The Third Hokage's Bargaining Chip

The battle at Root had been utterly earth-shattering, with the sun and moon shattered... Of course, that was an exaggeration. Under Chen's deliberate control, only Root's main hall had been destroyed.

Root's interior terrain was intricate and convoluted, like a maze. Ordinary people would definitely get lost if they entered.

Although Chen had a hand-drawn map of Root from the soul artist Hiruko, it was far too abstract, so he wisely chose not to go inside.

What if he got lost?

Besides, every exit from Root was guarded, and an enormous barrier covered the outer perimeter. There was no need to go in.

After Danzo left, the battle had become meaningless. Chen did not choose to slaughter the remaining Root Shinobi.

Especially after the Third Hokage entered.

With the Hokage's orders, most Root Shinobi stopped attacking and laid down their weapons.

Root was still part of Konoha's combat forces. Not every ninja was utterly loyal to Danzo, nor had every ninja been completely brainwashed.

Looking at the corpses scattered across the ground and the ruined Root main hall, the Third Hokage remained silently speechless.

What could he say?

Chen had already brought Nawaki and Hiashi inside beforehand to confirm that Danzo had implanted Sharingan.

Never mind whether he possessed other Kekkei Genkai—this alone was enough to declare Danzo a Rogue Ninja.

Moreover, the two had fought a major battle, and so many ninja had died. They had long reached the point of no return.

Fortunately, Chen was not carrying Danzo's corpse in his hand, which let the Third Hokage relax slightly.

"Where is Danzo?" the Third Hokage asked.

No matter how Danzo would be dealt with afterward, they had to find him first. He could not let this old friend of his die.

The Third Hokage still had some questions