Chapter 61: These Are What My Teacher Told Me (1/2)

Because of Wakaho's earlier shout.

At that moment, everyone's attention was on Minato and Danzo.

In that instant, Danzo closed his eyes, his posture resembling one resigned to death, which made people feel a bit of sympathy.

After the sympathy came confusion.

Minato... Could he really be a spy?

Following the confusion was astonishment.

Because Wakaho's Fire Style had arrived!

None of the Root ninjas, without exception, had noticed the high-risk Fire Style until it was too late!

Such was the power of visual concealment.

Whoosh—!

The intense heat swept through the crowd, and the Root ninjas who couldn't escape were instantly enveloped in flames, their screams filling the air!

"This is bad!"

Wakaho landed and immediately rushed towards the fire.

"Quick, save them! My teacher said that the Hokage would eventually clean them all up, so this isn't the right time!"

"Danger!"

Suddenly, White Fang shouted and rushed to Wakaho, lifting him away.

Looking at the Root ninjas still screaming in the flames, White Fang frowned and spoke, unsure of the truth:

"They can't be saved anymore. Besides, we don't know what kind of forbidden scrolls they're carrying. It's better to give them a quick end."

Swish, swish, swish!

White Fang threw several kunai, precisely targeting the vital points of the Root ninjas, silencing their screams immediately.

Everyone looked at the lifeless bodies, and the scene fell into an inexplicable silence.

It wasn't that anyone mourned for these Root ninjas, but the sheer amount of information in such a short time was overwhelming.

Danzo, accompanied by his subordinates, was likely here with scrolls intended for sealing the Five-Tails.

He was stopped midway by White Fang.

The Uchiha clan arrived in time, and under Minato's guidance, they encountered Danzo.

This sequence of events was understandable.

Danzo wanted to claim the Five-Tails for himself, and the Uchiha had come to stop him, especially since Wakaho was involved in capturing the Five-Tails.

White Fang's position was unclear; he seemed to have strong opinions about Danzo's actions, which was understandable.

As for Minato...

"Wakaho-sama, how did you find out that Minato was... a spy?"

Fugaku finally asked.

White Fang also looked at Wakaho. He was somewhat familiar with Minato and thought he wouldn't be...

But Danzo's reaction was so...

"It was my teacher who told me."

Wakaho assessed the crowd's reactions and frowned seriously, "My teacher suspected that some rats disguised as ninja loyal to the Will of Fire had infiltrated Konoha's higher-ups."

"I detected a strong presence of dark intent from a distance, and this white-haired uncle confirmed it."

The explanation only added to the confusion.

Especially for Fugaku and the Uchiha clan, the Will of Fire? Dark intent? Rats? Infiltrated Konoha's higher-ups?

Why did it sound so incomprehensible? Was there such a significant information gap between the Uchiha and the outside world?

Minato's teammates, Akimichi Chouza and Yamanaka Inoichi, were still in a state of shock.

Was Minato a spy? It couldn't be! He brought Danzo here on Orochimaru-sama's orders!

But Wakaho was also Orochimaru's disciple! He wouldn't lie, would he? This kid... didn't seem like someone who would lie.

And why did Danzo look like he was resigned to death? Did Danzo know something? Was everything a setup!?

The two of them exchanged a meaningful glance and then looked towards their second-in-command—current Konoha Anbu Captain, Hatake Sakumo, also known as the White Fang of Konoha.

Then they saw White Fang nodding in agreement, saying, "Indeed. I also noticed it."

"At that distance, I only knew that some rats with dark intent had arrived, but I didn't know their identities."

Wakaho continued, "My teacher told that spy to protect someone named 'Danzo'."

"I immediately realized something was wrong."

At this point, Wakaho felt a bit regretful.

If he continued, everyone would understand that this was all a misunderstanding.