Chapter 74: The Criminal Danzō Has Been Executed on the Spot!

With Danzō's body fully transformed into a tree, even the mind network that Kaze had established could no longer detect his brainwaves.

In addition, of the eight Sharingan embedded in Danzō's body—

All of them had gone blind after being used to cast Izanagi, except for the one Kaze had removed: Shisui's right eye.

This time, Danzō was truly dead.

There would be no coming back.

"Still…"

Kaze examined the Danzō Tree with interest.

In terms of diameter and height, the tree was impressively large.

At the very least, it would take seven or eight people linking hands to wrap around it.

Leaving something like this to rot in the sunless depths of the Root base felt like a waste.

"Maybe I should haul this thing to the surface and turn it into a landmark for Konoha."

"Sure, the shape is kind of eerie—but who knows, the villagers might love it."

With Danzō, the leader of Root, now gone, the remaining Root shinobi had become little more than a disorganized rabble.

Kaze, completely relaxed now, couldn't help but brainstorm possible uses for the "Danzō Tree."

However, during Kaze's battle with Danzō, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku had been making their way to the Root base.

Barely moments after Danzō's defeat, the two arrived with a large squad of Anbu at their heels—

Quickly surrounding Kaze and the Uchiha present.

As for the Baku that Danzō had summoned earlier, it vanished with a poof, leaving behind a puff of white smoke.

"Danzō…"

When Hiruzen and Fugaku laid eyes on the massive tree at the center of the base—

They both froze in place.

"Did Kaze really… kill Danzō?!"

Fugaku's throat bobbed as he swallowed hard.

Originally, his plan had been to let Kaze use genjutsu to muddy the waters and leave Fugaku cleanly uninvolved.

After all, one side was Danzō, a high-ranking elder of the Leaf—

The other was Shisui, a respected and noble shinobi.

Whichever side he supported, it would put him in a difficult position as clan head.

So, he had pushed Kaze—hot-blooded and reckless as he was—into a direct confrontation with Danzō.

Maybe, just maybe, something would shift.

But what Fugaku never expected, not even in his wildest dreams…

"I thought Kaze was just going to arrest him for interrogation—But this lunatic went straight for an execution?!"

"Does he even realize… Danzō was one of Konoha's top officials? A war hero from the First Shinobi World War…?"

Of course, these were Fugaku's inner thoughts. He didn't dare speak them aloud.

Soon, his gaze shifted away from the Danzō Tree and landed on Hiruzen's profile.

In Fugaku's eyes, the Third Hokage was undoubtedly fuming.

Meanwhile, the surrounding Anbu reached for the hilts of their swords—

Their stances tense and ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Uchiha Seiji and the other Uchiha on the scene, as well as the leftover Root ninja, also prepared themselves.

At that moment, a silent understanding passed between everyone present.The Root and Uchiha ninja alike released the weapons in their hands.

Among the arriving Anbu, Uchiha Itachi stood quietly—his mind roiling with shock.

Though he too held no goodwill toward Danzō, Itachi was acutely aware of the man's strength.

Within all of Konoha, Danzō was without a doubt among the top-tier powerhouses.

And yet now—he hadn't just been killed by Kaze...

He had been turned into a tree.

Itachi's heart couldn't help but reel from the impact.

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen, a veteran of countless battles, stood frozen in silence.

For a brief moment, he had no idea what to say.

From the moment Fugaku brought this to his attention, he had dropped all his duties and led a full Anbu unit here at top speed.

And yet the entire battle between Kaze and Danzō had taken less than ten minutes—

And in under ten minutes... Danzō had been executed.

Just how far had Kaze's strength grown?

"Lord Third."

In the end, it was Kaze himself who broke the tense silence.

He took three brisk steps forward and stood before Hiruzen. The corners of his lips curved upward in a polite, confident smile—

As if he had done nothing wrong.

"The criminal Danzō has been executed on the spot."

His words were calm and firm, echoing through the room for all to hear.

From Kaze's perspective, there was no reason to deny it.

Yes, he had killed Danzō.

So what?

"Executed on the spot?!"

Hiruzen was stunned.

And not just him—Fugaku, the Anbu surrounding them, everyone froze in disbelief.

Several even drew in sharp breaths.

Was this a joke?!

Danzō was a high-ranking elder of the village!

In fact, when Hiruzen had seen the aftermath, his mind had already been working to imagine what kind of excuse Kaze might offer to justify himself—

But he never expected Kaze to just own it, standing here with a straight face and openly declaring that he had carried out a summary execution.

"Yes, Lord Third," Kaze said without flinching, nodding.

Then he called over Uchiha Seiji.

"To prove that the Uchiha Clan acted without any unlawful violence, we documented the entire process."

"Seiji recorded the enforcement from start to finish."

"Danzō didn't just steal Shisui's Sharingan," Kaze said, pausing slightly before continuing,"He stole many other Sharingan as well."

"And more than that… Danzō, in his madness, even implanted the First Hokage's cells into his own body!"

As soon as those words left Kaze's mouth, the entire scene erupted into chaos.

"What did you say?!"Fugaku's eyes widened to a comically exaggerated size.

Just learning that Danzō had taken Shisui's eye was enough to shake him—

But this lunatic had also stolen other people's Sharingan?And even injected himself with the First Hokage's cells?!

Was this a joke?!

"It's true," Uchiha Seiji quickly spoke up, raising his voice to be heard."I recorded the entire process under Captain Kaze's orders."

"Danzō implanted seven Sharingan into his right arm," he declared."And somehow, he even gained access to our Uchiha clan's forbidden technique—"

"Izanagi!"

As soon as those words dropped, both Hiruzen and Fugaku's faces darkened visibly.

"With all due respect, Lord Third," Seiji continued, deliberately raising his voice even louder,"A man who committed such crimes deserves death—anyone would be right to execute him on the spot!"

And he made sure to emphasize it in front of everyone, with the recording device still capturing everything—

This was ironclad evidence.

Not even the Third Hokage himself could twist black into white now.

But the truth was…

Hiruzen had never been entirely ignorant of Danzō's little secrets.

Years ago, when the experiments involving Hashirama's cells were initiated—Who had been the primary force pushing for it, arguing that Wood Release must remain firmly in Konoha's hands?

It was him.

With the appearance of Yamato (Tenzo), Hiruzen had long suspected that Danzō had gone behind his back—

But he still chose to trust him.

Danzō, after all, had always been "the Root of Konoha."

Even if their ideals differed, Hiruzen believed that all of Danzō's actions had been in service of Konoha,To ensure the "tree" of the village could flourish.

Yes…

Because of the Root's quiet sacrifices, the Leaves were free to dance.

And now, hearing that Danzō was truly gone,Hiruzen found it… difficult to accept.

After a long, heavy silence, he finally spoke.

"Even so… you should have handed Danzō over to me for judgment."

But deep down, Hiruzen knew:

At this point—no matter what he said… it was already too late.

(T/N: Was a little busy in the morning to upload. Anyway hope you all enjoyed this chapter.)

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