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Chapter 23 The Hokage's Moment of Fatal Struggle

Inside the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed the documents on the table and slammed them to the ground.

He stared out the window and noticed that the images on the sky were still playing.

On the left is Minato Namikaze's dying wish, a promise of trust and expectation, even entrusting his life and fortune to the Third Hokage.

On the right is three-year-old Naruto, huddled on the dark, damp floor, clutching expired milk and shivering.

The contrast was so stark that even the ruthless Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not look directly at it.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and the divine robe on his back was soaked through.

He finally reached his breaking point. If he didn't intervene, he was afraid the shop owner might cause him some more trouble.

Previously, there were some concerns that closing the store directly might cause a chain reaction, but now it seems that not closing it would cause even bigger problems.

"Turn it off!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared at the kneeling Anbu members.

"What are the barrier squad doing? What is the intelligence department doing? Tell them to cut off the signal! Block out the sky with a barrier!"

His usual composure was completely gone.

At this moment, he was just an old man who had been stripped naked and was furious with shame.

The commander of the secret unit kept his head very low.

"Lord Hokage, the barrier team has already tried it."

The captain said with a hint of helplessness.

"The Four Red Yang Formation, the Five Seals Barrier, and even the Fire Sealing Seal were used. I'm sorry, Hokage, none of the above were used."

"It's a power beyond our comprehension. It ignores all physical barriers and the interference of chakra. It's practically self-contained, like some kind of rule."

rule.

This word almost made Hiruzen Sarutobi faint.

"Then let's just go to the site and shut down the store!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were bloodshot.

"Go arrest that shop owner named Roy and smash that damn machine! Once the source is cut off, the image will disappear naturally."

"If you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem by eliminating the person who created it. That should work too!"

"All members of the secret service are to be mobilized. Those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy!"

This is a last resort: violent suppression.

Even if the villagers criticize them afterward and it causes unrest, it's still better than being executed in front of the entire ninja world like this.

The commander of the secret unit did not move.

Although he heard it, his body language betrayed him, and he seemed to be resisting the command.

"What are you all standing there for? Go!" Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table.

"make life difficult for."

The captain of the dark forces raised his head, his eyes beneath the mask filled with despair.

"Lord Hokage, we can't get into that street."

"Fugaku Uchiha, along with the entire Uchiha clan, stood in front of that shop."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.

"Uchiha?"

"Yes." The Dark Guard captain swallowed hard. "Clan Chief Fugaku has awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan. Three hundred guards, fully armed, have established three lines of defense."

"They said..."

"What did you say?"

"They say that shop is the benefactor of the Uchiha. Anyone who dares to touch that shop is declaring war on the Uchiha."

"and……"

The commander of the Dark Guard paused for a moment.

"The head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, also stood on the perimeter with members of the branch family. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, their Byakugan were constantly monitoring the movements of the Anbu."

"The heads of the three families, Ino, Deer, and Butterfly, are also having tea nearby."

He was abandoned by everyone.

This word suddenly popped into Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, and he felt even more desperate.

In the past, whenever he gave an order, all the major clans would charge into battle for the Hokage's will.

Now, nobody is moving. Not only are they not moving, but they're all just watching the show.

Everyone is waiting to see how this Third Hokage will be utterly disgraced.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slumped in his chair, as if all his strength had been drained.

He looked at the child on the sky still drinking expired milk, a tragedy he himself had created.

Now, karma has caught up with them.

Deep within the roots, a dark and damp underground prison.

Danzo Shimura lay on the stone bed.

Its entire body was wrapped in bandages, with only one eye showing.

Roy crushed the bone in his jaw, and it hadn't fully healed yet; even the slightest movement caused excruciating pain.

But he was very excited, so much so that the excitement even overshadowed the physical pain.

Through the small iron window above the cell, he could see a corner of the sky outside.

The enormous light screen was so conspicuous that even those in the prison could see the scene of Hiruzen Sarutobi being publicly executed.

"Whoa..."

Danzo's jaw was shattered, but he still managed to let out a muffled laugh, his single eye gleaming with fanaticism.

"Hitmonaki, Hiruzen."

He silently recited it in his heart.

"You've finally met your match. We're all the same kind of people; you're no better off than me!"

"You always say I'm dark, that I'm extreme. What about yourself?"

"You promised Minato you'd take care of that child, and now you're letting him live like a dog."

"hypocritical."

"You're even more hypocritical than I am!"

If that child is given to him.

He will train Naruto to be the most perfect weapon.

They have no emotions, only obey orders. Although it's cruel, at least they'll have food to eat, strength, and the chance to become Konoha's sharpest sword.

Instead of being raised into a malnourished, despised waste like this.

"Is this your light, Hiruzen?"

"Your light is dirtier than my darkness."

Danzo laboriously raised his hand.

Several black nano-poisonous insects crawled out from his sleeve.

This was the last resort that Aburame Ryoma left for him.

These insects can transmit simple messages and also control a person's nervous system.

Go ahead.

Danzo gave the order in his mind.

The insect crawled out through the crack in the wall.

Their target is the Root assassins mixed in with the crowd.

Since the fire is already burning, let's add fuel to the fire.

Let the villagers' anger burn even brighter.

All the blame and all the blame were pinned on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As long as Hiruzen is defeated.

As long as the Hokage position becomes available.

Konoha still needs someone to take charge of the overall situation. There's no need to wait for Orochimaru; it seems he can solve the problem himself.

At this point, who could be more suitable than Shimura Danzo?

"I am... the root of Konoha..."

After Danzo finished speaking, he closed his eyes.

Konoha Plaza.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Thousands of villagers gathered here, staring intently at the sky.

Suddenly, the sky flickered.

The barrage of insults and mockery vanished instantly.

The screen became completely clean.

All that remains are those two contrasting images.

What happened? Is it a malfunction? Or did the Third Hokage finally cut off the signal?

The villagers looked up in confusion.

next second.

A line of golden text slowly floated across the center of the screen.

The font is large, bold, and placed at the top, making it particularly eye-catching.

An open letter from [Copy Administrator Roy].

It wasn't sent to the entire ninja world; it was sent specifically to one person.

Hiruzen Sarutobi

The moment those four words were uttered, everyone's nerves tightened.

This shop owner is quite bold to call out the Hokage's name so directly, which amazed many villagers.

The golden text continued to scroll.

"These past seven years have been spent watching the son of a hero grow up drinking expired milk..."

The visuals are accompanied by text.

On the right side of the screen, Naruto is rolling on the ground clutching his stomach, while expired milk stands upright on the table.

"Watching him being verbally abused, beaten, and driven away by villagers for these seven years..."

Screen switch.

The mask vendor kicked Naruto away, while the surrounding crowd watched coldly, cursing the fox demon.

"Watching him cry in the middle of the night, asking why he hadn't had parents for the past seven years..."

The scene cuts again.

Naruto hid under the covers and cried, while Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly said, "You're an orphan."

The text scrolling speed has slowed down.

The last sentence remained in the center of the screen.

The golden light was blinding, and every word was piercing to the heart.

"Is this prosperous era what you wished for?"

The Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the line of text.

"Is this prosperous era... as you wished?"

He read those words aloud, and although it wasn't quite that exaggerated, he felt as if his eardrums were about to explode.

A golden age? What kind of golden age is this?

This is a prosperous era that he has painted a rosy picture of.

This is a glorious era that he built with lies at the cost of countless lives.

The lie was exposed, the peace was shattered, and the dream was shattered.

All that was left was a mess of chicken feathers and hands covered in blood.

Those dead souls, Minato, Kushina, White Fang, and that suffering child.

They were all looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

I looked at him through the screen with eyes full of utter disappointment.

"I……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to explain, to say that he did it for the village and that he had his own difficulties.

But blood spurted from Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth, staining the broken desk in front of him red.

"Hokage-sama!"

The secret agents rushed forward in terror.

Hiruzen Sarutobi swayed slightly.

His gaze was unfocused, staring at the ceiling.

He was once known as the "Ninja Hero" and the "Strongest Hokage of All Time."

At this moment, he's like a lump of mud.

outside the window.

The Konoha ninjas looked at the words on the sky, then turned to look in the direction of the Hokage Building.

Although they were separated by a wall, they seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.

It is faith, the will of fire instilled in them from childhood.

At that moment, it shattered into pieces.