Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 60 Punishment

"No matter the purpose, betraying one's own people is wrong. Danzo's actions this time are undoubtedly harming Lord Mito and the Senju clan, and he must be severely punished."

After Ryoma Aburame finished speaking, Homura Uchiha was the first to stand up and accuse Danzo of his crimes.

The outline of tonight's events is already very clear: Danzo's downfall is certain. What he needs to do now is to take advantage of Danzo's misfortune as much as possible and ensure that Danzo's utter ruin.

"That's right. Although Danzo did this to lure Ebizo out, it's absolutely unacceptable to achieve one's goals by betraying one's comrades. If we continue to let him continue like this, it will definitely cause an even greater crisis for Konoha in the future."

Hinata and Ma echoed each other.

The Hyuga clan's current policy in the village is to keep a low profile, maintain neutrality, and absolutely not intervene in any faction.

However, Danzo's actions this time undoubtedly uprooted the ninja clan and severely damaged their interests.

Moreover, he was incredibly audacious, digging up the very roots of the Senju clan.

With such an audacious and unruly person, Hyuga Kazuma dared not allow him to continue holding important positions such as the leader of Root and the Hokage's advisor. Who knew that one day he might use the same method to uproot the Hyuga clan?

If he continues to remain neutral now, he can forget about anyone else coming to the aid of the Hyuga clan if something happens to them in the future.

With the two major ninja clan leaders having already expressed their stance, and the Senju clan, being the victim, joining forces once again, the three major ninja clans of Konoha have unanimously chosen to unite.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both came from a minor ninja clan, essentially belonging to the same camp as the three major ninja clans. Now that the three major ninja clans have joined forces again, they couldn't really say anything.

If it were just something minor, they would have helped Danzo out of consideration for their old comradeship and shared role as advisors to the Hokage, thus minimizing the problem. But this time, they couldn't help; if they did, their positions would likely be jeopardized.

Danzo had the Root and Shimura clans. Apart from their own considerable strength, the ninja clans behind them couldn't provide much support.

Their ability to become Hokage advisors was largely due to the Third Hokage's patronage and their status as disciples of the Second Hokage.

As for their contributions to the village, the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans all made more contributions than them.

Previously, the three clans did not compete for the position of Hokage advisor because they looked down on it.

But things are different now. In order to counterbalance the ninja clans, the Third Hokage chose to delegate power, allowing this position to influence the Hokage and enter the village's decision-making level. The three clans have long coveted this position.

In order to protect their positions, the two had no choice but to follow the crowd and agree one after the other.

The Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan, and the two Hokage advisors have all stated their positions, so now only the Third Hokage remains.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on the third generation.

"I have no objection. Danzo should indeed be severely punished. I have decided to remove Danzo from all his posts immediately."

The third generation spoke with righteous indignation.

Everyone else has agreed, so what else can he do? It's no longer possible for him to protect Danzo.

"Is simply dismissing him from his post enough? He committed an unforgivable act that endangered Lady Mito and the Senju clan. I suggest he be executed."

Uchiha Homura said aggressively.

Danzo must die; that's his only thought right now.

"Clan Chief Uchiha, you've gone too far. Danzo did use the wrong methods in this matter, but he made great contributions to Konoha. The Root he led also played a huge role for Konoha on the battlefield during this Shinobi World War. These are all evident to all. Danzo's crime does not warrant death."

Mitokado was the first to stand up and object.

Danzo went too far this time and certainly deserves punishment, but executing him would be going too far.

Putting aside Danzo's contributions, Danzo was the leader of Root. If he were to die, it would be difficult for Root to function properly. In that case, Root might not only be unable to help Konoha, but might even harm Konoha.

After all, the ninjas taken in by Root are all extremely militant types, and in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, only Danzo can currently command them.

Moreover, if Danzo dies, wouldn't we lose an important force to keep the Uchiha clan in check?

Mitokado Homura also dared not forget his teacher's teachings: the Uchiha clan was a ninja clan that needed to be guarded against. Now that the Senju clan had declined, he absolutely did not want to see the Uchiha clan rise again in the village.

Despite Danzo's many faults, Konoha needs him to take the lead in restraining the Uchiha clan.

Koharu, who was switching dorms, thought the same thing.

After Mitokado Homura finished speaking, she immediately chimed in: "That's right. Danzo is still one of the few Kage-level shinobi in the village. Now that it's wartime, executing him will only weaken Konoha's strength and make other ninja villages happy and laugh at us. Rather than executing him, it's better to send him to the battlefield to atone for his crimes."

"Those two old bastards were indeed in cahoots with Danzo."

Uchiha Homura cursed inwardly upon hearing their conversation, then turned his gaze to Hyuga Kazuma.

Hinata Kazuma looked up at the sky, as if there was something very interesting on the ceiling that made him hesitate to look elsewhere.

"Lord Mito, you should know what kind of person Danzo is, what do you think of him?"

Seeing that Hyuga Kazuma had chosen to remain neutral again, Uchiha Homura cursed him under her breath as a piece of trash, then looked at Mito and tried to sow discord in her eyes.

Mito, Mito, and Koharu secretly realized their mistake and nervously watched Mito.

The three of them knew Danzo's character very well; if he survived this ordeal, he would surely seek revenge in the future.

Mito is still alive, so Danzo doesn't dare to do anything to the Senju clan. But the problem is that Mito probably doesn't live for many more years. If she dies, she will leave a huge problem for the Senju clan and Tsunade in the future.

"Danzo has made many contributions to the village and his crimes do not warrant death. However, given the severity of his crimes, I suggest that in addition to removing him from all his posts, he should also be imprisoned permanently and stripped of all his political rights."

Mito gave the answer she had already prepared.

The village does need Danzo now, but let him continue living. His death sentence will be commuted to life imprisonment, but she will not allow him to turn his life around.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Homura's expression immediately improved. Although the result was still somewhat different from his expectations, it was within an acceptable range.

Hinata Kazuma nodded secretly, thinking the result was quite good.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu's expressions turned grim. Although Danzo wouldn't die, he was practically crippled, and there was little hope for him to turn things around in the future.

But since Danzo doesn't have to die, they can't say anything more now.

San's expression wasn't much to look at either, but when he saw the extremely serious look in Mito's eyes, he knew that Mito was unlikely to back down any further.

After thinking it over, he realized that Danzo was actually quite lucky to have survived.

Who told him to mess with someone he absolutely couldn't afford to offend this time, and then get caught red-handed?

Not everyone can afford to offend a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who is on the verge of death.

At the very least, he is someone you absolutely cannot afford to offend.

The Third Generation sighed helplessly, "I think Lord Mito's suggestion is excellent, let's do it this way."

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