As a member of the Hokage, one dares not be a loyal subject of Konoha!

"Let's go take a look over at the square."

Compared to educating his son, seeing what the Uchiha clan is up to is the most important thing. He wants to see what the guards have the right to arrest members of the Anbu!

If Danzo giving his son Daibukabu was considered disrespecting Sarutobi, then...

The guards' actions were tantamount to ignoring the Hokage's authority and humiliating him!

In any case, things will eventually be resolved.

Driven by the desire to uphold the Hokage's dignity, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the central plaza of Konoha.

Although it's called a plaza, this place is actually the hardest-hit area of ​​the Nine-Tails' rampage, a vacuum area created by the chaos of the tailed beasts, and it looks quite flat.

The person in charge of planning the reconstruction of Konoha was also a genius, who immediately identified this area and designed it as a central plaza.

No foundation is needed; the Nine-Tails has been polished to a very smooth and solid state. There is no more suitable place than this.

But in reality, when villagers pass by here, their eyes are filled with deep sorrow. They can only associate the huge square with the bones buried below.

So of course.

When Fugaku, with a righteous expression, pointed at the ANBU who was being pressed to the ground and criticized him, it resonated with countless villagers and drew cheers from them!

"In truth, it was also a dereliction of duty on the part of my guards!"

Fugaku's face showed a mixture of righteousness and sorrow.

"If my guards had continued patrolling and guarding the village on the day of the disaster, perhaps we could have prevented the Nine-Tails from being used by villains and also avoided this disaster."

He took full responsibility upon himself!

According to the Nichijou brothers, the Uchiha clan did not participate in the battle against the Nine-Tails on the day of its attack, which may have already caused dissatisfaction among others.

So take this opportunity to clear your name and shift the blame!

So far, it seems that Mr. Fugaku has done a very good job.

Hijiri Hyuga, standing in the crowd, silently gave Fugaku a thumbs-up. He looked around; clearly, the villagers were also considering the possibility of this.

This is a good thing.

After all, if the Nine-Tails' rampage had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan, then someone must have used a Jinchuriki to cause the disaster.

What if the guards had done something that day and the disaster could have been avoided?

Haven't you noticed that the security forces have been ramping up their efforts recently, and they've "arrested" quite a few suspects from other villages?

to be honest.

According to Hinata Himo, if the previous high-level meeting was about dividing the responsibilities, what was the point of dividing the responsibilities on a small scale?

Just put this matter out in the open!

Let all the villagers and ninjas join this pot-dividing meeting and discuss who should take the blame!

Now, Fugaku has taken the initiative to shoulder the responsibility.

But we can't take the blame honestly, otherwise all the work done today would have been for nothing.

As for the steps to clear his name, Hyuga Hisei had already told Uchiha Fugaku.

I don't need to achieve everything at once, but at least I need to make the villagers understand why the Uchiha clan didn't participate in the battle back then.

"Chieftain, this is not your fault! Nor is it entirely the brothers' fault."

Having received a hint from his brother Fugaku, the quick-witted Uchiha Satoshi immediately stepped forward.

His tone was filled with deep grievance, and he looked as if there was more to the story than he could bear to tell.

"That day, we were on our usual night patrol. It was the Third Hokage who gave us the order to hand over the day's guard duties to the Anbu and told us to leave work early."

"We're just following orders!"

"I can't believe it," said Uchiha Satoshi, feeling frustrated.

His words weren't particularly subtle, and his meaning was quite clear.

This is telling everyone that if petty thieves take advantage of the situation, that's the responsibility of the Anbu, and has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan.

This is the truth.

Because of this, Sarutobi and Minato had a slight argument. In the end, Minato was persuaded by Sarutobi's experience and let the Anbu take over the guard duties. The order was given by the old village chief.

The reason is simple, of course.

The Sharingan's control over tailed beasts is no secret.

The birth of a Jinchuriki is a secret and is kept from the Uchiha clan. Since they wanted to keep it a secret and let the guards leave early, it's reasonable for the Anbu to take matters into their own hands.

With a Hokage's personal guard and a radical young man who can control the Nine-Tails, it's easy to imagine who would be chosen as his bodyguard.

Unwittingly, a scapegoat was placed directly on the heads of the Third Hokage and the Anbu.

It even gave everyone the illusion that the secret service was inferior to the guards!

After all, the Uchiha clan likes to show off, but nothing happened when they were on duty. How come they suddenly have diarrhea when they come to your Anbu? And it's the Nine-Tails' big diarrhea.

"Cong, stop talking!"

Fugaku had an expression that said, "I am very sensible and should prioritize the overall situation."

But the Uchiha's grievances clearly don't end there!

Cong Ge disobeyed the clan leader's orders and dropped another bombshell the next second!

"Chieftain, there are some things I must say! And there are some things I cannot stand by and watch!"

"We had a great chance to avoid this disaster from the beginning! We wouldn't have had to die for four generations! The village wouldn't have been ruined like this!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!

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Chapter 27 Moral blackmail.

Konoha.

Central Square.

Almost everyone was stunned by Uchiha Satoshi's words!

The rest of the people who remained rational also began to whisper among themselves.

Could the disaster have been controlled from the very beginning?

Does that kid even know what he's saying?

What does it mean that the Fourth Hokage didn't even have to die?

The emotions of the villagers, as well as the ninjas around them, have been stirred up.

They stared intently at Uchiha Satoshi, straining their ears as if afraid of missing any detail!

In a corner of the square, watching the madman with conjunctivitis, Nara Shikaku stroked his chin and fell into thought.

As a member of Konoha's think tank and the Hokage's strategist, Nara Shikaku's intelligence is beyond doubt.

He observed very carefully.

Uchiha Satoshi appeared confident, but his slightly trembling legs betrayed his unsettled state of mind.

Is it fear or excitement?

Let's leave that aside for now.

Uchiha Satoshi must have received instructions from the Fugaku clan head before stepping forward to put on a show.

According to Nara Shikaku's analysis, Uchiha Fugaku did not have the courage to go to war with the higher-ups. In fact, his previous suppression of the higher-ups was a conservative approach, with no intention of breaking off relations.

Then

The man standing behind Uchiha Fugaku

Nara Shikaku looked into the distance and saw a man with flowing long hair, one arm around Kurenai Yuhi, the daughter of Yuhi Shinku, and the other around Anko Mitarashi, a female disciple of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

At that moment, Kurenai was stuffing sunflower seeds into the man's mouth.

So, is Fugaku's transformation related to him?

So what methods did he use to get an Uchiha clan leader who lacked the courage to confront the higher-ups to stand up?

Nara Shikaku stroked his chin, somewhat unsure of what to do.

Instead of what Satoshi Uchiha said next, he became interested in the head of the Hyuga clan.

The reason is simple: anyone with a decent IQ would have guessed about this. In fact, Fugaku Uchiha's decision to have his clansmen say these things was a calculated move.

The old village chief and Lord Danzo are definitely going to take the blame for this.

But this blatant scheme was beyond Fugaku Uchiha's intelligence; he must have had a mastermind guiding him.

Considering that Hyuga Hiroki spoke up for the Uchiha clan at the meeting, it's not hard to guess who was behind it all. Even if it wasn't clan leader Hiroki who orchestrated everything, he must be involved.

Thinking of this, Nara Shikaku looked at the man eating sunflower seeds again.

The latter seemed to sense something, turning his head to smile at Konoha's strategist. Caught peeping, Nara Shikaku awkwardly looked away.

Chief Richeng didn't have any ill feelings towards the strategist.

Those in positions of power should fulfill their duties, and standing on the side of the Hokage for the benefit of their families is perfectly acceptable.

But Hinata Hiroki was certain that after today, those who supported the old village chief would begin to doubt his abilities.

Without him.

Uchiha Satoshi had already prepared his words and was ready to unleash his attack at the top of his lungs.

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, something unexpected is about to happen.

When the old village chief appears in the square, this farcical incident, orchestrated by Chief Richeng and carried out by Brother Fugaku, will be definitively defined.

That's right.

When the old village chief heard that Uchiha Satoshi was about to fire the cannon, he couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over as fast as he could.

Even though the old village chief always maintained his kind and amiable face, it now looked somewhat gloomy and twisted.