A Pile of People!

After learning—or figuring out—who was behind the attack on Shinji, the three squads led by Sasuke, Yakumo, and Neji all picked up speed, racing forward side by side!

Seen from above, they and the Jonin squads protecting them looked like three arrowheads, all aimed toward the location of Shinji's squad.

A tense, angry mood was brewing in everyone's hearts.

Sasuke in particular clearly remembered what Danzo had done to him and Shinji. He just hadn't expected Danzo to still dare to try to kill them, even now!

He even suspected that the mysterious person who had attacked him might also have been connected to Danzo, because the timing of the attack had been far too perfect!

Kakashi's feelings were complicated.

He hadn't been able to stop the Uchiha clan from being wiped out, but he had secretly resolved to protect the two surviving Uchiha children as much as he could.

Yet no sooner had Sasuke been attacked than Shinji was targeted too, and Kakashi felt incredibly guilty.

Yakumo and Neji had simpler thoughts. They were just desperate to reach Shinji and save him.

Tsunade, however, was already thinking about the aftermath.

According to the intelligence analysis, Danzo's Root had already been deployed. Given the strength of Shinji's squad, even with a Jonin squad protecting them, their chances looked grim.

That was assuming Yamato was there. If Danzo had used some trick to lure Yamato away, the entire Shinji squad was practically doomed.

In this situation, Tsunade had no choice but to consider how they would handle the fallout.

"So many people know about this. No matter how perfectly the Root assassins Danzo sent clean up the battlefield, they can't silence everyone!" She paused, then thought, *And Shinji Uchiha is one of Utatane Koharu's people. By doing this, Danzo is clearly