Chapter 458: Digging graves? Throwing dirty water?
"Okayama Saga, for the sake of your family, commit suicide~"
"I can guarantee that after you atone, I will no longer act against your family."
Ding~ Along with the sound of the kunai hitting the ground, Okayama Saga's eyes visibly turned ashen.
"Sarutobi, take Okayama Saga out of here."
Seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya still acting as he pleased, Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger grew even more.
Of course, this anger was directed at Fujiwara Tetsuya, but also at Danzo, at himself... and even more so at Sakumo Hatake.
As a Kage-level expert, why was he so fragile?
Why couldn't he even withstand this much pressure?
Where was the rebuttal? Where was the counterattack?
Seeking death... what did that even count as?
"I'd like to see who dares~"
Looking at the rapidly approaching Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Fujiwara Tetsuya did not hold back any strength, directly kicking Sarutobi Shinnosuke dozens of meters away... "Whoever dares to take Okayama Saga away, I will kill them!"
Fujiwara Tetsuya's thunderous strike immediately made the Anbu and Root members shrink their necks, secretly swallowing their saliva.
Too violent.
He even dared to beat the Hokage's son, let alone these insignificant people?
"Okayama Saga, don't force my hand, that... will only implicate your family."
Facing Fujiwara Tetsuya's coercion, the Hatake Clan members' eyes flickered with a sense of schadenfreude and hatred.
Looking at the silent Hiruzen Sarutobi, Okayama Saga gave a tragic smile, and tremblingly picked up the kunai.
"Lord Tetsuya, I hope... you can keep your promise."
"I understand, I was wrong, I was deluded, and slandered Lord Sakumo~"
"A person like me is not qualified to live in this world anymore..."
"However, I still want to say one thing: this messed-up Ninja World, I will never come again in my next life, and I will certainly not be some damn Ninja..."
The moment his voice fell, under countless tightened gazes, Okayama Saga directly pierced his own heart... With a thud, he fell to the ground, completely losing his breath.
"The matter of Senior Sakumo's funeral, I'll leave it to you..."
"Before nightfall, just find a place to bury him... These people are not qualified to participate in Senior Sakumo's funeral."
"If anything happens in the future, Kakashi can find me at the Fujiwara, Tanaka, or Uesugi clan grounds."
After bowing deeply to the Hatake Clan members, Fujiwara Tetsuya pushed past the Ninja in front of him, no longer looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and directly left the Hatake Clan.
"Everyone, please~"
"Right now, the Hatake Clan welcomes no one."
Not long after Fujiwara Tetsuya left, the high-ranking members of the Hatake Clan gradually recovered from their grief, looking coldly at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo... and many familiar faces from various Shinobi Clans... just as Fujiwara Tetsuya had instructed.
After "expelling" Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and others from the Hatake Clan.
The Hatake Clan members had already arranged Sakumo Hatake's funeral... On that cold tombstone, there were no overly flashy epitaphs, only the four large characters of Sakumo Hatake engraved.
Whoosh~~~
Late at night.
After shedding all his tears, Kakashi fell asleep beside the grave.
Seeing Kakashi asleep, the Hatake Clan members hidden in the shadows cautiously came forward and took Kakashi back to the Hatake Clan.
However, what they didn't know was.
Not long after they left with Kakashi, a dark figure, traversing through layers of forest, appeared before Sakumo Hatake's grave.
"Senior Sakumo~ I did my best to keep you alive."
Along with that familiar voice, Fujiwara Tetsuya slowly lifted his hood, squatted in front of Sakumo Hatake's grave, and began to dig.
"I hope that after this 'death,' you can become less naive, otherwise... I'll just have to kill you again."
"Hmm~ If once isn't enough, then a few more times wouldn't be out of the question."
During Fujiwara Tetsuya's monologue, not long after, Sakumo Hatake's body was taken out of the coffin by Fujiwara Tetsuya, who had pried open the lid... "Hiruzen~"
Hokage Office.
While Konoha was plunged into darkness, the Hokage Building remained brightly lit.
Besides Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado, Danzo... and Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and even Minato Namikaze, were all fortunate enough to be conscripted by Jiraiya and were present here.
"Hiruzen, Sakumo's matter is not your fault."
"Who could have predicted that Sakumo's spirit would be so fragile?"
"Moreover, that brat shouldn't have appeared at the Hatake Clan at such a crucial time."
Although Fujiwara Tetsuya became the son-in-law of the Torifu Clan and gained the approval of ninety-nine percent of the Torifu Clan members.
This did not include Utatane Koharu... Strictly speaking, Utatane Koharu's attitude towards Fujiwara Tetsuya had not changed in the slightest compared to before... It was still full of hostility.
"Hiruzen, Koharu is right, the responsibility for this matter doesn't lie with you."
"However, whether it was Fujiwara Tetsuya killing Sakumo Hatake, or forcing Okayama Saga to his death in front of so many Shinobi Clans and Villagers... the impact caused is simply too severe."
"Fujiwara Tetsuya must be held accountable..."
At Utatane Koharu's suggestion, Homura Mitokado sighed helplessly, then echoed.
"Danzo, you speak..."
Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had no response, only constantly puffing on his pipe.
Utatane Koharu's gaze turned to Danzo, who had been keeping his head down.
"Speak? Speak about what?"
"Hiruzen, part of the responsibility for Sakumo's matter lies with me... If I had known in advance, perhaps such a situation wouldn't have occurred..."
Facing Utatane Koharu's insinuation to shift the blame onto Fujiwara Tetsuya, Danzo chose to ignore it.
After so many years, haven't you seen the true face of that brat?
That's right, Sakumo Hatake was killed by him, and at that time... countless pairs of eyes witnessed it all.
But~ what then?
Really throw dirty water on that brat... and completely enrage him?
Thinking of Fujiwara Tetsuya's temperament, Danzo secretly exhaled a breath of stale air.
His old bones were still hoping to sit on the Fourth Hokage's throne, and he absolutely couldn't be consumed for no reason.
"Hmph~"
"Old Man? Did you call us here just to discuss these meaningless things?"
Looking at Utatane Koharu's schemes, Tsunade couldn't help but sneer, directly slamming her hand on the table and standing up.
"Tsunade, what are you doing?"
Seeing Tsunade's actions, Utatane Koharu's expression couldn't help but change... and she immediately reprimanded her.
"What am I doing?"
"What I'm doing, none of you can control."
"Old Man, is one Sakumo's death not enough? Do you have to sacrifice that brat Tetsuya too?"
Clearly, Tsunade intended to stand up for Fujiwara Tetsuya.
"You... and you all, should understand that brat."
"If it really comes to that, that brat Tetsuya... will never foolishly seek death like Sakumo, you will force that brat Tetsuya... to become Konoha's strongest rogue Ninja in history, after Uchiha Madara."
The moment Tsunade uttered the words "rogue Ninja," Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado's expressions changed, and they immediately fell silent.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, on the other hand, trembled... and silently put down his pipe.
As for Minato Namikaze... after glancing at the silent Jiraiya, his expression subtly changed.
If it really came to that, Konoha would definitely experience an unprecedented earthquake.
"I... understand what you mean."
"Sakumo's matter ends here, and has nothing to do with that brat Tetsuya."
"Actually, we all understand that when that brat Tetsuya chose to bear so many risks and resolutely killed Sakumo, it was more... about understanding Sakumo's inner thoughts and wanting to fulfill Sakumo's wishes."
...In Hiruzen Sarutobi's low voice, the matter was brought to a close.
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