Chapter 223 Sarutobi Hiruzen: Let heroes check heroes, let heroes check heroes!

Chapter 223 Sarutobi Hiruzen: Let heroes check heroes, let heroes check heroes!

Why, why did all this evolve into this?

Hatake Kakashi sat on his knees on the ground, ignoring the strange looks and whispers around him. Looking at the red and mixed pearls rolling down in front of him, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Obviously half a month ago, the family was still neat and tidy. She also liked to complain to her father about everything she had experienced during the mission, and pestered him to learn Hatake-style swordsmanship from him. Her mother would also cook the meals gently at home. Silently waiting for them to come back, but why, why did things develop like this in just half a month?

Kakashi raised his head and looked at his mother's body not far away, staring at the dazzling bright red on her neck, and two tears slowly fell from the corners of his eyes.

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What's happening here?

Namikaze Minato stood not far away, staring blankly at the scene in front of him, with a trace of absurdity flashing across his face.

Since returning from the Kingdom of Wind, he has devoted himself to the practice of ninjutsu. Thanks to the broken "future" memory, he not only improved his mastery of the flying thunder god technique and sealing technique, but also initially mastered the immortal mode.

While his own strength had greatly improved, he couldn't help but think of the untimely death of "Future" Hatake Sakumo. He couldn't reveal that he was carrying memories of the future, so Minato Namikaze only reminded him from the side. Check out Hatake Sakumo.

Originally, after seeing Hatake Sakumo die like "the future", he was still sighing that this memory of the future was indeed true, but all this confidence was completely shattered when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Why? Is the memory of the future half true or false, or is it because this incident originally happened in the 'future', but it was exposed for some reason?"

Namikaze Minato's eyes kept wandering between the bodies of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hatake Nao, constantly thinking about various possibilities.

Although in his memory, Sarutobi Hiruzen mishandled his future child Uzumaki Naruto, he still believed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's personal character.

Therefore, Namikaze Minato was still skeptical about whether he really defiled Nao Hatake.

But one thing is certain, once this incident comes out, Konoha will inevitably fall into turmoil.

"So...we still have to work hard to improve our strength and protect Michiko..."

Namikaze Minato shook his head, cleared away some distracting thoughts, pointed to the core of the current situation, and decided to polish his own strength first to prepare for the next turmoil and the Third Ninja War.

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pretty!

Shimura Danzo looked at this scene, looking at the dazzling scarlet, the blood in his body seemed to be burning.

Seeing Nao Hatake's body that fell off the stage, Danzo Shimura knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi's position as Hokage must not be preserved.

To be honest, before Hatake Nao actually committed suicide, he was still uneasy in his heart.

He was worried that Nao Hatake would choose Hiruzen Sarutobi after all, believing that Hiruzen Sarutobi could protect the two of them, so that in the end not only would they fail to act according to the plan, but they would shake him out.

Fortunately, his past reputation played a role in the end, and Hatake Nao finally succumbed to his threats.

"You are the leaves bathed in the sun, and I am the root buried deep in the darkness... Hiruzen, for so many years, people in the village have believed that you are the leaves and that I am the root, and this identity has witnessed your success. At the same time, it’s not like it’s binding you tightly.”

Shimura Danzo looked at the helpless eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen not far in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a flash of pleasure in his chest.

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It’s over!

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the scene happening in front of him and closed his eyes in pain.

If there was even a glimmer of hope to prove his innocence before, now that Hatake Nao is dead, he knows that he will never be able to take off the title of "the obscene and humiliating widow of a hero".

Since ancient times, death has been the most unsolvable way to sow discord.

And to carry out this kind of death plan in a very special capacity in front of everyone, in front of everyone, can be said to be the most incomprehensible.

Sarutobi Hiruzen clearly realized that he could no longer keep his position as Hokage.

He slowly opened his eyes, looking at the kunai that fell on the high platform and was stained with blood, and looked at Kakashi who was staring at Hatake Nao's body under the high platform without saying a word, silent.

For a moment, a flash of pity for Kakashi flashed through his heart.

He clearly knew that all the tragedies in the Hatake family, from the death of Hatake Sakumo to Hatake Nao, all originated from him.

In just half a month, Kakashi went from a genius of Konoha to the son of a sinner in Konoha, from a happy family to the death of his parents, from being cold on the outside and hot on the inside to being ashen as of now. The cause of all this is completely unknown. It lies in what he said before, and in his desire to keep his position as Hokage.

However, this trace of regret came and went quickly. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen had been the Hokage for decades and had been in charge of Konoha for many years. He quickly adjusted his mood and scanned the surroundings with sharp eyes. VIP auditorium, trying to find the enemy hidden inside.

Yes, now, Sarutobi Hiruzen has gradually come back to his senses.

Ever since Jiraiya returned to the village, someone in the village had been setting a trap for him.

The reason for Jiraiya's failure to return the truth for four years, combined with the failure of the Second Ninja War, aroused the village's dissatisfaction with him.

He was forced to use means to suppress Sakumo Hatake, the most popular candidate for the Fourth Hokage, and then forced Sakumo Hatake to commit suicide amidst the spread of public opinion. Finally, he used Kakashi to threaten Nao Hatake and let Nao Hatake On this occasion, he committed suicide in front of so many people to pour the dirty water on his head.

From this series of plans, it is not difficult to see that the mastermind behind this has definitely been planning for a long time, and his identity is definitely a high-level person in the village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes glanced back and forth among the people around him, and finally landed on Danzo Shimura and Homura Uchiha.

"Danzo, you..."

But before he could say anything, the shock of the crowd below because of Hatake Nao's sudden suicide finally gradually dissipated.

"Is it possible...Hokage-sama really did that to Mrs. Hatake?"

A voice sounded softly from the crowd.

Although the sound was very soft, it was so deafening against the deadly silence of the scene.

Facing this bloody corpse, even those who believed in Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel shaken in their hearts at this time.

If it was possible for Nao Hatake to use her innocence to smear Hiruzen Sarutobi before, but what is the explanation for this scene now?

She is the wife of a great hero of Konoha, backed by the Hatake clan, and has a genius son like Kakashi Hatake who is famous throughout Konoha. If she had not really been wronged, she would have been killed by Hiruzen Sarutobi. If he was forced and insulted, how could he give up this good life and seek death at his late husband's funeral?

"Do you think there is a possibility that the person who bullied Mrs. Hatake is pretending to be Hokage-sama?"

Those fans of Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't believe the situation before them, and racked their brains to exonerate Naruto.

"Are you an idiot? After all, Mrs. Hatake was once an elite chuunin. Can you not tell the difference between a low-level ninjutsu like the transformation jutsu?"

The rebuttal voice immediately appeared, mocking those people severely.

"Everyone is dead, so is it still a problem whether the thing exists or not? The thing must have happened! After all, you don't know the reputation of Hokage-sama. For such a lustful person to meet such a beautiful woman as Mrs. Hatake, in Taboo It’s very reasonable to do something under the stimulation of status, right?”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's mentality immediately changed.

Yes, what’s the point of still arguing about what’s true and what’s false when everyone is dead?

On one side is the high-ranking Hokage, who has a lusty reputation and is living well, and on the other side is Mrs. Hatake, who has just lost her husband and committed suicide at the funeral. Who is right and who is wrong? Do you need to think about it?

"I never expected that Lord Hokage would be such a person behind his back! I was in vain for trusting him so much before!"

A villager who turned from pink to black shouted loudly after seeing such a scene.

"Still calling him Hokage? If such a person can be Hokage, then so can I! Anyway, we haven't won the two previous ninja wars. Who is different?"

Infected by the surrounding atmosphere, the hidden trolls began to show their power.

"Damn it, even a hero like Hatake Sakumo can't save his wife, let alone us? Over the years, many good women in the village must have been murdered by him, and they probably didn't dare because of his status as Hokage. You are making a sound! You are really a beast!"

There are also people who expand their thinking, see the big from the small, and expand the number of Sarutobi Hiruzen's crimes starting from the Hatake Nao incident.

"It is only when this guy becomes the Hokage that the village loses its reputation as the number one ninja village in the ninja world! Speaking of which, it is because this guy becomes the Hokage that the development of the village will be so bumpy, so all of this, The reason is because of that bastard Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

There were also old people who began to recall the glory of Konoha during the Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama eras, and began to criticize Hiruzen Sarutobi with righteous indignation.

"It's pitiful that Senju Tobirama-sama was wise enough to choose such a guy with a human face and a beast's heart to be the Hokage. It would be a shame not to be able to protect him at the end of the year!"

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The impact of Hatake Nao's death finally showed its power at this moment, affecting the judgment of everyone present.

At this moment, it is difficult to judge how many people in this crowd are the secret agents planted by Shimura Danzo, how many people really think so, and how many people have been coerced by the general trend and have lost their own judgment.

The noise from the audience inevitably reached the stage and caught the ears of everyone present.

The elite ninjas sitting on the high platform are naturally not comparable to the group of ignorant people in the audience. With their knowledge and wisdom, they can naturally see the strangeness of Hatake Nao's accusation and suicide.

But it was precisely because they saw it that they remained silent at this time.

After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen's time as Hokage was indeed too long, it had been nearly twenty years.

In the past twenty years, the Sarutobi clan has grown from a first-class ninja clan in Konoha, surpassing Hinata and Uchiha, to the de facto top ninja clan in Konoha. Many key departments in the village have been destroyed by the Sarutobi clan. Occupied, all of this can be seen by the others.

Under this situation, these ninja clan leaders and elite ninjas are naturally jealous.

However, due to the prestige and strength of Sarutobi Hiruzen for many years, they naturally could not say anything. They could only wait silently until Sarutobi Hiruzen abdicated before discussing.

Although I don't know who wants to take action against Sarutobi Hiruzen, the current situation has made it clear that Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely lose his position as Hokage.

And once Sarutobi Hiruzen loses his position as Hokage, even if the Sarutobi clan does not disappear like the Senju clan back then, they will definitely not be able to maintain these many interests.

So at this time, the heads of the Ninja clan who were sitting on the stage all looked "shocked" and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with disbelief. It seemed that they believed Sarutobi because of Nao Hatake's death. Hiruzen's dirty deeds.

Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally felt the gazes of everyone present.

But even if he felt it, what could he do?

Things have progressed to this point, and nothing he can say at this time will help. He, as the Hokage, is destined to die.

"Hiruzhan, since things have developed to this point, the village must give everyone an explanation no matter what."

"Now you can see the attitude of the villagers. Due to the death of Nao Hatake, they have now determined that you have threatened Nao Hatake. So for the sake of the overall situation of the village, I propose to temporarily deprive you of the position of Hokage, and let us An investigation team was formed to investigate all this.”

Shimura Danzo, who also felt the attention of everyone, tried his best to suppress his inner excitement, stood up and considered the overall situation, and proposed to temporarily deprive Sarutobi Hiruzen of the Hokage position until the task force investigated clearly.

"We will naturally not cover up anyone. If Hatake Nao is making false accusations, we will naturally clarify everything to the public. You are still the third generation Hokage."

This is just a face-saving remark. After all, with today's public opinion, even if the village really investigates and finds out that Hatake Nao is falsely accused and Sarutobi Hiruzen is innocent, the villagers will only think that the village's senior officials are covering up and that the officials are protecting each other. .

So no matter what, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, is done for.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew this, Shimura Danzo also knew it, and even everyone present knew it.

However, at this time, Shimura Danzo stepped forward in such a hurry, does it also mean that he is the mastermind behind this?

Shimura Danzo has thoughts about the position of Hokage, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also knows it. After all, they are all old teammates for many years.

But once this method is used, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the prestige of the village.

Even if Shimura Danzo really gets his wish and becomes the Fourth Hokage, the villagers' trust in the village will never return.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not doubt Shimura Danzo's love for the village, so he would tolerate such a deformed monster at the root to be controlled by him, and punish him with small punishments and large punishments for crossing the line again and again.

So now, is Shimura Danzo standing up to reap the fruits of victory after his plan is successful, or is it that he has nothing to do with him but sees an opportunity at this time, and is driven by his inner ambition to stand up and charge towards the position of Hokage?

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo with deep eyes, trying to understand what his old friend was thinking in his heart at this time.

But it is a pity that the long-term root life has already eroded Shimura Danzo's heart.

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.

"I agree."

As soon as Shimura Danzo finished speaking, Koharu and Mito Kadoen, who were sleeping next to him, stood up and agreed to his proposal.

For consultants like them, what they naturally want to think about is how to minimize the impact of this matter in the shortest possible time.

Let's not talk about running for the fourth generation of Hokage. Anyway, Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely not be able to be the Hokage for the time being.

Seeing that the three advisors took the lead in agreeing, many of the ninja clan leaders on the side naturally expressed their agreement quickly. After all, they were still thinking about waiting until the Sarutobi clan fell to have a big meal, so how could they object at this time.

But at this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen made an action that surprised everyone present.

He just turned around and walked resolutely to the edge of the platform amidst the insults from everyone in the audience. He passed over the blood-stained kunai and came to the loudspeaker.

"I am Hiruzen Sarutobi. I know that everyone here now thinks that I am an out-and-out villain, a beast with a human face and a beast heart... But what I want to say is that I am innocent and I have never done anything. Those things Nao Hatake said.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen said this while standing on the high platform, facing the eyes of everyone's contempt.

When Danzo Shimura heard this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"It seems that he still doesn't want to face reality and wants to continue struggling. However, this kind of rebuttal is so weak in front of Hatake Nao's body. On the contrary, it may arouse the anger of the villagers even more... …But it’s okay, if you don’t struggle, you won’t know what despair is.”

As expected, when Sarutobi Hiruzen said this, not only did he not ease the atmosphere, but the insults from the audience became more intense.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was standing here naturally not to say these words.

"I also know that everyone is full of prejudice against me at this time and will not believe anything I say... But although there is nothing between me and Nao Hatake, I am indeed responsible for Nao Hatake's current situation, so I have decided to resign as the Third Hokage and abdicate in favor of others!"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy scene fell silent, and the villagers in the audience looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with surprised eyes.

After all, this was the first leader to abdicate due to such a thing in the history of the ninja world, so their hearts were naturally filled with shock.

Amid everyone's disbelieving gazes, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to speak:

"But before I abdicate, I have to issue one last order as the Third Hokage!"

When Danzo Shimura heard these words, he felt uneasy for some reason, but at this time he could not interrupt Hiruzen Sarutobi's words anyway, and could only listen silently to Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders as Hokage. The last order.

"...That's about the candidates for the Fourth Hokage. As the Third Hokage, I propose Shimura Danzo and Uchiha Fugaku. As for the final candidate for the Fourth Hokage, I suggest that the person who investigates this case The method determines the outcome, and whoever of the two can find an answer that satisfies the villagers will be the Fourth Hokage!"

A fierce look flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes as he spoke word by word.

Judging from Sarutobi Hiruzen's experience and wisdom, the murderer behind this must be between Danzo Shimura and Homura Uchiha, but he couldn't tell who it was.

If that's the case, then let's just not tell the difference!

The reason why you created the current situation is because you want the position of Hokage under my butt?

good!

For you guys!

But you must fight each other for a round first and decide the winner!

If you treat me, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as a prisoner, you want to be a hero, right?

good!

Then let the heroes check the heroes, and the heroes check the heroes, and let everyone see which one is Li Kui and which one is Li Gui!