Danzo did not immediately leave with his subordinates.
Instead, he went to see his two companions again.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Danzo looked at the two with their grim expressions.
He said, "The situation is almost clear now. You two, what choice are you planning to make?"
Mitokado Homura immediately wanted to say something, but Utatane Koharu seemed to have sensed it long ago and directly stopped Utatane Koharu.
She said coldly, "Before this truly ends, we will not make any choice."
Danzo was not angry when he heard that. Instead, he rarely showed a genuine smile.
Because those words made it very clear. As long as he truly resolved everything at this moment, these two might be forced to compromise for the sake of the majority in the village.
Danzo was in high spirits and did not make things difficult for them anymore. He turned and left, intending to claim the throne his loyal subordinates had won for him.
As he left, several of his personal guards immediately followed him.
Danzo had already fallen into fantasy, as though everything was under his control. He had begun imagining the glorious hegemony that would follow this matter.
At that thought, he could not help but laugh aloud. True, Root would suffer severe losses after this, but what had all those years of accumulation been for if not a time like this?
He was already old, and he could feel his life slipping away. If he delayed any longer, he might truly have no chance in the future.
He had already begun thinking that after accomplishing his goal, he would shape Konoha into the image he envisioned, then hand everything over to someone worthy of his trust while he was still at his peak.
As he thought about these things, Danzo