As Hanzo drew his weapon, the dozen or so Amegakure shinobi around him also took out kunai or drew their swords.
Seeing this, Nagato silently gathered Chakra, preparing to cast a Ninjutsu.
Mu Yue had warned him that besides Shimura Danzō, they might also have to fight Hanzo.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense and charged.
Yet this did not prompt Mu Yue to act.
Mu Yue looked at Nagato and gave him a slight shake of the head. It would be better for him to handle this himself.
Out of trust in Mu Yue, Nagato followed his instructions and stepped back to stand guard.
"Everyone, stand down," Hanzo ordered calmly.
"But..." The jonin captain wanted to say something, but Hanzo immediately cut him off.
"Kurokawa, I said stand down!" Hanzo called out the name of one of Amegakure's higher-ups and repeated his order.
Kurokawa opened his mouth, looked at Hanzo's resolute face, and could only nod in the end. "Yes, Lord Hanzo."
He then spread out with the other Amegakure shinobi, surrounding the area.
"Shimura Danzō is dead," Mu Yue said.
Hanzo frowned slightly. Was that why Sōsuke had not pursued him? Had he used some powerful Ninjutsu during their previous battle that Hanzo had failed to notice?
Before Hanzo could think too deeply, Mu Yue continued, "His injuries are severe. Unless a Medical Ninja like Tsunade treats him immediately, he will definitely die."
Everything that had happened so far was within Mu Yue's plans.
To make Shimura Danzō's death as useful as possible, Mu Yue had never intended to kill him outright from the beginning. From the moment Shimura Danzō drew his kunai and stabbed at Mu Yue, his fate had already been sealed.
Of course, Hanzo could never guess any of that. Mu Yue explained it