Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat tempted upon hearing this, but he also had many concerns. "Recruiting those civilian ninjas doesn't guarantee their safety. If we don't explain what happened tonight, how can they be expected to obey orders without our consent?"
Danzo Shimura's eyes grew even colder. "Do you remember the special cursed seal technique that our teacher once invented, called the Seal of the Extinction of the Tongue? It can prevent the person who has been cursed from revealing specific information or news!"
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he feigned hesitation.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, suppressing their impatience, and tried to persuade him, "Hiruzen, this is all for Konoha. We can't let rumors and misunderstandings ruin Konoha's peace!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a while before finally agreeing after being persuaded by the others. "Alright, we'll recruit these ninjas in batches and plant curse seals on them. I'll talk to the clan leaders about those families."
Hiruzen Sarutobi comforted himself, knowing that the Tongue Curse Seal couldn't kill directly. Aside from the death from leaking information, it usually only caused the controlled person to become stiff, numb, and in excruciating pain. As long as these ninjas remained loyal to Konoha, they would be fine.
After discussing for a while longer, the group decided on the truth behind the Uchiha clan incident.
Itachi Uchiha conspired with two mysterious figures to massacre the entire clan. Danzo was deceived by Itachi and believed that the Uchiha clan was about to rebel, so he led a team to guard the outer perimeter.
As for the things in the light screen, they were all faked by the mysterious person using illusion and film technology. They were a conspiracy to disrupt the peace and stability of Konoha, which has been seen through by the wise and intelligent Konoha leadership!
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