In the huge conference room, narrow and dazzling light streamed in from the only large floor-to-ceiling window, and the senior executives and patriarchs sitting against the light had hazy faces.
The dust floating in the air was clearly visible, vaguely drawing shapes of light in the large expanses of sunlight above the long table.
Naruto's sudden words "kill me" made everyone stunned for a moment.
The knife was nailed into the long table in the conference room, half of it was exposed, and the blade emitted a dazzling light. Danzo's eye outside the bandage narrowed slightly and looked at Naruto with great composure.
"Why should I kill you?"
A stupid green man obviously couldn't scare Danzo at all. He had been squatting in the darkness his whole life and had seen too many killings. He didn't seem to care about Naruto's slightly outrageous behavior.
Turning his eyes slightly, he could clearly see the expression on Naruto's face. disappointment? Or angry?
There seemed to be none, there was no expression on the jinchuriki's face.
"The knife has been inserted into the table. No matter whether Lord Danzo kills me now or not, if I die in a few days, I will be inseparable from Lord Danzo." Naruto continued.
"What reason do I have to kill you?" Danzo said coldly, "The jinchūriki are very important to the village. How could I, as a high-ranking person in the village, kill you?"
"Do you think you can avoid questioning by being so arrogant?"
"The reason?" Naruto said, "Danzo-sama insisted that I released the tailed beast, and he didn't ask me the reason, whether I really released the tailed beast."
"Is it reasonable that the Kyuubi was released but did not destroy the village?"
"Reasonable?" Danzo's voice became colder, "You released the tailed beast without authorization. This is a fact that cannot be quibbled with. No matter what you say, it cannot be distorted."
"Is the truth important?" Naruto's voice rose a few degrees. Only he and Danzo were talking in the huge conference room, and the rest were silent.
Tsunade said nothing, and it was difficult for them to speak.
"The truth is the truth, and the facts are the truth." Danzo said in a strong tone, "If you fail the cultural class, I don't mind sending you back to the ninja school to retake it!"
"Danzo-sama, you don't care at all what the truth is. Everyone knows that the village has not been destroyed, but you don't care. What you care about is how much power and benefit it can bring to you if I admit that the Kyuubi has come out."
Naruto showed no signs of weakness, even though he couldn't see Danzo's face clearly, it didn't affect his performance at all.
"If Danzo-sama really cares about the truth, then pick up a knife and pierce my stomach, and let the Kyuubi come out and tell you whether it came out on August 24th!"
"Do you know what you are talking about now?" Danzo said coldly, but did not answer Naruto's last sentence.
"Of course I know what I'm talking about!"
"I said Kyuubi didn't come out at all that day. If Danzo-sama feels something is wrong, then kill me now and let Kyuubi come out and explain."
"This is nonsense!" Danzo's voice was filled with anger, "I'm sorry, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
"Uchiha Itachi invaded the village and almost killed me. Although I was lucky enough to survive, Uchiha Itachi turned around and left. Lord Danzo's roots and Anbu seemed to have no way to deal with Uchiha Itachi."
"The so-called truth is weak, childish and ridiculous. It sounds like Danzo-sama's excuse because he has no choice but to point his sword at his own people!"
"You!" Danzo finally had a hint of emotion on his face, "I've had enough of your nonsense. Do I have to explain the village's arrangements to you?"
"If Danzo-sama is too confused to do anything to Uchiha Itachi, then simply give up this position."
"You don't dare to kill Uchiha Itachi, I dare!"
"Are you afraid of something? Or are you worried about something?"
"That's enough!" Koharu, the old woman, turned to bed and interrupted Naruto sharply, joining the fight.
Knock knock, Tsunade knocked on the long table twice and made two muffled sounds. She supported her head with one hand, her full red lips slightly opened, and her voice had an unquestionable tone.
"Let him speak."
"The Godaime! This is a high-level meeting. He, a genin, has no right to speak."
"Whether he is just a genin or not, and whether he is qualified to speak, I think everyone here knows it." Tsunade's threatening tone came out, her wrists were like jade, and she scanned everyone with her narrow beautiful eyes.
"If he can't speak, then let this high-level meeting break up."
"The Godaime, this is against the rules." Mito Kadoyan said aloud.
There are only two advisors, Danzo and Tsunade among the top four core leaders. Although the ANBU captain and the other clan leaders are also considered high-level leaders, most of the time they just sit in their seats and remain silent.
"Rules?" Tsunade raised her head, her dark golden eyes seemed to be shining, "Are there few people who break the rules? If the rules are really useful, why would you let me sit here?"
"The third generation and the fourth generation are at your mercy. What does Konoha need? Rules or power?"
"You lack trust in the younger generation and have created countless rules. So what's going on with that brat Uchiha Itachi? Naruto is not qualified to speak, so you go find a qualified Jinchuuriki."
"Choose jinchūriki from among the juniors of your clan and try them one by one."
After the words fell, the two consultants fell silent.
The purpose of the first generation was to downplay the concept of family, so that members of the Senju clan would marry ordinary people and change their surnames, giving up the talent of the Senju clan.
Uchiha kept raising Gu, and ended up raising a group of lunatics who were obsessed with power.
And now, Konoha has lost both Senju and Uchiha. The only woman who inherited the talent of the Senju clan sat in the position of Hokage, and her position was unassailable.
The only floor-to-ceiling window in the conference room was full of sunshine and shaded by vegetation. The Huoying Rock on the cliff was extremely eye-catching, and white birds circled and jumped into the sky.
The daylight passed through the Nara family's deer farm, the Yamanaka family's flower shop was rampant in the village, the family ninjas wearing ninja forehead protectors were running around, and the streets of Konoha were still bustling with people.
Tsunade looked away from the window, scanning the senior officials with a lion-like gaze.
"Now, he is qualified to speak."
The two advisors also knew the current situation and did not want to confront Tsunade head-on. They just want to eliminate hidden dangers for the village, not the Hokage. At present, the only people who can hold the position of Kage are Tsunade and Jiraiya, but both of them are on the jinchuriki's side.
Just like this, when the two advisors tried to discuss the matter, Tsunade forced the two advisors to take a stand. Let’s talk about matters, let’s choose Danzo as the top one.
Naruto got Tsunade's signal and spoke again.
"I'm not guilty, and I don't need to be judged by anyone. No one has ever asked me if I want to become a Jinchuuriki. But since I'm in this position, I have to say something fair."
(End of chapter)
