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Chapter 275 Fugaku, it’s time for you to step down!

When Fugaku came to power, he did not carry out a major purge of the original Hokage power system.

Firstly, after the impact of the war, there were only a few capable people left in Konoha. It would definitely not work if all of these guys were asked to step down and replaced by Uchiha people.

Secondly, Fugaku also wanted to use this method to reverse the "Uchiha Terror Theory" created by the people of Konoha during the Second and Third Hokage periods.

Politics is the art of compromise, so Fugaku spared many people who were originally from the Hokage faction.

For example, the pig-deer butterfly.

For example, Danzo Shimura who is questioning him in front of him at this moment!

"Do you know what you are talking about now, Danzo!"

Fugaku growled with a gloomy face. Not only did he let Danzo go, he also allowed him to retain his roots and continue to maintain his power in the Dark Shinobi.

Based on Danzo's character, he knew that it was impossible for him to subdue Danzo, so from the very beginning, Fugaku was thinking of splitting Shimura Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen, and using Shimura Danzo to show his vision and ambition as the new Hokage.

It would be even better if I could get Danzo's gratitude and submission.

But I didn't expect that now that something happened, Danzo not only did not stand on my side, but he even dared to jump out and refute me like this!

“I know exactly what I’m talking about.”

Danzo had a blank expression on his face. He spoke in a cold voice with an unquestionable and firm tone: "As the head of the Shimura clan, a member of the Hokage Elders, and the root of this towering tree, I need to be responsible for the branches and seedlings of this giant tree."

"You said I'm not responsible for Konoha?" Fugaku's voice suddenly became a little louder: "The war on the front line is tense now. We join the war to defend our country. Aren't we protecting Konoha and those new seedlings?"

"Then please set an example, Hokage-sama!"

"you!"

Fugaku, wearing the Hokage robe, looked extremely ugly, while Danzo Shimura held a cane in his hand and refused to give in.

For a moment, the high-ranking Hokage present suddenly felt a little dazed, as if they had returned to the time when the Sandaime was in power.

The Sandaime would often have this kind of arguments with Danzo, and the end result was always...

"All my policies are for Konoha, and all my ideas and decisions are for our common future!"

"Anyone can say nice things, and the enemy is still in the Land of Grass. There is no Third Army of the Allied Forces. Why is the Hokage so anxious?"

"The Third Legion is now surrounded by enemies in large numbers. If we don't replenish our forces, once problems arise, the consequences will be irreversible!"

"According to the intelligence from my Root, the Third Army is fully capable of stopping the enemy's attack. The Hokage is worried about the Rain Country adjacent to the Grass Country, right?" Danzo sneered, "Haha, the coalition forces defeated the Akatsuki organization before, but you, as the Hokage, voluntarily gave up the interests of the Rain Country. Now you want our Konoha ninjas to work for the interests of the Rain Country. Are you the Hokage of Konoha, or the second generation Hanzo of the Rain Country?"

"Shimura Danzo!" Fugaku shouted angrily, "Watch your words, I am the Hokage!"

coming!

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present were shocked. The conversation between the Hokage and the Yami Shinobi, the crown and roots of the big tree of Konoha, was about to happen again!

But surprisingly, this time Danzo did not say "Danhuo Saruzen regrets" as he did when facing Sarutobi Hiruzen. Instead, he dropped the cane in his hand heavily to the ground with an angry face.

"You who betrayed Konoha's interests, are you worthy enough to be the shadow of this towering tree?"

"what?!"

Everyone present had a dazed look on their faces, even Fugaku was a little confused.

Then his confusion turned into anger, and then into shame, and the aroused emotions even made the three magatama in Fugaku's eye sockets appear, and he stared at Danzo.

Am I too gentle to you, or is it that you have reached your rebellious stage?
"Shimura Danzo, do you know what you are talking about?!"

"Hokage, do you think I'm being controlled by an illusion? Indeed, the people of your Uchiha clan are good at using Sharingan illusions to control people, including the Third Mizukage, the Fourth Kazekage, and... the Nine-Tails."

Danzo's eyes showed a hint of amusement. He ignored Fugaku's murderous look and sneered, "I've always been curious, Uchiha Fugaku. I looked through the development of Konoha, including ninjas, economy, and people's livelihood, in the years since you came to power. Our local businesses and management almost all have the shadow of Kirigakure. Most of the pubs, barbecue restaurants, and izakayas in Konoha are owned by vendors from Kirigakure..."

"House prices in Konoha keep rising, but how many civilian ninjas in Konoha own houses? All the real estate tycoons are from Kirigakure!"

"Fugaku, Konoha's economy has indeed developed since you took office, but who are the ones making money, Konoha's people or Kirigakure's people? As the Hokage, are you the Hokage of Konoha or the Hokage of Kirigakure!"

"enough!"

"not enough!"

Shimura Danzo roared, "I don't care about your implementation of the spiritualization of all ninjas. This is the trend of the entire ninja world. Even if there may be hidden means of Mizunoe Tsukiyomi, there is nothing we can do."

"But you shouldn't completely let Kirigakure go or even indulge them, and hand over all the interests that originally belonged to Konoha to Kirigakure!"

"I didn't!" Fugaku growled, "After the war, Konoha was in ruins. It was only with the help of Kirigakure that it was able to recover so quickly. Everyone present knows this."

"Just like Sunagakure..."

"Is that so." Danzo sneered, "But how did I get the news? It was you, Uchiha Fugaku, who was transferring everything and trying to steal the truth."

"What do you mean?"

"Swapping the sky for a different day?"

"I smell a conspiracy."

"Elder Danzo, stop talking nonsense. No matter what, the Fifth Hokage is still the Hokage..."

"The Hokage who betrayed Konoha's interests and tried to overthrow Konoha and betrayed the village and the country?"

Danzo spoke coldly and glanced at the high-ranking jonin of Konoha present. Amid their astonished expressions as if they wanted to say something but couldn't, he took out a scroll and handed it to Mito Kado En who was closest to him.

Mizuto Menen looked at Danzo with some confusion, then opened the scroll and began to examine it.

With just one glance, the assistant Hokage widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief, and looked at Danzo in shock.

"Danzo, what on earth is this..."

"These were all collected by the Root at the risk of their lives." Danzo said slowly, and at the same time signaled Mito Kado En to hand the scroll to other senior officials nearby.

The other senior executives took the scroll and looked at it in confusion. Then their faces were filled with shock, and the way they looked at Fugaku also changed.

"How could it be that there is someone in Kirigakure..."

"A new ninja clan has been formed..."

"Godaime, you...ah..." The complicated looks in his eyes made Fugaku a little dazed, until all the senior executives finished checking the scroll and passed it to Danzo again, and Danzo threw the scroll hard on the Hokage's desk in front of Fugaku.

"Fugaku, I know that the tragedy that happened to the Uchiha is very painful for you, but you should never do such a thing of betraying the village and the country."

"The Uchiha clan is one of the two major ninja clans that founded Konoha. They are the foundation and an indispensable part of Konoha. Even the title of Hokage was given by the former Uchiha ancestor, Uchiha Madara."

"As the head of the Uchiha clan and the fifth Hokage of Konoha, you don't think about how to develop Konoha and the Uchiha clan. Instead, you leaked the Uchiha clan belonging to Konoha to Kirigakure. As a result, Kirigakure now also has Uchiha clans, and a whole ninja clan at that!"

Danzo pointed at the contents of the scroll with an angry look on his face and cursed at Fugaku.

When Fugaku saw the contents of the scroll clearly, his heart skipped a beat and he said to himself, "Oh no!"

He actually already knew about the affairs of the Kirigakure Uchiha a long time ago. When he first found out about it, he was furious and shocked.

As the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, the thing he fears most, apart from the resurrection and defeat of the Senju clan, which had been disbanded by the Konoha high-ranking officials, is the leakage of the Uchiha bloodline.

As a result, not only was the Sharingan leaked, but a whole new ninja clan was formed!

However, after learning about the emergence of the Kirigakure Uchiha, as well as factors such as the strength of Kirigakure and the weakness of Konoha at the time, Fugaku finally chose to remain silent.

He had to remain silent. Things were stronger than people, and he could only accept the reality.

Even after the Konoha Uchiha suffered such bad news, Fugaku was still somewhat thankful for the existence of the Kirigakure Uchiha, which prevented the Uchiha from dying out and allowed the Uchiha to continue smoothly.

However, Fugaku also knew that such things could not be discussed openly. Fortunately, not many people knew about it. Only one person, Hiashi, knew about the situation in Konoha, and everyone tacitly kept silent.

I didn’t expect that this matter would be revealed by Danzo today!

"The situation of Uchiha is more complicated, it..."

"You betrayed Konoha, Fugaku." Danzo interrupted Fugaku and said coldly: "As assistants to the Hokage and elders of Konoha, the Second Generation once granted us a right."

"The meaning of our existence is to help the Hokage share the responsibility of handling government affairs and better govern Konoha. And when the Hokage as a leader is incompetent, we also have the right to stop it and interfere with the Hokage's wrong decisions!"

The second half of the sentence was of course nonsense made up by Danzo, but at the moment he had the advantage and the overall situation in his hands, so Danzo naturally had to seize the initiative and maximize his advantage.

"In order to ensure that Konoha's future development will not fall into the dark abyss, I, as the elder of Konoha, request that the Fifth Hokage step aside! And I request that all situations concerning the Fifth Hokage be investigated! During the investigation, all rights shall be exercised by the Elders!"

"what?!"

"Danzo, are you crazy?!"

"There is a war going on outside right now, so the Fifth Generation is still..."

Everyone was talking about it, and Fugaku opened his Mangekyo eyes and stared at Danzo.

At this moment, he was so furious that he wished he could just activate Susanoo and kill Danzo.

But apart from anger, he was more curious about why Danzo had the confidence to be his enemy when he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and had Mizunotsuki standing behind him.

Danzo of Shinobi has always been a man who knows when to advance and when to retreat. He is so brave today. Does he have any confidence from him?
Fugaku didn't know what was going on, so he didn't act rashly. He just glanced at Hiashi.

Hiashi understood what he meant and stepped forward, saying calmly, "The Council of Elders does have the right to avoid the Hokage, but it requires the unanimous consent of all the elders in the Council of Elders."

"Of course." Danzo said calmly, "Elders, please express your opinions!"

"I agree." Mitomon En said solemnly, "The matter of the bloodline leak is of great importance and indeed needs to be carefully examined."

"I agree."

Utatane Koharu said quietly, "Although I don't believe that the fifth generation will betray Konoha, it is still better to find out some things clearly."

The jonin were not surprised that the two supported Danzo. They were originally from Sarutobi's faction, so it was normal for them to be in the same boat.

Therefore, from the very beginning, everyone's attention was not on them, but on Akimichi Toukaze and Hinata Hiashi who had not spoken.

Currently, there are a total of six people in Konoha's Elders Council, namely Danzo Shimura, En Mito Kado, Koharu Utane and other three elders who were already there.

Plus Hyuga Hiashi, Akimichi Toukaze, and Uchiha Setsuna.

However, Uchiha Setsuna died on the night of the Uchiha clan extermination, which means that there are only five people left in the Council of Elders.

Akimichi Nofu looked at Danzo, then at Fugaku, feeling a little conflicted. Finally, he sighed and shook his head.

"I've been overworked lately. This decision is of great importance, so I'd better abstain."

This answer did not surprise everyone.

Akimichi Tofu has always been a peacemaker. He was close to the Third Hokage and didn't get along with Danzo and Fugaku. It makes sense that he didn't take sides in the clash between Danzo and Fugaku.

However, the result of doing this was that everyone's eyes fell on Rizu.

For a moment, many people who knew the inside story of the relationship between Hiashi and Fugaku sighed and shook their heads, while Fugaku just sneered and sat back on the Diaoyutai.

"Avoiding the Hokage is of great importance, and now it's war time, Konoha needs a core person to stay in Konoha, so this time I decide..." Hiashi looked at me slowly, looking at Fugaku, and spoke slowly.

He had only said half of the words when an inexplicable force suddenly emerged.

There was a hint of confusion in Rizu's eyes, and the words of rejection on his lips actually changed.

"I agree with Elder Danzo's proposal."

"what?!"

"Master Hiashi, you!"

"this!"

Everyone present was stunned. Fugaku, who had been sitting on the Diaoyutai, widened his eyes with disbelief on his face.

He and Hiashi are in the same boat. Hiashi's entanglement with Kirigakure is no less than his, and may even be deeper than his.

In this situation, Rizu actually stabbed him in the back?
No, that's not right!

Suddenly, the kaleidoscope in Fugaku's eyes suddenly condensed, and he actually felt a very familiar breath from Hiashi.

That is……

The power of the Sharingan? !
(End of this chapter)