Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Let's discuss Chapter Ninety!

April 11, Konoha Year 42, dawn.

The residents of Konoha spent a tense early morning.

The assembly bell at the Hokage Building, and the sounds of battle coming from the direction of the Death Forest...

This made the ordinary villagers of Konoha suspect that an enemy had attacked!

Fortunately, the secret service and security personnel quickly stepped in to stabilize the situation, so although everyone was tense, they did not panic.

In particular, members of the security department actively refuted the rumors—it wasn't any outsider who had infiltrated; it was just that Shimura Danzo's persecution of the orphans of fallen ninjas and his looting and massacre of villages outside had been discovered, and the commotion was caused when he resisted arrest.

Initially, considering that it was the Uchiha who were trying to refute the rumors, not everyone believed them completely.

but……

There has been no refutation of the rumors for a long time, and no Jonin from the village have come forward, making everyone realize that perhaps what these fans from the Security Department are saying is not all lies!

……

Meanwhile, in the Hokage Building's main conference room, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in the main seat, with even more other Jonin present than when the Jonin class leader was being selected, making the atmosphere even more tense.

The other Jonin from the Shimura clan had also arrived by this time.

The situation is exactly the opposite of that at the roots...

At first, the Shimura clan was indeed very indignant when their clan territory was besieged, and the atmosphere was tense. However, after Miichi in the mountains explained the cause and effect and emphasized that someone had gone to the Root headquarters and the Hokage Building, the Shimura clan did not put up any resistance. At the same time, he swore that Shimura Danzo was not in the clan territory at all, but at the Root headquarters.

The various ninja clans and some Jonin from commoners also accepted this explanation, surrounding the Shimura clan without attacking until the Hokage's headquarters sent a message, at which point they brought them over.

Seeing that the dust had settled, the Shimura family also joined the meeting, looking as if they were going to settle scores with any traitors in the family.

The Shimura clan was also a great ninja clan, and at the time of the village's founding, they were among the first to attach themselves to the Uchiha clan, just like the Hyuga and Sarutobi clans.

Currently, besides Shimura Danzo, the Shimura family has three other Jonin: the two older ones, Shimura Yama and Shimura Kumo, and the younger one, Shimura U. There are no other elite Jonin.

The three of them were in the conference room at this time, and they didn't dare to utter a sound, only silently enduring the glares from others...

"Orochimaru, is the Shimura clan involved in this matter?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Orochimaru first.

Orochimaru first gave a cold laugh at the Shimura clan members, then said, "Jiraiya said he found no signs of the Shimura clan's involvement."

Hearing Orochimaru's words, the three members of the Shimura clan breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Shimura Yama hurriedly said, "Hokage-sama! We truly knew nothing about such a heinous act!"

"That's right, Lord Hokage, you are wise. That Shimura Danzo usually doesn't allow... doesn't dare let us into Root. Otherwise, we certainly wouldn't turn a blind eye to this!" Shimura Unya quickly said.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly upon seeing this, while Orochimaru spoke up, "That's right. Akaishi also said before that Danzo Shimura's matter should have nothing to do with the Shimura clan."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at him—"The kind of thing that would make you take the blame, like 'no evidence found,' was something Jiraiya said. And the thing about making the Shimura clan remember their favor, that was Akaishi's idea, right?"

"In that case... I want to give special praise to the Shimura clan for their tolerance and restraint in this incident involving Root! Even under such a sudden situation, they still put the village first and prevented it from falling into internal strife..." Hiruzen Sarutobi began by praising the Shimura clan for their tolerance and restraint.

Whether it's satire or someone taking the opportunity to act ruthlessly or settle personal scores is a matter of opinion.

Upon hearing this, the three Jonin of the Shimura clan breathed a sigh of relief—whether they agreed or not didn't matter, at least from the Hokage's words, it wasn't a matter of punishing them all.

"Hmph, if they had nothing to hide, why wouldn't they dare to make a move?" Jian Cheng said mercilessly—not caring at all that Hiruzen Sarutobi had just praised them, nor about Orochimaru's previous efforts to gain popularity.

The three Shimura Jonin, upon hearing his words, dared not utter a sound.

Orochimaru's lips twitched slightly in the leader's seat reserved for Jonin class leaders—he had anticipated Uchiha Kensuke's erratic behavior, but unfortunately, he could no longer avoid it in this situation!

"Next up is the problem of Shimura... Danzo." Sarutobi said, sounding quite tired as he got down to business.

At this time, Shimura Danzo had already been detained by the Anbu, and Kensuke was quite uncooperative, demanding that the Security Department also join in the guard.

Orochimaru was helpless—if the old man wants to let him go, then let him go! What kind of trouble can a defector like Shimura Danzo pose? On the contrary, if he escapes while being held by the Anbu, the old man won't be far from abdicating and handing over power to a more capable person...

After Orochimaru discovered that the old man was so hesitant, he actually hoped that the old man would show more favoritism towards Shimura Danzo, and even did not want Shimura Danzo to be executed.

Firstly, if Shimura Danzo hadn't died, the old man would have had to pay an even greater price, and the nascent "Uchiha-Forest Town" alliance would have gained even more; secondly... because he was filial.

However, Uchiha Kenshin didn't care about any of that.

Without Akaishi and Jiri, Orochimaru simply couldn't persuade Kensuke; any further persuasion would only make him "that son-in-law."

"Let's discuss what to do!" Hiruzen Sarutobi finally said.

"What do we do? We have no choice but to kill!" Uchiha Kensuke said immediately.

The Uchiha clan chief was as straightforward as ever, and this time his words really reflected what most people were thinking.

"Indeed! This scoundrel is utterly depraved. Only by killing him can we wash away the tarnish on Konoha's reputation, only by killing him can we regain the trust of our allies, only by killing him can we comfort the innocent who died unjustly, and only by killing him can we console the spirits of the heroes in the village!" Canglan immediately joined the group, and kept escalating the discussion.

"That's right..."

"That makes sense..."

"It's not just Shimura Danzo; the entire root system needs to be addressed..."

Many Jonin also echoed this sentiment.

Although everyone's words made sense, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of sadness upon hearing them—thinking back to what Danzo had said earlier… he was right after all. Although he was doing everything for Konoha's sake, the Root's secrets, which couldn't be exposed to the light of day, would immediately make him the target of everyone's condemnation once they were revealed, and no one would care about his contributions to Konoha…

"Orochimaru, you're the leader of the Jonin class... what's your opinion?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Orochimaru, who hadn't spoken.

Seeing that the old man had chosen him, Orochimaru finally spoke up: "Since the founding of Konoha, there has never been a precedent of executing a ninja who was not a traitor to the village."

Hearing Orochimaru say this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a glimmer of hope, but...

"Shimura's actions undoubtedly betray the Will of Fire. Whether this constitutes treason is debatable." Orochimaru's subsequent words extinguished Hiruzen Sarutobi's hopes.

Doesn't betraying the Will of Fire count as treason?

In the narrative that Hiruzen Sarutobi has always advocated, betraying the Will of Fire is even more serious than betraying the village!

"And what's your opinion?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said irritably.

"I think... we should ask the Shimura clan for their opinion. After all, the Shimura clan joined Konoha when it was first founded and laid the foundation for Konoha." Orochimaru still didn't answer.

Upon hearing this, Shimura Yama quickly said, "Shimura Danzo... no, that Danzo actually did such a thing! Our Shimura clan has decided to remove him from the family register!"

"That's right, if this person isn't killed, my Shimura clan will be the first to disagree!" Shimura Unya quickly said.

What could the Shimura family say at this point?

They felt as if countless daggers were piercing their bodies from all around.

If Akaishi were here, he would definitely say that even Madara wasn't this ruthless...

It's a pity that Akaishi isn't here.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did think of Madara Uchiha, but what he was thinking of was...

I can finally understand how much pain the First Hokage felt when he attacked Madara!

Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to notice that the commoner Jonin he had always cared about training were now all looking uncertain.

However, Yamanaka Michi noticed this and immediately said, "This has nothing to do with who he comes from! No matter who he is, doing such a thing is unforgivable!"

Sarutobi was speechless upon hearing this, but what he didn't expect was...

"That's not quite right. The achievements of the Shimura family should certainly be taken into account."

At this point, someone actually dared to defy public opinion.

Following the sound, I saw...

It was none other than Hyuga Sanesuke, the head of the Hyuga clan, who spoke!

Many people who knew the inside story couldn't help but look at Nara Shikahei—didn't you go to comfort him? Why doesn't he seem like he accepted the comfort?

Lu Ping was also embarrassed when he saw this...

Hinata Sanesuke was extremely indignant that such a major event had occurred in Konoha, and that so many ninja clans were aware of it, even with the Uchiha clan leading the charge, yet no one had informed the Hinata clan beforehand…

Lu Ping had already done his best to keep him from causing trouble.

and……

At this moment, Hinata Minoru was not just acting out of spite; his words also aligned with the values ​​currently being promoted by the Hinata clan.

As for what ordinary ninjas think?

Let them think what they want, Hinata Minsuke doesn't care at all!

For the Hyuga clan, handling their own affairs is the most important thing. For the Hyuga clan now, the biggest internal matter is to get the branch family to accept that "I am the branch family by right" and "I should obey the main family by right." Everything else is a minor matter.

Therefore, Hinata Sanesuke greatly disdained and disapproved of Shimura Yama and Shimura Un's actions in removing Shimura Danzo, the clan head, from the Shimura family.

"Nonsense! Konoha belongs to everyone, not just the Konoha of the ninja clans. Everyone has contributed, but this is an honor, not a get-out-of-jail-free card," Akimichi Chosai immediately retorted.

Akimichi was one of the parties involved, and he was also straightforward, so he directly rebuked Hinata Jitsuke.

Seeing his rudeness, Hinata Minoru was about to speak...

"Shimura Danzo, for the sake of each clan's secret techniques and talented offspring, routinely bullies and humiliates the various ninja clans!" Aburame Shiko, even more unusually so than usual—was suddenly thinking of showing favoritism to the ninja clans? I'm speechless...

Upon hearing Shiko Aburame's accusations, Jitsuke Hyuga paused for a moment.

Just then...

Suddenly, an ANBU member burst in, and Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately asked, "What news do you have?"

Unless there was an extremely urgent matter, the secret service wouldn't have forced their way in at this time, but...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's question made Orochimaru narrow his eyes, sensing that the old man knew something in advance and was just waiting for this news!

"Lord Hokage, at the Kannabi Bridge... at the Kannabi Bridge front, the ninja Aburame Ryūma charged into battle and died. The other Root ninjas have already laid down their armor and voluntarily accepted investigation..."