Chapter 115 Another Trouble

Jiraiya crossed his arms across his chest, frowning, and thinking hard in his mind who Tsunade's aunt was among the Senju clan. He didn't pay any attention to the commotion in the conference room.

For Jiraiya, everything happening in the village was not a big deal. He had the Third Hokage above him, Orochimaru and others supporting him in the middle, and Minato Namikaze rising up below. It was not his turn to worry about anything.

The empty meeting room was filled with ninjas. These people were the real elites of Konohagakure. If they all strongly opposed a policy, even the Hokage would not be able to anger the public. However, the fortress was often broken from the inside. These people had their own ulterior motives and fought for their own interests. There was never a unified voice.

As a burst of powerful footsteps was heard, the noisy conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the entrance with bated breath. They knew that the main person of today had arrived.

Sure enough, the first person that came into view was Sarutobi Hiruzen's smiling face, followed by the sullen-faced Danzo Shimura, En Mito Kado, and Koharu Utane.

These four people are the real spokespersons of Konoha after the death of the Second Hokage. Coincidentally, they are all disciples of the Second Hokage. This is a very normal thing in the ninja world. The master-disciple relationship is naturally the political successor, and it is not surprising.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took off the Hokage hat on his head and sat directly in the middle of the presidium. Danzo Shimura sat on his right, Mito Kado En sat on his left, and Utane Koharu sat at the very edge.

After the four of them sat down, all the ninjas, led by a Nara clan ninja, stood up in unison and saluted with hand seals.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and stretched out his right hand to press, and then everyone sat down and started today's meeting.

The meeting naturally began with a speech by Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the content of his speech was nothing more than the recent development of the village. It covered a wide range of issues, from the military preparations of the ninja village to the specific planning of the streets, but they were all positive news.

Ye Shan was listening attentively, but suddenly he heard a sound of even breathing. He tilted his head slightly and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It turned out that Tsunade had fallen asleep. Judging from her appearance, it was obviously not the first time she had done this.

However, the other person looked strangely good-looking when he was sleeping...

Ye Shan concentrated his mind, put this dangerous idea out of his head, and continued to listen attentively to Sarutobi Hiruzen's speech.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's speech lasted for more than half an hour before he stopped with a feeling of wanting more. Then some of the leaders of the ninja clan began to speak.

The Uchiha clan, as the number one ninja clan in Konoha, was naturally the first to speak. After Uchiha Fugaku straightened his clothes, he stood up solemnly and bowed. After seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen nod slightly, he began to speak.

"Regarding the ownership of the Three-Tails, after many discussions, the outcome is still undecided. Hokage, please make a decision as soon as possible."

After Sarutobi Hiruzen motioned for Uchiha Fugaku to sit down, he said, "The Three-Tails was obtained by Hayama during a mission, so it should be left to him to deal with."

At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen paused, glanced at the ninjas, and continued, "But there has been no precedent for ninjas to capture tailed beasts before, and the ownership of the tailed beasts involves the policies of the first generation, so this matter has been delayed again and again."

"After much discussion, I have decided that the tailed beasts will be dealt with by Hayama personally, and the village will not interfere!"

These words caused quite a stir in the conference room. The eyes of all the ninjas were focused on Uchiha Fugaku, and for a moment he became the focus.

Now everyone knows that Ye Shan is no different from the Uchiha clan except for his surname. Handing the Three-Tails to Ye Shan is equivalent to handing it over to the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded expressionlessly and said, "Regarding the seven ninja swords that originally belonged to the Hidden Mist Village, the Uchiha clan is willing to hand over six of them, and someone will deliver them to the Hokage's office soon."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction. The issue of the Three-Tails' ownership was finally settled, and Yeshan breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, there are some personnel arrangements within the village, but there is nothing much to say about these, because everything has been discussed secretly, and bringing them up now is nothing more than a formality.

When it was noon, the meeting was about to end, but unexpectedly, Shimura Danzo, who had been keeping a cold face, suddenly spoke.

"Last month, the Anbu ninjas arrested a spy from the Land of Lightning during a spy-catching mission."

The incoherent words stunned the ninjas present. According to convention, the affairs of the Anbu were directly under the Hokage and did not need to be discussed at the Jonin Conference. They couldn't help but perk up and waited with bated breath for Shimura Danzo's next words.

"I thought it was just a normal spy-catching mission, but I didn't want to involve the ninjas in the village."

Danzo Shimura narrowed his eyes and scanned the crowd, taking in everyone's expressions, and finally stopped on Hayama.

"Baiyun Yeshan, don't you want to say something?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku, who was sitting in the front, straightened up instantly from his originally loose sitting posture, stared at Shimura Danzo unscrupulously with his eyes, pinched the corner of his clothes with his right hand, and forced himself to suppress his dissatisfaction.

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Everyone's eyes were on Ye Shan, even Tsunade who was sleeping soundly was no exception.

Ye Shan was shocked, but said calmly, "What are you talking about? Lord Danzo is not going to say that I am a spy, right?"

As he spoke, Ye Shan thought quickly in his mind, trying to confirm whether he had any evidence left, but he found nothing.

Shimura Danzo said coldly: "It's okay if you don't want to say it here. Once you enter the torture department, you will tell everything!"

"Somebody come!"

Two ANBU wearing animal masks appeared in response, half-kneeling on the ground waiting for Shimura Danzo's order.

"As a jonin in the village, Baiyun Yeshan actually used his position to facilitate the infiltration of spies, causing huge losses to the village. Capture him!"

Two Anbu instantly came in front of Ye Shan and reached out to subdue him.

"Humph!"

Ye Shan snorted coldly, and the chakra in his body suddenly surged. He pushed the Anbu ninja away without any hesitation, sat on the seat calmly, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Wait!"

A middle-aged ninja stood up, bowed and said, "May I ask if Master Danzo has any evidence?"

Shimura Danzo sneered, "Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me that?"

The middle-aged ninja's face flashed with anger, and then he regained his calm expression in an instant, saying: "I dare not, but Ye Shan is one of the strongest people in the village. If he is arrested and taken to the torture department without any reason, I think even the Hokage does not have the power to do so, right?"

He spoke these words in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and it was obvious that he was not afraid of Shimura Danzo's power.

"What Chief Koga said is correct. If we arrest a strong man in the village without any reason, it will easily cause people to be uneasy, which is not conducive to the unity of the village."

Uchiha Fugaku saw the embarrassment on the face of Shimura Danzo, the subordinate clan leader, and he felt happy and just sat in his seat and said, which immediately attracted the agreement of many people.

Shimura Danzo smiled instead of getting angry, looking confident of victory, and said slowly, "The Anbu naturally requires evidence when arresting people. If there is no solid evidence, they will not arrest people openly. Bring the person in."

Immediately, two more Anbu ninjas escorted a man covered in wounds into the conference room, but they did not come to the podium. Instead, they stopped not far from Ye Shan, pulled the man's long hair, and revealed his face.

"Baiyun Yeshan, don't say you don't know this person!"

Ye Shan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously clenched his right hand, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, and slowly said, "I do know this person. I met him several times in my early years."

Shimura Danzo curled his lips slightly and said, "She is the spy!"

The person being held by the Anbu was actually Ide Chinatsu, the woman who had had a deal with Hayama.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Ye Shan and Ide Chinatsu is not as trivial as he said. When Ye Shan brought back the orphan of Tsuchitaka Okata in the Frost Country, he had a secret deal with Ide Chinatsu's grandfather, bringing her into the village in exchange for several powerful ninjutsu. At that time, Ye Shan was weak and had no ability to protect himself. He had no choice but to do so, but he didn't expect to be dug out a few years later.

Ye Shan's heart was filled with shock, but he remained calm on the surface and said, "I think Danzo has misunderstood. I haven't had any contact with this person for five years. I was entrusted by the deceased Tsuchiya Okata to guarantee her entry into the village. If there is any guilt, it is Tsuchiya Okata who is guilty, not me."

Shimura Danzo sneered and said, "Whether it matters or not is not up to you! Take him down!"

The two ANBU stepped forward again, drew their ninja swords and stabbed Ye Shan's arm without saying a word, intending to cripple him.

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Ye Shan couldn't bear it any longer and attacked decisively in rage. The two Anbu ninjas only felt a flash before their eyes, and then they were kicked away one by one by Ye Shan.

Shimura Danzo slammed the table and shouted, "How dare you resist arrest!?"

All the Uchiha clan's jonin stood up in unison, their pairs of triple-magatama Sharingan opened, and a terrifying cold aura swept across the entire conference room.

Seeing the Uchiha clan's ninjas standing up, some ninjas from affiliated families also stood up to support their main family.

The ninjas from the Hokage line naturally refused to be outdone. They stood up one after another and released their aura. For a moment, the meeting room became tense.

Ye Shan chuckled a few times and decided to muddy the waters first: "Just because we had contact, you think I'm guilty. I heard that a Root ninja rebelled against the village not long ago. Does that mean you, Danzo, can be convicted as well?"

Shimura Danzo took a sip of water from the cup and said slowly, "Let's talk about the matter at hand. Now let's talk about your business."

Ye Shan slowly stood up from his seat, looked around and said, "Others can be charged with crimes if they are involved, but why is it that you are only charged with the facts? I don't remember any article in Konoha's regulations that stipulates that ninjas can have such a statement."

The current situation is very complicated, but not very complicated either. As long as Yeshan insists that Ide Chinatsu is just an acquaintance of his and throws dirty water on Danzo at the same time, there is nothing to be afraid of.

After all, no matter how dissatisfied Ye Shan was with the village, he had never done anything to harm the village.

Above, Ye Shan is worthy of heaven, and below, he is worthy of people.