After extracting the Sharingan from seven Uchiha ninja, Chinya handed the scroll to the snake and told it to take it directly to Danzo.
A few days later...
Danzo's desk was neatly arranged with seven glass bottles. Each bottle held a preserved Sharingan eye floating inside. Danzo's face hadn't stopped smiling for a moment.
"She really acts swiftly. I like that. She listens much better than that Orochimaru fellow."
News of Chinya killing seven Uchiha ninja in the Land of Waves had already reached Hiruzen Sarutobi's ears.
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily stunned.
His second thought was that Chinya might have completely lost her mind.
He had instructed her to target members of the Uchiha clan, not provoke resentment from the entire clan.
As expected, Uchiha Masaki quickly sought out Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Uchiha Masaki began bitterly complaining to Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying that Uchiha ninja had risked their lives fighting enemies ever since the war broke out, but now Chinya had gone and killed Uchiha ninja like this—it was absolutely unacceptable—and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi punish Chinya severely.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could only offer vague reassurances to Uchiha Masaki, carefully avoiding any mention of punishing Chinya.
After all, although Chinya's actions were excessive, she was still an excellent executor.
Finding someone as capable and reliable as Chinya again would be extremely difficult.
Masaki naturally saw through Hiruzen Sarutobi's attempt to brush the matter aside, but this time he was determined—demanding Hiruzen Sarutobi remove Chinya from her leadership position and punish her.
After all, his son Fugaku Uchiha was also in the Land of Waves. What if Chinya ended up killing him?
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was struggling with this dilemma, Danzo made a forceful entrance.
No sooner had Danzo walked into the office than he slapped a stack of documents directly onto the table in front of Uchiha Masaki without saying a word.
Frowning, Uchiha Masaki looked at the documents on the table and asked, "What is this?"
Danzo coldly replied, "What is this? Can't you figure that out yourself?"
Masaki opened the documents and started reading. The further he read, the darker his expression grew.
These files detailed various incidents caused by Uchiha ninja across different battlefields—violence against comrades, disobedience to orders, and other serious misconducts.
As Masaki was about to speak, Danzo forcefully interrupted, "Want to question the authenticity of these documents? These are all investigations conducted by my men. If you doubt them, I can send Root Division ninja to bring those rogue shinobi back here. You can go ahead and ask them face-to-face whether these accusations hold any truth."
Masaki opened his mouth, but Danzo's words completely shut down any rebuttal he could make.
Finally, Masaki awkwardly said, "Of course I don't doubt the authenticity of these documents from Lord Danzo. I will discipline them strictly. However, right now there's still the issue of Chinya in the Land of Waves..."
Danzo interrupted again, "Strict discipline? Discipline them privately within your own Uchiha Family Estate. The battlefield is no place for internal discipline! Have you even begun to grasp just how much chaos those Uchiha ninja have brought onto the battlefield?"
"Konoha had multiple opportunities to press our advantage, but your Uchiha clan's interference cost us a perfect chance. Do you have any idea how significant the losses were?"
Danzo slammed the table hard.
The loud bang made Uchiha Masaki flinch inwardly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled to suppress his smile.
Danzo arrived at just the right time—his few short sentences immediately redirected the conflict elsewhere.
Danzo sat down beside Sarutobi Hiruzen, folded his hands together, and stared intensely at Uchiha Masaki as he asked, "You mentioned Chinya being in the Land of Waves earlier—what about him?"
Uchiha Masaki now saw it clearly—Danzo had come here to back up Chinya.
If Danzo didn't have those documents, Uchiha Masaki could still argue with confidence.
But now, he felt just a bit nervous.
Still, there was no backing down now. Uchiha Masaki clenched his teeth and said, "Chinya killed seven Uchiha ninja in the Land of Waves—one of whom was a jonin! This offense is extremely serious! I request that Hokage-sama severely punishes Chinya!"
Danzo pointed to the stack of documents in front of Uchiha Masaki and said, "You haven't read the last document yet. Clan Leader Masaki, please read that first."
Uchiha Masaki's eye twitched slightly as he opened the final document and read through it.
As expected, it was also related to events in the Land of Waves.
After finishing the reading, Uchiha Masaki took a deep breath before speaking: "Although they were indeed at fault, their crimes might not have warranted death. Moreover, Chinya's orders were completely unreasonable—it effectively sent our Uchiha ninja to their deaths!
Furthermore, Kazuo merely raised reasonable concerns, yet Chinya executed him on the spot—a jonin, just like that. If mistakes were made, it's only natural for Hokage-sama to impose punishment. By acting like this, Chinya simply doesn't respect Hokage-sama!"
Danzo pulled out another document and slapped it onto the table in front of Uchiha Masaki with a mocking laugh: "Take a look at this one too."
Uchiha Masaki was nearly numb by now.
Why can't you just explain instead of showing more papers?
He opened the document and began reading.
After reading this one, Uchiha Masaki's expression turned even grimmer.
This document outlined Chinya's wartime achievements.
From the moment Chinya entered the battlefield—collaborating with Orochimaru in the Land of Hot Water to develop strategies that successfully pushed forward the frontline—to his numerous accomplishments since then.
Danzo spoke again: "Leader Masaki, you must be done reading by now. In recent years, wherever Chinya has been deployed, Konoha's operations have almost always succeeded. Every decision he made has always served Konoha's best interests.
That order Chinya gave wasn't made lightly. But Kazuo knew nothing about the actual situation, yet openly questioned Chinya's command and incited other Uchiha ninja to join in.
If Commander Chinya—who is in charge—had compromised, how would he maintain authority? How could he lead troops?
This is a battlefield! If no one follows Commander Chinya's orders, how do you expect us to fight our enemies?
Leader Masaki, tell me—did Kazuo deserve execution? Do those Uchiha ninja who instigated resistance against Chinya deserve to die as well?"
Uchiha Masaki broke into a cold sweat.
His plan to have Hiruzen punish Chinya today had completely gone down the drain.
Seeing that Uchiha Masaki remained silent, Danzo pressed on aggressively. "Clan Head Masaki? Speak up! Shouldn't he be executed?! Was what Chinya did right or wrong?!"
Uchiha Masaki found himself in a dilemma. He came here to make things difficult for Chinya—how could he possibly admit that Chinya was justified in killing his own clansmen?
At this moment, Hiruzen chimed in with an easygoing tone, "Alright already, Danzo. Clan Head Masaki is just here to vent a bit, you know? Truth be told, I also think Chinya went a little too far. If someone made a mistake, a slight punishment would've sufficed—there's no need to go to such extremes.
Don't worry, Clan Head Masaki. I'll definitely reprimand Chinya and tell him to ease off a little."
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