While Kazuhiko was torn between the Mangekyo and chakra, Danzo also received news that the assassination mission had failed.
"Tsunade has returned to her peak, and she's even stronger than before. She wiped out an entire Jonin squad by herself. The amount of chakra she displayed was unfathomable."
"Uchiha Kazuhiko can use Uchiha Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker. He's also learned the Strength of a Hundred and mastered some unknown Kekkei Genkai."
"The mission failed. Please punish us, sir."
At the Root base, the surviving Root shinobi were reporting what had happened during the mission.
Danzo's gaze was as dark and cold as ice.
He had expected the assassination to fail. Tsunade no longer suffered from Hemophobia, and Tenzo and the others had little chance of success.
There were no weak shinobi among those who had survived the Shinobi World Wars.
The wars had put their abilities to the test, making it easy to tell who was strong and who was weak.
As one of the legendary Sannin, Tsunade's reputation and strength were undeniable—even Danzo had to admit that. And with the Copy Ninja Kakashi alongside her, Danzo considered the failure of Tenzo's assassination mission understandable.
After all, Tenzo was a Wood Release shinobi Danzo valued, and a crucial asset in his future bid to become Hokage and control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Even if Tenzo's Wood Release was nothing special, it could still suppress the Nine-Tails Chakra to a significant degree. That made it extremely valuable.
"This mission wasn't your fault. To deal with Tsunade, I'd have to take the field myself to have any chance of capturing her."
Danzo acknowledged Tsunade's strength, but he wasn't weak himself.
He deeply regretted not taking Tsunade's return to the village seriously.
If he had gone himself, the odds of success would have been