From Danzo's escape to the Anbu's report to the Lord Hokage, and the Lord Hokage's personal order for his master to hunt Danzo, Karot was nowhere to be seen during this time. Now, Karot is here. Minato isn't stupid; otherwise, how could he have become Hokage? Minato understood from Karot's presence that Orochimaru must also be here. Furthermore, Danzo's escape wasn't as simple as it seemed. Perhaps Danzo's every move was part of someone else's calculation. Even more likely, they had infiltrated the Anbu. If Karot knew Minato's wild imagination, he would definitely give him a thumbs up. "You guessed it perfectly!"
Minato was about to head towards the scene of the battle when Karot blocked his way.
"Um?"
Minato looked at Karot with a questioning expression. He just wanted to go and help, but Karot stopped him.
"Minato- senpai, let's just wait here for the results."
Karot looked at Shisui apologetically. He didn't want Minato to interfere with Orochimaru and Danzo's battle.
Just as Karot and Minato were facing off, Jiraiya finally arrived with his men.
"Minato, what's going on? Where's Danzo?"
Upon seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, Jiraiya asked Minato a question.
"Master, those who died were all Danzo's Root. Danzo is over there."
Minato pointed to the area behind Karot.
"Okay, got it, let's go."
Jiraiya was just about to lead the Jonin towards Orochimaru and Danzo's direction.
"Jiraiya -senpai, let's wait! Let's wait until the outcome is decided before we go."
"What's the meaning?"
Jiraiya frowned and asked, "If anything goes wrong and Danzo escapes, the loss to Konoha will be immeasurable. Danzo has countless pieces of information about Konoha in his mind."
"My meaning is very clear: we just need to wait for the results from the other side."
"Kid, get out of my way."
Tsunade didn't care about any of that and was about to push Karot away. With her enemy right in front of her, how could Tsunade wait patiently? Since she had such an opportunity, Tsunade would personally kill her enemy.
"Um?"
Tsunade to push Karot away but couldn't. She began to increase her strength, but her efforts seemed to sink into the Karot, having no effect whatsoever.
"Boom."
The ground where Karot and Tsunade stood had sunk into a crater.
"Ha."
With a exertion of force, Karot staggered back several steps before regaining Tsunade footing.
"You..."
Tsunade was about to step forward again, but Jiraiya stopped her.
"What if we insist on going there?"
Jiraiya faced Karot and said, "Danzo is absolutely not to be lost." All the people Jiraiya brought stood behind Jiraiya, supporting Jiraiya actions.
"Brush."
Shisui and Kaze led their subordinates to stand behind Karot, and the two groups began to confront each other. Karot stepped forward and spoke.
"If you can get there."
After Karot finished speaking, his aura began to rise.
"Boom."
Jiraiya and the others felt as if they were in the deep sea, squeezed from all sides, struggling to breathe. Their eyes were filled with astonishment as they looked at Karot. Some of them couldn't hold on any longer and their legs gave way, causing them to kneel on the ground.
The momentum came and went quickly, Jiraiya and the others were panting heavily, as if they had been rescued from drowning.
"It's a monster."
This is everyone's assessment of Karot.
"I don't need to say anything more now, do I?"
Karot addressed Jiraiya and the others.
Jiraiya and the others involuntarily looked away, even Tsunade, known for her fiery temper, remained silent. Karot's strength far surpassed theirs; continuing to try and approach him would only bring them humiliation.
When Jiraiya and the others arrived, Danzo and Orochimaru had already sensed it. However, upon feeling Karot's overwhelming aura, Danzo's heart sank completely.
Orochimaru seemed to sense Danzo's negativity and spoke to him.
"Don't worry, no one will come back to interfere in our battle. If you defeat me, no one will stop you."
"Kindness."
Danzo began to feel a glimmer of hope; he knew Orochimaru wouldn't lie to him at this crucial moment, because Orochimaru was the kind of person who would never stoop to lying.
"Karot, is what Orochimaru said true?"
Jiraiya asked. Since they couldn't get through, they could only watch Orochimaru and Danzo's battle with Karot.
"It's true. If Orochimaru- senpai loses, I will let Danzo go."
Karot answered Jiraiya's question while keeping his eyes fixed on the battlefield.
No one objected, because Karot had the ability. They had already experienced it once and didn't want to experience it a second time.
Seemingly sensing Jiraiya and the others' concerns, Karot continued.
"Don't underestimate Orochimaru- senpai's power."
As if echoing Karot's words, Orochimaru used his Shadow Snake Hand to bind Danzo's right hand, which was holding a kunai. He then slit Danzo's throat with a single stroke. Danzo dead once again.
"So fast!"
This is how those present described Orochimaru. The sudden acceleration caught everyone off guard. Danzo, who had Danzo Orochimaru for a long time and was used to Orochimaru's speed, was caught off guard by Orochimaru's increased speed.
Just as Jiraiya and the others were rejoicing, Danzo once again brought back to life.
"Danzo, you deserve to die."
At that moment Fugaku Uchiha's voice rang out. He already knew the secret of Danzo's resurrection.
Seeing Fugaku Uchiha's unusual reaction, Jiraiya asked.
"Fugaku, what did you see?"
"Lord Jiraiya, Danzo is using a forbidden technique of my Uchiha Clan, sacrificing one Sharingan, to perform Izanagi, instantly transforming the caster's death into a dream."
"Hiss."
The ninjas present all gasped.
"What terrifying Ninjutsu!"
"Danzo, how many more lives do you have left?"
Orochimaru spoke to Danzo in words.
"You don't need to trouble yourself with that."
Danzo felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It was gone. His last Sharingan was gone. Five times, a full five times! All the Sharingan he had painstakingly accumulated had been used up in one go.
"It seems there's no escape now."
Danzo knew that his strength was no longer comparable to Orochimaru's.
"If I continue to cooperate with Orochimaru, will I also gain such power?"
However, this thought only flashed through Danzo's mind before he Danzo it. Given another chance, Danzo would still make the same choice: cooperate with Sarutobi Hiruzen and betray Orochimaru.
Because Danzo was a ruthless and ambitious man, he couldn't accept being powerless. Once Orochimaru came to power, he would definitely take back the power that Sarutobi Hiruzen had given to Danzo.