In front of the Hokage Building.
Shisui looked at the important figures of the Mitokado and Utatane clans and spoke, "The Mitokado and Utatane clans, using the positions of Hokage Advisor held by Homura and Koharu, engaged in corruption, embezzlement, and cowardice!"
He scanned the crowd, and not a single villager stood up to object.
He turned around and looked at Guy, who hadn't left yet, clearly still insisting on his will—that children were innocent.
Shisui said, "Getting married, raising fetuses, raising children. Those children who knew nothing all lived off the dirty money embezzled from Konoha by the Mitokado and Utatane Clans. You might say this wasn't those children's choice, and the guilty ones are these adults, but they are a family. Those children's parents and elders placed those children upon corruption."
"Kill them now, and it's over and done with. If we don't kill them, they will be the slaves of everyone in Konoha. Their life and death should be controlled by us. If we tell them to kneel, they must kneel. If we tell them to die, they must die, because they were born owing Konoha!"
Guy's pupils shrank violently. He suddenly realized that he had no stance left.
Shisui looked at him calmly. "Now, if you won't let me kill them, are you going to teach them how to be slaves of Konoha? Or are you saying you can repay the sins they were born with?"
Guy clenched his fists, skin turning red, veins bulging, trembling uncontrollably, without saying a word.
The scene was silent.
The villagers and Jonin didn't say a word.
Konoha was the home of everyone present.
The Mitokado and Utatane Clans sucked the blood of Konoha and used it on those children. This was a sin, and those children were born with these sins. If they lived, no one would accept them, they were born as sinners of Konoha. To save them, one would have to bear this sin with them.
No one would be willing.
Only Guy stood there, his heart full of struggle.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind him.
Kakashi came to his side, whispering in his ear with a complex expression, "Sucking the village's blood is a crime even heavier than killing the Hokage. Death is a relief for those children."
After speaking, he reached out to pull Guy, dragging him back.
Guy didn't struggle, filled with pain. He didn't expect this matter to be so complicated. He wanted to save those children, but didn't want them to become Konoha's slaves. But if he didn't save those children, they would surely die.
Save them, they become slaves... which is harder than dying.
Don't save them? He... couldn't bear it.
He didn't know how to choose.
In the end, Kakashi helped him make the choice—don't save them.
The two left, and Shisui withdrew his gaze, looking at the important figures of the Mitokado and Utatane clans kneeling on the ground.
"I now sentence the Mitokado and Utatane clans to be wiped out!"
Immediately, the Uchiha Clan Members drew their short swords.
Cold light flashed in the sunlight, accompanied by bright red blood splashing out, falling into the eyes of thousands of people.
...
The corruption of the Hokage Advisors caused the villagers' trust in the position of Hokage to crumble.
The villagers became more selfish than before, insisting on clearly distinguishing what was yours and what was mine in every matter.
The village was in turmoil, and the people lost their usual smiles.
Only the Uchiha clan was filled with joy. However, when they were called to the clan head's house one by one, they all kept their heads down, not daring to speak. From inside, angry reprimands from Fugaku could be heard from time to time.
"It's one thing that you curled your lips when you were cutting off Koharu's head, but you laughed until your stomach hurt?"
Clan member: "I tried my best to hold it in. I didn't laugh out loud, did I?"
"And you! What are you taking pictures! Are you trying to keep a souvenir!"
Clan member: "Of course, it's to be the final illustration for 'The Uchiha Hokage: The Evil Utatane and Mitokado Clan'!"
Although the clan members said they were wrong, they wouldn't guarantee there wouldn't be a next time. Their 'change is impossible' stance, gave Shisui and the others a headache. Consequently, Shisui stepped down.
Fugaku looked at him with a dark face.
Shisui shrugged and said, "I'm going to be the Hokage."
Fugaku looked at his son.
Itachi spread his hands and said, "I'm the leader of Root."
Fugaku: "..."
Fine, is that how you want to play? Leaving me to play the bad guy, right?
Although angry, he still accepted the position of Uchiha clan head, and his job all day was to scold the clan members.
When Shisui became the Fifth Hokage, there were no celebrations in the village. Because over a year ago, the Uchiha clan had almost been wiped out, and there were still some lingering conflicts with Hiruzen.
Furthermore, the extermination of the Utatane and Mitokado clans, while justified, was the first instance in the village, inevitably making them stand out too much.
Therefore, it was not appropriate to publicize the Uchiha becoming Hokage. However, there were still announcements. Those who paid attention could easily find out if they wanted to.
After the Hokage was selected, the truce agreements regarding the defeated Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure could be negotiated with them.
As for Sunagakure, Konoha didn't want to bother with them. After all, they were so poor that they had nothing to pay in compensation.
As for the truce agreement, that thing had been signed long ago, and they still caused trouble anyway.