Chapter 70
Seeing that all the clan leaders who had supported him in the past had turned against him, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen felt extremely bitter.
This time, he was really badly hurt by Danzo!!!
However, Danzo's human experiments had been exposed. If he didn't come up with an explanation, the various ninja clans would probably start to turn away from Konoha.
But now the Uchiha clan is eyeing them covetously. If he takes down Danzo directly, Konoha's combat power will be further weakened.
If the Uchiha really rebels at that time, Konoha will not be able to cope with it given that the Uchiha has the Mangekyō Sharingan.
After a period of silence, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and looked at everyone and said:
"Danzo is harboring evil intentions, taking bribes and perverting the law, and he will be dismissed from his position as the leader of the Root effective immediately."
Hearing the words of the Third Hokage, all the clan leaders looked unhappy.
Orochimaru was originally labeled a traitor and killed without mercy, but when it came to Danzo, he was dismissed from his position???
Is this bullying the ninjas who dare not say anything???
Xinfeng stepped forward, looked at the Third Hokage and said:
"A country has its own laws, a village has its own rules. Danzo dared to privately detain ninjas from the same village and conduct inhumane live experiments. His crime is unforgivable!!!"
""Sir, the Third Hokage, although you and Danzo are teammates, as the Hokage of Konoha, do you still want to protect Danzo?"
As soon as Xinfeng finished speaking, all the ninja clan leaders nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Xinfeng actually accused him of protecting a criminal, the Third Hokage suddenly had a headache, but he also knew that under the current circumstances, if he dared to nod, he would completely offend all the clans.
At that time, if the Uchiha clan seized the opportunity, the ninja clans in Konoha Village would probably turn to the Uchiha clan.
Fugaku is really calculating!!!
Thinking of this, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to speak.
"Danzo has evil intentions and is endangering the village. I naturally cannot protect him. I must give an explanation to all the tribes."
"However, Danzo is the elder of the village, so the matter should be handled after the Anbu has thoroughly investigated it......."
Before the Third Hokage could finish his words, Xinfeng interrupted him and sneered:
"Leave it to the dark department to handle?"
"I think you want to release Danzo just like you released Orochimaru."
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned, and all looked at the Third Hokage in amazement.
According to the village records, when Orochimaru defected, they received the news in advance, so the Third Hokage who went to capture him came up empty-handed.
As a result, you are now telling us that Orochimaru was deliberately let go by the Third Hokage???
Do you, the Third Hokage, still take our clan members who were captured for live experiments seriously??? If the Third Hokage knew about the human experiments, it could be explained by the overall situation, then privately arresting Orochimaru is your own selfishness. Orochimaru is a student to you, the Third Hokage. Aren't those ninja children who were subjected to inhumane live experiments our clan members?!!!
At this moment, all the ninja clan leaders present were completely angry.
Hearing that Xinfeng actually told the story of his letting Orochimaru go, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately lowered his head in shame, and did not dare to look at the ninja clan leaders present.
After a moment, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke:
"Letting Orochimaru go was one of the decisions I regret most in my life. I will give you an explanation for this matter."
"As for Danzo, he is not someone who will surrender without a fight. With his strength, if he is captured by force, it will definitely cause huge casualties and damage to Konoha, which will lead to other ninja villages eyeing Konoha."
"If you are sure that you can capture Danzo yourself, then I can label him a traitor now."
Hearing the words of the Third Hokage, Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi and other ninja clan leaders were silent.
As the leader of the Root, Danzo is very powerful, and the only one who can beat him is the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But if the Third Hokage were to capture Danzo, it would very likely result in a situation where both sides would suffer losses. At this time, the top combat power in Konoha Village is already scarce. If two more Kage-level combat powers are reduced, other countries are likely to invade in a large-scale manner.
At this time, Xinfeng stepped forward, looked at everyone and said:
"As the head of the Konoha Guard Department, I naturally cannot tolerate any crime going unpunished. I will personally arrest the traitor Danzo!"
"Anyone who dares to destroy Konoha must be punished accordingly!"
He wanted to completely seal Danzo's name as a traitor, and then take the opportunity to kill the other party. Hyuga
Hiashi, who was standing by, heard Nobukaze's words of obligation and said with emotion:"Patriarch Fugaku, are you really sure?"
Even the third generation, Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza and others all looked at Nobukaze in surprise.
They obviously didn't expect the other party to have such strong confidence.
Nobukaze stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly:
"Uchiha is the security department of Konoha. It is the duty of our Uchiha to punish lawbreakers."
"It is our unshirkable duty to thoroughly implement the Second Hokage's Will of Fire and protect Konoha."
"Anyone who dares to defy the Will of Fire will be severely punished by our Uchiha clan!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Xinfeng bring up the Will of Fire again.
No matter how many times they heard it, they still felt that it was awkward for an Uchiha to say the Will of Fire.
However, Uchiha Fugaku's words were too overbearing. He simply didn't take the Third Hokage seriously.
Then, Xinfeng came to the Third Hokage, looked at him and said:
"Hokage, the matter of Danzo has come to an end. You should give us an explanation for the defection of Orochimaru."
After hearing what Xinfeng said, everyone once again focused their attention on the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The Third Hokage took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:"After the matter of Danzo is over, I will take the lead���I'll give you an explanation."
Things have come to this point, and it is impossible for him to continue to serve as Hokage, but before Jiraiya returns to the village, he will not take the initiative to resign and give the position of Hokage to someone else.
Xinfeng was not satisfied with this result.
So, he looked at the Third Hokage and said in a deep voice:
"Third Hokage, as I said before, anyone who dares to violate the Will of Fire will be severely punished by the Uchiha Guards."
"Third Hokage, you released the traitor Orochimaru and protected Danzo for human experiments, completely violating the will of fire."
"Now, please come with us!!!"