Chapter 52: Danzo: Who exactly has a grudge against me? (New book seeking collection!) Countless killing intent surged towards Danzo, even though he had experienced three Great Ninja Wars and had countless killings under his belt, he still felt a sense of oppression. The members of the Shinobi clan were truly angry. These "precious materials" that were not taken away by Hayato were all their brothers and sisters! They were willing to die for Konoha, they were not afraid. But to be used as research subjects after death, who would be willing? Danzo tried hard to come up with a defense, but he had no way out. But he was not willing to be captured without a fight. In the end, the situation became so chaotic that the Third Hokage had to come and clean up the mess. And so, the next day. As a Jonin, Hayato heard the news that Shimura Danzo had once again been stripped of his position as the leader of the Root and his role as an advisor by the Third Hokage, and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment without the right to leave, all on the grounds of "incompetence."
"It seems like the Third Hokage has saved Danzo again," Hayato thought to himself. Although Danzo had been relieved of his duties, the reason for his removal was "incompetence"! Yes, it had nothing to do with those "precious materials" from various major ninja clans! Later, Hayato learned from some clan leaders that in front of countless members of the Shinobi clan, the Third Hokage stated that these labels were all fake and were a means of framing the ninja who had infiltrated the Root base. "Don't believe it? Go to the Konoha Hospital for testing. The flesh and blood samples are definitely not from your clan members!" Many members of the Shinobi clan were furious and almost started a fight with the Third Hokage. Faking a test report, isn't that simple? We are all ninjas, are you kidding me? Seeing the situation was not going well, the Third Hokage immediately stated that Shimura Danzo's management of the Root was unfavorable and he would be severely punished, stripped of his position as the leader of the Root, and subjected to a series of punishments... Only then did the crowd slightly calm down. But everyone also understood that this was just a means to appease the Shinobi clan. When the Uchiha clan was annihilated, wasn't Danzo already stripped of his position as the leader of the Root? But what is he doing now? Isn't he still the leader of the Root? It's just a title. After a while, when everyone's anger subsides and public opinion calms down, the Third Hokage will bring Danzo back. So when many members of the Shinobi clan left, without saying a word, they took away the materials with their clan members' names written on them, despite Danzo repeatedly saying, "These are all materials from enemy village ninjas," which was quite disrespectful, and burned all the other items, not giving the Third Hokage any face. The Third Hokage turned a blind eye to this and didn't dare to say much. "The division between Konoha and the major ninja clans is too great. The Third Hokage is completely biased towards Danzo and suppresses the Shinobi clan. Both sides have long been disunited. If the Third Hokage continues to hold power, Konoha will probably fall into chaos!" Hayato thought to himself. "Fortunately, a few years ago, Orochimaru attacked Konoha during the Chunin Exams. Otherwise, the Third Hokage might have become the first Hokage to be overthrown by Konoha!" Even Kakashi, who should have been a loyal supporter of the Hokage, was suppressed and couldn't go to support the Third Hokage during Orochimaru's attack.
Not to mention the other Shinobi clans! Not to mention, in Hayato's plan to save the Uchiha clan, there was a plan to contact the Hyuga clan. The fact that his younger brother was sent to the Cloud Shinobi by the Third Hokage, the current clan leader Hyuga Hiashi had never forgotten! "Hmm, if I think about it this way, could it be that Orochimaru's true intention is to give his teacher, the Third Hokage, a perfect ending?" ... The attack on the Root base had a significant impact. Although many high-level ninjas were unaware of the dirty deeds of the Root, allowing the enemy to enter Konoha Village so brazenly, destroy one of Konoha's subordinate organizations, and then leave so openly... It was like a slap in the face to the Konoha Shinobi.
The Police Department has once again become the target of venting, enduring the curses of the Konoha Village people. There's no way around it, they are much weaker compared to the Uchiha Police Department of the past. Tonight, how many people have started to reminisce about the Uchiha Police Department of the past? Then they couldn't help but curse Itachi again—why did he have to kill all the Uchiha? Even the high-ranking officials like the Third Hokage and Danzo are cursing their own Anbu and Root members because they couldn't uncover the details of this incident and catch the mastermind. What a joke! A Kage-level expert like Hayato only attacked a small Root base, so it's strange if there were any flaws left behind! So the Leaf Village F4 gathered together and blamed Danzo for a few words. After that, the Third Hokage's expression turned serious. "Danzo, I think this attacker must have targeted you. Do you have any leads?" Hayato's words and the deliberate use of Fire Style to attract countless ninjas both prove—there's a grudge between him and Danzo! Danzo pondered for a while. "The objects of my grudge, let me think..." The Inuzuka clan's Inuzuka Hana should count because my Root accidentally made his classmate go dumb during the investigation of his memories. Hyuga Nan, the sister of the Hyuga clan's Hyuga, should also count because her Byakugan accidentally discovered my Root's research lab, and I quietly killed her. If he finds out about this, he should also count. The Sand Village's Gaara should count because recently he guided the Fire Country merchants to lower the price of purchasing Sand Gold, which led to extreme financial danger for the Sand Shinobi Village. The Rock Shinobi Village's... Damn, there are too many, it's hard to count! Danzo's face turned dark. He thought and thought, as if the whole world had a grudge against him, as if anyone could have done this. "You can't figure it out?" The Third Hokage frowned. "The person who can kill the guards and quickly retreat before reinforcements arrive should have at least the strength of an Elite Jōnin." "Consider that some people may be hiding their true strength, so expand the range to Jōnin." "Don't consider the possibility of someone deliberately investigating your Root research lab, then he should be someone who has recently had a conflict with you." "Danzo, have you had any conflicts with any Jōnin in the past three months?" The information about Root is not difficult to find, unless someone has been deliberately investigating the Root research lab for years or even decades.
Otherwise, it's because they recently had a conflict with Danzo and attacked out of anger, thus accidentally discovering the lab. Considering the tone of the written message left behind and some details of the investigation, the Third Hokage believed it should be the latter. "Danzo, how many Jōnin have you had conflicts with recently?" the Third Hokage asked. Danzo fell silent for a moment and then raised his hands. "Ten?" The Third Hokage squinted his eyes. His old teammate was indeed bold, offending so many people in just three months. And they were Jōnin! Even for the wealthy and powerful Konoha, high-ranking officials were few and far between! But this is troublesome. There are too many candidates, it's difficult to uncover the truth. Even if the Anbu work tirelessly, there's only a small chance they can solve this. Who would have thought that Danzo would shake his head and say, "Ten fingers are not enough to count." The Third Hokage: "......" ... Great discounts on books for the Dragon Boat Festival! Top up 100 and get 500 VIP points! Grab the offer now (promotion period: June 22nd to June 24th)