Before setting out, Danzo had been confident of success.
That old Monkey was getting on in years, yet his little schemes were still so easy to see through.
Didn't he just want the old man to charge in first and put pressure on the Uchiha Clan, then step in to mediate and make the Uchiha grateful to him?
After all these years, he really hadn't improved one bit.
Without the old man, how would you manage to keep your Hokage seat, Monkey...
Danzo was fairly confident about subduing the Five-Tails.
All he needed was a powerful enough Sealing Jutsu. Sealing the Five-Tails inside a Jinchuriki wouldn't be difficult.
After the Land of Whirlpools fell, the last Uzumaki Princess had brought the Land of Whirlpools' Sealing Jutsu to Konoha.
The Sealing Jutsu wielded by the Uzumaki Clan had demonstrated its absolute suppressive power over Tailed Beasts ever since Lady Mito, the wife of the First.
It was a shame that Monkey was too weak-willed to let him bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki along as well.
He'd only agreed to let him take the powerful Sealing Scrolls Lady Mito had left behind for Konoha before her death.
Those scrolls might not be able to suppress the "strongest Tailed Beast" like the Nine-Tails.
But with the Sealing Squad in control, dealing with the mere Five-Tails would be no trouble.
Monkey had clearly miscalculated this time...
Once the old man became the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, so what if he offended the Uchiha?
So what if he became enemies with the Uchiha for generations?
Did they really dare to steal the Five-Tails back?
Danzo was confident.
That confidence dropped by 20% when he encountered the White Fang blocking his path...
He stood there, an ironic smile on his lips, motionless, with a sword in hand.
He hadn't