Ninja World Upheaval, Iwagakure Mobilizes, Ōnoki Takes the Field

After this incident, Danzo's reputation in Konoha plummeted, suffering a devastating blow.

Anyone with half a brain knew Sarutobi Hiruzen was the mastermind behind it all. The Hokage had ordered Uchiha Mai to take the person away, then ordered Orochimaru to protect Uchiha Mai.

It was perfectly normal that Danzo could not beat Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But what it looked like on the surface was that Uchiha Mai had snatched someone away from Root, Danzo had failed to take him back, and Tenzō had ultimately changed his name to Yamato and joined the Void Division.

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care. You, Danzo, were just trash. You got played by Uchiha Mai, and we're going to laugh at you for it.

Just like mainland OCG players laughing at Japanese card players for not knowing how to play Drytron. How could that possibly be true?

It was enough to treat it as a joke.

For Danzo, although it was not as though he truly had no way to deal with Uchiha Mai, he had nevertheless become the butt of everyone's post-meal chatter and suffered immense humiliation.

Could something like that really be laughed off?

From that day onward, Danzo placed Uchiha Mai on his kill list. I may not be able to beat Sarutobi Hiruzen, but I can still deal with a red-haired brat like you.

Unfortunately, he simply could not find an opportunity.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had Uchiha Mai seize Yamato primarily to further intensify the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Danzo, maintaining the political balance.

While allowing the Uchiha Clan to gain power, he also made sure they would not be left without rivals and become too smug.

Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen had achieved his objective, he had no intention of truly driving Uchiha Mai to his