Danzo felt a chill run down his back, and an inexplicable coldness rose in his heart.
He knew the Uchiha remnants wouldn't surrender without a fight, but he'd never imagined Shinji would be so bold—or so ruthless!
"Damn it!"
Watching his subordinates fall one after another until almost none remained, Danzo felt a twinge of regret.
Of course, he didn't regret going after the Uchiha remnants. He regretted not preparing properly this time and bringing too few subordinates.
There were actually quite a few powerful shinobi in his Root.
Torune Aburame, Ryoma Aburame, Fu Yamanaka, and others were all shinobi whose strength was at or near the elite Jonin level.
But after Root was disbanded, Tsunade reassigned all those former Root elites to ANBU, and they had gone with the main force to the base in the Rain Country.
So although Danzo had gathered a large number of subordinates this time, they were actually all mid- and lower-ranking shinobi from Root. Even in Danzo's eyes, they were expendable pawns who could be replaced at any time.
"This..."
Sakura covered her mouth with both hands.
Ino and Tenten stared in stunned silence.
Clearly, seeing Shinji and Danzo start fighting, the other members of their class were all utterly shocked.
They knew a little about Danzo's identity. He'd once been an Elder who held power in the village, so in their eyes, he was a powerful figure their own parents couldn't afford to offend.
Yet Shinji had attacked and killed this powerful man without a second thought.
Nameless and Karin had also carried out Shinji's orders without hesitation, as if their opponent weren't one of the village's leaders at all.
It was an immense blow to their long-held beliefs.
Shikamaru could only shake his head at his classmates, signaling that they shouldn't