In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 46 Danzo's Daily Routine of Taking the Blame

The majority of the people living on the Uchiha clan's territory are from that area.

Although not all members of the Konoha Police Force have the three-tomoe Sharingan, quite a few of them have still awakened the Sharingan.

Especially Fugaku Uchiha's eyes, which are absolutely the best among the three-tomoe eyes, and Lord Danzo cannot let them go.

Incidentally, you can also show off to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After all, the greatest contributor to resolving the Uchiha clan rebellion was Lord Danzo.

As a department directly under the Hokage, the Anbu is quite efficient.

The list of deaths in the Uchiha clan territory was compiled in no time.

The only person whose body was not found was Uchiha Itachi.

In this way, the facts become quite obvious.

This was originally the outcome that Hiruzen Sarutobi had envisioned.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.

His eldest son, daughter-in-law, and three clansmen could not have been killed by Itachi Uchiha.

Firstly, since he didn't issue a kill order against the Uchiha, Shinnosuke's team wouldn't even have to fight Uchiha Itachi.

Secondly, with Sasuke Uchiha as leverage, Itachi Uchiha would never dare to kill his clansmen.

Therefore, it must be someone else.

The most suspicious person is the masked man who controlled the Nine-Tails, killed his wife Biwako, and then severed Danzo's left arm and stole Shisui's right eye.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt both angry and had a headache.

A sense of powerlessness and frustration suddenly welled up in my heart.

He didn't know what Konoha had done to offend them, that they were being targeted like this, with Konoha ninjas being killed again and again.

This time, he even killed his eldest son and daughter-in-law.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have already sent a large number of Konoha's elite ninjas to hunt them down.

However, the opponent seemed to possess some kind of space-time ninjutsu, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

It's simply beyond human capability.

A wave of waves has risen again.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was agonizing over something, a commotion suddenly broke out nearby, interrupting his thoughts.

Immediately afterward, an ANBU member rushed over, "Hokage-sama, something terrible has happened."

"What happened?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, frowning.

"When we were collecting the bodies just now, several of them mysteriously disappeared," the ANBU ninja said in a fearful tone.

Clearly, even seasoned elite members of the secret service would feel a chill run down their spines at such a bizarre event.

"Which bodies were missing?" Kakashi seemed to sense something unusual among them, walked over, and asked.

The ANBU ninja replied, "Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Kaze, Uchiha Mune, Uchiha Kiyoshi."

"Without a doubt, they are all Uchiha clansmen who have awakened the Sharingan." Kakashi sighed, then heard the ANBU ninja say, "By the way, it seems that Fujiwara Chiya's body is also missing."

"Fujiwara Chiya." Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, seemingly realizing something, and quickly asked, "Are you sure Fujiwara Chiya is dead?"

If anyone had the strongest motive to kill his son, besides the deceased Uchiha clan members and the mysterious masked man, it would only be Chiya.

After all, he had killed Qianye with the Killing Order.

Although he didn't believe that Qianye's strength was enough to kill Zhan Sheng or even defeat the team led by his son, Qianye was, after all, a genius, and one should be prepared for any eventuality.

What if Ichiya was faking her death?

"Lord Hokage, Chiya is indeed dead. I and several Anbu ninjas personally examined the body."

Kakashi answered Hiruzen Sarutobi. He understood the implication in Hiruzen's words, frowned slightly, and said decisively, "I checked with my Sharingan. He suffered a fatal wound to his chest, so the possibility of feigning death or transformation jutsu can be completely ruled out."

"Qianye has an outstanding appearance, with black hair and black eyes. If he appears in the Uchiha clan territory without activating his Sharingan, he is easily mistaken for an Uchiha clan member."

"Chiya's body was placed next to Uchiha Kaze, Uchiha Mune, and Uchiha Kiyoshi. I think the person who stole the body must have mistaken him for a member of the Uchiha clan."

"I see." Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes slightly, but he still didn't rule out his suspicions about Chiya, and then asked, "Then who do you think did it?"

"It was Itachi Uchiha who did it." A deep, aged voice approached from afar.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others turned around, they saw Danzo walking over with a cane, followed by two Root ninjas dressed in black robes on his left and right.

Danzo, unaware that Fugaku's body had been stolen, continued, "Itachi Uchiha was filled with disgust and hatred for his clansmen. Therefore, he killed Shisui and stole his eyes, thus instigating conflict with his fellow Uchiha."

"And ultimately, this tragedy occurred."

"It was him? How could that be?" A hint of surprise flashed in Kakashi's eyes, then he asked, "Doesn't that mean he killed Chiya too?"

Upon hearing this, the other ANBU members around also cast questioning glances at Danzo.

"Of course. Fujiwara Chiya was a Jonin of Konoha. If he had seen Uchiha Itachi slaughtering his fellow Konoha people, he would have naturally tried his best to stop him. But unfortunately, he died at the hands of Uchiha Itachi." Danzo gave an affirmative answer upon learning of Chiya's death.

While feeling smug, he couldn't help but look at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a smug expression.

It was as if he were saying, "See that, Hiruzen? My plan succeeded. I easily quelled the Uchiha clan rebellion by sacrificing just one little Fujiwara Chiya."

Listening to Danzo's flawed yet seemingly prophetic words, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he couldn't let him continue. He put his hands behind his back, turned away from the crowd, and said, "Stop dawdling and get to work."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi and the others respectfully responded and disappeared from the spot.

As soon as Kakashi and the others left, Danzo immediately waved away the two Anbu ninjas behind him, walked up behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, and said smugly, "That solves everything."

"What solution?" Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around, his face terribly grim. "Damn Danzo, look at the mess you've made! You let the wolf into the house, not only wiping out the Uchiha clan but also killing my eldest son and daughter-in-law. I can no longer tolerate your arbitrary actions."

"Shinnosuke is dead?" Danzo asked, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored Danzo and continued, "From today onwards, you are relieved of your position as Hokage Advisor, and you are also dismissed from Root."

"But Hiruzen, I..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's sudden assertiveness caught Danzo off guard. At that moment, he seemed to see the young Hiruzen, and his tone unconsciously weakened.

P.S.: Second update

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