Chapter 91: Chapter 91
At first, there was just one person, but as time passed, more and more people gathered together.
Some were driven by a sense of justice, some by an inherent love for excitement, and some had suffered under the Root's oppression.
No matter the reason, these diverse individuals, dressed in different attire, formed a long, slow-moving, but determined procession behind Omoki.
They occupied the streets, moving like a giant dragon over the sea, heading towards the Hokage building.
Hyuga Setsu sped across the rooftops.
Due to the unprecedented scene, almost all the ninjas were heading towards the event's center.
No one noticed him.
Hyuga Setsu glanced at the large crowd from a distance, feeling a sense of fear.
How did Haruki manage this?
He had never seen anything like this, only reading about it in records from the time when the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, founded the village.
One call to action, thousands answering.
Hyuga Setsu felt a surge of blood and longing.
If one day he could be supported like this on the streets, he would die content.
"Who's there?"
Hyuga Setsu landed in the Hyuga clan compound without hiding his presence and was soon noticed.
"You are... Hyuga Setsu?"
The middle-aged man who saw him was shocked.
A dead man revived?
Or was he under a genjutsu?
"What's going on? Aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"Just faking it."
Hyuga Setsu patted the man's shoulder with his left hand. "Everything is part of the clan leader's grand plan. Take me to him, and you'll understand."
"Alright! Follow me!"
The middle-aged man, after recovering from his shock, smiled. The loss of forty ninjas had been the Hyuga clan's worst loss in years, so learning they were not dead was a great surprise.
Even before they reached Hyuga Kazushi's room, the news of Hyuga Setsu's survival spread quickly.
"What's the commotion?"
Hyuga Kazushi opened the door, seeing Hyuga Setsu surrounded by people and his arm sprouting tiny branches like in spring.
"Hyuga Setsu?"
"Clan leader!"
Hyuga Setsu rushed forward, kneeling with excitement. "We've been following your orders for months. The time has come; please lead us to the Hokage building to overthrow Danzo and his Root!"
"???"
Hyuga Kazushi was stunned.
What are you talking about?
I don't understand.
My orders?
I only saw you today.
But before he could ask, the surrounding clan members erupted in cheers, looking at him with eyes full of admiration and excitement.
"The clan leader truly is farsighted!"
"I blamed the clan leader before, but I see now. From now on, I will follow him without question!"
"Overthrowing Danzo! The clan leader has such courage!"
Hyuga Kazushi suppressed his questions.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "What's with your arm?"
"It's Haruki-sama's plan. He said this would highlight Danzo's crimes. He not only experimented on prisoners but also abducted forty of our clan members to implant Wood Release."
"..."
Combining this with today's Konoha Daily, Hyuga Kazushi instantly understood the sequence of events.
Or rather, what Haruki had orchestrated.
First, he forced the main family to remove the Caged Bird seal by making forty branch family members disappear, even at the cost of the elder's life. Then, he framed Danzo using these forty ninjas, putting him in a position where he couldn't refuse.
Yes, he couldn't refuse now.
Because the stage had already been set.
If he refused, he would lose the trust and support of his clan members.
Hyuga Kazushi looked at Hyuga Setsu, who didn't realize he was being used, and sighed lightly. What was he, if not the same?
What a strategy.
After a moment of silence, Hyuga Kazushi raised his hand and declared, "Though Danzo is the Hokage's advisor and leader of Root, he openly violates the Konoha's regulations and experiments on our clan members. The Hyuga clan will not tolerate any humiliation! Hyuga Setsu, let's go to the Hokage and demand justice!"
"Yes!" Hyuga Setsu responded loudly.
Seconds later, the Hyuga clan members chanted in unison.
"Justice! Justice! Justice!"
Hyuga Kazushi, amidst the reverence of his clan members, led Hyuga Setsu towards the Hokage building.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were unaware of the commotion outside.
"Danzo, the riot in the high-security prison will be over in three days."
Danzo, hiding the Wood Release experiment, summarized the events, promising a resolution in three days.
"Alright, Danzo, this is your responsibility."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, smoking his pipe, warned him, "Don't cause such disturbances again."
"Today was an accident."
Danzo felt relieved. As expected of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Suddenly, there was a noise outside.
"Hokage-sama, nearly ten thousand villagers have gathered outside the building."
"What?" Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, shocked.
Ten thousand? A rebellion?
He instinctively looked at Danzo.
"I don't know anything about this." Danzo shook his head. "Let's go see."
"It better be that way."
Hiruzen Sarutobi put away his pipe and stepped out onto the balcony, seeing a massive crowd.
His heart sank. What's going on?
All the Anbu surrounded the Hokage building, tense and slightly trembling.
The crowd was whom they usually protected.
"Hokage-sama!"
Omoki shouted, catching Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention.
"You are... Omoki?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized him, recalling relevant information.
Beside him, Danzo felt a sense of foreboding.
The bruised face, could it be Butai's doing?
Damn, doesn't he know this new bookstore is backed by Haruki and the Sannin?
Where did he get the nerve to act?
"Hokage-sama! Please give us justice!"
Omoki knelt, loudly recounting Butai's actions.
Finally, he added, "The neighbors behind me can testify! Please, Hokage-sama, see the truth!"
The quiet crowd erupted.
"I testify!"
One voice triggered a chain reaction, voices rising one after another.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped back, pale.
"Danzo! I need an explanation!"
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