By the time Tobirama reached the place where Danzo had disappeared, it was already too late.
He had first returned to the village. The moment he discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi had vanished, he realized that Danzo was the enemy's target.
So he hurriedly teleported over.
All that remained near the Konoha forces was one of Danzo's coats, a Kunai, and a piece of flesh torn from his back.
Tobirama had left Flying Thunder God Marks on all three items.
Clearly, the White Zetsu had deliberately searched Danzo's body and stripped away anything that might bear a Flying Thunder God Mark.
"Second Hokage-sama!"
"Second Hokage-sama, we failed to protect Danzo-kun..."
Uchiha Clan Head Izumi, Uzumaki Ashiyoshi, and the others were all panicking.
Who could have imagined that Danzo would disappear right before their eyes in the blink of an eye, despite being surrounded by layers of protection?
They couldn't even protect one grown man.
It made the Uchiha and the Uzumaki look like a bunch of useless fools!
The Uchiha in particular were already under suspicion, since several of their people had defected.
If they were now accused of having something to do with Danzo's disappearance, then they'd be in a real mess—guilty whether they were or not.
So the Uchiha and Uzumaki shinobi searched frantically for Danzo.
They nearly turned over the entire area around them.
Unfortunately, even Tobirama couldn't locate Danzo now. Naturally, these people had no chance of finding him.
"This isn't your fault. The enemy was simply too crafty."
Tobirama didn't take his anger out on the others.
Ultimately, he had been careless. He should have sent Danzo and the others back to the village ahead of time with a clone, and left them beside Kagami and his sister-in-law, both at full strength.
But there was no