Tsunade led a large force of shinobi to the scene. Shinji naturally noticed, but he paid her no mind and continued his assault on Danzo!
Shinji hadn't said a word, so his squad continued to follow his orders, holding their positions around the battlefield.
Forget ordinary shinobi—even Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, received no response from his squad. If anything, they seemed on guard!
There was no need to mention Nameless.
She had no sense of belonging to Konoha, and their enemy was Danzo, who had transplanted a whole armful of Sharingan and was practically taunting the Uchiha Clan to their faces. That was why she was the most resolute of them all!
Haku and Karin, on the other hand, hadn't wanted to let things get this out of hand.
But they also understood that the moment they became members of Shinji's squad, they were bound to him.
And with the situation so complicated, rather than back down and surrender now, they might as well trust Shinji and push forward!
The worst that could happen was that they'd defect!
For people who had secretly joined the Akatsuki Organization long ago, defection wasn't some unspeakable taboo!
Just then, an ANBU shinobi asked Tsunade, "Lord Hokage, should we move in?"
Tsunade furrowed her brow. "Wait!"
The astonishing performance of Nameless, Haku, and Karin, along with their unyielding resolve, made Tsunade hesitate.
She should have stepped in immediately, but suddenly she felt uncertain. She realized that the situation was even more complicated than she'd first estimated.
One wrong move could even trigger widespread unrest in the village.
On the battlefield.
Shinji ignored Tsunade, while Danzo had no time to pay her any mind. His position was extremely precarious.
He bit his finger and quickly formed Hand Seals. "Summoning Jutsu!"
Poof.
A cloud of white