Sarutobi Hiruzen was instantly dumbfounded.
Looking at Danzo, who had directly vomited blood and fallen unconscious, the questions he had wanted to ask were instantly choked back down his throat.
Was Uchiha Jin dead? How many men had they lost?
Fuck.
Couldn't you finish explaining before passing out?
Still, sigh!
With a helpless sigh, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke. "Team A-3, take Elder Danzo to the hospital. Team A-1, head to the Death Forest. I want to know who Root was fighting and the exact casualties."
The two Anbu squads immediately dropped to one knee.
Right after that.
One squad carried Danzo toward the hospital, while the other headed for the Death Forest.
As for this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen silently watched the two Anbu squads leave, then turned back to look at the Root Base, which was burning wildly. For a moment, he did not know whether he should put out the fire.
There was no helping it!
Who knew what was inside the Root Base? What if the Anbu sent to extinguish the flames discovered something they were not supposed to see...
Thinking of that, he still shook his head.
He could not afford that price!
After all, the people he had brought this time were Anbu, not loyal dead men of the Sarutobi Family. Naturally, he did not dare take that risk.
So.
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only pray that Danzo had truly managed to kill Uchiha Jin!
Unfortunately.
Team A-1 returned very quickly, their eyes filled with terror.
"Hokage-sama, there are so many dead!"
"Many people died at the edge of the Death Forest. There are at least three hundred by visual estimate. Most were Rogue Ninja and Rogue Ninja, and we even found many corpses dressed as Anbu."
"The exact number and identities require further verification!"
"Also,