" Lies! Lies! Lies ! Even after Elder Danzo died, you still do not want him to rest in peace in Pure Land. Elder Danzo had already seen your Uchiha clan conspiracy, so he restricted your Uchiha clan from doing even more evil. You have indeed made a nice fairy tale by replacing your evil Uchiha clan with Danzo. In fact, you had planned your rebellion on the day of the Nine-Tails Tragedy, right? Everyone would be fighting the Nine-Tails, and you could kill all the village leaders and heroes of Konoha one by one.
And let's agree with your nonsense that Elder Danzo was the mastermind of this plan, but you Uchiha clan have still betrayed Konoha. Because of you, thousands of innocent villagers and even the Fourth Hokage died. Now answer it, prove your innocence like you did a few months ago. If your answer doesn't satisfy Konoha, then I declare by the name of the Third Hokage that even if Konoha is immensely weakened and even if I feel great pain seeing fellow villagers die, I will still avenge Minato and other Konoha martyrs."
As Hiruzen said this, he felt refreshed as if he had consumed chilled iced juice on a blazing hot summer day. He had been suppressed by the Uchiha clan for too long, but he couldn't take revenge given the strength of the Uchiha clan alone along with his diehard supporters. But now, with a legitimate cause, those ninja clans will have to send their ninjas as well, and their clan leaders and top ninjas also have to participate in this great cause. With the entire strength of Konoha, Hiruzen is sure that even if the Uchiha have a few more Mangekyo, they won't survive. As for consequences after the war, Hiruzen has decided that the Daimyo who has robbed his money wouldn't mind giving a little bit to those ninja villages to calm them down.
Other Konoha ninjas hearing Hiruzen's remarks also reduced their intensity of attacks. First, they were a little bit tired, not seeing any use in attacking Obito as they didn't notice any damage Obito suffered, and secondly, they wanted to hear Obito's answer, which would decide the future of Konoha.
" Hmmm, before I give my answer, tell me, how do my actions represent the Uchiha clan?"
" Of course your actions represent the Uchiha clan. You have the blood of Uchiha flowing through your veins, and you have benefited from the Uchiha clan. You, who have opened the Mangekyo Sharingan, can be considered one of the leaders of the Uchiha clan." Hiruzen answered quickly. He didn't want Obito to distance his relationship with the Uchiha clan, sparing the Uchiha clan.
" Then, Danzo can be considered to represent you, right? And you represent the Sarutobi clan. Then, didn't the Sarutobi and Shimura clans betray Konoha as well? You have also killed thousands of Konoha villagers as well, and as for proof, the Uchiha clan had already given it, and for the death of a Kage, you also killed Sakumo Hatake, right? He was half-sleeve Hokage and future Fourth Hokage. He can be considered a plus version of Minato, right? Everyone present, if you are not a hypocrite, then tell me who harmed Konoha more, me or the Hokage faction?"
This... The ninjas present were once again confused. Indeed, if we compare the damage, then the Hokage faction did ten times worse than Obito. Then they thought of the next sentence about Sakumo Hatake.
" What do you mean? Was Sakumo Hatake's death a murder instead of suicide?" Kakashi, who was listless, suddenly asked Obito. In his life, if something had impacted him more than the death of Obito and Rin, it was Sakumo's death.
" Kakashi, don't believe the words of this liar." Jiraiya, hearing Kakashi's question, immediately panicked. He knew the conspiracy surrounding Sakumo's death but, he didn't want Konoha to lose a future Kage-level ninja.
After the Old Man, no one is suitable to be Fifth Hokage other than Kakashi, so he can't let Kakashi hold a grudge against Konoha and also let those other ninjas see the darkness of Konoha. They will immediately doubt the Will of Fire, the foundation of Konoha, which he didn't want to see. As for proving Sakumo innocent and getting him justice? Well, with the efforts of the Konoha faction, most of the new generation ninjas have even forgotten who Sakumo is, so Sakumo is already given justice. He didn't want Obito to bring old matters to the table.
" Hey, if it isn't Kakashi the Skewer. Although just seeing your face irritates me, let me enlighten you ninjas from the strongest illusion, the Will of Fire. Sakumo Hatake, Konoha White Fang, was an excellent ninja from the period of the Second Great Ninja War whose single presence was able to deter enemy ninjas to abandon their missions. Right, he is also Kakashi's father."
Hearing about this, many new generation ninjas, especially those after Kakashi, were filled with doubt. They hadn't heard anything about White Fang, neither in Ninja School nor in their ninja careers. Kakashi, on the other hand, felt as if a knife had stabbed his heart but he couldn't refute Obito's title. He felt that this Uchiha was Obito's friend and maybe held a grudge because of that.
" During the Second Great Ninja War, he alone commanded and won against the Hidden Sand Village and later against the Hidden Earth Village. After the war, his prestige was so high that he was given a half-sleeve Hokage robe by the Daimyo himself, indicating his contribution to Konoha, and he was to succeed as the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
Everything was good and well but our Konoha's Dragon and Phoenix duo weren't happy. One wanted to continue being Hokage and not lose his power, and the other wanted to become Hokage by any means. So they did what they were masters in—infighting. They gave Sakumo a critical mission which to this day even the Uchiha clan doesn't know, and during the mission even Sakumo, whose strength surpassed the Sannin and that trash over there called Strongest Hokage, had to choose between two choices: sacrificing his companions or completing the mission. He was brainwashed with the illusion of the Will of Fire, so he did what he was taught by others repeatedly, he chose to save his companions and abandon his mission."
Hearing this, many older ninjas sighed. This was the defect of Konoha's philosophy. Although its motto, the Will of Fire, is high-sounding and morally right, when it comes to implementing it, those who implement it either die or wish they would die. Thus, now all those who remain alive in Konoha ruling it are cowards and hypocrites. They value their lives more than the village, and to continue their rule, they twist the Will of Fire into whatever was convenient for their rule.
" But who would have guessed that Sakumo, the Hero of Konoha who should have been praised for his decision of rather adding a stain on his ninja perfect career for saving his companions and not being ruthless towards them than completing his mission, was proven guilty by Konoha. Within days, the information of Sakumo's decision spread throughout Konoha, even though usually these missions are secret to the highest class, everyone in Konoha knew this.
Then instead of praising Sakumo, they also went against him. In just a few weeks, the entire Konoha condemned him and, coincidentally, his companions whom he saved also committed suicide.
Sakumo, seeing this, also finally understood the truth of Konoha. In Konoha, where every ninja on the first day of their Ninja School dreams to be Hokage, aren't meant to be Hokage. To become the Hokage, you have to join nobility. As for what nobility there is in Konoha, it's the Hokage faction. Every Hokage came from this faction, which grows like a tumour. First and Second Hokage formed this faction, and then the Third Hokage became the Hokage just by the appointment of the Second Hokage instead of proper elections. The Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage's grand disciple, also emerged from this faction. Sakumo, on the other hand, didn't join these nonsense factions and was thus in this situation. Finally, he committed suicide as an apology for being too outstanding and not being a noble."
By now, all the attacks except Jiraiya's had stopped. For the older generation, they had already known the truth, but for the newer generation, this was too much for them to handle.
" Bastard, stop spreading lies. In Konoha, anyone can become Hokage. And Hatake Sakumo's decision caused major losses for Konoha, and because of this guilt he committed suicide." Jiraiya, who was attacking alone, said with gritted teeth and then looked at Hiruzen, who was quietly watching the show as if all of this wasn't his fault.
" Ohh, huge losses, right? Give me the account of the losses you say. If they really exist, then I, by the name of Uchiha, will surrender willingly. As for anyone can become Hokage, if that was true then why did you leave Konoha a few months ago to convince Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage directly instead of conducting fair elections? Isn't it because she is the Disciple of the Third Hokage and from the Hokage faction?
You also know the situation of your faction and the harm they caused has been known throughout konoha. If we do fair elections then it would be a dream for your faction to produce another Hokage, you do not want this so you agreed to that Trash's order and did as he said. If what I said isn't the truth then you can expose my lies, I am not running away."
" This...." Seeing Jiraiya's silence, all the ninjas became uncomfortable. They wanted Jiraiya to give answers so that he could shut Obito up and clear their breaking beliefs in Konoha.
Kakashi, on the other hand, was deathly pale. Although for years he had known that his father's death was strange and suspicious, he didn't dare to investigate it. It's not that he was scared of Hiruzen and others, but he was scared of having nothing to live for. His friends, family, teacher, and others had already died, and now he could only live for Konoha. If even that was gone, then how could he live? But now he finally understood the cruel truth.
Hiruzen, on the other hand, was also silent. It's not that he didn't want to argue like Jiraiya, but seeing Obito knowing so many secrets, Hiruzen knew that he would lose even if he did his best. So he did what politicians were best at: ignoring. If he confronted Obito, then it meant losing to him and maybe even losing his supporters, but if he just ignored him, then his supporters would just think that Hiruzen didn't want to waste time with a traitor. As for those fence sitters, they have already betrayed the Will of Fire and have choosen their path to Death. { Tang Hiruzen San said it. }