At this moment, Uzumaki Kushina's tone grew increasingly cold.
Clearly.
After Uchiha Jin's explanation, she connected it with the circumstances of the Nine-Tails Attack Night and instantly understood Minato Namikaze's choice.
Back then, she and her husband knew they had no choice but to die!
Therefore.
Choosing to let their child become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was actually the only way to protect the child.
Because the Eight Trigrams Seal key was at Mount Myōboku, the Konoha High Command, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, might make their child's life miserable, but they would absolutely protect the child's life.
Want to switch Jinchuriki?
Absolutely impossible!
This was the only solution Minato Namikaze could think of back then after realizing the darkness within the Village and wanting to protect his child.
Their child might suffer, but they would definitely not die prematurely!
Senju Hashirama's expression was grim.
After hearing about all the 'good deeds' Hiruzen Sarutobi had done over the years, the normally simple-minded Senju Hashirama exuded a terrifyingly low pressure, and at this moment, he truly possessed the demeanor of the God of Shinobi.
He stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi nearby; though he didn't say a word, his tidal wave of killing intent firmly locked onto him.
Yes!
His status as the God of Shinobi was earned through killing.
Don't be fooled by his usual casual, simple-minded appearance; as a powerhouse who dominated an era, his true wrath was something no ordinary person could withstand.
"They should be killed!"
"All these Old Konoha High Command members deserve death!"
"I never understood why, despite Hiruzen Sarutobi being the 'Strongest Hokage,' the Village's situation kept getting tougher."
"Powerful individuals and geniuses kept emerging, yet they died for no reason, while only these undying old fossils remained completely unscathed!"
"When did our Village start declining? It was when Hiruzen Sarutobi took office!"
"Thinking about the Will of Fire, it's truly ridiculous!"
"Exactly! They talk about the old leaves burning to protect the new sprouts, but the new sprouts all died mysterious deaths while these old leaves are living comfortably."
"..."
Countless Civilians spoke up one after another.
Everyone's expressions were grim, as they were too far removed from the High Command to notice many things.
Although they had vaguely felt something was wrong with the Village before, they couldn't quite pinpoint the reason.
But now, as Uchiha Jin slowly spoke, exposing the rotten affairs of the Old Konoha High Command, the Civilians finally realized what was happening, and the things they couldn't figure out before finally made sense.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Amidst everyone's angry curses and shouts of 'they should be killed,' Mitokado Homura and Homura Mitokado stared blankly, showing no reaction whatsoever.
After all... they had anticipated this scene ever since the moment they surrendered and were captured.
Neither of them cared much for reputation, so even though they were being publicly tried like this, they were only afraid of execution; they didn't care about their so-called reputations at all.
The only one who cared was Hiruzen Sarutobi!
He had valued his reputation above all else throughout his life, second only to his family inheritance, so now he was shaking with rage, his entire old face twisted into a knot.
"Nonsense! Slander!"
"I admit to the matters involving the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan, and I truly wronged Sakumo Hatake in that incident."
"The matter with Orochimaru also involved me, and I can admit to pressuring the Uchiha as well."
"But the incident involving Minato Namikaze truly has nothing to do with me!"
"I truly never thought about harming Minato; Minato was an extremely outstanding Hokage. Although I did seize control of the Hokage's power at the time, and I did intend for Minato to serve as a transitional Hokage so I could use that period to cultivate my son and allow him to succeed and become the Fifth Hokage..."
"But I swear, I never intended to kill Minato!"
"That incident truly has nothing to do with me!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared directly.
Yes!
While he had initially refused to admit anything, since things had reached this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to throw caution to the wind, but he absolutely would not admit to the Minato Namikaze incident.
Are you kidding me!
That matter truly had nothing to do with him!
He could swear to it!
Uchiha Jin, sitting on the high platform, looked at the aggrieved Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a hint of 'sympathy' involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Yes.
Others might not know, but as a Transmigrator, he knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was genuinely not lying this time.
If anyone was to blame for the Minato Namikaze incident, it was Kakashi, who was sitting next to him.
It was Kakashi who spoke too much when visiting Rin Nohara's grave, and Obito, hiding in the shadows, overheard it. But the question was, why should he uphold justice for Hiruzen Sarutobi?
To be honest.
Anyone who didn't know the truth really wouldn't suspect Kakashi.
Just as Uchiha Jin was pondering internally, Uzumaki Kushina, standing below, couldn't hold back and immediately shouted at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Old Monkey, that's bullshit!"
"Minato only told you the exact time of my delivery!"
"Even those two old fossils, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, didn't know. The only two people who knew the complete truth were you and Kakashi. The other Anbu only knew there was an operation that night, but they weren't clear on the specifics."
"If it wasn't you, who could it have been?"
"Could it possibly have been Kakashi?"
Following Uzumaki Kushina's furious roar, Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly found himself unable to argue.
Yes!
In a sense, even Hiruzen Sarutobi began to doubt himself: Could he really be the mastermind?
Was he suffering from senile dementia? Had he forgotten?
But, that wasn't right!
He genuinely didn't remember anything of the sort, but the problem was, he had no way to refute Uzumaki Kushina.
Because Uzumaki Kushina was absolutely right. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's delivery time was crucial, and Minato Namikaze was the Hokage at the time, so he couldn't possibly tell anyone else about such an important matter.
He told him because of his status as the Third Hokage—Minato Namikaze respected and trusted him greatly—and he told Kakashi because Kakashi was Minato's disciple... Other than that, there were no informants!
Whether it was the Anbu guarding that night or the Medical Ninja responsible at the Hospital, they were all notified temporarily right before the operation began, and they arrived directly at the scene, having no opportunity to inform others midway.
Judging by the actions of the culprit during the Nine-Tails Attack Night, they clearly knew the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's delivery date in advance. Therefore, the information could only have been leaked by the two people who knew the full details.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi!
Uzumaki Kushina trusted Kakashi; given his respect for Minato, he absolutely would not leak such a thing.
Thus.
The only person with a motive to leak this information was the power-hungry Hiruzen Sarutobi!