Things were getting heated. If this continued, something serious was bound to happen.
"You..."
Danzo was so thoroughly blocked by Jiraiya that he nearly choked.
Jiraiya was clearly determined to go head-to-head with him today.
The problem was, Danzo knew Jiraiya was right. The Third Hokage would most likely do exactly that in the end.
"Just you wait! This isn't over!"
"You really think that brat Uchiha Yan can pull it off?"
"Heh. Aren't you underestimating Ōnoki and the Hidden Stone a little too much?"
"I'll be watching to see how you embarrass yourselves! Hmph!"
With that, Danzo turned and left.
But after only two steps, he turned back. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "This is my tent! Get out!"
"Tsk, tsk. You have no sense of humor. How petty."
Jiraiya shook his head with a grin, stood up, and sauntered out.
At dawn the next day.
Uchiha Yan took the lead, advancing toward the Hidden Stone camp with a group of Uchiha clan members.
The rest of the Konoha shinobi followed behind Jiraiya in orderly formation.
The Hidden Stone's first line of defense was already within sight.
"People from Konoha? Don't tell me they really plan to attack us?"
"Look carefully. The one leading them is from the Uchiha clan. Reinforcements have arrived. No wonder they're acting so arrogant."
"Hurry and report this to Lord Tsuchikage!"
After spotting Uchiha Yan and the others, the Hidden Stone sentries immediately reacted. One of them turned and ran toward the camp, while the rest swiftly entered combat readiness.
The massive ninja weapons along the defensive line began to draw back, and Chakra shells were pressed into their firing slots.
At that moment, Uchiha Yan pushed off the ground and shot into the air, closing the