Chapter 254 - 254 (1/2)

While Ryo and Pakura kissed under the moonlight in the Waterfall Country, Danzo and the two councilors came to the 3rd's place.

Hiruzen sighed. He had already guessed that they were coming soon or later and even guessed why they would.

The first thing that Danzo said was: ”Hiruzen, I want to talk to you about the Uchiha Clan.”

Danzo looked dead serious as he talked to the 3rd. The latter looked at Koharu and Homura, and found that they looked at him very seriously as well.

”Hiruzen, it seems like you have already thought of what we came to ask you about, so let's not waste time. What do you think about this matter?” Homura asked.

”Yes, things ended up very badly on that night. I've asked Ryo Yamanaka about what happened to the Kyubi, and he told me that it was controlled.”

Danzo pretended to be surprised by the 3rd's answer, and puffed coldly: ”Oh! I knew it was them, those damn Uchiha!”

The 3rd frowned: ”Danzo, we have no proof of such a thing, so you can't say so.”

”What else is there to check? In all recorded history, only the Uchiha could control the Kyubi. Well, that Ryo Yamanaka has Madara's eye as well, so he should be able of causing what happened on that ni…”

”ENOUGH DANZO! This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Ryo! And you're taking your suspicion of the Uchiha too far without having a shred of evidence!” The 3rd immediately interrupted Danzo.

”Hiruzen, don't be mad! He's only making a reasonable speculation. We all heard Tobirama sensei; nothing is more terrible than a Mangekyo Sharingan!” Homura quickly tried to calm the 3rd down.

”Hiruzen, I hope you are going to take action and investigate the Uchiha. This time, we've lost the 4th Hokage himself!” Koharu also interfered.

The 3rd nodded and said: ”You can rest assured Koharu; I've already done that before you even came to me.”

”And? Did you find out anything?” Homura asked after hearing the 3rd.

”Well, according to the Anbu, the current Uchiha clan has no Mangekyo Sharingan wielders. As for the normal Sharingan, it could never control the Kyubi on its own.” The 3rd Hokage answered.

”Maybe they are hiding them! Sarutobi, I want to restore Root. If you can't find anything with your Anbu, then just leave it to me!”

Danzo's real intent was restoring root, and the 3rd knew that. After some hesitation, he told him that he had no problem with him restoring Root to a level where it could function at a basic level, but also said that the choice was not his; it was Sakumo's.

Danzo was not convinced with the 3rd's words; what did Sakumo have to do with this? He thought, but Sarutobi's approval was all he wanted.

He left, followed by Homura. As for Koharu, she remained with the 3rd for a while, discussing the future of Konoha.

The next day, the 3rd went to the Hokage's office to ask Sakumo for permission to reestablish Root.