Real Shinobi World
In the dimly lit cell, the only light source came from the projection of the Heavenly Screen. Danzo's withered fingers gripped the chair tightly, his one eye fixed on the figures of Naruto and Sasuke in the Heavenly Screen, his teeth grinding together.
"Damn brat... he's still alive?!"
His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping, echoing in the empty stone chamber. The light from the Heavenly Screen shone on his wrinkled face, making him appear even more sinister and terrifying.
"Tsunade... that arrogant woman!"
He slammed his fist against the wall, blood seeping from his knuckles, but he was completely unaware.
"How many great deeds have I rendered to Konoha?! The Root, operating in the shadows, is the pillar that supports Konoha! How dare she... how dare she treat me like this?!"
Recalling the moment of his arrest, Danzo's one eye bulged with rage.
--Tsunade's trap!
She feigned to allocate funds, making him mistakenly believe that the Hokage's faction would not take any action in the short term. He lowered his guard and even sent out all the elite "Root" members to spread negative information about Sasuke Uchiha, further intensifying the villagers' hostility towards the missing-nin.
But right in this gap...
Tsunade personally led her direct Anbu, along with elite Jonin such as Kakashi and Might Guy, in a surprise attack on his secret base!
"Damn it... If only Izanagi's seal didn't need time to be broken..."
His right eye and right arm were wrapped in bandages, beneath which were countless Sharingan. Given a little time, he could completely rewrite reality with forbidden techniques and reverse the tide of defeat!
But Tsunade didn't give him that chance.
She even took matters into her own hands, shattering his defensive barrier with a single punch using Monstrous Strength, and precisely sealing his Chakra flow with Medical Ninjutsu, leaving him no chance to even form hand seals!
"Tsunade... you tricked me!!"
Danzo furiously yanked on the chains, the shackles rattling, but he couldn't break free.
Meanwhile, inside Root's base, a dozen ninjas who had just finished a mission stood in the empty hall, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Danzo... is not here?"
They were ordered to spread the rumor that "Sasuke Uchiha is a hidden danger to Konoha," but when they returned, the base was completely empty.
Where are the people from the intelligence department?
"The Sealing Squad has also disappeared..."
"Wait, the barrier here... has been forcibly breached?!"
A member of Root crouched down, his fingers tracing a thin crack in the ground—a mark left by Tsunade's Monstrous Strength.
"Not good...!"
They looked at each other, a flash of horror in their eyes.
Danzo... has been captured?!
Inside the izakaya, Tsunade leaned against the window, the light from the Heavenly Screen reflected in her sake glass. She watched Naruto and Sasuke's conversation, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Those two lads... they're really messing around."
Shizune stood to the side, holding Tonton, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Lord Hokage... Danzo...?"
Tsunade dismissively and took a swig of her drink.
"Ah, I almost forgot about that old man."
She scoffed, but her eyes turned cold.
"Keep him locked up. Deal with him slowly after the Heavenly Screen display ends."
Outside the window, moonlight spilled onto the streets of Konoha. The villagers were still immersed in the awe-inspiring light of the Heavenly Screen, unaware of what was happening.
Tonight, the shadow of Konoha has been uprooted.
Danzo's roar could only be swallowed up by the darkness of the prison cell.
The night breeze in Konoha rustled softly through the fallen leaves in Memorial Stone.
A figure appeared silently before the stone tablet, his black robes with red clouds gleaming coldly in the moonlight. He slowly crouched down, his face, clad in an orange Spiral Mask, lowered slightly, his fingertips gently tracing the name engraved on the tablet—
Rin Nohara
"..."
The wind howled, as if responding to his silent call.
"Wait a little longer... Lin..." His voice was low and hoarse, like a ghost crawling out of the depths of hell, "This decaying world... will soon cease to exist."
He slowly raised his head, and the single eye beneath his mask reflected the scene in the Heavenly Screen — Naruto and Sasuke lying on the ground, covered in blood, telling a story of "friendship" and "bonds."
Ah...
A cold laugh escaped his throat, and his fingers clenched unconsciously, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Partners? Bonds?
In this world filled with despair, what value do these hypocritical things have?!
Memories flood back like a tide--
The instant Kakashi's Lightning Blade pierced Rin's chest...
He collapsed in a pool of blood, screaming in despair...
And... what Madara Uchiha said to him--
"This world... has no hope at all."
"Lin..." His voice began to tremble, like a dam about to collapse, "I will definitely... create a world where you exist..."
A sudden gust of wind swept through the night, swirling up a flurry of fallen leaves. When the last leaf landed, the Memorial Stone was deserted, with only the undried water stains on the stone shimmering faintly in the moonlight.
In a secluded cave deep within the dense forests surrounding Konoha, a faint candlelight flickered, illuminating more than twenty silent figures.
Aburame Torune stood before the rock wall, nano-sized venomous insects silently swirling between his fingertips, forming a simplified map of Konoha. His voice was deep and calm:
The location where Danzo is being held remains unclear.
Yamanaka Fū stood with his arms crossed, his eyes, hidden behind his mask, sharp as knives. "The special prison beneath the Hokage Building? The Anbu headquarters? Or..."
"No," a Root member shook his head, "Our people have already searched these areas and haven't found any trace of Danzo."
A brief silence fell over the cave, broken only by the occasional crackling of the candlelight.
"Tsunade's actions this time... were too sudden," Aburame Torune said slowly. "She must have planned this all along, and may even... have used the Heavenly Screen incident to divert attention."
Yamanaka Fū sneered, "Hmph, as expected of one of the Sannin, quite cunning."
He turned to face the crowd, lowering his voice even further. "A direct assault is impossible. Right now, Konoha's Anbu, Jonin, and even civilians are all watching the Heavenly Screen closely; they're on high alert."
"Then what should we do?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Yamanaka Fū remained silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand, pinning a Kunai to a location on the map—"Konoha Hospital."
Everyone was taken aback.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place." Aburame Torune instantly understood his meaning. "Tsunade is skilled in Medical Ninjutsu; if she wants to ensure that Danzo cannot use forbidden techniques..."
"He will definitely set up the seal himself," Yamanaka Fū added. "And in the entire Konoha, only the top-tier operating room at the Konoha Hospital can provide the medical barrier capable of suppressing Danzo Danzo's right eye."
"But it must be heavily guarded."
"So..." Yamanaka Fū looked around at everyone, "We need to use a feint attack."
He raised his hand and waved it, causing the map formed by the poisonous insects to suddenly split, revealing several hidden routes. "Torune a team and create chaos at the Anbu headquarters."
Aburame Torune nodded. "Using my poisonous insects, we can disguise ourselves as traces of Sunagakure's Puppet Techniques."
"The rest of you, disperse and lie in wait for the signal," Yamanaka Fū concluded. "As for me... I will personally infiltrate Konoha Hospital."
"If Danzo is really there..." His eyes sharpened, "We must rescue him at all costs!"
The crowd nodded silently, then vanished into the darkness like ghosts.
In the shadows of Konoha, a figure moved silently.
Yamanaka Fū removed his Root mask, changed into the attire of an ordinary Chunin, and even used the Transformation Technique to alter his appearance. He mingled in the crowd, but his gaze remained fixed on the Konoha Hospital in the distance.
(Tsunade... where exactly did you hide Lord Danzo?)
His ears twitched slightly, catching the hushed conversation between the two medical-nin:
"Why is the operating room suddenly under lockdown tonight?"
"Shh... I heard it was the Lord Hokage himself who gave the order, and even Lady Shizune was transferred there."
A slight smile appeared on Yamanaka Fū's lips.
(Found it...)
As the night wind blew, his figure vanished like mist, leaving only a fallen leaf that drifted silently toward Konoha Hospital.