Chapter 46: Danzo Takes the Blame Again
Most of the residents living in the Uchiha Clan Territory.
Although not all of them had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan like almost all members of the Konoha Military Police Force, quite a few people had awakened their Sharingan.
Especially Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, they were definitely top-tier among the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Lord Danzo could not let them go.
Incidentally, he could also show off to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After all, the greatest contributor to resolving the Uchiha Clan's rebellion this time was Lord Danzo.
As a department directly under the Hokage, the Anbu's efficiency was very high.
It didn't take long for them to compile the death list for the Uchiha Clan Territory.
The only one whose body was not found was Uchiha Itachi.
This made the facts very clear.
Originally, this was also the outcome Hiruzen Sarutobi had anticipated.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that things were far from as simple as they seemed.
His eldest son, daughter-in-law, and three clan members would definitely not have been killed by Uchiha Itachi.
Firstly, he had not issued a kill order against the Uchiha, so Shinnosuke's squad would not have engaged Uchiha Itachi at all.
Secondly, with Uchiha Sasuke as leverage, Uchiha Itachi would never dare to kill his clan members.
Given this, it could only be someone else.
And the biggest suspect was the Masked Man who controlled the Nine-Tailed, killed his wife Biwako, then severed Danzo's left arm, and took Shisui's right eye.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a surge of anger, but also an uncontrollable headache.
A sense of powerlessness and frustration suddenly arose in his heart.
He also didn't know where Konoha had offended the other party to be targeted so relentlessly, repeatedly trying to kill Konoha Ninja.
This time, he even killed his eldest son and daughter-in-law.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have long since dispatched a large number of Konoha elite Ninja to pursue and kill them.
But the opponent seemed to control some kind of space-time Ninjutsu, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
It was simply beyond human capability.
One wave had not settled before another rose.
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was troubled, a commotion suddenly came from not far away, interrupting his thoughts.
Immediately after, an Anbu Ninja quickly walked over, "Hokage-sama, this is bad…."
"What happened?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a frown.
"Just now, while we were collecting the bodies, several bodies mysteriously disappeared," the Anbu Ninja said with a panicked tone.
Clearly, even the battle-hardened Anbu elite couldn't help but feel a chill down their spine at such a strange event.
"Which bodies were lost?" Kakashi seemed to sense something unusual and walked over to ask.
The Anbu Ninja replied, "Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Hefeng, Uchiha Mune, Uchiha Kiyoshi…."
"Without a doubt, they are all Uchiha Clan members who have awakened the Sharingan," Kakashi sighed deeply, then heard the Anbu Ninja say, "Oh, and it seems Fujiwara Chiye's body is also missing."
"Fujiwara Chiye…" Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled to hear this. In a trance, he seemed to think of something and quickly pressed, "Are you sure Fujiwara Chiye is dead?"
If anyone had the most motive to kill his son, besides those deceased Uchiha Clan members and the mysterious Masked Man, it could only be Qianye.
After all, he had issued a kill order against Qianye.
Although he didn't believe that with Qianye's strength, he could defeat or even kill the squad led by his own son, ultimately, Qianye was also a genius. It's better to be safe than sorry.
What if Qianye was faking his death?
"Hokage-sama, Qianye is indeed dead. His body was personally examined by me and several Anbu Ninja."
It was Kakashi who answered Hiruzen Sarutobi. He understood the hidden meaning in Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, frowned slightly, and said resolutely, "I used my Sharingan to examine him. He suffered a fatal chest wound, completely ruling out the possibility of suspended animation or a transformation jutsu."
"Qianye has an outstanding appearance, and with black hair and black eyes, without activating his Sharingan, he could easily be mistaken for an Uchiha Clan member when appearing in the Uchiha Clan Territory."
"Qianye's body was placed next to Uchiha Hefeng, Uchiha Mune, and Uchiha Kiyoshi. I think the person who stole the bodies must have mistaken him for an Uchiha Clan member."
"Is that so?" Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still didn't rule out his suspicion of Qianye. He then asked, "Then who do you think did this?"
"Uchiha Itachi did it." A deep, aged voice approached from afar.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others turned around to see Danzo walking over with a cane, followed by two Root Ninja in black robes, one on each side.
Danzo was still unaware of the theft of Fugaku's body at this time and continued, "Uchiha Itachi was filled with disgust and hatred for his clan. Therefore, he killed Shisui and took his eyes, thereby provoking conflict with his Uchiha brethren."
"And… ultimately… such a tragedy occurred."
"It was him? How could that be?" Kakashi's eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately asked, "Then does that mean Qianye was also killed by him?"
Hearing this, the other Anbu Ninja around also cast questioning gazes at Danzo.
"Of course. Fujiwara Chiye was a Jonin of Konoha. If he saw Uchiha Itachi slaughtering Konoha comrades, he would naturally fight to stop him, but unfortunately, he died at Uchiha Itachi's hands." Upon learning of Qianye's death, Danzo gave an affirmative answer.
While feeling proud, he didn't forget to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi as if showing off.
It was as if he was saying, "See, Hiruzen, my plan succeeded. By sacrificing a small Fujiwara Chiye, I easily resolved the Uchiha Clan's rebellion."
Listening to Danzo's words, which were full of holes and seemed to have foresight, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he couldn't let him continue. With his hands behind his back, he turned his back to the crowd and said, "Don't dawdle, get to work."
"Hai!" Hearing this, Kakashi and the others respectfully responded and disappeared from their spots.
As soon as Kakashi and the others left, Danzo immediately waved his hand to dismiss the two Anbu Ninja behind him, walked behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, and said proudly, "Now everything is resolved."
"What's resolved?" Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around, his face terrifyingly grim. "You bastard Danzo, look at the mess you've made! You invited a wolf into the house, not only slaughtering the Uchiha Clan but also causing the death of my eldest son and daughter-in-law. I can no longer tolerate your arbitrary actions."
"Shinnosuke is dead?" A flicker of surprise crossed Danzo's face.
Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Danzo and continued, "From today on, your position as Hokage Advisor will be revoked, and the Root must also be disbanded."
"But Hiruzen, I…" Hiruzen Sarutobi's sudden assertiveness caught Danzo off guard. At this moment, he seemed to see the Ninja Hero of his youth, and his voice unconsciously weakened a few points.
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