In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

However, this level of effort had no effect on Danzo, whose skin was as thick as a city wall.

Shimura Danzo's gaze was cold as he smiled and said:

"Of course this has something to do with me."

Although the Root organization was disbanded several years ago at Sarutobi's request, they were all my subordinates after all.

Moreover, as the head of the Shimura clan, since members of our clan were involved in this matter, I am naturally obligated to investigate it thoroughly!

"Maybe someone is stirring things up, trying to sow discord between me and Sarutobi?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi put the pipe in his mouth and took a deep drag.

He remained silent, his expression unchanged. The argument between Tsunade and Danzo was entirely within his expectations.

After all, all the intelligence they obtained came from interrogations conducted by the interrogation department.

All the evidence points to these matters being related to the Shimura clan.

However, there is no concrete evidence to prove that Danzo was behind all of this.

Moreover, what Danzo said wasn't entirely unreasonable in Hiruzen Sarutobi's view.

Danzo is, after all, a member of the Konoha Elder Council. If someone really framed him for all of this... and wanted to sow discord between him and Danzo?

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke.

He glanced sideways at Danzo standing in front of him and asked slowly:

"Danzo, since you also intend to investigate this matter thoroughly, do you have any plans for now?"

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's question,

Danzo Shimura's expression softened considerably.

As expected, Sarutobi remained just as indecisive as he had known over the years.

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Danzo's lips, and then he addressed the crowd:

"This matter no longer needs to be investigated."

Because I already know who's behind this!

"What???"

In a flash,

The room was full of people.

They were all stunned and stood there in shock.

Chapter 114 Betrayal

In the Hokage's office,

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo Shimura:

"You already know who's behind this? Who is it?"

Everyone in the room turned their attention to Shimura Danzo.

At this moment, Danzo Shimura said in a deep voice:

“It is our clan’s elder, Shimura Eikawa.”

"what?"

As soon as this word comes out,

Everyone inside was utterly shocked.

Whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, or the ANBU ninjas, they all knew this elder of the Shimura clan very well.

Even without having met him, I've heard a little about his deeds back then.

Back in his youth, he possessed the strength of a Jonin, and was not to be underestimated.

However, during a mission, he was ambushed by the enemy and suffered a near-fatal injury, barely escaping with his life.

In that battle, he almost had his heart meridian severed.

Even after his body was healed, he could no longer go out on missions as a ninja, so he began to work in the business world.

He is also a very shrewd businessman.

He also demonstrated exceptional talent in business.

For so many years, he has been the one managing the family business and finances of the Shimura clan.

His financial resources are considerable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Danzo, what evidence do you have for saying this?"

"I have."

Danzo nodded.

His gaze was very deep.

It's impossible to tell what he's really thinking.

Although Shimura Danzo knew this was not a good move.

But the most urgent task is for him to be exonerated from tonight's incident.

Sacrifice the pawn to save the king.

This is one of the most common tricks used by those who manipulate politics.

As long as he remains in the Konoha Elders Council, everything will be alright, and there will always be hope.

Previous accounts,

He still has time to calculate!

"How did you get these things?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with some suspicion.

“I noticed Jiang Chuan was acting strangely before, but I didn’t expect him to dare to covet the Book of Sealing. This is some information I’ve collected over the past few days about Jiang Chuan secretly cultivating his own power. Sarutobi, take a look!”

Shimura Danzo put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

Without changing his expression, he handed over the documents he had prepared in advance to Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a pipe dangling from his mouth.

I quickly scanned the contents of the document.

His brows furrowed, and his expression gradually turned cold.

The things Shimura Egawa did behind the scenes were even worse than he had imagined!

They amassed wealth through collusion with casinos.

Then secretly use your wealth,

They secretly cultivated their power within the village and even within the Land of Fire.

This is a major taboo, no matter which village it is!

More seriously,

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he harbored treasonous intentions!

This behavior is a direct challenge to his authority as Hokage!

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the documents in his hand and coldly ordered his subordinates in the Anbu:

"Bring Shimura Egawa over here!"

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes,

A barely perceptible hint of killing intent flashed across his face.

Soon, under the guidance of the secret service,

Egawa Shimura, who was a few years older than both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, was taken to the Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage, I heard you summoned me?"

When Shimura Egawa saw so many people standing in the Hokage's office in the middle of the night, a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart.

He was, of course, somewhat aware of the plans for tonight.

Even his son personally participated in tonight's operation and said that he was determined to bring down that brat Tianyu.

He looked around; there were many ANBU ninjas present.

However, the boy named Tianyu, codenamed Mingyu, was not among them.

Did tonight's operation succeed?

As he was speculating in his mind,

He saw Shimura Danzo standing in the house, and he immediately felt much more at ease.

With the clan leader around, everything should be fine, right?

However, just as he was thinking this, Danzo, who was standing not far away, strode up.

Without any warning, and with a smile still on his face, just as Shimura Egawa was about to call out the words "Clan Chief,"

With a "snap",

A resounding slap across the face.

He slapped it across Shimura Egawa's face without any mercy.

"Elder! You've completely disgraced the Shimura clan!"

Shimura Danzo put on a pained expression and said with great distress,

"If the evidence is not conclusive..."

I truly never imagined you would do something like this!

"Huh? What happened to me..." Jiang Chuan covered his face with his hands, not even caring about the pain. His eyes were completely blank, stunned by the slap.