Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 56 Hiruzen, Save Me

Momoka had only walked a short distance with Mito when the Third Hokage arrived. Seeing that Mito in Momoka's arms hadn't gone berserk with the Nine-Tails, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began asking the surrounding Anbu members what had just happened.

As he spoke, his eyes swept over a middle-aged ninja who had just arrived behind him.

This man was none other than his good comrade-in-arms, Shimura Danzo. At this moment, the Root leader no longer had his usual composed demeanor; instead, a rare look of panic appeared on his face.

"It really was this guy who was behind it all."

The Third Hokage looked at Danzo's expression and then at the mysterious ninjas lying on the ground, cursing under his breath.

After the Four Purple Flame Formation appeared, he quickly received news from the Anbu that the incident occurred in the Senju clan's territory. He realized that something was wrong, and combined with the warning Orochimaru gave him before leaving, he vaguely guessed that what happened here was related to Danzo.

Now, seeing Danzo's expression, he was absolutely certain.

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the two Hokage advisors, also arrived shortly afterward. Homura immediately asked the Third Hokage, "Hiruzen, what exactly happened? How did the Nine-Tails' chakra leak out? Where is Lady Mito? Is she alright?"

Asked so many questions at once, the Third Hokage himself hadn't fully figured things out yet. He didn't answer, but simply gestured for the ANBU ninja beside him to continue speaking and ordered the other ANBU ninja to seal off the surrounding area to prevent the news from leaking out.

"Damn it, these guys are still alive."

At the same time, Danzo's heart sank to the bottom as he looked at the Root ninjas being watched by Momoka and a group of Senju clan ninjas.

He secretly tried to form hand seals, intending to activate the Tongue Calamity Seal on these Root ninjas to kill them and completely eliminate the evidence.

The Seal of the Tongue Curse is a curse designed based on the Caged Bird Seal. Once it is applied, the person affected will be unable to utter any information related to him, and the cursed person's life will be in the hands of the cursed person.

Once activated, it can not only kill the victim but also damage their brain nerves.

If the person targeted by the spell dies accidentally, the curse will immediately activate and destroy the brain nerves of the person targeted.

However, just as Danzo was about to make a move, he noticed that the Third Hokage was staring intently at him.

Not only the Third Hokage, but also Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and the two clan heads of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, Homura and Kazuma, were watching him.

"That damned Hiruzen, he's doubting me."

Danzo was filled with hatred upon seeing this, but in the end he did not dare to continue his attack under the watchful eyes of so many important figures in Konoha.

If he did it, those ANBU ninjas lying on the ground would die immediately, which would directly confirm that these people were related to him.

But what can we do if we don't do it?

The truth will eventually come out; what he's doing here will be exposed eventually.

Now that Mito is not here and those people have not been interrogated, it is the best time for him to deal with the mess.

At this moment, Danzo finally remembered Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's prized disciple, and quickly looked to the Third Hokage for help.

At this moment, the only person who can create an opportunity for him is the third generation.

"Hiruzen, save me!"

The Third Hokage and Danzo were old comrades-in-arms, and even though they hadn't fought together for many years, they still had a good understanding of each other.

The Third Hokage immediately understood the meaning in Danzo's eyes, but chose to ignore it and blinked nonchalantly.

"You, Danzo, created this mess yourself, so you have to take the blame."

Moreover, this pot is obviously huge; the third generation might be crushed to death by this massive black pot.

Lady Mito's anger is no joke.

He wanted to be Hokage for a few more years.

Their eyes met, and everything was understood without a word.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this."

Danzo thought through gritted teeth.

The Third Hokage sensed something, snorted coldly, and cursed inwardly, "I am the Hokage."

Soon, the ANBU ninja next to the Third Hokage recounted everything he knew.

When the Third Hokage and the others heard that Mito had easily subdued the group of mysterious ninjas with a sealing technique, and then used the same technique to instantly prevent them from committing suicide with explosive tags, they all secretly gasped, marveling that Mito was still as sharp as ever.

Next, they heard that Mito's appearance suddenly aged rapidly, and she was unable to suppress the Nine-Tails within her, causing the Nine-Tails' chakra to leak out. Mito then struggled to retract the leaked Nine-Tails chakra back into her body before fainting. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"After all, I'm getting old."

The three generations of people sighed inwardly.

After learning the general outline of the matter, the Third Hokage quickly approached Momoka and said politely, "Momoka, let me take these people back for interrogation. I will definitely give Lord Senju and Lord Mito a satisfactory explanation."

This was clearly done by Danzo.

Although he was happy to see Danzo suffer a loss, considering that Konoha still needed Danzo, he naturally hoped that today's matter could be resolved peacefully.

"Third Generation Lord, you won't need to trouble yourself with this matter. Lady Mito just said that these people cannot be taken away by you. She will personally interrogate these villains who dared to break the seal barrier of the Senju clan's territory after she wakes up."

Tao Hua said coldly, showing no respect for the third generation.

"Destroy the sealing barrier of the Senju clan's territory! What is Danzo trying to do?"

Upon hearing Momoka's words, the Third Hokage's expression changed drastically, astonished by the sheer magnitude of the trouble Danzo had caused.

Destroying the ninja clan's sealing barrier is no small matter; it is an extremely serious incident.

Especially since the seal barrier that was destroyed this time belonged to the Senju clan, the most prestigious ninja clan in Konoha, this was tantamount to declaring war on the Senju clan.

That's a complete slap in the face.

If the Senju clan doesn't deal with this matter seriously, how will they survive in Konoha in the future?

If he, as the Hokage, fails to handle this matter seriously, not only will the Senju clan be angry with him and abandon their support for him, but other ninja clans will also be greatly disappointed in him and will certainly not stand idly by afterward.

Tao Hua didn't speak much, but everyone present had exceptional hearing and perception.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Homura and Hyuga Kazuma's expressions immediately changed, and they both glared angrily at Danzo, whose face was now extremely ugly.

No one who becomes a clan leader is a fool.

They had already discerned something from the exchange of glances between the Third Hokage and Danzo, but they simply chose not to say it aloud.

They never expected that Danzo would do something so heinous.

After exchanging glances, the two walked towards Tao Hua without prior arrangement.

Their stance is already very clear.

That means this matter must be dealt with seriously.

If the Senju clan can be forgiven for being betrayed by their own people in Konoha, what would happen to the other ninja clans in Konoha if they encountered the same situation?

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the two Hokage advisors, also gave Danzo a helpless look and quickly followed in the footsteps of the two clan leaders.

"Damn Danzo, why don't you just die?"

The Third Hokage glared at Danzo, who was now bowing his head and not daring to look at him, feeling utterly exhausted.

It's so hard for him.

It's tough for a new author to get ahead, so I hope all my fellow readers will visit often to increase the readership. After you finish reading, I hope you'll vote for this book and invest in it. If you could give me some monthly tickets and rewards, I would be extremely grateful. It's so hard for a new author and a new book.

(End of this chapter)