In Konoha, Naruto lies down

I don’t know what happened to me. I took his key and lived in the same house, as if I had become dependent on him.

She knew that such thoughts were dangerous and tried her best to extricate herself from them.

After getting out of bed, I suddenly felt a chill. The towel was still on the bed. I looked down and my pupils suddenly dilated.

Last night...I think I slept on the sofa?

Chapter 119 Please Kill Me with This Knife

She couldn't remember what happened yesterday at all, but that person shouldn't be... After thinking for a while, Ino put on her bath towel again and opened the door.

She saw the folded clothes on the sofa, the breakfast kept warm on the table, but Naruto was gone.

Today seemed to be the day of a high-level meeting. Ino stood by the door and suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had woken up earlier, maybe she could have a few words with him.

The living room was quiet, the thermos dripping. She walked to the sofa, changed into her dry underwear, and put on her skirt. She found her used toothbrush and cup on the bathroom sink, and the faucet was running.

After coming out of the bathroom, Ino glanced at the balcony and saw the warm sunlight glaring at her. Naruto's clothes fluttered in the wind. It was as if all the small things had been sorted out and were waiting for her in an orderly manner.

When she got her breakfast, she saw the note on the table.

[Note: I put the bath water in the refrigerator, (*——*)]

(*——*)!!!

Looking at that extremely rough smiling face, the warmth in Ino's heart disappeared, and she clenched her fists, as if the guy's mean smile appeared in front of her eyes again.

"UZZLE!!! NARUTO!!!"

"what!!!"

......

"Uzumaki Naruto, how do you explain releasing the tailed beasts in the heart of the village on August 24th?"

Danzo's voice was no different from that of an ordinary old man, except that he habitually emphasized the last word, making every word sound like an order. His voice was low, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

All the curtains in the conference room were drawn, and the Hokage's seat was facing the sun, so that the senior executives sitting at the long table seemed to be sitting in the light and their faces could not be seen at all.

Naruto, who was called, stood on Tsunade's left, and the secretary Shizune stood on Tsunade's right.

Aside from Tsunade, other senior executives were not allowed to bring anyone into the meeting room. All meeting minutes were taken by Shizune alone, and Shizune had the right to call a halt if a meeting became too heated.

Because the trash talk from the top management also needs to be recorded. But generally speaking, such scenes of poor quality are relatively rare.

It was half past ten and the meeting had already been going on for half an hour.

It wasn't until Danzo spoke that the issue officially came to the fore. That day, the Root ninja replaced the Anbu and personally rushed to the center of the Nine-Tails' appearance, but was intercepted by Kakashi.

Danzo asked, demanding an explanation from Naruto.

Tsunade folded her hands on the table, looking at everyone with an expressionless face. Her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't say anything immediately, nor did she show any intention of ignoring Danzo.

She was thinking, openly thinking about how to argue in front of a group of senior executives.

The scene fell into a long silence, everyone waiting for Tsunade's voice, matching her meeting rhythm. Because she was the Kage of this village, the princess supported by everyone.

No one was impatient, as if they had long been accustomed to it. The two veteran consultants drank water tactically, and even Danzo began to close his eyes and rest.

Tsunade turned the high-level meetings into a round-based system that everyone had to abide by. Faced with the threat that Tsunade might abandon her responsibilities and run away at any time, the high-level officials felt extremely oppressive.

The so-called majesty does not come from oneself, but from the ability to control everyone and everything. When the morale of the entire village is low and it is in great need of a powerful princess like Tsunade to stand up, the top leaders are in a passive position.

While they were forcing Tsunade to take a stand, they were also being coerced by Tsunade.

Tsunade tapped lightly on the table, which was a sign before she spoke. After two taps, she glanced at everyone and spoke.

"According to the limited records in Konoha, every time the Nine-Tails appears, it will cause great damage to the village. But that time, the village was not destroyed."

"And that day, Uchiha Itachi invaded the village. Their target was the Nine-Tails. In that case, can we preliminarily conclude that the Nine-Tails seen by the Anbu ninja might not be real?"

"Not only the Anbu ninjas, but also the chief of the Yamanaka clan saw it." Utane Koharu, with a white cloth draped across her body, said in a serious tone.

The old eyes turned to a middle-aged man in the corner of the long table, and squinted his eyes to signal him to speak.

Yamanaka Inoichi felt mixed emotions as he looked at the flirtatious young man who had kidnapped his daughter. The old father's mind had long been distracted from this thrilling high-level meeting.

He was thinking about whether he should send a message to Jiraiya, the godfather of the ninja world, and ask him to teach his impetuous apprentice a lesson.

When he looked up, he suddenly found that the old consultant Kutane Koharu was staring at him. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, took a deep breath, and his mind went blank.

Hmm? Why is the advisor looking at me? What should I say?

"Ahem." Yamanaka Haiyi coughed, cleared his throat and said, "I still think what Lady Tsunade said makes sense."

He had no idea what Tsunade was talking about, but he didn't care. Ino-Shika-Chou was a die-hard Naruto fan. It didn't matter who became Hokage, as long as it wasn't Danzo.

A universal golden quote. I think Tsunade-sama is right. It makes sense, absolutely sense, every word is true. It's a true warning! Anyway, what the leader says is not important; what matters is that the leader says it.

"What I'm asking is, did you see the Nine-Tailed Fox appear in the center of the village on August 24th?" Utane Koharu frowned and asked again in a hoarse voice.

On August 24th, he recalled the scene in the rainstorm.

The sky and the earth were dark, the whole world was in darkness, and the flat land became a river.

"No, I didn't see anything." Yamanaka Haiyi shook his head, "It was raining so hard that day, I only saw Uchiha Itachi escape from Konoha."

"I told you, there's nothing." Tsunade spread her hands.

"Godaime, the truth can never be covered up." Danzo interrupted calmly, "On that day, not only ninjas saw the Nine-Tails, but also villagers."

Tsunade didn't say anything more, choosing to remain silent. The bandaged Danzo fixed his gaze on Naruto who was standing there, and asked again.

"Uzumaki Naruto, how do you explain releasing the tailed beast without permission?"

Tsunade knocked on the table twice but didn't say anything. Instead, she turned and glanced at Naruto. This was a signal for him to speak, so that he could answer himself.

Tsunade's rogue-like questioning at the beginning was just to drag the consultant into the water and ask two questions. It was all to set the stage for the final moment, when she chose to let Naruto speak.

After receiving the signal, Naruto nodded.

All eyes were on him, but Naruto couldn't see their faces as they sat in the light.

Naruto didn't say anything, but pulled out a katana and stuck it into the huge conference table with a thud.

"Lord Danzo, please kill me with this sword." He said, looking at Danzo's blurred face.

Chapter 120 Now, he has the right to speak

In the huge conference room, a narrow and dazzling light came in from the only large floor-to-ceiling window, and the faces of the senior executives and clan leaders sitting against the light were hazy.

The dust floating in the air was clearly visible, dimly drawing shapes of light in the large patch of sunlight above the long table.

Naruto's sudden words "kill me" made everyone stunned for a moment.

The katana was nailed into the long table in the conference room, leaving half of it exposed, the blade emitting a dazzling light. Danzo narrowed his bandaged eye slightly and looked at Naruto with great composure.

"Why should I kill you?"

It was obvious that a young man could not scare Danzo at all. He had been hiding in the dark all his life and had seen too much killing. He did not seem to care about Naruto's slightly out of line behavior.

His eyes turned slightly, and he could clearly see the expression on Naruto's face. Disappointment? Or anger?

It seemed like none of that was happening, as there was no expression on the Jinchuriki's face.

"The knife is already on the table. Whether Lord Danzo kills me now or not, if I die in a few days, it will be inseparable from Lord Danzo." Naruto continued.

"Why would I kill you?" Danzo sneered, "Jinchūriki is very important to the village. As a high-ranking official in the village, how could I possibly kill you?"

"Do you think you can avoid questioning by making a fuss?"

"Reason?" Naruto said, "Danzo-sama insisted that I released the tailed beast, but he didn't ask me the reason or whether I really released the tailed beast."

"The Nine-Tailed Fox was released but it didn't destroy the village. Does that make sense?"

"Reasonable?" Danzo's voice grew colder. "You released the tailed beast without authorization. This is an indisputable fact. No matter what you say, it cannot be distorted."

"Is the truth important?" Naruto's voice rose several degrees. In the huge conference room, only he and Danzo were talking, and the others were silent.

Tsunade didn't say anything, and they didn't know how to speak.

"The truth is the truth, the truth is the truth." Danzo said firmly, "If you don't pass the cultural subjects, I don't mind sending you back to the ninja school to retake them!"

"Danzo-sama, you don't care what the truth is. Everyone knows that the village has not been damaged, but you don't care. What you care about is how much power and benefits you can gain from having me admit that the Nine-Tails has appeared."

Naruto showed no sign of weakness. Even though he couldn't see Danzo's face clearly, it didn't affect his performance at all.

"If Lord Danzo really cares about the truth, then take the knife and stab my stomach, and let the Nine-Tailed Fox come out and tell you whether it came out on August 24th!"

"Do you know what you are saying now?" Danzo said coldly, but did not respond to Naruto's previous words.

"Of course I know what I'm talking about!"

"I said that the Nine-Tailed Fox didn't come out that day. If Lord Danzo feels that something is wrong, then kill me now and let the Nine-Tailed Fox come out to explain."

"That's just nonsense!" Danzo said with a hint of anger, "You're committing treason. Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

"Uchiha Itachi invaded the village and nearly killed me. I was lucky enough to survive, but Uchiha Itachi turned around and left. It seems that the Root and Anbu of Danzo-sama are unable to do anything to Uchiha Itachi."

"The so-called truth is weak and childish. It sounds like an excuse for Danzo-sama to be helpless against external enemies and to turn his sword against his own people!"

"You!" Danzo's face finally showed a trace of emotion. "I've had enough of your nonsense. Do I have to explain every arrangement of the village to you?"

"If Lord Danzo has become senile and doesn't dare to take action against Uchiha Itachi, then just give up this position."

"You dare not kill Uchiha Itachi, but I dare!"

"Are you afraid of something? Or are you worried about something?"

"That's enough!" the old woman Utane Koharu interrupted Naruto sharply and joined the game.

Knock knock, Tsunade knocked on the long table twice, supporting her head with one hand, her plump red lips slightly parted, and her voice carried an unquestionable tone.

"Let him speak."

"Godaime! This is a high-level meeting. He, a Genin, has no right to speak."

"Whether he is just a Genin or not, and whether he has the qualifications to speak, I think everyone here knows it." Tsunade's tone of threat was revealed, her wrist was as smooth as jade, and she squinted her narrow eyes as she scanned the crowd.

"If he can't speak, then this high-level meeting should be disbanded."

"Godaime, this is against the rules." Mitomon En said.

The four core senior officials only include two advisors, Danzo, and Tsunade. Although the Anbu captain and the other clan leaders are also considered senior officials, most of the time they just sit in their seats and remain silent.

"Rules?" Tsunade looked up, her dark golden eyes glowing. "Aren't there enough people who break the rules? If the rules really worked, why would I have to sit here?"

"The Sandaime and the Yondaime are at the mercy of others. What does Konoha need? Rules or power?"

"You have too little trust in the younger generation and have created countless rules. So what's up with that brat Uchiha Itachi? Naruto is not qualified to speak, so go find a qualified Jinchūriki."

"Select the Jinchūriki from the younger generations of your clan and test them one by one."

After the words were spoken, the two consultants fell silent.

The original purpose was to downplay the concept of family, so that members of the Senju clan would intermarry with ordinary people, change their surnames, and give up the talents of the Senju clan.

The Uchiha kept raising Gu, and ended up raising a group of lunatics who were obsessed with power.

Now, Konoha had lost both the Senju and the Uchiha clan. The only woman who had inherited the talent of the Senju clan sat in the position of Hokage, her position unshakable.

Outside the only floor-to-ceiling window in the conference room, the sun was shining brightly and the grass and trees were shady. The Hokage Rock on the cliff was particularly eye-catching, and white birds were circling and leaping into the sky.

The sunlight passed through the Nara family's deer farm, the Yamanaka family's flower shop was rampant in the village, the family ninjas wearing ninja forehead protectors were running everywhere, and the streets of Konoha were still bustling with people.

Tsunade withdrew her gaze from the window and scanned the senior executives with a lion-like gaze.

"Now, he has the right to speak."

The two advisors were aware of the current situation and had no desire to confront Tsunade. They simply wanted to eliminate potential dangers for the village, not eliminate the Hokage. The only people currently capable of taking on the Hokage position were Tsunade and Jiraiya, yet both sided with the Jinchūriki.

That's exactly what happened. When the two advisors tried to discuss the matter objectively, Tsunade forced them to take sides. If we continue to discuss the matter objectively, then let's choose Danzo.

Naruto got a signal from Tsunade and spoke again.

"I am not guilty, and I don't need to be judged by anyone. No one has ever asked me if I want to become a Jinchūriki. But now that I am in this position, I must speak the truth."

Chapter 121 Double pupils cut water

How can I subtly express that I'm about to start talking nonsense? Then Naruto will simply say something fair.

"Putting aside the fact that the Nine-Tails appeared or not, on August 24th, Uchiha Itachi brought another S-rank rebel ninja and wandered around the village in strange costumes for the entire day."