Looking a mess, Danzo was quickly taken to the Hokage Building for questioning.
It was the dead of night, and the streets were empty.
There wasn't a chance for a crowd to gather and cause trouble.
From the hallway to the large Conference Room, people were packed in tight.
The doors were wide open, so even the lower-ranking Anbu could hear everything that was said during the trial.
This wasn't a matter to be kept secret.
Justice, fairness, and openness were the goals.
That's what Sarutobi Ryo wanted to show.
By revealing everything to the public, Sarutobi Ryo showed how determined he was.
Hatake Sakumo sat at the head of the table, his face grim.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura sat on one side, their expressions unreadable.
Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and other Clan Heads, along with various Department Heads, had been woken up in the middle of the night and were also present. They looked tired and shocked.
Everyone wore serious expressions. They were deeply disturbed by what had happened.
Even though Danzo represented the dark side of Konoha, murdering their own people was a line that shouldn't be crossed.
In the past, the Ino-Shika-Cho Formation and other Clans, trying to protect themselves, would sometimes send one or more Ninja to Root. They would be trained as Root soldiers.
This was done to keep the peace, to appease Danzo.
They felt like they had no choice.
But now, Danzo's actions had confirmed their worst fears.
How would the leaders judge him for attacking their own clansmen?
Everyone looked at Hatake Sakumo and Sarutobi Ryo, waiting for the questioning to begin.
With Sarutobi Ryo's announcement, the Public Trial of Danzo officially started.
Sarutobi Ryo's victory over Danzo proved that he was stronger than many experienced fighters.
This made him the center of attention at the meeting.
Sarutobi Ryo started by explaining what had caused the incident: the murder of Uchiha Kawahara.
Uchiha Shisui stepped forward as a witness. He revealed the secret he had found by accident.
The two Root Ninja who had been disguised as Uchiha Kawahara were also brought forward, looking defeated.
When everyone saw that the two looked exactly alike, a gasp of disbelief went through the Conference Room.
"As you can see, these men are not Uchiha Kawahara. The real Uchiha Kawahara has been murdered," Sarutobi Ryo said, pointing at the two imposters.
Following instructions, Yamanaka Inoichi quickly walked up to the two brothers, placing his hands on their heads.
As he focused his mind, Yamanaka Inoichi's expression changed. Finally, he looked extremely serious.
As Konoha's best intelligence expert, Yamanaka Inoichi's mind intrusion techniques were unmatched.
The important question was: what did he see?
It wasn't hard to show everyone.
After getting permission from the Fourth Hokage, Hatake Sakumo, Yamanaka Inoichi closed his eyes and focused.
Soon, the images he saw appeared before everyone's eyes.
Connecting his mind to the minds of others, and then showing what he saw...
This was easy for Yamanaka Inoichi.
The seconds ticked by, thick with tension. When the images of Uchiha Kawahara's murder were shown, and Danzo's orders were clearly heard, the gasps turned into murmurs of discussion.
It was now clear that Danzo had harmed their own people.
Yashiro and the others from the Uchiha clan were, of course, the most upset.
They had rushed over in the middle of the night, and the news that a Clan Member had been murdered was unacceptable.
Yashiro immediately begged the Fourth Hokage to get justice for the Uchiha clan.
With such a serious thing happening, the other Clans couldn't just sit still.
If Danzo could harm the Uchiha today, who would be next?
The Major Clans were the foundation of Konoha's founding.
Even though there were now many ordinary people in the village, the power of the Clans was still important.
"Danzo, do you have anything to say for yourself?" Hatake Sakumo asked, looking at Danzo with anger in his eyes.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also looked at his old friend in disbelief. He never thought Danzo would be capable of such madness.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also looked uneasy, probably worried about being connected to Danzo's crimes.
"Everything I have done was for Konoha..."
That's what Danzo said in the end.
He saw himself as an idealist, a dark idealist.
His words sounded out of touch with reality.
He sounded reckless and hypocritical.
Onoki believed that Danzo's ideas were too idealistic and radical.
He believed that progress should be made slowly, carefully. Moving too fast could lead to mistakes.
Onoki felt that Danzo didn't pay enough attention to detail.
He was too focused on the end result, which caused problems along the way.
And that was true.
Danzo repeatedly harmed characters in the Hokage story, caring only about the results, which led to many disasters.
Sarutobi Ryo had been unhappy with this for a long time.
Ignoring Danzo's statement, Sarutobi Ryo began to talk about the history of Konoha's founding.
This confused everyone.
But they knew that Sarutobi Ryo always had a reason for what he said.
He spoke of the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan joining together to create Konoha, and then about Uchiha Madara being betrayed.
The secrets within were revealed by Sarutobi Ryo. Even Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.
Where did my eldest son hear these secrets from...?
"Nonsense!"
Hearing that the Senju brothers had become villains and had worked together to defeat Uchiha Madara, Utatane Koharu was the first to object.
Sarutobi Ryo glared at her.
You haven't even seen Naruto, what do you know.
"I learned these secrets from the murals left behind by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama..."
There used to be many ruins in Konoha.
Uchiha Itachi would often walk around and look at the murals left by his ancestors, eventually becoming a strong believer in the Will of Fire.
Many things left behind by Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were not known to others.
Only those who were meant to see them could understand the whole story.
Sarutobi Ryo used the descriptions of the murals in those ruins as an excuse to reveal the truth of what happened back then.
"Oh, right... Lord Mito, as someone who was there at the time, might also know something..."
Sarutobi Ryo said.
Uzumaki Mito was still alive.
If you don't believe me, you can ask her to come here.
Utatane Koharu immediately shut her mouth.
If Uzumaki Mito came, who knew what else would be revealed?
Therefore, they had to let Sarutobi Ryo continue to talk.
He spoke of the Senju brothers turning from heroes into villains, targeting Uchiha Madara and the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Madara was forced to leave.
The Uchiha clan were forced to live in shame and fear.
They were constantly oppressed and treated as less than human.
And in the end, they were being targeted once again.
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