Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

They absolutely refused to believe that their Third Hokage would be capable of such dirty deeds, even if he didn't participate personally but chose to tacitly condone them. This was something the people simply couldn't believe.

but!

Faced with overwhelming evidence, and with the fact that the leaders of the various clans in Konoha Village stepped forward to point out the truth despite being half-demanded and half-coerced by Jiang Si, the hundreds of thousands of people in Konoha Village had no choice but to believe it!

As a result, the reputation of the Third Hokage plummeted overnight, and the persona he had maintained for three or four decades collapsed in an instant.

Even though in these revealed truths, Shoji did not deliberately emphasize Hiruzen Sarutobi's guilt, and in some cases, he even tried to exonerate Hiruzen Sarutobi and shift the blame to Danzo, but the point is still that Hiruzen Sarutobi was ultimately the Hokage of Konoha!

The persona he had previously established was that of a 'pure white lotus'!

It is based on such a situation.

Leaving aside the 'dark events' for which Hiruzen Sarutobi must bear primary responsibility, even some instances of inadequate oversight by leadership are intolerable to the people below. This is actually the huge psychological gap caused by a complete reversal after a huge expectation.

This incident caused a huge uproar in Konoha and even throughout the entire Land of Fire, completely ruining the reputation of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, and also affecting the entire Sarutobi clan.

Asuma and Konohamaru, who were originally recognized and respected by everyone in Konoha as the sons and grandsons of the Hokage, suddenly became people hated and rejected by the vast majority of people in Konoha.

The reason I didn't mention everyone is that there are still some people who know the truth!

They didn't really think that their Third Hokage was necessarily a good leader. Rather, they could objectively view Hiruzen Sarutobi from a very clear perspective. Shoji certainly didn't break his promise and embellished these things, but he did indeed manipulate people's hearts!

The people of Konoha only saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's 'evil' and completely ignored the 'good' Hiruzen Sarutobi did for Konoha during his youth and prime!

The vast majority of ordinary people in Konoha Village are blind.

This can be seen from how Naruto is treated in the original work, due to the disaster brought about by the Nine-Tails' rampage.

This naturally makes it easy to evoke 'special feelings' among the people.

The same is true!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's Konoha army was defeated by Iwagakure, resulting in the deaths and serious injuries of thousands of Konoha ninja!

This was a mistake from the start!

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had died in battle, all the resentment might have dissipated. But with Hiruzen Sarutobi still alive and well, and Asuma still lively and energetic, Tsukasa revealed the truth!

That would be enough to send the Third Hokage straight to hell.

The same applies to Danzo Shimura.

Compared to the Third Hokage, who had some achievements in his youth, Danzo can be completely condemned. At least Hiruzen Sarutobi had a tiny bit of so-called 'rational' approval and support.

Danzo Shimura was truly a figure hated and loathed by everyone from the powerful figures of the major ninja clans to the lowest-ranking ninjas and ordinary people.

He colluded with Orochimaru to illegally harm his fellow villagers and used the village's ninjas and civilians to conduct inhumane and forbidden human experiments.

These factors alone were enough to make Danzo's reputation even more utterly tarnished than before, not to mention that the Root organization, which Danzo led, was the most hated department by all the major ninja clans in Konoha!

Because over the past two or three decades, this department has used very forceful methods to recruit many young geniuses from various ninja clans.

The Aburame clan is the ninja clan with the most authority to speak on this matter.

Therefore, these ninja clans felt no psychological pressure whatsoever when it came to pointing out Danzo Shimura!

After all, they genuinely hated and loathed Shimura Danzo.

And that is why.

The "public opinion fire" that Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the two Hokage advisors, received was rather insignificant. In fact, these two Hokage advisors were mostly just talking. The actual "crimes" of Konoha should be borne by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, accounting for 80% or 90%. The remaining 20%, or even less than 10%, of the blame should fall on these two Hokage advisors.

Because if you really want to be serious, these two advisors don't actually have much real power!

Without power, one cannot talk about how to persecute others, but one cannot escape the responsibility of 'aiding and abetting evil'!

Jiang Si's attitude towards these two old fogies was somewhat influenced by a sense of hatred extending to their relatives.

But no matter what.

The reputation of the Konoha F4 has been completely ruined within Konoha Village.

Like the Sarutobi clan, the Mitomon, Utatane, and Shimura clans found themselves in an extremely precarious situation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shoji dismantled the four clans, or to put it bluntly, separated them!

A massacre is definitely out of the question!

Jiang Si doesn't have that kind of perverse sense of humor, and his values ​​are still relatively normal.

Giving the four clans a certain degree of punishment is enough. Of course, those with ill intentions who still can't change their minds should definitely be killed without hesitation.

Those who remain should be punished accordingly.

The Sarutobi clan, being the largest, was destined to suffer the greatest punishment. The most direct consequence was that the clan would be divided into ten parts and completely reorganized, then filled into the ninja forces that were originally from other ninja villages and reorganized in the future, to undertake and carry out the most dangerous work and missions.

Using a knife directly is definitely not an option, but Jiang Si is quite willing and skilled at cutting the flesh bit by bit with a soft knife. This is making the best use of resources, and Jiang Si cannot waste such a valuable human resource!

As for whether there are any intelligent individuals within the Sarutobi clan who can see through this and thus take some dangerous actions!?

Jiang Si wasn't worried at all. He wasn't really going to kill them all; he had left them a way out. Even if there were really such brainless people, he could just take the opportunity to get rid of them!

This eliminates the need to worry about causing panic or fear among others.

It's not that they wanted to use underhanded tactics; they were courting death. That reason alone is powerful enough!

In any case, Shoji is determined to completely dismantle the Sarutobi clan within his lifetime!

Shimura, Utatsuya, and Mitomon were all handled in the same way!

Onoki also fully agreed with Shoji's arrangement. The powerful ninja clan leaders in Konoha, such as Hiashi, Shikaku, and Shiki, who were unlikely to raise any objections, felt that Shoji, the Fourth Tsuchikage, was already quite 'merciful'.

It is worth mentioning that.

Before officially dividing the four clans, Shoji also fulfilled his promise and allowed the next generation of leaders from Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitomon to come and meet with Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitomon Homura, and Utatane Koharu one last time. The Shimura clan was directly excluded!

They were also among the first ninja clans in Konoha to be separated, because Danzo was the most 'unruly' of the Konoha F4!

Of course, it's not just these four clans that need to be dealt with. The Hyuga, Aburame, Nara, Inuzuka, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Kurama, and Shiranui clans also need to have their areas redistributed as appropriate. The only major difference is that these clans don't need to be dismembered.

At most, they might need to be assigned to different regions depending on the needs. In the future, in the unified country and ninja village, the power of these ninja clans will still be indispensable, and the commander will still need the power of these ninja clans.

Of course, we should further promote education for the common people in the future. Don't be fooled by the fact that Shoji comes from the most prestigious clan—the Uchiha. He will not blindly protect the interests of his own clan. That would only lead to the decline of the country and the ninja village, and even further endanger the foundation of his own clan!

Balanced and comprehensive development.

That is the future that the commander is pursuing.

These allocations and arrangements were proceeding in an orderly manner, and the deadline set by the General was approaching.

The ugly deeds of the Konoha F4 have become known throughout the entire ninja world, and the emotional boiling point within Konoha Village has reached an extreme.

On August 3rd, in Konoha Year 54.

Shoji announced that he would publicly execute Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane!

This news quickly spread throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Then.

At the appointed time.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and the other three were escorted by Shisui and Killer Bee to the pre-prepared 'execution ground' location.

In the surrounding area.

A large number of Konoha citizens had already gathered. Apart from a very small number of people who looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group with complicated expressions, the vast majority of the remaining people looked at the Third Hokage, whom they once respected, with hatred and hostility. This kind of emotion and atmosphere was formed because of the various dark things that Shoji had revealed about the Konoha F4 during this period.

Furthermore, the defeat of Konoha Village resulted in the serious injury and tragic death of thousands of Konoha ninjas. Humans are forgetful creatures, and they are also creatures that easily remember the bad things others have done to them, rather than the good things.

Of course, this is not an absolute conclusion.

But for the vast majority of humans, it must be universal.

This kind of hatred, which spreads throughout the surrounding area and then converges on a single point, is something that even an ordinary person can clearly perceive.

Not to mention that the two weakest members of Konoha's F4, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, still possess the strength of elite Jonin, so they can naturally sense it clearly.

And that is why.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane felt an unprecedented bitterness in their hearts, but on the surface, they wore blank expressions. At this point, they had no reason or meaning to defend themselves, and besides, it was impossible to explain themselves clearly!

Moreover, the three of them had already completely resigned themselves to their fate several days ago.

Using their reputations and lives to ensure the continuation of their family lineage is the best possible outcome, given that there are no other options left.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two could somewhat foresee that even if Shoji wouldn't raise his sword against the three clans, he certainly wouldn't let them off so easily, they could only pretend to be ostriches, burying their heads in the sand and feigning ignorance.

The fact that we can see a glimmer of hope for the continuation of the three races is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. What more can they ask for?

'Damn Hiruzen Sarutobi!'

'Hmph, I knew all along that these so-called high-ranking officials were no good!'

'They actually treated the orphan of the Fourth Generation Lord as a fox demon, making us do wrong things for so many years!?'

'And what about Lord White Fang? It seems he's afraid of losing his power, isn't it?'

'Why was it the Fourth Hokage who died instead of this old man? If he had, Konoha wouldn't be in this predicament.'

'My dead brother, my parents—it's all that old bastard's fault.'

'Now I'm even starting to suspect that the death of Nawaki-sama, the grandson of the First Hokage, might be related to Hiruzen Sarutobi!'

'And that bastard Danzo Shimura!'

'Human experimentation, those guys all deserve to die!'

'Those two consultants aren't any better!'

They all deserve to be killed!

The buzzing area was initially kept quiet by the presence of Iwa ninja, preventing the Konoha residents from making a sound. However, after one person subconsciously vented his emotions without being stopped by the Iwa ninja, he did so.

These people all became bolder.

From the initial whispers and curses of a few people to the later escalating insults, this conveyed a sense of malice.

Do these people hate Shoji? Do they hate Iwagakure? The answer is obvious, but they also dare not show their resentment. Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions became the substitutes for the people's resentment!

Emotions always need an outlet, don't they?

This was one of Shoji's goals, not just to torture Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

At this moment, the malice of these people became extremely obvious and intense.

Even so, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two remained expressionless. Their hearts were already dead, so why should they care about these things anymore?

Anyway, death is coming soon.