An irresistible gravitational pull suddenly erupted.
Koharu and Homura's bodies instantly soared into the air, flying toward Gento.
They wanted to struggle, but it was to no avail.
Gento reached out, grabbing both of their necks and lifting them in midair.
Homura's glasses fell to the ground, his face turning crimson.
Koharu's hands clawed at his wrists in vain.
"Gen... Gento Uchiha... you cannot..."
Gento's murderous intent was completely undisguised, his voice cold:
"Cannot? I even dared to kill Danzo, what kind of things are the two of you?"
Hearing this, Koharu immediately broke down.
"Spare us! Spare our lives! Lord Gento, we were wrong!"
"We should not... should not have said those words... please let us go..."
Her legs kicked wildly in the air.
Facing Gento, the arrogant manner they had shown in front of Tsunade just now vanished without a trace.
They knew that the man in front of them really dared to kill them!
Just then, Tsunade stood up, her brow furrowed.
After a moment's hesitation, she still spoke up:
"Gento, stop."
Gento turned his face to look at her.
Tsunade's expression was helpless.
"No matter what, they are still advisors of the Hidden Leaf and disciples of the Second Hokage."
"You cannot just kill them without any reason, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to the heads of the major shinobi clans."
Hearing Tsunade's words, Homura and Koharu felt as if they had caught the last saving straw, and hurriedly begged for mercy frantically.
"Tsunade is right! Tsunade is right!"
Homura said in an imploring tone.
"You cannot kill us! We are elders of the Hidden Leaf, meritorious ministers of the village!"
Koharu cried out to Tsunade even more:
"Tsunade, quickly stop him! Tell him not to act on impulse!"
"We will never dare to do it again, we will never interfere in your affairs again!"
Gento's grip on them did not weaken, but instead tightened a few points more.
Homura's face had already flushed the color of pig liver, and Koharu's voice became weaker and weaker.
He began to ponder.
With his style of doing things, he could indeed disregard everything and choke these two old things to death directly.
And with his current strength and status, the Hidden Leaf would not dare do anything to him at all.
But what about Tsunade?
She was the Fifth Hokage, the leader of the Hidden Leaf.
If he forcefully killed the Hidden Leaf's advisors right in front of her, how would she account to the shinobi clans of the Hidden Leaf?
How would she maintain the authority of the Hokage?
She was already pregnant with his child and was his woman.
He had to consider her feelings and could not make things difficult for her.
In addition, he also wanted to gradually penetrate the Hidden Leaf through Tsunade.
Not by military conquest, but by peaceful evolution.
Binding the Hidden Leaf to the Uchiha's chariot, making it the most reliable ally of the Hidden Gento Village.
Although killing these two old things would relieve his anger, it would destroy the trust that had just been established between him and the Hidden Leaf.
However, to truly let them go just like that, he was unwilling.
These two old things wanted to kill his child!
They unquestionably could not be let off so easily.
Suddenly, Gento recalled what Tsunade had just said.
"You cannot just kill them without any reason."
The implication was, if there was a legitimate reason, wouldn't it be fine?
The rumors he had heard when he was in the Hidden Leaf quickly flashed through his mind.
Koharu and Homura used their authority as advisors to arrange the shinobi of their respective clans in the rear to serve in safe positions such as logistics and clerical work, while the shinobi of other clans had to perform dangerous missions.
What was even more suspicious was that the quality of life of the ordinary clan members of these two families was actually higher than that of many Jonin with heavy mission loads.
There was clearly something fishy going on here.
A cold smile crept onto Gento's lips, and he looked at Tsunade:
"Since that is the case, wouldn't it be fine to just find a charge against the two of them?"
Tsunade's brow furrowed:
"What do you mean by that?"
Gento stared at the two people choked in his hands and said:
"Ever since the Second Hokage passed away decades ago, these two have served as Hidden Leaf advisors."
"During this period, using the power in their hands, they are highly likely to have embezzled a large amount of wealth and property."
"You can have the Anbu conduct an audit on the assets of the two clans, perhaps they can find something."
Homura and Koharu's expressions had eased when they saw Tsunade pleading for them; however, the moment they heard Gento's words, the expressions of the two became agitated again.
"No!"
Homura was the first to speak out.
"You cannot refuse to follow the rules like this!"
"We are meritorious ministers, and we are disciples of the Lord Second!"
Koharu also shook her head frantically, her eyes full of fear:
"This is a frame-up!"
Gento's grip tightened by another few degrees, and their voices stopped abruptly.
Their reaction caused a flash of coldness to pass through Tsunade's eyes.
She originally had reservations about Gento's proposal, but seeing the reaction of these two, she already understood seventy to eighty percent of it in her heart.
Her face gradually turned gloomy.
With a shout from Tsunade, the door pushed open, and two Anbu knelt on one knee.
"Lady Tsunade, please instruct us."
Tsunade's voice was decisive:
"Pass down my order."
"Immediately summon all Anbu in the village to blockade the clan grounds of the Utatane and Mitokado clans. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will."
"All accounts, documents, and property registrations are to be sealed and pending investigation!"
"Yes!"
The Anbu accepted the order and left.
"Tsunade! You cannot do this!"
Homura roared.
"We are meritorious ministers of the Hidden Leaf!"
"Meritorious ministers?"
Tsunade sneered.
"Once the investigation is clear, if you are truly ministers or whatever, I will personally visit to apologize."
"If not..."
She did not continue, but the coldness in her eyes explained everything.
...
As Tsunade's order was handed down, the news seemed to grow wings, rapidly spreading throughout the entire Hidden Leaf.
"Have you heard? Homura and Koharu's affairs have been exposed!"
"Huh? What happened?"
"I heard Lady Tsunade ordered the blockade of the two clans' grounds to thoroughly investigate their assets!"
"Serves them right! Those two old things, relying on their positions as advisors, have been riding roughshod for how many years!"
"They should have been investigated long ago! The people of their clans, each and every one eating the best and drinking the best, even wealthier than us shinobi who go through life and death. It would be strange if there wasn't something fishy!"
On the streets, in the teahouses, on the training grounds, this matter was being discussed everywhere.
Shinobi whispered to one another, their eyes filled with pleasure.
Those ordinary shinobi who had swallowed their anger against the two advisory families for years finally saw the hope of venting their frustration.
After receiving the news, the clan heads of the major shinobi clans reacted differently.
A trace of a smile hovered at the corner of Shikaku's mouth:
"Finally, someone is going to deal with these two parasites."
Inoichi picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and did not speak.
Albeit the flashing look in his eyes exposed his internal restlessness.
Choza stuffed a bean into his mouth, chewing it with a crisp crunch:
"A great investigation, I totally agree!"
"In those years, our Akimichi clan bled on the frontlines while they pocketed money in the rear. This debt should have been settled long ago."
More and more people flocked to the vicinity of the two clans' grounds, wanting to see with their own eyes how this big drama would end.
In the crowd were ordinary civilians, disabled old shinobi, Chunin and Jonin on vacation at home, and even several heads of small clans.
They whispered to one another, pointing fingers, their eyes full of excitement and anticipation.
"Make way, make way, the Anbu are here!"
A group of Anbu shinobi wearing uniforms passed through the crowd, blockading all entrances and exits of the two clan grounds.
They were expressionless, their movements clean and agile, blocking the onlookers outside the cordon.
Several members of the Mitokado clan who tried to force their way through were stopped by the Anbu and pushed back.
They cursed and swore, but did not dare to actually make a move.
The Anbu represented the authority of the Hokage. Touching them was rebellion.
Now, they only awaited Tsunade's command to launch a thorough investigation of the two clans!
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