Chapter 515: Confronting Danzo!

Chapter 515: Confronting Danzo!

Everyone immediately looked at Fujin. Fujin looked at Danzo and said, "Four Root bases were attacked two days ago. Seeing that nothing else happened, there is little doubt that the culprit is targeting the Root. At such a time why weren't your Root ninjas keeping an eye on the Root headquarters and were instead spying on me?"

Everyone's eyes widened as they heard Fujin's words. They all immediately looked at Danzo. Danzo was stunned as well. He never imagined that the elite ninjas he sent to spy on Fujin would be discovered within hours. Nor did he think that Fujin would confront him in front of everyone during a time when the village was facing a grave threat.

Before Danzo could reply, Fujin added, "Your actions are too peculiar, Elder Danzo. Instead of protecting the Root ninjas, you spread them even thinner. Perhaps if they were in the Root Headquarters, then the attacker might have been spotted before it was too late. You could have kept the Root Headquarters safe. You could even have had a chance to fight and capture him. However, you decided to send them to spy on me."

Everyone was staring at Danzo. Deploying Root ninjas at such a time made little to no sense. Not to mention, Fujin was a Council Member as well. Spying on him meant that others could be spied upon as well. Though Fujin had provided no proof, knowing Danzo, everyone in the room believed that Danzo had indeed done something like that.

Of course, that was no reason for Danzo to accept it. He said, "I didn't send anyone to spy on you. I don't know what you are talking about."

Fujin asked, "Is that so? Could you tell me why 5 of your Root ninjas were hiding their chakra signature and surrounding my house instead of staying in the Root Headquarters?"

Danzo frowned. He said, "Don't accuse me without any proof, Suzuki Fujin. I had dispatched a squad for an important secret mission. It had nothing to do with you."

Fujin continued asking in a neutral tone without a hint of expression on his face, "Oh, I wonder what secret mission you had to do at such a point."

Danzo displayed slight anger and asked, "Do I have to explain myself to you? Besides, my ninjas should have returned by now. Did you do anything to them?"

Seeing that Fujin had discovered them, Danzo wondered why they hadn't returned yet. Not to mention, they should have returned after the explosion. But there was no sign of them.

Fujin replied, "I apprehended them."

The eyes of everyone in the room widened. That included Hiruzen and Shikaku who were familiar with the kind of shit Fujin always pulled off! Shikaku muttered to himself, 'I'm dead! He'll increase my workload once again! He created a mess in the Council!'

The other clan leaders also stared at Fujin. Nearly everyone had suffered at the hands of Root at some point. However, no one had ever taken the initiative to apprehend them. They would raise their concerns with Hiruzen and solve them diplomatically. It was the first case of someone taking down 5 Root ninjas before considering any diplomatic options.

Danzo exploded in rage and shouted aggressively, "You traitor! You dare to attack Konoha ninjas inside the village due to mere suspicions?"

Meanwhile, Danzo was dumbfounded. He wondered, 'What the hell happened with Torune? Their job was to spy on him. Why did he attack Fujin? Fujin even stated his ability, meaning that what he says must be true. But why did he attack?'

Despite being at a loss, Danzo immediately answered, "The mission I assigned them had nothing to do with Fujin. I don't know whether they attacked Fujin and what reason they might have to attack him. I will need to talk with them to understand what actually happened."

Since he didn't know what exactly happened, Danzo decided to take a step back. Of course, he wasn't actually giving up anything. Even if Torune and the rest were at fault, there would be no punishment against them or him.

Once again, Fujin asked, "What was the mission you assigned?"

Danzo once again refused to answer Fujin and said, "Don't overstep your limits, Suzuki Fujin. I don't have to answer to you."

Fujin snorted and said, "If that's the case, then it means that those 5 Root ninjas have betrayed the village and have become traitors. The only other possibility is that you are lying and are the one who has fallen."

Immediately, Homura said, "Fujin, stop suspecting Danzo. He has served the village for decades and has been a cornerstone for Konoha in every Great War. His contribution to the village is unquestionable."

[A/N : Next chapter is going to be fun :) It'll show the true extent of the third step of Fujin's plan.]

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