Chapter 257 - 257 (2/2)
Fugaku did not answer, still feeling that the 3rd had nothing to do with this incident.
After that, the two discussed the details of the relocation before they went back to make the necessary preparations.
...….
Soon after in the Hokage's office, Sakumo received an official application for relocation from Fugaku.
When reading it, Sakumo could not wait to sign it and agree!
After Ryo visited him, his Anbu continued their investigations, and indeed confirmed that the Root Ninjas were lurking among the 3rd's Anbu.
Now, the Uchiha's relocation was the best possible thing that could possibly happen, as it could ease the conflict and opens ways to counter Danzo.
After obtaining Sakumo's approval, the Uchiha immediately began to move. The Ninjas remained at first, while the children and the elderly went again of them.
Watching the clan move, the civilians of Konoha had much less of a grudge in their hearts.
At the same time, Sakumo also took the opportunity to send his Anbu spreading out rumors in the village: The one to control the Kyubi was not an Uchiha.
With that news spreading fast, the villager's conviction of the Uchiha's guilt started to waver. 'The Uchiha are moving; they had no benefit out of this, and for people able to control the Kyubi itself, they are not putting up resistance.' Most of the villagers even started feeling guilt: They had no proof, but they brought to much trouble to the Uchiha!
In this way, Konoha regained its calm, and the only one still agitated was probably Danzo.
In Roots' headquarters, he and Homura were discussing their next move.
”So, we have to find another way to target them?” Asked Homura.
”No! The Uchiha clan is probably ready for our next move. Instead of doing that, we should make our target the son of Minato and Kushina!”
”You mean…. Danzo, that's not a good target; not at all! That kid is to become a future pillar of Konoha. If the news is to be spread out, I fear that the other villages might take advantage of that!”
”Don't worry about that kid; he has enough people protecting him to take down any enemy! We should now focus on seizing the opportunity to gain leverage in Konoha and prepare for the election of the Godaime!”
Homura thought about the matter for a while, and then finally nodded. He and Danzo together mobilized their forces, spreading another rumor throughout the village.
”Hey! Did you hear? The Yondaime's son is the tailed fox demon!”
”Is that true? How is that possible?
”Of course it's true! I heard that when the Yondaime died, he sealed the Kyubi into his child's body. Now, that child is the tailed fox demon!”
”Wow! Then we should be careful in the future, and keep our children away from that fox!”
As the two women were whispering, a man passing by said to them: ”How ungrateful could you be! The Yondaime put his son's life on the line to seal the Kyubi into his body, and you're out here right now spouting out such nonsense? Like his father, that child should be considered a hero!”
The man's words made the two women feel ashamed, but could did not calm their fear of the Kyubi…
A few days later, the villagers and the Ninjas of Konoha were divided into two camps: One thought that Naruto should be secluded or separated from the village, and the other camp considered him a boy born a hero, a hero worthy of respect.
Sakumo naturally learned of the matter, and did not make any comments, letting these people carry on arguing.