?"

Chapter 47 The Uchiha Clan Joins the Investigation

Uchiha Seiryu chuckled upon hearing this:

"How could that be? I just have someone I suspect."

Mito Uzumaki pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then seemed to have thought of something.

"You mean, this matter is related to the people around Sarutobi?"