Two days had passed, but Fugaku still hadn't found out who among his clan had acted. This made Fugaku's head ache, and his anxiety grew day by day.
He had thought about finding a scapegoat, but as the leader of the Uchiha clan, he didn't allow himself to do so. Moreover, if the truth came out, it would dishearten his clan, and his position as clan leader might not be safe.
Although Fugaku knew that Minato wouldn't go to war with them directly over this matter, after this incident, the Uchiha clan really had no way to stand in the village.
Mikoto was also frowning at Fugaku, her heart aching. She wanted to share some of Fugaku's inner pain, but as a woman, she couldn't do anything.
"Patriarch, it's bad."
At this moment, a member of the Uchiha clan rushed over, speaking in a panicked tone.
"Slow down, what happened?"
Fugaku frowned, dissatisfied with the clan member's panicked state.
"One of our clan members is dead."
"What?"
Fugaku stood up immediately.
"Where is the person?"
"In the woods of the village."
"Take me there quickly."
Uchiha Fugaku hurriedly followed his clan member to the woods. Several members of the Uchiha clan were already standing there. Seeing Fugaku's arrival, they gave way to him.
"Patriarch, they've gone too far, they've directly attacked our people."
A member of the Uchiha clan clenched his fists, his face unwilling. Although the Uchiha clan was arrogant and domineering, it was the most united clan, except for a few individuals.
So this time, seeing the body of their clan member, their hearts were filled with anger.
Fugaku walked step by step to the body, his face also extremely angry. Seeing the body of his clan member, he didn't need to think to know that it was the work of the people of Konohagakure.
"Have you figured out the cause of death?"
Fugaku asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, the cause of death is a penetrating injury to the heart, caused by Lightning Release."
"Lightning Release's penetrating injury? Do you have a specific suspect?"
Fugaku crossed his arms, looking very calm on the surface, but his clenched fists had already betrayed his agitated heart.
"There are many ninjas in Konohagakure who can use Lightning Release, but there are not many who are proficient in Lightning Release. Even fewer can cause such injuries."
Hearing his clan member describe it this way, a white-haired figure suddenly appeared in Fugaku's mind.
Just then, the Fourth Hokage appeared here with several Anbu.
"Hokage, what are you doing here?"
At this moment, a member of the Uchiha clan noticed the arrival of Namikaze Minato and spoke in a very unfriendly tone.
Uchiha Fugaku also heard this and looked at Minato, while scolding the clan member who had just spoken.
"Don't be rude to Hokage-sama, apologize immediately."
Although the clan member didn't want to do so, when he saw Uchiha Fugaku's Sharingan, he felt a chill in his heart and quickly bowed to apologize to Minato.
"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama."
"It's okay, I understand your feelings."
When the Fourth Hokage first heard this news, he also felt that it was a disaster, so he rushed here with several Anbu without stopping.
"Hokage-sama, shouldn't you give me an explanation, why did my people die here?"
First the courtesy, then the soldiers, Fugaku now directly questioned Minato.
"I'm very sorry for what happened, I will help you find out the truth as soon as possible."
"Hmph, the one who did it is your Anbu captain, Hatake Kakashi, what else is there to investigate."
At this moment, another member of the Uchiha clan spoke up, their hearts held no respect for the Hokage.
"Can anyone else in Konohagakure cause such a Lightning Release penetrating injury, besides Kakashi?"
Then, he pointed at the body and spoke.
Hearing this, Minato also glanced at the body and immediately frowned. From the wound, it indeed looked like it was caused by Kakashi's Raikiri.
"Kakashi, did you do this?"
As soon as Minato's words fell, a white-haired Anbu ninja suddenly appeared in front of Minato.
"Reporting to Hokage-sama, it wasn't me."
Kakashi didn't offer any extra explanation. Although the wound indeed looked like it was formed by Raikiri, it looked much rougher. With Kakashi's current mastery of Raikiri, he could already make the lightning inward, making it more powerful, rather than forming a burn wound by releasing lightning.
"Hmph, this is just your word. You say it's not you, so it's not you? Who can prove that you didn't do this?"
That person was still clamoring, and Fugaku didn't stop him because he also had some doubts that this was caused by Kakashi.
After all, he couldn't think of a second person in Konohagakure who could cause such damage.
"Are you doubting my brother?"
Just then, a cold questioning voice suddenly sounded.
A hand was placed on the Uchiha ninja who had just spoken.
Instantly, a terrifying pressure fell directly on that person, making him sweat profusely, and his clothes were immediately soaked through.
The person who came here was Hatake Satoru. He didn't expect that as soon as he arrived here, he would see someone questioning his brother.
With a slight force on his hand, he directly made the bones in the other person's shoulder creak.
"Hatake Satoru, please calm down, we are just suspecting Kakashi for now."
Seeing the appearance of Hatake Satoru, Fugaku immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly spoke.
Other ninjas might not directly act on them in front of so many people, but he knew that Hatake Satoru didn't care about these people's gazes.
"Suspect?"
Satoru said these two words in a questioning tone.
Satoru directly teleported to the body of the Uchiha clan member and picked up the body.
"How could such a rough wound possibly be caused by Kakashi? Even if Kakashi is the culprit, so what, do you want to do something to him?"
After saying that, he directly threw the body away.
Seeing their clan member's body being played with in the other person's hands, all the Uchiha clan members present were angry.
"Hatake Satoru, you're going too far."
A person from the Uchiha clan pointed at Hatake Satoru and said.
"What? You want to do something to me?"
A terrifying chakra instantly pressed on everyone, and the surrounding air seemed to become much heavier. Except for the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku, and Hatake Kakashi, everyone present felt as if they were already in hell.
"I'm sorry, we were wrong about this, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
Fugaku directly admitted his mistake. If they really started fighting, they might be completely wiped out. Although such a decision would make him, the clan leader, seem very weak, he had to do so for the lives of his clan members.
(End of Chapter)
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