Chapter 275 Reaching Consensus

Xuanwu pulled out the protective cover on the needle and was about to stab it into the body of Jingshangjian.

It was not until now that Danzo reacted. He burst out with his fastest speed in nearly 20 years and barely grabbed Xuanwu's arm.

"Akimichi Xuanwu, how dare you! Didn't you hear what I said?"

"Master Danzo, I am trying to find out the truth. Why are you trying so hard to stop me? Do you have any shameful secrets with this mad dog who even bit his savior that you are afraid of being known?"

Xuanwu ignored Danzo's little strength and slowly inserted the needle into Jingshangjian's neck. "Danzo-sama, if I push it gently again, the forced water will go in. Then, no matter what Jingshangjian says, it will be completely out of control."

Danzo was so angry that he thought if Jing Shangxiajian revealed everything the Root had done, things would be really out of control.

He set his sights on Sarutobi Hiruzen, attempting to get him to stop Genbu.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, on the other hand, simply pretended not to see anything and kept whispering with Utane Koharu beside him. The topic of their discussion was: Would it be enough to send four flying squadrons to the Daimyo's palace to clean up the mess?

The last straw is gone, and Danzo is really at a loss: Who among my family members understands? This tiger bastard uses force to force a confession when a disagreement occurs. How can I continue to frame him!

Seeing Xuanwu's teasing expression, Guoying could only compromise temporarily and whispered in a voice that only he and Xuanwu could hear: "What do you want, you little bastard!"

Xuanwu put his hands behind his back and made a "yeah" gesture. He won this round!

With Xuanwu's speed, there was no way that Danzo Shimura could stop him. It was intentional on his part.

Now is not the time to completely tear each other apart. If Inouejimi really tells everything, Danzo will be humiliated.

and then?

The best outcome would be that he was severely reprimanded by the Third Hokage for deliberately framing the Anbu Minister, then dismissed from his post for a period of time, and then re-employed after the storm passed. Sarutobi Hiruzen used his old trick, which was not fatal at all.

But doing so would greatly offend Danzo.

Besides, Danzo still has two choices.

The first is to pick up a scapegoat from the root and push the blame to four, five, or six others.

The second was to directly order the Root members who were mixed in the conference hall to kill him suddenly before he told the truth, so that there would be no evidence.

Unlike the last time with Xuanwu and Orochimaru, the two of them were sent by the Third Hokage to cause trouble in order to vent their anger on Izumo Shinobu who attempted to kidnap the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Not only did they not show up, they also caused immeasurable losses to the Hidden Cloud Village.

Not only did Hatake Sakumo fail in his mission this time, but he was also recognized by the Sand Village as the White Fang of Konoha. No matter how you look at it, this was his fault.

If Danzo were to give up and use the Root ninjas to continue exaggerating Sakumo's mistakes in the village and spreading the threat of war, the villagers who don't know the truth would definitely hate the Hatake clan. Not only would Sakumo be in an embarrassing situation, but Kakashi would also be affected.

If it's the same as in the original story, and Hatake Sakumo gets depressed and commits suicide, then all the efforts will be in vain.

So the best way to deal with it now is to quit while you are ahead.

Xuanwu also said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Simple, you don't incite public opinion to attack Shuo Mao, let this Xiajian take back what he just said, and I won't give him the injection, how about that?"

It was Danzo who instigated the mission that Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned to Hatake Sakumo. After they set off, Danzo secretly contacted Chiyo, who had a grudge against Hatake Sakumo for killing his son, in order to use the hands of the Sand Village to break the sharp blade in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand. Unexpectedly, the Third Kazekage, who was known as the strongest, was so weak that he let Hatake Sakumo escape.

When his first plan failed, Danzo came up with another one. He created public pressure and sent people to use threats and inducements to capture Jingangjijian.

Just when he was about to succeed, Cheng Yaojin showed up and completely disrupted his plan. He wished he could eat Qiu Dao Xuanwu alive.

"Akimichi Xuanwu, don't go too far. At worst, the fish will die and the net will break. And I tell you, the fish will definitely die, but the net may not break!"

Xuanwu had already anticipated what he wanted, "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. Sakumo will resign from the position of Anbu Director because of this incident, but you must ensure that the public opinion is completely suppressed. Inoue Shigeki must publicly apologize now."

Danzo was delighted: Damn it, you should have told me earlier, I almost couldn’t hold on any longer!

"Is this true?"

"Of course. Do you think everyone is as two-faced as you?"

"Okay, I promise you."

"Then how do you get Jingxiajian to change his words?"

"Don't bother with that. Hurry and take back the water used to force confessions."

After the two foxes, one old and one young, reached a consensus, Xuanwu immediately changed his expression and said loudly: "Oh, Master Danzo, I think what you said makes sense. How can you use forced confession water on your companions? It is absolutely wrong."

As he spoke, he pulled out the needle, helped Inoshimoji up, and lifted the Five Elements Seal. He brushed the dust off him and apologized, "Shimoji-kun, I'm sorry. I was reckless. Please forgive me."

Xuanwu's action confused most people.

Elite jonin: What’s going on? You were so tense just now. I had already thought of the questions I wanted to ask Jing Shangxiajian, but you two kept whispering for a long time and ended up showing me this!

See you in the well: Oh my god, I’m lucky enough to have saved my life. I thought I would be ruined today!

Danzo: Is this the descendant of Uchiha Madara? I am ashamed for Madara! Pah!

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru, Shikaku, Minato and others who saw the true nature of the situation revealed a mysterious look in their eyes.

After being untied, Inoshita thought that Xuanwu had surrendered to Danzo, and said arrogantly: "I accept your apology, but you should be more careful next time. Also, I was injured this time so you could subdue me. If I wasn't injured, you would be the one who fell. Do you understand?"

Everyone was stunned. Who gave him the courage?

Before they could close their mouths, something even more shocking happened.

Xuanwu didn't even give Jingxia a big fight, but instead said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you are right, I can't compare with you."

After Xuanwu finished speaking, he sat back in his seat and no longer looked up and down the well, because he felt that if he looked at this guy again, he would not be able to help but let this guy go to see his grandmother!

At the same time, he was fiddling with his hands under the table, conveying information to Hatake Sakumo.

Seeing that Xuanwu really gave in, Jingxiajian became more certain of his guess: Damn it, it’s good to have someone behind you. He hasn’t even joined the Root yet, and Takemiya Raijin has given in to me. If he really joins, then Tsunade will..., hehehe...

At this moment, Danzo made a subtle gesture, and an elite jonin began to act after receiving the order. He lay on the table pretending to rest, and his hands were quickly forming seals. Inoshita, who was about to continue trash-talking Xuanwu, had a dull look in his eyes, and fell to the ground with a bang. Then he quickly regained consciousness and stood up by himself.