Boom...
A series of explosions rang out, and amid the chaos, a figure swiftly vanished into the dark forest, impossible to track any further.
The Four Violet Flames Formation had been broken. Shimura Danzō panted lightly, a horrifying wound across his arm steadily spilling blood.
He lowered his head. A blood-red eyeball lay in his palm, still connected by strands of flesh and blood. Three Tomoe were frozen within it, making for a terrifying sight.
He had personally gouged it from Shisui Uchiha's right eye just moments ago. Though Susanoo's defense was astonishing, his Wind Style had still found a weakness and torn it open. On top of that, he had powerful members of the Yamanaka Clan under his command, who had exploited that opening to control Shisui Uchiha's mind. Only through a series of coordinated attacks had they succeeded.
Yet even after going to such lengths, their only prize was the eye in Danzō's hand. They had paid for it with the lives of over a dozen Root elites, and Shisui had still escaped in the end.
"Lord Danzō, should we send people after him?" Goshawk knelt on one knee before Danzō and asked in a low voice.
He was among the few present whose injuries were not serious. Even Danzō had been wounded, while he himself only had two Fire Style burns on his body—nothing worth mentioning. The reason was simple: he had not gone all out.
Grasping the Sharingan in his hand, Danzō said, "Let's return. At his speed, we won't be able to catch him. But it doesn't matter. Having lost one eye, and after what happened tonight, he no longer has the strength to keep stopping the Uchiha rebellion. Our main objective has already been achieved. Still, I didn't expect him to be this strong.