Minato didn't care when he saw Danzo's bad attitude. He said, "Busy, right? You won't be busy soon."
Minato distributed the information he had prepared in advance to Sarutobi Hiruzen and two advisors, his expression became serious, and he said:
"Elder Danzo, is your Root maintaining close contact with the Golden Organization of River Country, and is it revealing Konoha's secrets to the Golden Organization?"
Danzo was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Namikaze Minato, are you interrogating me? Do you know who I am? How much contribution have I made to Konoha?!"
Danzo was angry. Who do you think you are, Minato Namikaze, to dare to treat him as if he were interrogating you
Minato's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "Elder Danzo, please don't change the subject. We are not discussing your merits now, but the issues of the Root and the Gold Organization."
If Danzo could scare him with just a few words, he wouldn't be Minato Namikaze.
Sarutobi Hiruzen came out to smooth things over and said, "Danzo, you should be nicer. Minato is the Yondaime now."
"Humph." Danzo snorted coldly, and then said: "The Root has a little cooperation with the Golden Organization, but that is only in the procurement of ninja tools. It is nonsense to reveal Konoha's secrets."
Minato smiled faintly and said, "Wouldn't it be a disclosure of secrets to expose the whereabouts of members of the Anbu who are carrying out S-level missions?"
"I don't know what you are talking about." Danzo pretended to be stupid.
He had a vague bad feeling in his heart.
But Aburame Ryoma and his men had just been sent out, so it’s unlikely that the Kin Organization couldn’t hold out for such a short period of time.
Moreover, there has been no major personnel changes in Konoha recently.
Minato knew that Danzo would not cry until he saw the coffin.
Minato threw his copy of the information directly to Danzo, he had already memorized this information.
Danzo took the information and the more he looked at it, the gloomier his expression became.
He found that Minato Namikaze was giving him face and only said one thing.
Not only does it contain records of him sending Root ninjas to help the Kin Organization deal with the Konoha Investigation Team, it also contains records of every penny the Kin Organization gave him.
Almost all of his transactions with the Jin Organization were clearly written on it.
"Alas, Danzo, you..." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, but in the end said nothing.
"Danzo, are you worthy of your position? You are actually selling out the interests of the village." Utane Koharu scolded.
"How can you confirm the authenticity of this information? I, Danzo, do things honestly. How could I do anything that would harm the interests of Konoha?" Danzo didn't care about his face anymore and insisted that he didn't do it.
But this time, Nagase provided too much evidence, and no matter how shamelessly Danzo denied it, it would be in vain.
Minato took out a scroll, which Nagase had searched out from the Root team. On it was written Danzo's task assignment for their team.
"If necessary, you can pretend to kill other investigating ninjas to divert attention..." Minato read the contents of the scroll, then fixed his eyes, staring at Danzo and said:
"The techniques on this scroll are unique to the Root, Elder Danzo, do you have anything else to say?"
Since Danzo doesn't want to be decent, then he will help Danzo be decent!
Danzo's body trembled twice, not out of fear, but out of anger.
When had Shimura Danzo ever suffered such an injustice? A 23-year-old boy actually dared to force him to confess his guilt like this.
When he joined the war and shed his blood for Konoha, Minato Namikaze was not even born yet!
"I am not aware of this matter. It may be that there are spies from other countries mixed in with the Root Ninjas." Danzo took a deep breath and said coldly.
Being angry now would just be a rage of impotence, he had to stay calm.
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't bear to listen any longer, and he kept puffing away smoke with a frown.
Root ninjas mixed in with spies, this is an international joke.
The selection of people for the Anbu is extremely strict, there is no such thing as spies, let alone roots deeper than those hidden in the Anbu.
Seeing his old classmates and teammates become like this, Sarutobi was filled with emotion for a moment.
Once upon a time, they were young men who shed their blood on the battlefield for the safety of their village and country. How did they become like this
Even though Minato Namikaze had guessed that Danzo would not easily plead guilty, he never expected Danzo to say such words.
"Haha, if spies from other countries can get into the Root and issue missions, is there any need for the Root to exist?"
At this time, Nagase, who had been watching the show, spoke.
Only then did Danzo realize that in addition to the Konoha high-level officials, there were actually other ninjas standing in the corner, and he didn't even notice them.
"Nagazawa is the leader of the investigation into the Jin Organization, and he is also the captain of the strike operation against the Jin Organization. He discovered all this information, so he has the right to sit in." Minato said calmly.
Danzo understood that it was Minato Namikaze's man.
"The Root has made such a huge mistake. I have decided to disband the Root. At the same time, because of the dereliction of duty of the Root leader Danzo Shimura, I will cancel Danzo Shimura's position as the elder of Konoha." Minato stated his break.
Danzo's eyelids twitched. Minato Namikaze was really too cruel.
They were going to disband his Root, and that wasn't all, they were also going to remove him from his position as Konoha's elder. Wouldn't that mean he would just become an ordinary jonin without a position
"This is impossible!" Danzo said in a low voice.
"The Root has certain espionage activities in various countries for the safety of Konoha and the Land of Fire. A hasty disbanding of the Root would be a huge blow to Konoha's intelligence department.
At the same time, I am also dissatisfied with being dismissed from my position as an elder. When I, Danzo, shed blood for Konoha, you, Minato Namikaze, were not yet born. What right do you have to dismiss me from my position as an elder?"
"The Root Ninjas will disperse and infiltrate the Anbu. All activities will continue as usual and will not affect their respective missions."
"Finally, just because I'm the Fourth Hokage, is that enough?" Minato pressed down on the Hokage's hat and said domineeringly.
"I..." Danzo wanted to refute, but Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke.
"The Root has indeed made a big mistake this time. Let's disband it. As for Danzo's position as an elder, there is no need to cancel it. After all, he has made many contributions to Konoha. What do you think of this, Minato?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Minato with a sincere smile.
Namikaze Minato thought about it, and finally nodded and said: "Let's do as the Sandaime said."
Utane Koharu and Mitokado En also nodded, thinking that the Sandai's approach was appropriate.
When Minato saw this, he felt that he still had a long way to go.
If he insisted on removing Danzo from his position as elder, the two advisors would definitely not stand on his side.
Fortunately, his goal has always been Danzo's root, not removing him from his position as elder.
The reason I said that was just to express my anger and attitude.
When he was so angry that he wanted to tear the roof off, they would not stop him from opening the window.
The little language tricks that Nagase taught him.