"Lord Hokage! The villagers have all woken up!!"
The ANBU who had been monitoring the village appeared in the Hokage's Office and immediately reported the good news.
After Shinno was defeated and taken away, the barrier lost its source of power.
The Barrier Ninjutsu naturally lost its effect completely.
"Did Fugaku win?"
The heavy burden in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart first eased, and he immediately pressed for more details.
"No... Lord Hokage, the enemy... Shinno... was taken away by a ninja from Kirigakure!"
Various parts of Konoha.
Scenes of the villagers reviving were unfolding.
They stood up one after another, their spirits returning.
Most of the villagers and ninjas were completely confused about everything that had happened before.
But that did not stop everyone from realizing that the crisis had been resolved.
"Looks like... Fugaku won..."
The old man of Root, Shimura Danzō.
He narrowed his eyes and observed Konoha from the darkness.
However, the report brought by his Root subordinate caused his expression to stiffen slightly.
The scheme to frame Uchiha Fugaku had failed...
A mysterious person...
A mist village ninja who possessed both Shikotsumyaku and Ice Release...
"Could it be...!"
The next moment, Shimura Danzō, who had been lost in thought, suddenly widened his eyes.
He remembered someone.
The mysterious mist village ninja who had taken Hatake Sakumo's corpse and killed two of his subordinates back then.
"That guy is still alive? And has he appeared in the Shinobi World again?"
Even Shimura Danzō, the Darkness of Shinobi, could not guess the other's identity.
No matter how he investigated over the years, he had found no results.
"..."
Shimura Danzō fell silent.
After a long while.
He made a decision.
"Recall Yakushi Nonō, who is undercover in Iwagakure!"
He would have Yakushi Nonō return, give her a secret