Feeling the gazes trained on him from all around, Shinji wasn't nervous. His strength gave him the confidence to face the situation calmly.
Right now, Shinji had only two choices.
Either keep fighting or stand down.
If he kept fighting, it would amount to openly betraying the village, and the result would be a brutal battle that darkened the skies. In the end, either he and his subordinates would be killed, or Konoha would be razed to the ground.
That was obviously not what he wanted!
At this critical juncture, he didn't want to weaken the Akatsuki Organization too much and affect its progress in resurrecting the Ten-Tails. At the same time, he didn't want to weaken the Five Great Shinobi Villages too much either, lest the Akatsuki Organization resurrect the Ten-Tails too easily and make it harder for him to seize it from them.
As a Lantern Bearer, on the eve of the Overlord's imminent arrival, he shouldn't devote all his energy to fighting the forces of the Shinobi World.
That would be extremely irrational!
The ideal course was still to stay hidden and let the situation unfold. Once the Akatsuki Organization and the Five Great Shinobi Villages had settled their contest, he could seize the Ten-Tails at the lowest possible cost!
Otherwise, making a conspicuous appearance too early might put both the Akatsuki Organization and the Five Great Shinobi Villages on guard, sending an otherwise clear-cut situation in an unpredictable direction.
Shinji glanced at Danzo, then looked away.
Other than the Mangekyō Sharingan in Danzo's right eye socket, which held Kotoamatsukami, Danzo no longer posed any threat to him.
If he really wanted to kill Danzo, he'd have plenty of opportunities!
There was no need to fall out with Konoha completely over one Danzo.
After all, among his