The Demon Hidden Village's Existence Is a Massive Threat to Us!

Shimura Danzō's words made the expression on the Lockfront Village leader's face abruptly freeze.

He slowly raised his head and gradually met the former's single eye, which regarded him as though he were already dead. A soul-deep realization welled up from within him.

This man, these people!

They had deliberately dangled enormous benefits before his village to lure it into the trap. They had never intended to use them to obtain the information in Arata Uchiha's mind.

From the very beginning, all they had wanted was to use Lockfront Village's secret technique to obtain intelligence on a certain high-ranking member of the Demon Hidden Village!!

They had even known beforehand that the Demon Hidden Village's leader had left his village.

At that thought, immense fury and frustration flooded the old man's heart.

At odds with the Demon Hidden Village,

Abandoned by Kumogakure,

He had thought himself adept at manipulating the balance between the major powers, yet for the first time, he felt an enormous sense of crisis that he could not dispel!

"Looks like you finally understand."

"I hope we meet again someday."

With that, Shimura Danzō withdrew his gaze and continued walking outside. A minor figure like this was utterly insignificant to him.

Whether he lived or died would not affect him in the slightest.

The only regret was that he had missed an opportunity to uncover the Demon Hidden Village's internal secrets.

After the one-eyed elder slowly left the reception room with his cane, the Fourth Raikage, seated at the head of the table, lightly tapped the desk and spoke.

"It is impossible to save Lockfront Village now."

"However, there is still one way for your branch to continue existing in this world."

The deep, powerful voice entered the Lockfront Village leader's ears like an ancient bronze bell,