Tsunade's glory

Sun was shining brightly on Konoha, the Hokage office was peaceful, and on the chair was sitting Sarutobi Hiruzen, smoking his pipe.

" You followed me here as well.. haha, I couldn't ask for anything better! "

Talking to his pipe, Hiruzen lay on his seat, relaxed.

He was dead, and this was his pure land.

He would spend the days to come in his paradise.

Looking outside the window, Hiruzen saw Konoha again, bathing in sunlight.

But there was one thing missing from this peaceful picture.

" It's empty. "

The whole Konoha was like a ghost town, but this being the pure land of Hiruzen, it was giving off an aura of untouched tranquility.

" Nobody followed me here..? Or are they in their own pure lands? "

Well, it matters not, thought Hiruzen, he liked it as it was.

He had taken his last decision in haste, he only hoped it won't trouble Tsunade too much, but knowing her, she would manage something.

" And there is Mizuki too, that boy is just as resourceful as sensei was, truly, his blood shines within him. "

Like this, Hiruzen was going to enjoy the rest of his existence, he didn't mind, it was the peace he always wanted, his own personal heaven.

* Knock knock *

Hiruzen's heart nearly jumped out his throat as he almost swallowed his pipe.

* Cough cough *

Who was in his peaceful heaven?! Wasn't this an exclusive hub??

But decades of experience had him speak out before he could even comprehend what he was saying.

" Come in. "

Hiruzen twitched his lips, his habit came into effect again..

* Screech *

As the door, opened with a suspense filled sound, Hiruzen's eyes kept widening as the figure behind it was slowly turning visible.

" Mizuki?! You are dead too?!? "

Currently, in Konoha Tsunade was sitting on the main position, but it didn't look like she was being supported as much as the main seat should be.

" It's clear. "

Danzo, was speaking without hurry.

" Tsunade was alone with Hiruzen as he died, she had maliciously attacked two elders before that. "

Danzo looked towards the two elders who had their whole face bandaged up.

They were nodding with great resentment in their eyes.

Turning towards the committee, Dazno made no secret of his threat being known.

" Two anbus happened to see her do it, as she stabbed the Hoakge in the heart with an excuse of treating him. "

Danzo looked at everyone and made sure they understood, what standing with a person who had assassinated the Hokage meant.

Danzo would have them dead in seconds.

" Old man sees nobody has any questions, so I shall now declare Tsunade as a- "

* Ahem *

Nara Shikaku coughed, and Danzo looked at him with eyes that were reserved for a dead body.

Nara were useful, but nobody was not disposable if it was for Konoha.

" Ahem, committee has already taken a decision, before the two elders and Danzo san barged in, we were just about to pack up and leave.. "

Danzo narrowed his eyes, as the elder's widened theirs.

They weren't called for this meeting, but Hiruzen never needed to call them either, Danzo had anbu thoroughly penetrated, he was the one who always mobilized them.

So much so that they had forgotten barging into meetings weren't amongst their rights.

Nara Shikaku spoke slightly seriously.

" Tsunade sama had taken it upon herself to get a Yamanaka clan member to look at her memories. We have all seen the incident through her. "

Looking at the two Anbus who were coming out to testify against Tsunade before, Nara Shikaku looked away. They weren't anbu, they were root, but there wasn't much of a difference.

Tsunade smirked as she was currently massaging her head, having a Yamanaka read your memory was mostly fatal for many unless the user was skilled enough.

But Tsunade countered that with her hundred healing justu.

It was just that her head hurt a lot right now, but that was a price she was willing to pay for her teacher.

Before Nara Shikaku concluded the judgement passed by the committee.

The elders and Danzo spoke up.

Mostly Danzo, as the elders were but mumbling in their bandages.

" I declare the decision void, Tsunade must go through another session, this time the old man will arrange the man to read the memories. "

Nara Shikaku frowned, so did everyone here, one reading was fatal enough, two back to back was simply killing tsunade.

But Yamanaka leader had to speak up

" Are you implying my mind reading capabilities are worse that who you can mobilize? "

Danzo looked at him with no emotion.

" Who's to say you have given a correct reading? "

Inoichi was incensed, this was their bread and butter, it was a matter of pride and image, and Danzo was declaring him as a fraud.

Choza was looking pissed off as well and was about to speak out to protect his comrade, but Nara Shikaku stopped him.

He was the one who spoke out instead.

" I see, with what authority are you taking this decision? "

The elders banged the table as Danzo soke ever so calmly.

" The authority of elder and Hokage consultant, the old man was given back the position by Hiruzen before, unlike the Yamanaka leader, these documents aren't forged. "

Inoichi was gritting his teeth but managed to keep a stoic face.

Nara Shikaku shook his head.

" You don't have the authority, as I had said, the committee has already taken a decision, the first decision taken was removal of the elders and Hoakge assistant's authority. "

" Waatth?! "

Yelled the elders through their bandages, they cannot be removed!

Danzo was frowning, this was going against the plans.

But Nara Shikaku wasn't done yet.

" And the three of you, committee has found conclusive evidence left by the third Hokage against you. Currently you are the one who needs to undergo a trial. "

Patting Yamanaka Inoichi's shoulder, Nara Shikaku smiled.

" Of course you can go through a memory reading right now, Yamanaka leader is our Ninja of choice. "

The rest of the council nodded, some straightforward people were laughing.

Nara Shikaku had spun the whole thing on it's head, now not only were the elders under suspicion.

But they had offended the one person who would hold their life in their hands, Inoichi.

The elders were trapped, if they don't read the memories, they will be executed, if they do, they will die.

Doesn't even matter what was in their memory, they were trapped nonetheless.

Inoichi looked at his comrade gratefully.

' You are always so smart Shikaku. '

Thought Inoichi, satisfied with keeping his family pride.

Danzo was still not angry, he simply said.

" I see, we shall accept the charges raised against us, until I find evidence against the committee members working together to harm Konoha's interests. "

Getting up, Dazno spoke.

" let's go. "

The elders also got up and started following him.

They would be safe with him, he was the one who had total control over the imprisonment section too.

They weren't even going to be imprisoned, it's all a phase before they forge documents to prove the opposite!