When Uchiha Daiki saw that the old thief Danzō had actually chosen to compromise at a time like this, he felt deeply disappointed.
"The old fox really is shrewd enough to keep his composure."
He had hoped Danzō would maintain that same hardline attitude from before and clash with him to the bitter end.
Better yet, if he did something even more outrageous and excessive, then Daiki would truly have justification to kill him on the spot.
If Shimura Danzō had remained as forceful as before and continued fighting Uchiha Daiki to the end, or even gone back to summon reinforcements and led his Root Organization subordinates here to kill him, that would have been exactly what Daiki wanted.
He could have eliminated this menace once and for all.
That had been Uchiha Daiki's primary purpose in provoking him from the beginning.
Unfortunately, Shimura Danzō displayed remarkable restraint at this moment. He retreated in order to advance, actually choosing to compromise with Uchiha Daiki for the time being.
That was truly unexpected—and deeply disappointing.
Still, a temporary victory could barely be considered an achievement.
Moreover, he had gained three new powers because of it: the complete set of Wind Release ninjutsu, Conqueror's Haki, and the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Uchiha Daiki was fairly satisfied with that.
Even if the old thief Danzō was merely stalling and intended to return to Root Organization headquarters to call for help, Uchiha Daiki had no fear whatsoever of the conflict that was about to erupt.
"Then I'll have to thank you, Lord Danzō. I'll go back and wait for your good news."
"Don't keep me waiting too long. My patience is limited."
Uchiha Daiki gave a teasing chuckle and raised two fingers, pointing first at his own eyes, then at Shimura Danzō and the group of