[Obito: Ka, Kakashi! How could this happen?]
[Obito: It hurts, it hurts so much, Kakashi, why... why did you...]
[Kakashi: Actually, it didn't hurt that much.]
Obito is exaggerating a bit. For Shinobi, life and death are common occurrences.
While Kakashi thought this way, Obito didn't. "Damn it, Yahiko, I treated you like a brother, and your brother killed one of my other brothers."
If you don't explain this to me today, this isn't over!
[Yahiko: Um, how should I put this? Obito, calm down first.]
[Yahiko: Obito, think about it. Nagato wouldn't have done something like that in his true nature. He must have been manipulated by someone with malicious intent.]
Obito suspected that Yahiko was subtly implying that he was another mastermind behind the Akatsuki.
No, even if I've suffered a huge blow, I shouldn't do something like this. Yahiko is just fooling me.
Yahiko also felt extremely troubled. Just how many Shinobi had Nagato killed in the future? Why did he keep making enemies?
Besides, Konoha is Jiraiya's village, how could you...
Oh, I forgot, you killed Jiraiya- sensei.
[Yahiko: Don't worry, Obito, I will keep an eye on Nagato and make sure he doesn't do anything like that again.]
Left with no other choice, Yahiko could only assure Obito, since he was in the wrong first.
[Hozuki Mangetsu: But I remember Kakashi was still around in the Fourth Shinobi World War, how could he possibly die here?]
[Obito: Yeah, that's true.]
Obito suddenly remembered that Kakashi had made an appearance later in the story, so how could he possibly be dead here? That shouldn't be happening.
[Obito: That makes sense. Kakashi, are you pretending to be dead again?]
Kakashi was too lazy to explain to Obito, so he figured he might as well let Obito think he was faking his death.
At this moment, Obito was overjoyed; it seemed that the news that Kakashi was still alive made him very happy.
But if he knew about the gift Kakashi gave him, would he still regret his earlier worries?
Now that he was certain Kakashi wouldn't die, Obito began watching the inventory with peace of mind. As long as Rin and Kakashi weren't involved, Obito regained his usual composure.
At this moment, Kakashi looked as if he was about to die.
"It seems this is the end for me, Obito, Rin..." Kakashi then closed his eyes.
Then he stopped breathing, and the people outside thought Kakashi was faking his death.
At that moment, the Tsunade that Katsuyu had split off from immediately sensed Kakashi's condition.
Tsunade bit her lip tightly, but she couldn't reveal the news of Kakashi's death; it would be too much of a blow to the village.
Enraged, Tsunade punched the wall beside her, knocking the tall structure to the ground.
At that moment, Choji also arrived at Tsunade's place with information about Pain.
If we inform the Lord Hokage about Deva Path Pain's information in advance, we can minimize casualties in the village.
Choji wanted to report Kakashi-sensei's situation to Lady Tsunade, but Tsunade stopped him from saying it.
"Choji, you should go to Chōza first. There's still hope for Chōza."
Upon hearing Choji instantly broke down in tears.
[Minato Namikaze: It seems Konoha was in dire straits back then. I really can't imagine how Konoha overcame such a crisis.]
[Danzo: Hmph, with me here, no evil force can harm Konoha.]
[Jiraiya: Danzo, can you give me an explanation for why you attacked the summoning beasts of Mount Myōboku?]
The moment Jiraiya saw Danzo, he began questioning him. He claimed to be fighting for Konoha, but when it came to his allies, he showed absolutely no mercy.
[Danzo: Jiraiya, are you questioning me? Everything I've done is for Konoha.]
[Danzo: This is necessary. If you are Konoha bathed in sunlight, then I am Root in the darkness.]
Danzo's Danzo sophistry shocked everyone. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he had led Konoha to unify the Shinobi.
Do you fucking want to see if what you say matches what you do? You're actually managing to make killing your allies sound so noble.
Do you have any shame?
[Gamabunta: Give up, Jiraiya. From Jiraiya, Mount Myōboku will be wary of Konoha's Roots.]
The Toads of Mount Myōboku understood that Jiraiya wanted to seek justice for them, but they never expected Danzo to be so shameless.
Just consider it stepping in a pile of shit. The Darkness of the Shinobi World, ha, ptooey (a glob of phlegm), what kind of bastard are you?
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Danzo was indeed in the wrong in this matter, and I will punish him as an explanation to everyone at Mount Myōboku.]
[Gamachu: I hope so.]
Mount Myōboku decided not to pursue the matter any further, as one bad apple shouldn't spoil the whole bunch.
Konoha remains their Mount Myōboku ally, whether it's Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, or Obito Uchiha just signed the contract, or the future Naruto Uzumaki —these are their true allies.
At this moment, a large number of Shinobi are lying in ambush at Konoha's secret base.
"That means Tsunade's era is coming to an end," Danzo said in a good mood.
Now they just need to wait until the unrest upstairs is quelled before going out; until then, let's strategically move underground.
"Shouldn't we offer some assistance?" a Root member couldn't help but ask.
Not everyone is as selfless and altruistic as Danzo, who says he'll do Konoha.
Even the usually emotionless members of the Root hesitated at this moment, for their village was being destroyed.
These elite Shinobi hid underground, waiting for others to finish dealing with them.
No matter how ruthless they are, they still have a sense of shame, and besides, they still have feelings for Konoha.
"Even if it's Danzo -sama in charge, what's the point if the people of Konoha all disappear?" another Root member said.
Ultimately, they still wanted to persuade their leader. Back when the Fourth Hokage fought the Nine-Tails, he told us to conserve our strength. Later, the Third Hokage and Orochimaru also told us to conserve our strength.
Now that we've reached the Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, why do we still have to conserve our strength whenever we encounter danger?
"The princess is practically a woman who has become Hokage. Since the Katsuyu Technique has already been used, she won't be wiped out completely."
"Although there may be some casualties, for me, this is a necessary sacrifice."
"So that I can become Hokage!"
Danzo said calmly, "Everything I've done is for that position."
As long as I can sit in that position, Konoha can instantly return to its original status, and the Akatsuki is nothing to fear.