53.The Moonlight is Silent

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Once she was alone in the office, Tsunade picked up the sealed scroll that Kakashi had handed over and spread it out on the floor, releasing the seal.

Looking at the half-room full of various paper documents, she immediately felt a headache coming on.

Fortunately, Kakashi had already sorted these items, so Tsunade picked up an experimental record and started reading.

With her extensive medical experience, she was able to go through the material quickly, but her expression darkened as she read, and she eventually couldn't help but throw the document onto the floor.

"Damnable old man!"

She took a deep breath, turned around, and picked up a scroll of mission records.

Overall, Danzo had made significant contributions to the Leaf, but he had also engaged in many secret activities for his personal gain.

As an experienced ninja who had often served as a commander in the Ninja Wars, Tsunade could see right through these actions.

More curses aimed at Danzo slipped out unintentionally.

Under the eaves outside the office window, a tiny paper figure was hidden in a crevice.

After Danzo's death, he had been summoned by Kaito and imprisoned within the paper figure. In this state, he could perceive everything around him but was utterly unable to make any sound.

How despicable!

Curse those Uchihas! Tobirama was right, the Uchiha are inherently evil!

And curse you, Tsunade! How dare you insult me! Everything I did was for the Leaf, and I have no regrets!

"Lady Tsunade, it's almost time for the meeting," the office door opened again, and Shizune walked in to remind her.

"I know," Tsunade stood up and instructed, "Shizune, take a few clerks and organize all the documents related to ninjutsu and secret techniques. Then sort out the documents that belong to the various clans and bring them to the meeting room."

"Yes, Lady Hokage."

In the meeting room, all the active Jonin and clan heads who were still in the village had already taken their seats.

Though the room was full, everyone kept silent, making it unusually quiet.

The faces of the clan heads were grim, seemingly worried about something.

Since the Third Hokage's administration, the Leaf had begun to comprehensively curb the development of large and medium-sized ninja clans, instead promoting smaller ninja clans and ninjas of civilian origin.

They had all witnessed this, but they weren't overly anxious because they believed that their unique ninjutsu and secret techniques made them irreplaceable.

Now, however, all the clan archives were in the hands of the Hokage. Would she use these to secretly train her own loyalists?

This could mean that their clan members might lose their standing in the village.

Only Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, remained composed. As the possessor of the Byakugan, a bloodline limit, he had no such worries.

But knowing the fate of the Uchiha clan, he held even more respect for the Hyuga clan's traditions and the 'Caged Bird' system.

Kakashi, the last of the Hatake clan, also sat among the clan heads, looking somewhat out of place.

"Is everyone here?" Tsunade pushed open the door of the meeting room and strode in.

"Lady Hokage."

Everyone stood up until Tsunade took her seat at the head of the table, then they sat down again.

"Where are the advisors, Koharu and Homura?" Tsunade asked, not seeing the two who were usually the most eager to attend meetings.

"Lady Hokage," Shikaku Nara stood up, "Both advisors said they were unwell and couldn't come today, so everything is up to you."

Tsunade clenched her teeth to hold back from cursing out loud.

Damn those crafty old foxes! Always there for the benefits but hiding whenever there's trouble, always dragging their feet!

Being Hokage is so hard!!

Shikaku, seeing Tsunade's expression, could guess what she was thinking. He was sure the advisors were genuinely unwell, and he suspected that the Uchiha were behind it, but he didn't speak up.

After all, it was better not to get involved in such matters.

"Everyone should already be aware of what happened this morning," Tsunade calmed herself and went straight to the point, "The intrusion by Uchiha Kaito and others has revealed some issues in the Leaf. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and find solutions together. Everyone, please share your thoughts."

"Lady Hokage," the hot-tempered clan head of the Inuzuka clan spoke up first, "Is what Kaito said true? Did Danzo secretly steal our secret techniques?"

"It's true," Tsunade admitted with some difficulty. Given the current situation, there was no way to gloss over it anymore.

For a moment, all the clan heads in the room furrowed their brows and exchanged looks.

Danzo had done many unpopular things in the past, such as forcing their clan members to serve in the ROOT organization, but because of the underlying political investments, they hadn't said much.

Moreover, they all understood Danzo's relationship with the Third Hokage and didn't want to offend him too much.

But this time it was different. The theft of their clan's inherited ninjutsu and secret techniques undoubtedly crossed a line.

"Our secret techniques must be reclaimed," declared the Inuzuka clan head, "That's a red line."

The other clan heads nodded in agreement.

"No problem," Tsunade agreed. "There are too many seized documents still being sorted, and they will be distributed shortly."

"Thank you, Lady Hokage."

Everyone knew that just returning the seized archives wasn't really meaningful; who knew if copies hadn't been made in secret.

But this was a necessary formality, at least showing the Hokage's stance.

As the Hokage, Tsunade had no choice but to patiently negotiate with everyone, make some compromises, and calm them down.

The meeting continued until early in the morning and only ended when most were somewhat satisfied.

Exhausted, Tsunade dragged herself back to her office and collapsed weakly on the sofa.

"You worked hard, Lady Tsunade." Shizune came over and placed some food on the coffee table, "Please eat something."

"I want to drink!" Tsunade glanced at the food on the table and protested petulantly.

"Yes," Shizune was somewhat troubled, but unable to contradict Tsunade's wishes, she headed out, "Please wait a moment, Lady Hokage, I'll go buy some alcohol."

Tsunade waved her hand dismissively, her gaze drifting out the window to the Hokage Rock where the face of Hashirama Senju was carved, and she murmured softly, "The Uchiha clan has now completely disappeared from the Leaf. You must be disappointed, Grandfather."

"Just what will become of the Uchiha clan now?"

Under the quiet moonlight, all was silent, with no one to answer her question.