Chapter 60: Under the Eyes of the Masses, Exposing Hiruzen Sarutobi's Dirty Deeds
Seeing the sixteen god-demon shadow clones charging toward him, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt both shocked and furious: Damn it, I already surrendered… I was willing to hand over 20 billion ryō… but his shadow clones are still rushing at me… Does he really want to kill me?
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! I never should have trusted this brat. I've been played!"
He cursed angrily and fled backward, trying to find a way out. Soon he noticed that the black patterns on the barrier had disappeared.
Realizing the contract seals were gone, Hiruzen Sarutobi bit open his finger again and slammed it on the ground: "Summoning Technique: Monkey King — Enma!"
White smoke billowed as a two-meter-tall white giant ape appeared!
"Enma, transform into the Adamantine Staff!"
Enma spun and immediately turned into a thick staff — black in the middle with golden ends.
Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed one end and shouted: "Enma, extend!"
The Adamantine Staff instantly grew longer, carrying Hiruzen Sarutobi toward the weak point of the barrier.
Uchiha Sanpō's shadow clones immediately guessed his intention.
Ten god-demon shadow clones formed seals with both hands: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
Ten fireballs, each three meters in diameter, shot forward and quickly struck the Adamantine Staff. Some flames clung to the black staff and continued burning.
Having exhausted their chakra, these ten god-demon shadow clones turned into puffs of smoke and disappeared.
Just as the Adamantine Staff was about to reach the edge of the barrier, it too turned into smoke and vanished.
Hiruzen Sarutobi only heard Enma say "Sorry" before he fell from the air.
Seeing this, the remaining six god-demon shadow clones quickly rushed over.
One punch landed squarely on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, the heavy force sending him flying.
Soon the watching Konoha crowd saw Hiruzen Sarutobi slam into the barrier.
His left cheek was swollen red, blood flowing from his nose. For a moment, an eerie silence fell outside the barrier.
"Well hit… well hit… well hit!"
Cheers erupted continuously.
A limping retired ninja pounded the ground furiously with his crutch. Tears welled up in his one good eye: "This punch is for the 96 bodies at Kannabi Bridge!"
A flower-selling girl threw her entire basket of fresh flowers into the air. Petals rained down on the wildly cheering crowd.
She didn't understand politics, but she had heard many people say Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bad person — so he deserved to be beaten!
"This punch is for the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki clan!"
"Bang…!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's nose bridge shattered.
"This punch is for the Senju clan!"
Crack… Hiruzen Sarutobi's ribs broke.
"This punch is for Hatake Sakumo!"
Puff… Hiruzen Sarutobi spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This kick is for the students you forced to graduate early and sent to the Kirigakure front!"
"Ah… my hand!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's left hand was crushed.
"This kick is for the people of Konoha who suffered losses because of your corruption!"
"Ah…!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's right hand was also stomped and broken.
One more step lower and it would have been a kick to end his bloodline!
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi was as limp as mud, his face covered in blood. He no longer had the strength to get up.
Then, like a rag doll, he was dragged out of the barrier.
The tens of thousands of watching Konoha villagers gradually quieted down. They all wanted to see what would happen next.
The remaining twenty-four Sarutobi jōnin wanted to rush over to rescue him, but they were scared back by a single glance from Uchiha Sanpō.
"Leave behind 20 billion ryō. You may take the rest of the money, gold, and silver out of Konoha now. Hiruzen Sarutobi still needs to undergo interrogation and have parts of his ninjutsu memories sealed. After that is finished, you can take him away!"
The remaining Sarutobi ninjas looked at each other. After confirming with their eyes, they began carrying the gold, silver, and part of the cash!
The crowd automatically parted to make way.
An old vegetable-selling aunt suddenly laughed until tears came out: "So… even so-called big shots squeal like pigs when they get beaten."
Uchiha Sanpō slapped Hiruzen Sarutobi across his right cheek.
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his eyes in pain and saw a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan appear before him.
"Sharingan · Genjutsu · Interrogation"
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes turn into the shape of Three Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Sanpō finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Because Hiruzen Sarutobi was a Kage-level powerhouse with extremely high genjutsu resistance, Sanpō could not guarantee full control. He had to exhaust his chakra in battle first so he couldn't break free from the genjutsu on his own.
"First question: Tell me the process of how you forced Hatake Sakumo to commit suicide!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth opened uncontrollably: "I sent Hatake Sakumo to Kumogakure on a mission, hoping the Kumo ninjas would eliminate him, but he came back alive. Danzō's Root… spread the news that his mission had failed… Then I had someone hint to him…"
"That night, he used a shadow clone to find me and said he didn't want to become Hokage. I only replied with one sentence: Kakashi is a genius who will inherit the Will of Fire in the future… In the end, he committed suicide."
Uchiha Sanpō asked in confusion: "Why did he commit suicide just because you said Kakashi is a genius who will inherit the Will of Fire?"
"Hatake Sakumo said he didn't want to become Hokage. I didn't directly answer, which meant I rejected him. Saying that five-year-old Kakashi is a genius was a threat to his life. Saying he will inherit the Will of Fire meant Kakashi would become a disciple of the Hokage faction in the future. It was a deal. Hatake Sakumo had followed me for more than ten years and naturally understood what I meant, so he committed suicide!"
Hearing this, the Chidori in Kakashi's hand lit up, but Uchiha Ryūka forcefully held him back.
"Second question: What role did you play in the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twisted as if resisting something.
"Because more than ten years after the war ended, the Senju clan's power had recovered. With Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya already grown up, the Senju clan internally wanted to reclaim the Hokage position. Uzumaki Mito was the First Hokage's legitimate wife and the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. Her strength was extremely powerful. With her guarding the Senju clan, I felt great pressure."
"I secretly leaked the information that the Uzumaki clan possessed sealing techniques capable of controlling tailed beasts to the other four great ninja villages. Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure were tempted and launched an attack on the Uzumaki clan. When our ally, the Uzumaki clan, asked for help, I refused to provide support despite the pressure. The Senju clan were in-laws of the Uzumaki clan, so they couldn't hold back and sent 1,000 ninjas to support them… In the end, the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, and the Senju clan also suffered heavy losses."
Hearing the process of the Uzumaki clan's destruction with her own ears, Uzumaki Huiyi couldn't help but shed tears.
Uchiha Sanpō let out a heavy sigh and said: "Ryūka, you take over the interrogation. After the interrogation is finished, be sure to seal part of Hiruzen Sarutobi's ninjutsu memories. This guy knows quite a few techniques."
With that, he moved to Uzumaki Huiyi's side and gently comforted her.
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