Ryōsuke led the group escorting the Third Hokage and quickly arrived at the Police Force branch building.
Fugaku and Yashiro were already there. It was undoubtedly faster to rush to the Police Force branch building from the Hokage building.
Seeing the Third Hokage, they felt a strong sense of vindication in their hearts; it was high time to properly judge the Third Hokage.
However, the expressions of the Ino-Shika-Chō clan heads and the Inuzuka Clan Head changed when they saw the tightly bound Third Hokage.
It turned out the Uchiha clan had already captured the Third Hokage. They hadn't mentioned it before, perhaps fearing the other clans wouldn't cooperate.
Looking at the bound Third Hokage, they felt a mix of complicated emotions.
They truly couldn't believe the Third Hokage would do such a thing.
To think he personally killed his own Anbu and even indulged Danzō in conducting various human experiments within the village.
Those human experiments were shocking to behold; they had no idea such a massive dark side was hidden within the village.
If not for this evidence, seeing the Uchiha clan treat the village's highest leader this way, they would have certainly stepped in to stop it, perhaps even fighting to help the Third Hokage.
But knowing the full story, they really couldn't bring themselves to offer any words of support.
At this moment, the Third Hokage also saw Shisui's corpse lying quietly on the ground.
Realizing the matter was fully exposed, he felt a bitter despair in his heart and shouted himself hoarse.
"Uchiha Ryōsuke, just how do you intend to deal with me?"
"I truly regret not disposing of a traitor like you. With Konoha falling into the hands of someone like you, it will surely plunge into a great catastrophe."
Ryōsuke was a bit baffled by this statement and replied in a joking tone.
"I thought the Third Hokage would try to argue a bit. Is this an admission of your crimes?"
"As for the claim that I betrayed the village, I wonder where that idea comes from?"
"Clan Heads of the Ino-Shika-Chō and Inuzuka clans, do you think I have betrayed the village?"
Ryōsuke turned his head and stared at them as he asked.
Before they could answer, the Third Hokage rebuked angrily.
"You committed insubordination and conspired to seize the position of Hokage. Don't think we are all blind; this is all the wolfish ambition of your Uchiha clan."
Ryōsuke laughed loudly.
"Insubordination refers to the Third Hokage murdering my Uchiha clansman, and then being captured and bound here by me. Are you unconvinced in your heart?"
"Or has the Third Hokage forgotten why he is being escorted here?"
"If you have forgotten, then I will tell you. It is because you murdered a clansman of our Uchiha clan. Do you have no remorse at all?"
"As for coveting the position of Hokage, that is even more nonsensical."
"The position of Hokage has never been exclusive to anyone. The one who can lead the village to prosperity naturally deserves to ascend to this seat."
Hearing this, Yashiro and Fugaku expressed deep agreement. Their Uchiha clan could certainly lead Konoha Village to prosperity better than the Third Hokage.
Their Uchiha clan deserved to rise to power.
Even the Ino-Shika-Chō clan heads and the Inuzuka Clan Head could not refute Ryōsuke's words.
Because the Third Hokage was captured only after killing Shisui. Even with his noble status, the Third Hokage had no right to murder a village ninja.
As for Ryōsuke's claim that he could lead Konoha Village to prosperity, they had to admit it was plausible.
The Uchiha clan currently possessed the strongest combat power, which was truly heaven-defying.
Their crushing defeat of the Cloud Village some time ago meant their combat power already crowned the ninja world.
Now, no enemy unaware of death would dare to make a move on Konoha Village, for that would be seeking their own demise.
Hearing Ryōsuke's claim about leading Konoha to prosperity made the Third Hokage burn with even more rage.
If the opponent hadn't pressed him at every step, how would he have chosen such a risky move, only to have his weakness caught by them? He spoke furiously.
"Despicable wretches. You Uchiha are born evil; this is the conclusion reached by the Second Hokage."
He turned to look at the other four clan heads and questioned them.
"Are you all going to rebel along with this person?"
The four clan heads looked grim. How was this rebelling? It was clearly you, Third Hokage, who killed Uchiha Shisui first.
They had merely assisted in finding Shisui's body and were not standing on the side of the Uchiha clan.
Ryōsuke ridiculed the Third Hokage's statement.
"Nonsense. What 'born evil'? That's just blind bullshit speculation. The Uchiha clan simply has emotions that fluctuate easily, and we possess true power."
Even Uchiha Madara, who implemented the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, was merely bewitched by Black Zetsu.
Even Obito, crazy for love, was calculated against and bewitched by Uchiha Madara to want to create a world with Rin.
Even Uchiha Itachi was bewitched by the Third Hokage, though it was also related to his own strange and problematic way of thinking.
A child should be thinking about normal things. There was no need for him to ponder major village affairs. The conclusion he eventually reached was that when an enemy killed his best friend, he should turn around and settle accounts with his own family.
Holy hell.
He looked at the Third Hokage coldly.
"Did the Second Hokage not tell you that we Uchiha love the village more deeply than anyone else?"
If not for this point, Senju Hashirama would not have spared Uchiha Madara multiple times and invited him to build the village together. It was precisely because he saw this shining point in Uchiha Madara that he chose to form an alliance.
The Third Hokage also remembered that his teacher, the Second Hokage, had indeed said such things, but he still spoke up.
"It is precisely because you love the village more deeply than anyone that your love will only drag the village into a state of eternal damnation."
Hearing this, Yashiro and Fugaku were naturally speechless.
He kept saying they loved the village, yet in the same breath said their Uchiha clan would drag Konoha into a bottomless abyss. It was truly contradictory in the extreme.
Yashiro couldn't help but shout angrily.
"Third Hokage, you are simply mad. To say such self-contradictory things. Those who don't know better would think our Uchiha clan consists of evil demons."
The other four clan heads also couldn't understand. Since the Uchiha clan loved the village, how could they possibly drag the village into a bottomless abyss? It simply didn't make sense.
Ryōsuke felt there was no need to waste any more words with the Third Hokage at this point, so he spoke.
"The Hokage has already admitted to murdering Uchiha Shisui. So, everyone, tell me, how should we deal with him?"
Yashiro immediately proposed.
"Since the Third Hokage has pleaded guilty, let him be sanctioned."
"Even a Hokage should not murder our Uchiha clansmen without cause."
He was also expectant in his heart.
As long as the Third Hokage died, the village's Hokage seat would be vacant, and naturally, a new Hokage would have to be chosen.
At that time, it would naturally be their Uchiha clan's turn to ascend.
No one in the village could snatch it from them.
The long-held wish of the Uchiha clan was finally about to be realized.
The Uchiha clan also had a dream of having a Hokage.
Uchiha Fugaku, standing to the side, didn't think the same way, even if the Third had confessed.
Executing the Third Hokage now was too hasty because the people in the village would think their Uchiha clan still held suspicion of treason.
After all, the head of the village held the highest status, while their Police Force only possessed relatively greater power.
Judging the Hokage unilaterally didn't look legitimate no matter how one viewed it.
He believed Ryōsuke wouldn't choose to do this either.
Ryōsuke's actions had always been legitimate.
Because he knew Ryōsuke not only wanted to lead the Uchiha clan to the peak but also wanted the Uchiha to integrate into Konoha Village.
Hearing these words, the faces of the other four clan heads changed.
Although they already had the thought that the Uchiha wouldn't easily let the Third Hokage off, they were still inevitably shaken when they heard this proposal.
Executing a village's Kage was probably unique in the entire ninja world.
Had any village's Kage ever been executed before?
There likely hadn't been any. Even those who were overthrown were victims of rebellion from below.
They didn't want to set this precedent either. Akimichi Chōza stepped forward and spoke.
"Punishing the Third Hokage like this is truly too heavy."
"The Third Hokage has made contributions to the village over these years."
Yamanaka Inoichi also stepped forward and said.
"That's right. If we judge the Third Hokage like this, it will inevitably affect the stability of the village. It would be better to strip the Third Hokage of his Kage-level status and imprison him."
As for Nara Shikaku, he did not speak. Having seen the human experiments on Senju Nawaki, he really couldn't bring himself to open his mouth or want to plead for the Third.
Hearing these words, Yashiro looked furious.
"How is that possible? He killed the genius ninja of our Uchiha clan and even vainly attempted to control the Uchiha clan."
"How can we let him off so easily? Even if a Hokage kills someone, according to the Uchiha clan's regulations, it is naturally the death penalty."