On the battlefield outside Konoha Village...
Shanks had searched for a long time without finding the white-haired ninja who had mysteriously vanished.
He could only end his search with a string of curses.
He glanced at the other battlefields.
His eldest brother was watching the show, while his second brother was fighting the most ninjas...
His third brother was battling the Third Hokage, his fourth brother was subduing that orange fox, and his sixth brother was trading fierce blows with Mushroom Head...
Even Orochimaru, that sinister-looking fellow, had joined the fight.
He was leading the Sound Village ninjas in surrounding several elderly ninjas.
Chiyo and the Sand Village ninjas had yet to act. They seemed to still be watching and waiting.
Gaara and One-Tail Shukaku, on the other hand, were behind his fourth brother, Shamrock, seemingly hurling threats at that orange fox.
Seeing more and more ninjas arrive, Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki again without hesitation.
At this rate, the village could gather over ten thousand ninjas.
He did not want to kill that many people. Knocking them unconscious was the better option.
With the battle going so badly, the Hyuga, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Nara, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans had all deployed large numbers of ninjas.
The Sarutobi clan in particular had sent out hundreds, perhaps even a thousand.
Konoha Village was facing annihilation. If they still refused to come out, were they supposed to watch Konoha be destroyed?
Well, well, Hiruzen Sarutobi, you bastard. You actually hid that many clansmen.
Danzo Shimura watched the enormous Sarutobi contingent, his eyes filled with scorn and resentment.
He had worked himself to the bone for Konoha and taken the blame for countless things just to build up Root.
His own Shimura clan numbered only a few dozen.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had served as Hokage