What was going on?!
This was nothing like the plan!
He had already reached an agreement with Itachi Uchiha: Itachi would slaughter the Uchiha Clan with his own hands, while Danzō led Root shinobi in setting up a sealing formation around the perimeter to prevent any clan members from escaping. Everything had been planned flawlessly—quietly and efficiently, without causing too much of a commotion.
But now, not only had the sealing formation been destroyed with ease, an utterly terrifying force had appeared, radiating a pressure that could destroy heaven and earth. Even he had been shaken by it, left without the courage to resist!
Who was unleashing that chakra?!
Had Itachi Uchiha gone back on his word?
Impossible!
He had Itachi's weakness firmly in his grasp. Itachi would never go back on their agreement so easily!
Was it a survivor of the Uchiha Clan?
Impossible, too!
He knew every strong member of the Uchiha Clan inside and out. None of them could possess such terrifying power!
Anger and confusion gnawed at his heart like venomous snakes, but more than anything, he felt an endless terror.
He knew his plan had failed completely—and spectacularly!
If he couldn't find the owner of that terrifying power, if he couldn't stop them, then forget wiping out the Uchiha Clan. He himself, the entire Root Organization, and even all of Konoha might be completely annihilated by that power!
"No... Impossible!" Shimura Danzō struggled to push himself upright, his voice hoarse and trembling, his eyes full of disbelief and despair. "My plan... How did it turn out like this..."
Instinctively, he wanted to flee—to return to the Root Organization's secret base and find a way to protect himself. But his legs felt bound by some invisible force, and he couldn't move an inch.
That terrifying chakra