To Uchiha Yato, these five minutes were brief, but to Shimura Danzō, they seemed like news of a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
Outside the arena, everyone watched Shimura Danzō stand there dumbstruck, motionless for a long time, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
At least there were still normal people in Konoha. It was not as though there were none left.
"How is this possible?!"
"My huge Konoha just vanished like that?!"
With an incredulous expression and a loud roar, Shimura Danzō demanded answers from everyone present.
At that moment, Uchiha Yato kindly drove the knife in deeper.
"Even Might Guy opened the Eight Gates to kill Hashirama Senju. No one has even collected his body yet."
"If Lord Hokage truly does not wish to handle it, the Uchiha Clan can take care of it for you."
Uchiha Yato genuinely did not want to waste any more words on Shimura Danzō. Once he had made things clear, he intended to leave.
Just now, Uchiha Yato had received word from Orochimaru that everything was ready. This farce should come to an end.
At the same time, Uchiha Yato remembered Might Guy's corpse. It was not for research or anything else; he simply felt that the bones of a hero should not be left to rot in a petty man's burial ground.
"Wait!" Shimura Danzō suddenly shouted, his voice revealing a trace of urgency and displeasure.
The people who had been about to turn and leave halted at his abrupt shout, then turned to look at him.
Shimura Danzō's face was dark, his gaze blazing as he stared directly at Uchiha Yato. "I have not agreed to let the Uchiha Clan withdraw from Konoha!"
His words rang out like a hammer strike, echoing through the air as though they