Threatening with Force! The Third Hokage's Dilemma! Slicing Danzo to Death!

Although the Hokage Office's doors had been shattered, the air inside reeked of even more gunpowder than outside.

"Tobirama Uchiha!"

Danzo trembled with rage, his lone eye reddening as though it were about to awaken the Sharingan.

It was clear that Tobirama's actions had pushed Danzo completely over the edge.

He was the Second Hokage's disciple, Konoha's Root. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi had to give him some leeway. When had he ever been kicked through a door and cursed to his face by a twelve-year-old brat?

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Danzo abruptly pushed himself up with his cane and pointed at Tobirama as he roared:

"This is rebellion! This is treason!"

"Root, heed my command! This brat has no respect for his elders and intends to harm Konoha! Kill him for me! Execute him on the spot!"

However.

The air fell into an awkward silence.

Not a single one of the Root elites who usually appeared at his call showed up.

"Stop shouting."

Tobirama picked at his ear, his face full of disdain.

"Those shady lapdogs of yours are all lying in that scroll."

"Danzo, have you gone senile?"

"Since those pieces of trash couldn't kill me, do you really think an old dog with one foot in the grave can?"

"You're courting death!!"

With his sore spot struck, Danzo completely snapped.

He immediately began forming hand seals.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

"Want to fight?"

A cruel curve formed on Tobirama's lips.

He did not take a single step back.

His crimson Mangekyō Sharingan locked onto Danzo's lone eye.

"Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish."

"I'll show you what... true Hell is."

"Tsukuyomi!"

Boom!

The entire world changed.

The office vanished, and so did the sunlight.

In their place stood a blood-red sky and a black sun.

Before Danzo could react, he found himself tied to a massive cross.

Unable to move.

He could not even mobilize his chakra.

"Th-This... where is this? Genjutsu?!"

Danzo screamed in terror.

"Welcome to my world."

Tobirama's voice came from every direction.

Countless Tobiramas holding long blades emerged from the crimson mist, densely packed in their thousands.

"In this world, space, time, matter—everything is under my control."

"Danzo, when you sent people to assassinate me, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"Don't you enjoy brainwashing people with brutal torture?"

"Today, you can have a taste of it too."

The first Tobirama stepped forward and expressionlessly drove his blade into Danzo's thigh.

"Squelch!"

"Aaaaahhh!!!"

Danzo let out a miserable scream.

Ouch!

The pain was unbelievably real, amplified severalfold and piercing straight into his soul!

"This is only the beginning."

"For the next seventy-two hours, I'll use this blade to slice your flesh off piece by piece."

"Enjoy it slowly."

Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!

Countless Tobiramas swung their blades at once.

Within that blood-red space, only Danzo's heart-wrenching wails remained.

Back in reality.

Only one second had passed.

"Aaaaahhhhhh!!"

Danzo, who had just been aggressively preparing hand seals, suddenly rolled his eyes back and convulsed violently as though electrocuted.

Then he crashed heavily to the floor, clutching his head as he rolled around wildly, foam spilling from his mouth.

His screams were so shrill that they hardly sounded human.

Konan's face went pale in fright, and she tightly clutched the hem of Tobirama's clothes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also shocked.

"Danzo!"

He looked at his old friend, who had instantly collapsed on the floor, then at Tobirama's indifferent face. A tempest erupted in his heart.

What kind of genjutsu was this?!

With just one glance, it had broken a Kage Level powerhouse?!

"Tobirama! What did you do?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paled and immediately rushed to Danzo's side, pressing both hands against his head.

"Release!"

He mobilized every ounce of chakra in his body, trying to break the genjutsu.

However.

Nothing happened.

That cold ocular power was like an impregnable fortress. No matter how he assaulted it, he could not shake it in the slightest.

"How is this possible... Even I can't dispel it!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned deathly pale.

He was known as the Professor of Ninjutsu! He had mastered every secret technique of Konoha!

Yet he could not dispel the genjutsu of a twelve-year-old boy?

That meant... if that glance had been directed at him just now...

He would have gone down too!

"Don't waste your effort, Lord Hokage."

Tobirama pulled over a chair and sat down boldly, watching the scene with cold eyes.

"This is the ocular technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"No one but me can undo it."

"You!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked up and glared at Tobirama, unable to conceal the killing intent in his eyes any longer.

"Tobirama! You've gone too far!"

"Danzo is Konoha's adviser! He's your elder! How dare you use such a genjutsu on him!"

"Do you know what this means? Are you trying to betray the village?!"

Faced with the Hokage's roar and accusations.

Tobirama merely gave a contemptuous smile, lightly tapping the armrest with his fingers.

"Gone too far?"

"When he sent people to ambush and kill me, why didn't you say that was going too far?"

"When he wanted to turn me into a puppet, why didn't you say that was going too far?"

"And now you still want to morally blackmail me..."

Tobirama leaned forward, his crimson eyes staring fixedly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Old man, don't use that Will of Fire nonsense to pressure me."

"I'm warning you."

"This is just an appetizer."

"If you dare make another move, or try to attack me..."

"I won't mind sending you in there to keep him company."

A threat!

It was a naked threat!

Right in front of the Hokage, he was threatening to use genjutsu on him!

Hiruzen Sarutobi trembled with rage, but he did not dare move.

He truly did not dare move.

Danzo was still screaming on the floor like a dead dog. Seeing him in such a state of agony for the first time made the Third Hokage feel a helpless fear called powerlessness.

He could only grit his teeth and glare at Tobirama, wishing he could slice him into a thousand pieces, yet forced to wait obediently.

Three minutes later.

But within the world of Tsukuyomi, three long days and nights had passed.

"Pant... pant..."

Danzo finally stopped convulsing. He looked as though he had just been dragged from the water, his entire body drenched in cold sweat.

His eyes were unfocused and filled with terror, while his mouth muttered unconsciously:

"Uchi... Uchiha evil brat..."

His mind had broken.

This round had ground Danzo's pride and dignity into the mud.

"Awake?"

Tobirama kicked Danzo's foot.

"If you're not dead, get up."

"We need to settle the score."

Hearing that voice, Danzo's body instinctively shuddered. But then the bone-deep hatred restored a sliver of his sanity.

"Hiruzen... kill him..."

Danzo lay sprawled on the floor, his voice hoarse like a vengeful ghost's.

"No matter the cost... you must kill him!!"

"He's a scourge! A grave threat!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath, stood up, and blocked Tobirama's path.

"Tobirama, haven't you caused enough trouble?"

"Danzo has already been punished. This ends here."

"This ends here?"

Tobirama sneered and drew the long blade at his waist.

A flash of cold light pointed directly at Danzo's throat.

"He was trying to kill me just now."

"A life for a life, a debt repaid."

"Today, he must die."

"No!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared. Chakra burst from his body as he shielded Danzo with all his might.

"Tobirama! You can't kill him!"

"Danzo controls all of Konoha's intelligence networks! If you kill him, Konoha's intelligence system will be paralyzed!"

"And..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and began to work on Tobirama's resolve:

"You want to become Hokage, don't you?"

"You've just returned after rendering great service. If you openly kill one of the village's higher-ups in the Hokage Office..."

"Your reputation will be ruined!"

"How will the villagers see you then? How will the heads of the major clans see you? How will you win anyone over?"

"It isn't worth ruining your future over one Danzo!"

This old fox still had some brains when it mattered.

After hearing him out, Tobirama's blade paused slightly.

He pretended to be deep in thought, his brows slightly furrowed.

In truth, he had been ecstatic inside all along.

Kill Danzo?

Killing him now would indeed be troublesome. Not only would it throw Konoha into chaos, but it would also make him a target for everyone.

Treating this old dog like an ATM, slowly squeezing every last bit of value out of him and tormenting him bit by bit—that was what maximizing profits meant.

"What you said... does make some sense."

Tobirama withdrew his blade, seemingly persuaded.

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a sigh of relief and was just about to speak.

"But."

Tobirama abruptly changed his tone and planted a foot on Danzo's chest, making him grunt in pain.

"While the death penalty may be spared, punishment is unavoidable."

"My mind has suffered tremendous trauma, and my disciple was frightened too."

"Someone has to pay for this, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened.

He knew this brat was about to demand an outrageous price again.

"What do you want?"

Tobirama held up three fingers, smiling like a crooked merchant.

"First."

"Root is to be disbanded."

"All Root members, rosters, and bases will be transferred to the Anbu, under my control."

"From today onward, Konoha has no need for an organization that lurks in the gutters. My Uchiha Clan's Konoha Military Police Force is enough."

The moment those words came out, Danzo, lying on the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood in fury.

"Dream on!"

That was his lifeline!

"You have an objection?" Tobirama's gaze turned cold as the power of Tsukuyomi surged once more.

Danzo instantly shut his mouth, trembling in terror.

"Second."

"I want half of all Shimura Clan commercial properties in Konoha."

"Also, compensation for my emotional distress... half of the Shimura Clan's current liquid assets."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twitched.

Half of the Shimura Clan's current liquid assets? Why not just rob them?

And the Shimura Clan's shops were the foundation of Danzo's family!

"Third."

Tobirama pointed outside the window.

"Tomorrow morning, this old bastard will stand at the entrance of the Hokage Building, before the entire village."

"And apologize to the Uchiha Clan."

"He will also write a three-thousand-word self-criticism and read it aloud."

"I've already thought of the content: I, Danzo, am a shameless old scheming bastard."

"If you refuse..."

Tobirama tightened his grip on the hilt, and his killing intent erupted again.

"Then we fight right now."

"Let's see whether you two old bastards die first, or I kill you first!"