Warning: Graphic depictions of violence, blood, death (including capital punishment) and mentions of corpse mutilation. Character death.

The trials were set up with no predetermined time limit, in a cross between varying court procedures, since the Elders had committed multiple civil and federal crimes. A civilian judge would be appointed by the Court of Fire Country, while two shinobi ' Jiraiya-sama and Shikaku-san ' would act as inquisitors, and Inoichi-oji as the prosecutor.

The ' quite unnecessary ' jury would be composed of twelve civilians and shinobi of jonin rank, handpicked by the Civilian Council, and ' since the Elders were

the ones on trial