All the elders' faces changed drastically.
If this was true, then everything that had been said before was practically nothing in comparison.
The Third Hokage's expression also darkened.
Those matters were from many years ago. Aside from himself, the only one who knew about them was Danzo.
But now…
Danzo was on Rengoku's side.
'Damn it!'
Rengoku clapped his hands lightly, "Danzo, tell us, how exactly did you and Sarutobi Hiruzen conspire to kill Nawaki and Kato Dan?"
Danzo glanced at Sarutobi Ishishu, who was standing behind Hiruzen.
That was the man who had killed him.
The hatred of being killed could never be forgotten, Danzo's eyes were full of undisguised malice toward Hiruzen.
He then explained in detail how, back then, he and Hiruzen had planned and executed the scheme that led to the deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan.
"…And just like that, with Nawaki and Kato Dan dead, the two most qualified young successors of the Senju clan were gone."
The entire group of elders burst into noise again. It suddenly all made sense why the events back then had felt so "coincidental."
Nawaki and Kato Dan's deaths had always seemed strange.
Turns out it was a conspiracy.
Even Jiraiya was stunned beyond belief, this was completely outside his understanding.
"Heh! Pure nonsense. Words alone mean nothing. You think you can convict me just because he says so?"
Of course, Hiruzen would never admit it now, denying Danzo's every claim.
"At that time, I had already stepped down from the Hokage's position. I only took it up again after the Fourth's sudden death."
"Compared to me, your suspicion is greater."
"It's well known that you always wanted to be Hokage but never got the chance."
"All of this, this is just your way of eliminating rivals."
Hiruzen was no fool, he knew politics well.
Danzo was covered in filth already, and from Hiruzen's point of view, it wasn't hard to twist things so that people would believe him.
Truly, the Third Hokage wasn't simple, and Danzo was the perfect scapegoat, a man born to take blame.
The other elders' eyes darted between the two of them.
No one believed either man was innocent, they all knew both were dirty. This was just a dogfight now.
Danzo sneered and turned toward Orochimaru.
He knew what kind of man Hiruzen was, so the final blow wouldn't come from him, but from Orochimaru.
Orochimaru held a thick stack of documents, handed them to Danzo, and watched with an amused smile.
Danzo raised the documents and said, "These are the records of Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders for the Wood Release experiments."
"They clearly state the conditions required before human experimentation could be conducted."
"But even when those conditions weren't met, Sarutobi Hiruzen kept encouraging members of the Senju clan to participate in human experiments."
"As a result, the entire adult generation of the Senju clan perished."
Among the Ino–Shika–Cho trio, the Nara clan members were the closest to the medical department. Since they supplied herbs to Konoha Hospital, they could understand the data.
Shikaku Nara took the documents and quickly read through them.
His expression darkened as he handed them to the others.
He didn't say a word, but his silence made it obvious: the documents were genuine.
Hiruzen tried to argue again, "The Senju clan couldn't have withstood such losses at the time—"
Crack!
Before he could finish, Tsunade, who had been barely holding herself back, snapped.
She leapt up onto the table, stomped hard, and launched herself at the Third Hokage.
With a furious punch, she roared, "GO TO HELL, OLD BASTARD!"
Jiraiya was startled, he never expected Tsunade to actually attack.
And her first move was a monster-strength punch.
She was clearly going for the kill.
There was no time to enter Sage Mode, and he couldn't possibly block it.
Luckily, Sarutobi Ishishu had been serving as Hiruzen's bodyguard all along.
He instantly moved in front of the Third Hokage.
Red Nine-Tails chakra flared around his body, forming a cloak of tailed-beast energy.
BOOM!
The heavy impact sent Sarutobi Ishishu stumbling backward under the sheer force of Tsunade's punch.
Hiruzen's strength was still decent, having Ishishu block the blow for a moment was enough time for him to react.
He pushed Ishishu aside and waved his hand; dozens of Anbu appeared behind him.
All the other elders immediately stood up and scrambled back.
They all knew too well how wild Tsunade's fighting style was.
Some of the younger ones were fairly strong, but most were over fifty.
If any of them got hit even once, they might as well start writing their wills. Staying seated now was suicide.
Tsunade shouted furiously, "Pay with your life for the Senju clan!"
Then she lifted the large office desk in front of her and hurled it straight at the Third Hokage.
The desk, made of solid hardwood, was over two meters long.
Weighing hundreds of pounds, thrown with Tsunade's monstrous strength. It was a deadly projectile.
Even Sarutobi Ishishu didn't dare block it and dove aside with Jiraiya.
BOOM!
The wall behind them exploded into a massive hole.
How could a building wall withstand Tsunade's monstrous power?
Amid the crash, dust filled the room.
Hiruzen's guards, Ishishu and Jiraiya, both jumped up together, trying to restrain the rampaging Tsunade.
Her rage erupted, each punch left a crater, every stomp shattered the floor beneath her.
At this rate, the entire Hokage Building would be demolished within half an hour.
Hiruzen frowned and waved his hand again, the Anbu rushed forward.
Outnumbered by more than a dozen, Tsunade gritted her teeth and roared, "Rengoku!"
Rengoku, who had been watching the chaos with amusement, finally moved when she called.
He formed a hand seal, "Fire Style! Majestic Flame Annihilation!"
Rengoku's chest swelled, and he exhaled a massive wave of fire straight toward Hiruzen.
But this was indoors, Tsunade and the elders all shouted in outrage.
"Rengoku, are you insane?"
"Rengoku, are you trying to burn us alive?"
The blazing inferno crashed onto the floor.
Instantly, everyone smashed through windows and jumped outside.
Hiruzen and his group leapt out through the huge hole Tsunade had smashed earlier.
Tsunade followed immediately.
Rengoku smirked and, along with the others, jumped out through another window.
In seconds, a rain of people fell into the courtyard below the Hokage Building like dumplings dropping into boiling water.
The building itself erupted into flames, drawing the attention of countless villagers.
When Tsunade landed, she saw Jiraiya and Sarutobi Ishishu still shielding the Third Hokage.
Her face turned dark and cold, "Jiraiya, you're protecting that old undead bastard?"
Jiraiya's face twisted in frustration and worry, "Tsunade, calm down. You don't even know if all of this is true, don't be so hasty to judge."
Tsunade forced down her fury, glared at Jiraiya coldly, and said, "I'll decide what's true or not. Since you've chosen to stand in front of that old monster, then we're enemies!"
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