A few minutes later, Danzo arrived outside the Void Division compound. With a wave of his hand, several subordinates unleashed Fire Style and blasted the gates apart.
Several ninja under Danzo's command strode into the courtyard, murderous intent blazing around them.
On either side of the courtyard stood the Mirror Squad led by Uchiha Tekka and the Flower Squad led by Kakashi.
Both teams had already prepared for a clash, glaring furiously at the Root members who had barged in.
At the center of the courtyard stood a tiger-skin chair, custom-made by Uchiha Mai after the same model used by the Mountain Carver. Genuine tiger hide.
Uchiha Mai sat imposingly in the tiger-skin chair, utterly ignoring the Root members who had stormed in and clearly not taking them seriously.
Danzo, with a long sword at his waist as well, slowly stepped into the courtyard. He glanced at Tekka's and Kakashi's teams on either side and sneered disdainfully.
Then he dragged over a chair, slowly walked over to Uchiha Mai, and sat down. Calmly, he said, "Uchiha brat, I don't know who ordered you to snatch someone from Root, nor do I care.
"You said before that if I wanted to take him away, I had to come to your Void Division in person. Now I'm here. This laughable little game of yours can end.
"Hand over Tenzō, and I'll spare your life."
"Are you trying to scare me?
"You're this old, yet you still say such childish things."
Uchiha Mai curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Never mind whether you actually have the power to kill me in a short time. Let's assume you do.
"But do you have the nerve?
"You came to the Void Division with such fanfare. If anything happens to me, everyone will know you did