Chapter 320: Ch.320 Codename ‘D’
Hokage's Office.
A gathering of Hidden Leaf's top brass filled the room. Some wore expressions of anger, others remained silent, and a few had faces darkened with grim resolve.
Tsunade declared, "This matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
The Third Hokage glanced at Danzo, withholding an immediate response, as if weighing his options.
Danzo, though his face was shadowed, maintained an air of calm confidence.
This time, using Uchiha Shinji's parents to lure her out of the village was indeed a scheme he had facilitated in collusion with Orochimaru.
But he had been meticulous.
Kurama Murakumo's mission was legitimate on its face, and the news of their squad's peril was spread to the Kurama clan through rumors.
Thus, while Danzo played a key role, all he had done was pass certain information to Orochimaru.
As long as Orochimaru remained uncaptured, no one could directly implicate him.
Without a witness, even Tsunade couldn't topple a village advisor elder so easily.