"That brat Rasa has gone too far!"
"Damn him!"
"Damn Sunagakure!"
"Do they intend to beco Konoha's enemy?"
"They have only enjoyed a few peaceful days, and they already dare to act this arrogantly?"
"Interviewing Uchiha Yashiro, then printing the contents in Ninja Major Events Weekly… do they want to start a war with Konoha?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious.
He gnashed his teeth.
At that mont, his hatred toward Rasa and Sunagakure reached its peak.
"Villain!"
Hiruzen cursed furiously for a long ti before he finally forced himself to calm down slightly.
Then he picked up the newspaper and looked at its contents.
"Interviewee: Uchiha Yashiro!"
"Question: Was the Nine-Tails really controlled and released by the Uchiha?"
"Answer: We Uchiha can control the Nine-Tails? If we could control it, we would have controlled it long ago. Why wait until today? That Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails' eyes must be Konoha lying."
"Think about it. If we had created the Nine-Tails rampage on the day of our coup, wouldn't the chance of our Uchiha coup succeeding have increased dramatically? Why didn't we do it then?"
"Even if the coup failed, our Uchiha casualties would definitely not have been so heavy."
"Question: What do you think of Minato Namikaze?"
"Answer: Minato Namikaze was actually a decent person. You all know this—under the guidance of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzo, many people in Konoha discriminate against us Uchiha."
"But Minato Namikaze was one of the few people who could look at the Uchiha fairly."
"One of his disciples was even a mber of our Uchiha clan."
"If he had beco Hokage, the unfair treatnt we Uchiha suffered would have been reduced by a lot. We Uchiha would not have been forced onto the path of rebellion."
"We Uchiha really had no other choice."
"Minato Namikaze was a good man."
"But good n do not live long in Konoha."
"Question: Who do you think wanted Minato Namikaze dead?"
"Answer: Does that even need to be said? It was definitely Hiruzen Sarutobi. That old bastard's greed for power is sothing everyone knows. Minato Namikaze threatened his position."
"Why were we Uchiha targeted back then? Because we Uchiha threatened his position too."
"Think about it."
"Konoha has a very important rule called the Will of Fire."
"Where leaves dance, the fire burns endlessly."
"It ans the seniors should sacrifice themselves for the juniors and create better conditions for the next generation."
"Minato Namikaze only used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal because he had no other choice and sealed the Nine-Tails."
"That sealing technique costs the user their life."
"And Hiruzen Sarutobi also knows that sealing technique."
"Why wasn't he the one who used it? Why was Minato Namikaze the one who used it?"
"Did Hiruzen Sarutobi live up to the Will of Fire?"
"He did not."
"A man who failed to live up to the Will of Fire sat in the Hokage seat for decades. Don't you find that ironic?"
Since Sunagakure had said he could speak freely, Uchiha Yashiro held nothing back.
Whatever ca to mind, he said it.
He did not care whether it was true or not.
He only cared whether it could hurt Konoha and hurt Hiruzen Sarutobi.
And now, Uchiha Yashiro's goal had clearly been achieved.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was angry.
Extrely angry.
Angry to the limit.
But Hiruzen endured it while inside the Hokage Building.
Only after returning ho did he stop suppressing his emotions.
Bang!
Bang!
Crack!
The entire study was smashed into a complete ss by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Uchiha Yashiro!"
"To spout nonsense to this extent… do you truly think this old man can do nothing to you?"
"This old man will kill you!"
A dense killing intent appeared in Hiruzen's eyes.
He wanted nothing more than to rush in front of Uchiha Yashiro right now, tear him into ten thousand pieces, and burn him until not even bone fragnts remained.
A figure stood outside the door, not daring to enter at all.
Only after a long while did Hiruzen finally stop.
"Father, are you alright?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at Hiruzen with worry.
"Konoha has suffered such a disaster, and Mother has passed away as well. Father, you must hold on. Nothing can happen to you. If you anger yourself into illness, then you will truly have fallen into those people's trap."
"I know."
Hiruzen looked at Shinnosuke, and his expression softened sowhat.
He was still satisfied with his eldest son.
Shinnosuke's talent was good, and he worked hard. Despite his young age, he had already gained so understanding of combination ninjutsu and could use it fairly well.
With that talent, he had hope of inheriting the position of Kage.
"Shinnosuke…"
Hiruzen sighed.
"The village's situation is terrible. Biwako has also passed away. The outside world is watching Konoha like hungry predators. The reason Ninja Major Events Weekly dared to print that content is actually because they are testing Konoha."
"Only by acting tough can we make the other ninja villages afraid to attack."
"Otherwise, they will all pounce on us and devour Konoha completely."
Beside them, Sarutobi Asuma asked, "Father, are we going to attack Sunagakure?"
Hiruzen's expression stiffened.
"Foolish!"
"Why would we attack Sunagakure? What benefit would there be for us to attack Sunagakure at a ti like this?"
"The ones we need to attack are the Uchiha. The contents of that newspaper were spoken by Uchiha Yashiro."
"Could we take down Sunagakure in a short period of ti? No. It would only drag Konoha into the quagmire of war."
Asuma was sowhat unconvinced.
"But Father, didn't you say this was Sunagakure testing Konoha?"
"Sunagakure is only testing us. If Rasa were as childish as you, Sunagakure would have already truly attacked us by now."
Hiruzen turned his gaze back to Shinnosuke.
"Shinnosuke, organize a squad and head to the Land of Water. Attack the Uchiha Sailing Group. Even if you cannot destroy them, you must make them suffer heavy losses."
Shinnosuke nodded.
"Yes, Father."
Attacking the Uchiha Sailing Group could indeed serve as revenge against Uchiha Yashiro.
However, the impact caused by the contents printed in Ninja Major Events Weekly could not be eliminated in a short ti.
Hiruzen did not know how to issue a public statent either.
"This accusation has gone too far!"
"How could I possibly have killed Minato?"
"Between Minato and Orochimaru, I clearly favored and supported Minato more."
"My wife died while delivering Kushina's child."
"They slander my innocence and destroy my reputation."
"Very good."
"Rasa, if you do such things, you will receive retribution."
"Heaven watches what people do."
On the other side, Danzo could not help becoming excited when he saw Ninja Major Events Weekly.
"Under such public pressure, Hiruzen should step down from the Hokage position even faster."
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