Chapter 81: The Truth Behind Hatake Sakumo Incident
"Itachi heard that the Uchiha clan was preparing for a coup and reported it to Hiruzen."
"The two of us suggested that it was better to strike first, and Hiruzen also actually had this idea in his heart."
"Afterwards, Hiruzen pretended to decline and later agree. He arranged two Anbu teams, the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, and Itachi to exterminate the Uchiha clan..."
Both Homura and Koharu, who were controlled by a genjutsu emotionlessly spoke like puppets.
They obediently answered Yuta's question.
"Specifically, to what extent was the Uchiha clan decided to be wiped out?" Yuta asked again.
"Except for Itachi's younger brother Sasuke, everyone else would be killed, whether they were ninjas or not, whether they were involved in the coup or not, whether they were old people or children, all of them must be killed to prevent future troubles."
Homura said with a dull expression.
Chatter!
A commotion sounded in the whole room.
Destroy the entire Uchiha clan and only leave Itachi's younger brother behind.
Was this actually an order from the Third Hokage?
In the conference room, many people who had a good impression of Sarutobi Hiruzen were dumbfounded.
"The incident last night was actually because the Third Hokage took action first?"
"Kill all the people, young and old. The Uchiha are from the same village, how could he?"
"Was this really an order from Lord Hokage, I really can't believe it..."
"That's what the elder said, can there be any falsehood?"
There was a lot of discussion.
The civilian Jōnins were all horrified and found this unbelievable.
As for the ninjas of the major clans, their faces were dark.
The Uchiha were Konoha's No. 1 clan!
The Third Hokage actually wanted to exterminate them?
What if their clan fell into the same situation as the Uchiha?
Would they be slaughtered too?
For a while, many people felt a little fortunate that Sarutobi Hiruzen had been killed.
Nara Shikaku was taken aback.
No wonder the Uchiha clan said that Itachi was a traitor.
He was prepared to help the Third Hokage, and slaughter his own clan and only spare Sasuke.
If this person wasn't called a traitor, then almost no one would be considered a traitor.
As for Itachi exterminatimg the Sarutobi clan, it was understandable.
He should have been controlled by Yuta.
Yuta probably asked him to destroy the Sarutobi clan as revenge against the Third Hokage.
"Wait a minute!"
Suddenly thinking of something, Nara Shikaku asked, "If the Uchiha clan was wiped out, what did the Third Hokage plan to say?"
Others in the conference room were also stunned.
Yup!
If such a big clan was wiped out and only one child was left alive, that would be disastrous for the Third Hokage.
After such a big incident, what did the Third Hokage plan to say to the village?
"Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and after finishing up with the genocide, he would bear the crime of genocide by himself and become a rebel." Koharu replied mechanically.
As her voice fell, the conference room exploded.
"Does the Third Hokage think of us as fools? Blaming the genocide of the entire Uchiha clan on just one person? Who would believe it?"
"The Anbu monitor the Uchiha clan. How could it be possible that Itachi would be able to exterminate the entire Uchiha clan without any response from the village?"
"Not only did he induce Itachi to completely turn his back on his clan, but he also asked him to take on the charges when he was done! The Third Hokage's vision is quite extraordinary!"
"This bastard is the Hokage? He deserved his death!"
They were not angry out of sympathy for the Uchiha.
It was because Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to blame the genocide on just one person.
This was too nonsensical!
What dis the Anbu, who were outside the Uchiha clan, eat?
Did they happen to be absent?
Or did Itachi's genocide come to an end before they had time to inform the Hokage?
Anyway!
Is it possible that one person can wipe out the entire Uchiha clan without the village knowing anything about it?
With a smile on the corners of his mouth, Yuta looked at the angry Konoha ninjas and felt a burst of joy.
"If you still don't believe it, there are traces of battle outside the Uchiha clan, you can take a look."
"You can also check the memories of these two elders later. Isn't the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan good at this?"
After everyone heard this, they became even more convinced of the truth of the genocide incident.
Even!
Because the Sarutobi clan was wiped out, their hostility towards the Uchiha clan reduced a lot.
After all, they also wanted revenge.
During his time as the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was way too much.
"Now that we're done with the matters related to the Uchiha clan, let's move on to the next item."
"A thing that is more than a decade old, the thing about Konoha's White Fang."
Yuta happily started the exposure of the next thing.
Today, it was impossible for him to stop without dragging Sarutobi Hiruzen's image to the ground.
In the conference room, Kakashi thought that today's matter would have nothing to do with him, but he suddenly heard Yuta mention his father.
At this moment, he felt some doubt in his heart.
Why was his father involved?
Yuta looked around, and saw the curious eyes of everyone.
Then he asked the two elders, "Let's talk about the failure of Konoha's White Fang's mission, and what happened after that."
Homura said stiffly, "It was Konoha's 42nd year, and Hiruzen was over fifty years old, so he needed to consider who would be the next Hokage."
"And the most prestigious Jōnin in the village at that time was Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo."
"But for Hiruzen and us, Hatake Sakumo was not considered one of us, and if he became the Hokage, our power would be affected."
"So, Hiruzen and Danzo devised a plan and sent Hatake Sakumo on an important classified mission."
"After Hatake Sakumo set off, Danzo revealed his whereabouts to an enemy village."
"Faced with the sudden large number of enemies, Hatake Sakumo gave up on the mission, saved his teammates and went straight back to the village."
Yuta suddenly interrupted, "Be clear, what secret mission?"
Homura continued, "The mission was just a cover.
"Hatake Sakumo's mission was bound to fail no matter what. Then, rumors spread in the village that the village had suffered heavy losses because of Hatake Sakumo's actions."
Kakashi was stunned.
His father...
He actually died because of this plan?
He got a mission that was bound to fail?
In order to suppress his father's prestige and make his father not become the Hokage?
"I WILL KILL YOU!!!"
Suddenly, Kakashi furiously jumped up from the table, and was about to rush towards the two controlled elders.
Guy sitting next to him quickly stopped him and said, "Kakashi, calm down first!"
"Guy, let me go!"
The Sharingan in Kakashi's left eye lit up, and his Chakra exuded a cold aura.
If he doesn't kill these two guys today, how can he be worthy of facing his father when he dies?
"Let's not rush to kill the two of them for now. There are still some things that they need to say."
Yuta reassured Kakashi, "Later, you can kill the two of them with your own hands."
Hearing this, Kakashi barely held back.
However, he still looked at the two elders with an unpleasant expression…
He was already planning how to use his sword in a while to relieve his hatred.
Seeing that Kakashi had given up temporarily, Guy sighed in his heart.
'Do I really not understand anything?'
The image of the Third Hokage was actually just a mask, and behind it, there was such an evil person.
Others in the conference room had similar thoughts.
They had thought that the Third Hokage had become so evil after the Nine Tails Rebellion and regaining the position of the Hokage.
But they didn't expect the Third Hokage to not be a good person from tens of years ago.
He took advantage of his authority as the Hokage to issue a mission, and cooperated with Danzo to frame Konoha's White Fang.
He did all this just because he was worried about his power being affected.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen often talks about the will of fire, but isn't what Konoha's White Fang did exactly in line with the will of fire?"
"He gave up his mission to save his comrades. But the villagers listened to rumors and accused him. Konoha still dares to claim to be a village that believes in the will of fire?"
"Wherever the so-called leaves fly, the fire will continue to grow, and the fire will illuminate the village and cause the new leaves to sprout."
"For Sarutobi Hiruzen, I'm afraid this just means to let others burn and light up his Hokage seat!"
Yuta sneered mercilessly.