Danzo: If This Plan Fails, It Is Heaven's Will

Fifty-one Anbu surrounded the Shimura Compound from every angle.

The Konoha Military Police Force arrived at the gates first, standing tall in orderly ranks along both sides to form a straight passage.

Toji, clad in a Hokage's robe, stood at the very front. Kenji Uchiha and Sōsuke Uchiha, two Three-Tomoe Uchiha Jōnin, stood as his left and right guards, shielding Toji between them while openly releasing their oppressive presence.

With his hands behind his back, Toji slowly walked out through the passage.

What did it mean to be Konoha's greatest criminal syndicate?

How had the two Shimura guards ever seen such a terrifying display? Though it was noon beneath a blazing sun, they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, their limbs turning cold. Staring at the rows of Sharingan lighting up before them, they nearly instinctively dropped their kunai to the ground in surrender.

Among the villagers watching from afar, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and a group of Ninja Academy students had somehow squeezed their way to the front. As they watched the grim scene before them, they were momentarily lost in a daze.

Tsunade in particular had sparkling eyes, the light in them turning into indescribable shapes—stars that represented admiration.

"So impressive..." she murmured softly.

Before the gates of the compound.

The two Shimura guards had pale faces. Forcing out stiff smiles uglier than crying, they trembled as they spoke. "T-Third Hokage... may we ask why you have come today?"

Toji's expression was calm, without the slightest hint of hostility, yet his voice carried suffocating pressure. "I want the Shimura Clan to give me an explanation."

Before Toji could say another word, Sōsuke Uchiha stepped forward first.

A dignified Three-Tomoe Uchiha Jōnin could only play the role of a lackey now. He took out the sealing scroll