"I've also seen that list. I'm afraid it's not that simple to tell you. Please talk less. Maybe it's a rumor deliberately spread by other ninja villages."

"So what if it's really the high-level officials of Konoha who did it? Maybe it was to protect the safety of Konoha?"

"This is nonsense! What threat can the small Uzumaki clan pose to Konoha? On the contrary, their contribution to Konoha is obvious to all. How could the Hokage kill the clan just because of a little suspicion?"

"The Uzumaki clan has been destroyed, it doesn't matter what happens, but if this thing is true, I'm afraid the Senju clan won't let it go, right?"

"That's right. If you think about why the Thousand Hands Clan suddenly disbanded back then, I'm afraid there are a lot of hidden secrets in it."

"Don't talk nonsense. Everyone knows what happened back then. It was the first and second generation who proposed it, and it has nothing to do with the third generation. However, as far as I know, Danzo-sama did do a lot of evil things behind the scenes. This matter

I think 70% to 80% of it is true."

"Don't talk nonsense about Danzo-sama's actions. Even if he resorts to unscrupulous means, it's all for our Konoha. Think about it, if we can really reproduce the Wooden Ninjutsu, wouldn't our Konoha be safer?"

"Then you can't sacrifice innocent lives like this! How can you be so unscrupulous!"

"Have you forgotten the Will of Fire? What's wrong with sacrificing a few people for more people?"

"You are misinterpreting the will of fire, not to mention that the sacrifice is still a ninja clan who was kind to Konoha. This is repaying kindness with hatred!"

"Do you mean to say that sacrificing people from Konoha is enough?"

"No one can die in vain. In short, we must stop Danzo-sama from continuing like this. It is too dangerous!"

"If this matter is true, our Senju clan will not give up. If the body of the Hashirama clan leader is damaged in any way, Danzo must step down!"

Hiruzen and Danzo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Hokage's office, looking at the villagers gathered downstairs and chatting animatedly, with very ugly expressions on their faces.

Although Danzo reacted quickly and immediately asked his subordinates to pretend to be villagers and fish in troubled waters to confuse the public, he did not know how much influence this could eliminate. He, the instigator, knew the destructive power of rumors best.

Hiruzen dismissed the two advisors. He had some words with Danzo, and it was best not to let more people know.

"Don't tell me that you secretly recorded these conversations."

"I didn't expect that someone could break into the roots and steal such secrets without leaving any traces!" Danzo said in a low voice, suppressing his anger.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been caught off guard and wouldn’t even have time to react.

"Danzo, please don't tell me that you recorded the audio at that time." Hiruzen gritted his teeth, as if squeezing out these words from between his teeth.

Hiruzen couldn't imagine what would happen if even the recording files were spread. I'm afraid that he, the Hokage, would be dead, and no Konoha villager would believe him and support him anymore.

Even if his performance in the recorded conversation does not have much to criticize, just allowing his subordinates to do things that harm the Allies will cause Konoha's credibility to plummet, and no country or village will dare to ally with them.

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What's more, not long ago he said sincerely that he wanted to avenge the Uzumaki clan, but in the end he became a thief and shouted to catch the thief. Who would dare to believe him in the future?

Once this matter is confirmed, it will not be over until the current team of Hiruzen and Danzo completely step down.

Moreover, this rumor happened just when the war was about to begin. Now he even suspected whether there was an internal ninja clan colluding with external forces.

Yes, there must be a ninja clan who betrayed Konoha to spread such rumors so easily in Konoha.

"Of course there is no recording, how could I do such a thing." Danzo immediately denied it, because once he admitted it, Hiruzen would want to understand the reason why he did it.

Then the relationship between the two is completely broken and irreversible.

So no matter what, he cannot admit this.

Staring into Danzo's eyes, it took Hiruzen a long time to believe what he said, and said: "Please handle this matter for me and figure out which ninja clan did it, otherwise you will not be able to take the position of leader of the root."

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Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand to signal Danzo to step back and put the Hokage Kasa on his head. He wanted to give an answer to the people of Konoha Village as soon as possible to appease the people. Otherwise, the longer it takes, the more people will become suspicious.<

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Danzo was speechless, turned around and walked out of the Hokage's office.

As soon as he walked out of the Hokage Building, his subordinate handed him a note.

"Return all the Uzumaki clan members intact, otherwise I will make the tape public. I will give you a maximum of twenty-four hours, and you will be responsible for the consequences if you exceed the time limit."

Danzo crumpled the note into a ball, and his terrifying gaze made his subordinates' legs tremble.

"Who gave it to you?" Danzo asked in a low voice, with murderous intent evident in his tone.

"Sent from Uchiha."

Uchiha!

The Uzumaki Clan!

Damn it! Damn it all!

Aren't you feuding? Why did you suddenly get involved? When did Gen's information lag so behind?

He still can't figure it out. I'm afraid this is a plan the two families have joined forces to do!

He just secretly attacked the young master of the Uzumaki clan, and he was met with a violent counterattack by the other party!

You guys who have had your clan wiped out, how dare you resist if you don’t lick your wounds properly?!

But he was really pinched!

Since the Uchiha clan has unabashedly admitted that this matter is related to them, it means that the other party must have prepared a backup plan and is not afraid of what he will do.

If it were just the Uzumaki clan, then there would be nothing to worry about like the few people in Wai Gua Pi Zao. As long as they did not consider the consequences of angering Hiruzen, they could be wiped out directly with just the force of their roots.

But if you add another Uchiha, the situation is completely different!

That is not a ninja clan that can be easily dealt with. It is one of the most powerful clans in Konoha, and even he cannot easily handle it.

More importantly, now he has to consider whether those members of the Thousand Hands clan will join forces with them!

Once these people get together, their Konoha will really change!

However, he was unable to join forces with Hiruzen to deal with these people, because the other party had clearly figured him out, and he would never admit the existence of the tape. He was a disciple of Wuming!

Even if he knew who did it, he didn't dare to tell Hiruzen because the other party used a tape to pinpoint his weak spot!

Besides, so what if he said it? He and Hiruzen were afraid of the Uchiha clan for more than a day or two. If there was no good opportunity, how could they do it easily?

He never considered the possibility that the tape was not in the other party's possession. Since every detail of this conversation could be recorded so clearly, it meant that the other party had really penetrated to the root and copied the confidential document.

How could you not copy that tape?

He just never expected that the root base, which had never been invaded by anyone, would create such a big hole just by making a mistake!

And after thinking about it, he felt that the only one who could do such a thing was probably the Uchiha, because the Uzumaki clan's foundation in Konoha was too shallow, and it was impossible to do such a thing.

So why did Uchiha ask him for members of the Uzumaki clan? What kind of deal is there?

What role did the Uzumaki clan play in this matter? What role did it play?

But no matter what, at least now he is indeed caught.

"Come with me to the Uchiha clan. I want to have a good chat with their clan leader!"

"Send a few people to 'invite' the young master of the Uzumaki clan, life or death." A hint of madness flashed in Danzo's eyes.

He wants to scare the monkeys, get rid of the young master of the Uzumaki clan, and let the Uchiha clan know that he is not easy to mess with! Don't even think about threatening him with a tape!
Chapter completed!