On the other side, inside the Hokage Building office.
Ye Chen had already left and the barrier had vanished, but the group had no intention of leaving immediately.
Before entering the Quiz Space, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who controlled the Anbu, had already given orders for the ANBU Ninja guarding the Hokage Building to stay put.
And incidentally, to block any Konoha Ninja coming to investigate, especially the Root Ninja!
Therefore, at this moment, the few people in the Hokage Building were not disturbed.
The reason they didn't leave was that the abilities Ye Chen had just displayed were too astonishing.
One was erasing Hiruzen Sarutobi's memory in an instant and stripping him of his Dragon Fire Technique.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was a Kage-level powerhouse known as the 'ninja hero' and even shamelessly branded himself as the strongest hokage of all generations...
...actually didn't notice a thing!
By the time he realized it, he had already forgotten how to perform the hand seals for the Dragon Fire Technique!
Secondly, in the prize draw, Minato Namikaze had drawn Jonin-level Chakra.
And Ye Chen actually bestowed this Chakra directly upon Minato Namikaze!
And Minato Namikaze accepted it very smoothly, without any adverse reactions!
This was much more powerful than any Tailed Beast or Jinchuriki.
A Jinchuriki could borrow a Tailed Beast's Chakra, but it was only borrowing; the Chakra still belonged to the Tailed Beast.
But the Jonin-level Chakra Ye Chen bestowed upon Minato Namikaze was delivered directly into Minato Namikaze's body, merging as one with his own Chakra!
Terrifyingly powerful!
Homura Mitokado stared blankly at Minato Namikaze with his small eyes, and after a long while, he squeezed out a sentence:
"Minato, does your body feel any discomfort?"
Minato Namikaze frowned. What kind of talk was that? Would he only be happy if there was discomfort?
If it were anyone else, Minato Namikaze probably wouldn't even bother with them and would treat them like air, such as Danzo Shimura.
But Homura Mitokado was, after all, a former Hokage Advisor, and he had put in effort during Minato Namikaze's campaign for Hokage.
It wasn't good to slap his face directly, so he nodded and said:
"Elder Homura, I'm fine."
"Oh."
Homura Mitokado nodded mutely, not knowing what else to say.
This quiz experience had given this Old Man, who already had one foot in the grave, too much of a shock; he couldn't clear his thoughts for a moment.
At this time, inside the Hokage Office.
Tsunade was staring blankly with her arms crossed.
Jiraiya was sneakily peeking at Tsunade's peaks.
Shikaku Nara lowered his head, deep in thought.
Kakashi Hatake kept looking at the fire god sword, gesturing and measuring as he looked.
The two former Hokage Advisors stared blankly at the ceiling.
Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked in silence.
No one spoke, but everyone knew that something had to be said now.
The Uchiha Clan was going to be exterminated, and it was instigated by Danzo Shimura.
Danzo Shimura had been indulged by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
With such a matter laid out before them, was it possible for everyone to just disperse?
And act as if nothing happened?
How could that be! Minato Namikaze would be the first to disagree!
After thinking for a moment, Minato Namikaze scanned the crowd and made up his mind to break the silence:
"Everyone, you have all seen with your own eyes during the quiz just now."
"In today's Konoha Village, there is a giant cancer hidden, constantly harming our fellow Konoha citizens."
"As the Hokage, I have the responsibility to guard the Village and protect the villagers. I cannot allow this cancer to continue growing."
"With every one of its actions, countless innocent lives are lost!"
"I cannot tolerate it!"
Minato Namikaze's powerful speech drew everyone's gaze; at this moment, there was a fire in his eyes.
Minato Namikaze truly loved Konoha and everyone in the Village.
During the last quiz, he had already been very angry when he saw that Danzo Shimura had actually sat by and watched the villagers' misery during the 'Nine-Tails Attack'.
Later, Danzo Shimura actually dared to openly drive Root Ninja to Konoha Hospital to kidnap the captain of his own Shadow Guard Squad, his own disciple!
This challenged Minato Namikaze's bottom line even further.
Although he had temporarily endured it due to Hiruzen Sarutobi's shielding, in his heart, he had already sentenced Danzo Shimura to death.
During this quiz, Minato Namikaze witnessed Danzo Shimura harming Konoha's greatest clan, the Uchiha Clan.
He also saw Danzo Shimura betraying Uchiha Shisui, who deeply trusted him and yearned for peace.
Finally, he saw Danzo Shimura instigating Uchiha Itachi to slaughter his own clan, exterminating the whole family!
How inhumane! How tragic!
Is this something a Konoha Village elder could do?
Not to mention a Konoha Village elder, even an ordinary villager with the slightest moral baseline wouldn't be able to do such a thing, right?
Therefore, Minato Namikaze could no longer tolerate it and decided to completely tear off the pretense on this occasion!
He wanted Danzo Shimura dead!
At the very least, he would strip him of all his power and send the guy to prison to end his days!
After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, facing his persistence, everyone felt his firm attitude.
Everyone present reacted.
Tsunade glanced at Minato Namikaze, smiled, and said nothing.
Jiraiya looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi worriedly with a complex expression, but finally spoke up:
"I support Minato's idea! I also cannot tolerate such a fellow still stirring up trouble in Konoha!"
Based on Jiraiya's attitude, he was also someone who loved Konoha Village and naturally could not endure Danzo Shimura's actions.
At this moment, with his disciple on one side and his master on the other, Jiraiya made his choice after struggling.
After Jiraiya spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned sour.
After all, as one of the Sannin, Jiraiya's status in Konoha was very special.
Although he didn't participate in specific affairs or hold any position in Konoha Village...
...what person in power could ignore the attitude of a Kage-level powerhouse like Jiraiya?
Not to mention that Jiraiya's reputation in Konoha was not low!
"I support the Hokage!"
"I also support Teacher!"
Shikaku Nara and Kakashi Hatake expressed their stances simultaneously.
The impact of their stance was average.
Not that the influence of a shadow guard captain and the Hokage's chief strategist was small.
But because these two were already the firmest supporters of Minato Namikaze's camp; they would support any decision he made.
"Minato! Danzo has at least made many contributions to Konoha over the years; he shouldn't end up like this in his old age, right?"
Homura Mitokado hesitated for a while but still decided to speak up and plead for Danzo Shimura.
If for nothing else, then for the friendship of having fought side-by-side with Danzo Shimura on the battlefield.
"Hiruzen, say something!"
Utatane Koharu didn't dare to speak and could only turn to urge Hiruzen Sarutobi to state his position.
Now, in this Hokage Office, the only one who could save Danzo Shimura was this aging Old Man before them.
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