Amegakure.
Ryoma Aburame relayed the information Kakashi and Rin had revealed to Danzo.
Danzo was instantly stunned. "What?! The Rinnegan?"
He'd had more than enough shocks today—first Madara Uchiha, and now the Rinnegan.
If this happened a few more times, Danzo might just have a heart attack.
Danzo fixed Kakashi and Rin with a piercing stare, releasing a dark, oppressive aura.
"Is what you're saying true?"
Kakashi finally understood what a stupid mistake he'd made. He wanted to slap his own mouth raw. Why had he gone and told them everything?
Unlike Rin, Kakashi was a Jonin. He hadn't been one for long, but a Jonin was a Jonin—a backbone of the village, with the right to participate in important village meetings.
He knew that the Anbu had a mysterious branch called Root, personally commanded by the Hokage Assistant, Shimura Danzō.
Root had originally worked alongside the Anbu as its Training Department. But after the Third Shinobi World War began, Root's power had grown, and it had become increasingly independent.
Root had gradually come to obey only Danzo, carrying out missions by any means necessary.
They might claim not to kill the old or the young, but they'd call an old person young and a child old.
They'd cut an earthworm lengthwise and shake an egg until it became yolk.
Danzo was the Hokage's assistant, but he was both an ally and an opponent of the Third Hokage—a deeply contradictory man.
Now that he knew about Nagato's Rinnegan, he might resort to drastic measures and interfere with Teacher Minato's mission.
Danzo's aura was like that of a dark demon, making it hard for Rin to breathe. Fear welled up inside her, and she couldn't help speaking.
"Elder Danzo, we—"
Kakashi grabbed Rin by the arm, stopping her.
Danzo stared at