Only a few days had passed since Danzo's death.
Then, another huge event happened, shocking everyone in Konoha.
Early in the morning, the heads of all the different clans and the leaders of various departments stood around Mitokado Homura's mansion. They watched as Mitokado Homura was being arrested.
The whole area was blocked off.
Members of Root and Anbu were everywhere, standing close together.
Mitokado Homura yelled something, but he quickly stopped, realizing it was useless.
He knew very well that this was Political Persecution. He was being targeted because of politics.
"Heh heh heh..."
Looking at Orochimaru smiling, he understood everything.
At this point, it didn't matter if it was Orochimaru's plan or Sarutobi Ryo framing him.
The real reason behind this whole thing was to get rid of older people like them...
Understanding this, Mitokado Homura laughed quietly.
His face was serious, but now it looked twisted.
"Will I end up like Danzo?"
He asked, wondering if he would suffer the same fate.
No one answered him.
Sarutobi Ryo and Orochimaru were telling their people to search Mitokado Homura's house, hoping to find something else.
Mitokado Homura was definitely strong.
The official books, said that he was as strong as Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But against Sarutobi Ryo and Orochimaru working together, against the Anbu Squad Six and all of Root's ninja...
His strength didn't matter.
Sometimes, having more people is what matters most.
Even Senju Tobirama could be defeated and killed by the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers and a group of soldiers.
Unless Mitokado Homura had a Gundam, he couldn't win against so many people.
A human body... that was the problem.
If he fought back, he would be called a traitor.
Sarutobi Ryo's bold actions shocked everyone again.
Mitokado Homura, a trusted friend of the jonin, seemed like the perfect example of an old-fashioned leader.
But it was true that he didn't like the Uchiha.
Sarutobi Ryo had already taken Itachi as his Adopted Son.
He had made Uchiha Shisui one of his followers.
He had even taught Uchiha Mikoto the Will of Fire, which allowed Sasuke to be born.
Because of all this... the Uchiha clan had become his allies.
Sarutobi Ryo couldn't just let these threats stay around him.
To avoid trouble, to keep things from getting worse.
Getting rid of all threats quickly was the smart thing to do.
"Sarutobi Ryo!"
Utatane Koharu rushed over and saw Mitokado Homura's house being searched.
A Sharingan eye was in a small bottle on a small table outside on the grass.
The Sharingan seemed to float inside the bottle.
The people watching had different reactions.
Yashiro and the other Uchiha ninja were angry.
Uchiha Shisui looked calm; he was helping Sarutobi Ryo with this show.
The darkness inside Uchiha Shisui was enough for him to agree with Sarutobi Ryo's Political Persecution of Mitokado Homura.
After all, this was just the opposite of how the leaders of Konoha had treated the Uchiha in the past.
Was this the right thing to do?
It didn't matter.
The older generation would suffer so that the next generation could have a better life.
When Itachi... when these young people grew up, they would see a Konoha that was pure, perfect, and completely good.
All the darkness would be carried by the older generation, and they would bury it in the past.
That was enough.
Uchiha Shisui, who considered Itachi a friend, only wanted to make things better for Itachi... and for the future Konoha Ninja.
A truly bright Future... was almost here.
Sarutobi Ryo had helped Uchiha Shisui understand that Senju Tobirama had been Revived.
As long as Senju Tobirama didn't go back to the Underground, the Uchiha clan would never be safe.
So, these things had to be done to force Senju Tobirama out.
Utatane Koharu's yelling didn't bother Sarutobi Ryo.
After all, it was Mitokado Homura's turn now; Utatane Koharu would be next.
Don't rush... there's no need to rush at all.
Soon, very soon...
Sarutobi Ryo carefully sealed everything up.
Then, the Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo and his Old Father Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived.
When the two Hokage arrived, they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
When they saw the Sharingan eye on the table...
Their faces changed, and they suddenly didn't trust Mitokado Homura.
After all, there were witnesses and proof.
But...
"Homura, you..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his old friends with a sad expression, watching them fall into darkness.
Danzo's death had been a heavy blow to him.
Now, with Mitokado Homura's Fall from Grace, Sarutobi Hiruzen missed the old days even more.
He missed the time when they were...
They were all ninja with the same Will of Fire, so why had things turned out this way...
"Ha... hahaha..."
Mitokado Homura suddenly chuckled.
He understood everything from Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression.
Even now, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know the truth about his Son, Sarutobi Ryo.
Everyone had been tricked by Sarutobi Ryo...
"Elder Homura, you... and Lord Danzo, both looked up to the Previous Generation Hokage..."
Sarutobi Ryo glanced at the Hokage Rock in the distance... at Senju Tobirama's face.
"I, Sarutobi Ryo, am the same."
His calm words suggested something.
Mitokado Homura realized that Sarutobi Ryo was using the Second Hokage's name to do things the Second Hokage's way.
What was this?
Payback?
"However, you have failed the trust of the Previous Generation Hokage..."
Sarutobi Ryo's face turned cold.
To Mitokado Homura, it seemed fake.
But for a moment, Sarutobi Ryo's face seemed to have some of the spirit of the Previous Generation Hokage.
That kind of political persecution taken to the extreme, making others unable to argue against it... this was really...
"Everyone."
Sarutobi Ryo looked at everyone and picked up the glass bottle on the table.
The Sharingan glowed strangely in the morning sun.
"Elder Homura made the biggest mistake... he secretly collected Sharingan eyes from the Uchiha clan... even though only one has been found so far... this is enough..."
"..."
Everyone stared at the Sharingan eye.
They were surprised, didn't believe it, and had other reactions.
But they all knew... Elder Homura was finished.
Just like Lord Danzo...
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