Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. He knew Danzo had definitely colluded with Orochimaru, or he would not have reacted so strongly.
Though he had long been certain of it, Sarutobi Hiruzen still could not help but sigh when it was truly confirmed.
Danzo had been both friend and foe to him. Both had been students of the Second, had fought each other for decades, and depended on each other for decades. Yet now they were about to meet in battle, and one of them would most likely fall here.
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not want the one to fall to be himself, and he knew it absolutely would not be himself.
With more than a hundred Jonin plus Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo had no possibility of escape. He was merely making the last struggle of a trapped beast.
Do it. Dead or alive!
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to give the order, he suddenly sensed dozens of extremely sharp sword auras, swift as lightning and nimble as the wind, transcending time and crossing space as they slithered through the crowd like spirit snakes, striking toward Danzo.
They were Uchiha Mai's Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Aura.
Danzo was a great enemy of the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Mai had not killed him before only because Sarutobi Hiruzen had firmly protected Danzo, while he lacked the strength and leverage to flip the table.
Now that Danzo was certain to die, Uchiha Mai naturally wanted to send him to his grave personally.
As Danzo charged at Sarutobi Hiruzen, he was also watching Uchiha Mai. He knew the person who most wanted him dead would never be Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sure enough, Uchiha Mai made his move.
Danzo had personally witnessed Uchiha Mai's Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Aura. With a wave of his hand, he could fire