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Chapter 83 Danzo's End
Chapter 83 Danzo's End
"That's enough, Minato, that's enough."
The Third Hokage, holding an enormous, thick staff, spoke.
Minato Namikaze paused, looking at the Third Hokage. Had things come to this point, and the Third Hokage had ultimately chosen to protect him?
"Third Hokage, is his crime truly forgivable?" Minato Namikaze's tone was calm, but his words struck the Third Hokage's heart like a question.
The Third Hokage opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say that Danzo was innocent.
The Sharingan eyes on the other person's arm were enough to confirm that they had harmed their fellow villagers.
"I'm sorry, Minato, Danzo's crimes are indeed punishable by death, but I cannot stand by and watch him die," the Third Hokage finally said.
"Third Hokage, Danzo's life is a life, but aren't my clansmen also members of Konoha? Don't their lives matter too?!" Fugaku Uchiha asked, somewhat angrily.
Just when it seemed that Danzo Shimura was about to die, this unexpected turn of events occurred.
Faced with Fugaku Uchiha's questioning, the Third Hokage was unable to answer. He looked at Minato Namikaze, took a deep breath, and said, "Minato, I'm begging you, please spare Danzo this time."
"I don't need your pleading, Minato Namikaze, if you have the guts, then kill me!" Danzo Shimura was there, covering his completely blind right eye. At that moment, he knew that he was completely finished.
In the end, he was unable to take Minato Namikaze with him, and he didn't survive.
Why continue living?
However, no one paid any attention to Shimura Danzo's words, and the scene remained silent for a long time.
Finally, Minato Namikaze put down the Flying Thunder God kunai he was holding.
The Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"Third Hokage, you are Jiraiya's teacher, so I will listen to you this time. However, I can be spared the death penalty but not escape punishment. I need to make Shimura Danzo lose the ability to use ninjutsu. Is that alright?" Minato Namikaze asked.
The Third Hokage opened his mouth, but ultimately nodded. He had done his best, and the other party had already given him a lot of face, at least sparing Danzo Shimura's life.
Fugaku Uchiha gritted his teeth, wanting to say something but ultimately held back.
If the other party truly loses their ninja abilities as required by the Fourth Hokage, and is no longer the leader of Root, they will truly become a useless person and no longer pose a threat to the Uchiha clan.
If we were to force Danzo Shimura to be killed here, we would inevitably offend the Third Hokage and those two advisors. It's not worth it for a useless person.
"You think you can seal my chakra? Dream on!" Shimura Danzo tried to form hand seals, but the next moment he was once again pinned to the ground by Namikaze Minato, unable to move.
"Hyuga clan leader, I would like to trouble you to use the Hyuga clan's pressure point technique. This time, please do not hold back and destroy his pressure points directly," Minato Namikaze said.
"Yes!" Hiashi Hyuga nodded, then came to Minato Namikaze's side. He looked at Danzo Shimura, who was being held down on the ground, still struggling to lift his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on him.
Hiashi Hyuga sighed, realizing that the once high and mighty Danzo Shimura was now in such a sorry state.
Without hesitation, he activated his Byakugan and rapidly tapped Shimura Danzo's body with his fingers.
"Ughhhh!" Shimura Danzo screamed. At this point, he no longer had one Sharingan, so he could no longer rely on Izanagi to return to his original state.
"Lord Hokage, I have severed all the pathways through which his chakra flows throughout his body."
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Hiashi Hyuga quickly completed the pressure point technique and then spoke.
"Hmm." Minato Namikaze nodded, then began to form hand seals again and pressed them onto Danzo Shimura's body, whereupon exquisite sealing techniques appeared.
Those around were astonished by what they saw; it wasn't enough for Hyuga to just use pressure point techniques, he actually had to set up a sealing jutsu.
That's really ruthless!
In their eyes, Minato Namikaze was a very gentle person, so they were a little curious about what Danzo Shimura had done to make Minato Namikaze so ruthless.
Yuan Tuoye chuckled as he watched this scene.
What was that saying again? I think it was something like this—
The cunning of a bad person is no match for the quick thinking of a fool.
The Third Hokage may have thought that he had saved Danzo Shimura's life by doing this, but unfortunately, this may have been the greatest punishment for Danzo Shimura.
The most suitable form of punishment is different for each person.
For example, people who are afraid of death naturally cherish life the most, so keeping one life is indeed enough.
But was Danzo Shimura a coward who feared death?
Perhaps so, but at this moment what he desires more is power.
Now, Danzo Shimura has lost both power and his own strength, so it can be said that his dream of becoming Hokage has been completely shattered.
For someone like Danzo Shimura, this outcome was worse than death; it was the most fitting punishment for him.
Of course, if possible, Takuno Minamoto thought it would be more interesting to have Danzo Shimura live every day in the possibility of death, but that was not something he could decide.
After that, Shimura Danzo could no longer jump. Not to mention that he no longer had the ability to jump, even if he somehow managed to get it back, it wouldn't make a difference.
Because he didn't believe that the sealing techniques set up by Minato Namikaze didn't contain the Flying Thunder God mark.
If Shimura Danzo dares to cause any more trouble, Namikaze Minato will kill him immediately. This time, he won't have the Sharingan to use Izanagi!
After doing all this, Minato Namikaze finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he ultimately failed to kill Danzo Shimura, he still achieved his goal of eradicating the Root organization from Konoha.
Minato Namikaze always believed that the existence of a root system was unnecessary.
Its existence completely overlaps with the function of the Dark Part. It can be said that the Dark Part can do what the Root cannot do, and the Dark Part can do what the Root can do.
This organization was originally created by Shimura Danzo for his own power.
If Root had obeyed up to this point, that would have been fine, but afterwards the Hokage couldn't even control Root anymore, and Root ignored the Hokage's orders.
The Hokage's understanding of Root is decreasing. Even the Anbu, whose identities are top secret, are known to the Hokage in detail. But when it comes to Root, he doesn't even know how many people there are!
Danzo Shimura had absolutely no intention of submitting these materials.
Therefore, only the Third Hokage could allow such an organization to exist.
Even the Third Hokage might not have liked this organization; the only reason he didn't take action against Root was because their leader was Danzo Shimura.
Minato Namikaze shook his head as he looked at the Hokage Building, now completely destroyed. He never expected that the Hokage Building, which hadn't been destroyed by the Nine-Tails' attack, would be destroyed here.
He was also somewhat glad that he had chosen this time to strike against Danzo Shimura.
If the Third Hokage is already so biased towards Shimura Danzo, then in the future, perhaps only minor punishment will be possible.
The Third Hokage, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane also arrived at Danzo Shimura's side, and Koharu Utatane began to treat Danzo Shimura.
"Hiruzen, why won't you let me die?" Shimura Danzo coughed up blood and demanded angrily, "What's the point of me living like this!"
The Third Hokage looked at Danzo Shimura and said, "At least—you're still alive."
"Hiruzen, don't think I'll thank you. I hate you, Hiruzen! If you had handed the Hokage position to me, none of this would have happened!" Shimura Danzo roared, his eyes still blazing with rage.
The Third Hokage remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Your Sharingan in your right eye belongs to Kagami, doesn't it?"
It's important to know that even within the Uchiha clan, the three-tomoe Sharingan is an extremely precious and rare existence.
Instantly, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado both froze, staring at Danzo Shimura in shock. If all the previous news was shocking, then this news was sad.
Did Shimura Danzo also turn against their own comrades?
Even if—it's just a corpse.
"He's already dead, what's wrong with lending me his power?" Shimura Danzo asked, completely unaware that he had done anything wrong.
The Third Hokage looked at Shimura Danzo and decided not to say anything more.
Just then, when everything was about to end, Gen Takuno arrived here and stood next to Minato Namikaze, saying something.
"Lord Hokage, the Root base has been thoroughly searched."
The surrounding Jonin were immediately shocked. Was there more to come? Was the Fourth Hokage planning to relentlessly pursue and kill Shimura Danzo?
"Don't rush. Prepare a room for Danzo Shimura near the Third Hokage's residence and take him there," Minato Namikaze said. Since he had already promised the Third Hokage, he didn't intend to continue.
The Third Hokage paused for a moment, then understood. Minato Namikaze was telling him to keep an eye on Danzo Shimura and prevent him from continuing his reckless behavior.
He remained silent for a while, but did not object.
He left with two advisors and his secret agents.
As Fugaku Uchiha watched this scene, he suddenly had an idea. He would not kill Danzo Shimura, because that would dirty his hands.
But doesn't he hate the Uchiha clan? He'll visit the Third Hokage more often from now on, and hang around him a bit more. Even if he can't kill him, he'll still disgust him.
After Shimura Danzo was taken away, Namikaze Minato allowed Minamoto Takuno to begin reporting the situation. Since everyone was present, they could hear about Shimura Danzo's crimes.
Without hesitation, Gen Takuno revealed that Shimura Danzo had secretly imprisoned the ninjas and villagers of Konoha. As for the collection room, since it contained Hashirama's cells, he felt it was better to report it separately.
Of course, this is the most important thing; a whole bunch of other things that aren't worth mentioning are also recorded on the scroll.
Takuno Minamoto also handed this scroll over to Minato Namikaze.
Looking at the contents of the scroll, Minato Namikaze felt his veins throbbing. Sparing Danzo Shimura's life was really letting him off easy.
If Shimura Danzo were still here, he wouldn't be able to resist attacking him again.
Minato Namikaze sighed, handed the scroll in his hand to the Jonin attending the meeting, and said, "That's all for today. Thank you all for your hard work. In a few days, Konoha will hold a criticism conference to expose all of Danzo Shimura's deeds. You can prepare yourselves."
The Hokage Building cannot collapse for no reason; he must give the villagers of Konoha an explanation.
Holding a public criticism meeting to expose Shimura Danzo's crimes would not only provide an explanation but also solidify his position in the hearts of the villagers. Why not do it?
"Yes!" The many Jonin exchanged glances and then responded.
Minato Namikaze left, but the Jonin remained, gathered together curiously to look at the scroll's record.
Then everyone was stunned after reading it. Just how many immoral things did Shimura Danzo do?
These records are enough to execute Shimura Danzo several times over!
Suddenly they realized that Shimura Danzo had died almost ten times over.
Although he can revive using forbidden techniques of the Sharingan, each time he is killed is a real event.
Therefore, their expressions were a bit strange. Had Shimura Danzo successfully accepted these punishments using Izanagi?
That's really impressive!
"Senior, there must be some things we haven't discussed yet?"
Minato Namikaze walked along the road and looked at Takuno Minamoto, asking him a question.
Yuan Tuoye told the other party about the collection room, especially the Sharingan and the Hashirama cells.
Of course, he couldn't directly name the Hashirama cells; he only said that they were cells with extremely powerful life energy.