Chapter 91: Ninja Clan Gathering

"Danzou has been secretly conducting human experiments; at the bottom of this destroyed laboratory, the corpses of Konoha ninja are buried."

Sasuke Uchiha did not expect such a turn of events, and gritting his teeth, he said, "We only need to uncover the rocks, and there will definitely be remaining traces."

There were Anbu ninja present who were skilled in Earth Release,

and they only needed to use Ninjutsu to uncover the buried laboratory for the truth to be revealed.

However, without an order from Hiruzen Sarutobi, none of the Anbu present moved.

Hearing such a naive statement from Sasuke, a look of mockery flashed in Danzou's eyes.

Sure enough, after a moment of hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "I came in a hurry, and there is no one among the Anbu ninja skilled in Earth Release. I will send someone to investigate clearly later."

Aren't you the Ninja Hero who is proficient in Five Elements Release Ninjutsu?

Kakashi thought to himself, holding down the furious Sasuke without saying a word.

He had already sensed the subtlety of the atmosphere.

The Hokage seemed to have some unspeakable secret.

Danzou remained expressionless and said, "Since there is no evidence, it means Sasuke Uchiha killed Root ninja and slandered a Hokage Advisor. How should this matter be punished?"

Killing fellow village ninja is a grave crime, which can be directly classified as village betrayal.

He wanted to kill Sasuke once and for all.

"The identities of the five corpses cannot be identified, and there is also no evidence."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned tightly.

He did not want to be led by the nose by Danzou, and considering Itachi Uchiha's contributions and sacrifices for Konoha, he did not want to kill Sasuke either.

His fingers, hidden under the God Robe, moved slightly.

An Anbu understood the implication and walked over, saying, "New traces have been detected. On one of the corpses that was not completely destroyed, a broken Shuriken was found. The style is different from Konoha's; it should be a foreign ninja."

"A Shuriken of a different style?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed an expression of 'so that's how it is' and deduced, "During the Chunin exams, there are many ninja from other villages, and it is inevitable that there are those with ulterior motives wanting to spy on Konoha's intelligence. Tell everyone to strengthen security and not let this kind of thing happen again."

An explanation full of loopholes.

Not to mention that those foreign ninja were all staying in the reception hall for foreign guests in Konoha, with Anbu patrolling at all times.

It was clearly a broken Ninja Blade, yet it was forced to be called a Shuriken from another village?

Kakashi, an Elite Ninja who graduated as the top student from the Ninja Academy, remained silent.

Because this indicated the Hokage's attitude:

to suppress this matter.

Just at this moment,

the Anbu suddenly sensed many chakra signatures appearing outside the Death Forest, rushing over at an extremely fast speed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly, sensing the familiar chakra, and said, "It's fine, it's the village's ninja. They must have also rushed over after hearing the commotion in the Death Forest."

Half a minute later,

several groups of ninja arrived one after another, including the burly Akimichi Clan, the Hyuga Clan led by Hyuga Hiashi...

Almost all the famous families in Konoha had arrived.

The number was huge, almost filling the surrounding open space.

"What is going on?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a bit strange; even if they had sensed the situation in the Death Forest, so many people shouldn't have come.

He faintly smelled the scent of a conspiracy.

Wearing loose clothing suitable for performing the Gentle Fist, Hyuga Hiashi cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Hokage, my clan received news that Iwagakure had launched an attack, so we rushed over in a hurry."

The veins at the corners of his eyes bulged, and after scanning the area, his expression turned strange.

Looking at the situation at the scene, how did it feel not like an Iwagakure attack, but rather that their Hokage Advisor had been in a fierce battle with someone?

Danzou turned his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over with a cold expression.

It was mixed with a warning.

Hyuga Hiashi hurriedly lowered his head and deactivated his Byakugan.

Just a moment ago, he had actually sensed a familiar yet strange chakra signature in the Hokage Advisor's right eye.

Sharingan.

The Uchiha, who had already been exterminated, had long since lost their Bloodline Limit in the ninja world, leaving only the rogue Itachi Uchiha and the sole survivor Sasuke Uchiha.

Even if they hadn't been exterminated, he had never heard of the Shimura family having the Uchiha Bloodline?

Cold sweat slid down his temples.

Because the seal had loosened after the battle, Danzou's Sharingan aura could not be suppressed, leading to the Byakugan discovering the clue.

Hyuga Hiashi felt a chill down his spine.

Originally, the Uchiha Clan had died under suspicious circumstances, and the Ninja Clans had various opinions, but there was no conclusive evidence.

The Hokage Advisor's Sharingan made this matter lean toward the most dangerous conclusion.

Beside him, Akimichi Choza looked at the sweating Hyuga Hiashi and asked strangely, "Hiashi, are you not feeling well?"

Hyuga Hiashi shook his head, and seeing that the Hokage Advisor had withdrawn his gaze, he felt relieved and whispered, "It's nothing, the Byakugan consumes too much."

Akimichi Choza was even more puzzled.

Your clan's Byakugan isn't a Sharingan, and didn't you just activate the Byakugan after entering the Death Forest? Why is the consumption so high?

At the end of the crowd,

Neji quietly opened his inventory, confirming that the Anbu attire used for disguise just now was lying in the inventory slot, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

To be honest,

with the advantage of the Byakugan, many secrets within the village are difficult to hide.

After killing Hyuga Zhongjie back then, he began planning a route to escape Konoha, and the Death Forest was one of the backup routes.

However, while scouting, he discovered Root guards, and subsequently found a secret base for human experimentation.

When he discovered Sasuke heading to the Death Forest, followed by the eruption of Black Flame burning the forest, he guessed that it was very likely a conflict between Sasuke and the Root ninja.

Neji then planned this operation.

Disguised as Anbu, he spread false news of an attack by ninja from enemy countries, drawing all the Ninja Clans to the Death Forest.

Only by muddying the waters could he be safer.

Perhaps, while escaping Konoha, he could even pull off a round of revenge.

"Who is it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was grim.

The attack by enemy ninja was just a pretext to give himself and Danzou a way out; it hadn't even been two minutes since he said it, so how did these Ninja Clans receive the news?

"Lord Hokage, Shimura Danzo is using Konoha ninja for human experimentation; his crimes are unforgivable. I discovered his secret by chance and was about to be silenced, I hope Lord Hokage will save me!"

Sasuke suddenly stood up and said in a loud, clear voice.

Climbing up the pole.

Although he didn't know why these Ninja Clans had received the false news and suddenly appeared, it was definitely a god-given opportunity for him.

After learning the truth, although he was filled with hatred, he knew that being in Konoha and directly saying he wanted to take revenge for the Uchiha Clan was an absolutely foolish act that would only lead to him being imprisoned as a rogue ninja.

It would be better to topple Shimura Danzo first.

"Shut up!"

A trace of panic finally appeared on Danzou's face, and he roared: "Nonsense! As a Hokage Advisor, how could I possibly do something like harming Konoha ninja?"

He swept his gaze across his surroundings.

The Clan Heads of all the notable Ninja Clans in Konoha and the Elite Ninja were all present; if the secret of the human experimentation were to be exposed here.

The consequences would be grave.

(End of chapter)