Danzo Suffered a Major Loss

The Izanagi just now caused Danzo to lose one of his Sharingan, but the problem is that he still has several more embedded in his right arm.

Yun Yan had already discovered this before he left, knowing that Danzo, that old dog, had quite a few trump cards Danzo.

Since that's the case, we have no choice but to discard his trump card. That's why Yun Yan threw that Thunder Swallow Danzo when he left.

Even Thunder Swallow wasn't the real killer move.

As expected, in order to save Danzo, Lei Yan was blasted apart by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the Lightning Senbon that Thunder Swallow spat out before his death shot towards Danzo's right arm.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was too late to stop it; he could only watch helplessly as the Lightning Senbon struck Danzo's arm with pinpoint accuracy and incredible speed.

The Lightning Senbon were extremely sharp, and before Danzo could react, they pierced into the bone of Danzo right forearm!

Immediately afterward, lightning flashed and exploded! Danzo's right forearm was blasted into a bloody mess by the exploding Lightning Senbon!

His forearm was blown apart, and the pain was unbearable for most people. Danzo off guard and groaned as he clutched his severed right arm. His face was deathly pale and he was covered in cold sweat. Even after suffering such a great loss, his eyes were still full of malice and anger.

Why are you so irritable?

Danzo understood that the No-Face had most likely seen through his trump card and knew how he had been resurrected despite being dead.

If the No-Face didn't notice, why did he blow up his own right forearm before leaving?

You should know that, hidden beneath the wide sleeves and layers of bandages, there were several Sharingan embedded in his right forearm!

Damn it! All those Sharingan are ruined! That's practically equivalent to losing several Izanagi! Losing several lives!

Clutching his extremely painful right arm, and feeling that he had suffered a great loss this time, Danzo's resentment and malice grew even stronger!

Who exactly is that No-Face? Why did he attack Root? Why did he attack me?

But... he also knew his secret, knew that he was collecting Sharingan from the Uchiha Clan, and even knew about Izanagi!

This person is too dangerous. We must find out who he is no matter what, and we must make him disappear completely!

In that instant, amidst the extreme pain in his right arm, Danzo made this decision and became extremely wary of the mysterious No-Face from before.

At this moment Hiruzen Sarutobi looked towards the direction where Yun Yan had just fled deep in the forest. He frowned, realizing that he could no longer sense Yun Yan's presence and knew that the other party had completely escaped.

Sure enough, he was delayed for a moment, and the other party took the opportunity to disappear without a trace, making it impossible to catch up now.

Well, this situation was within Hiruzen Sarutobi's expectations. The intruders could be investigated slowly, but Danzo couldn't die anytime soon.

Shaking his head helplessly, Hiruzen Sarutobi himself, put down his Adamantine Staff, sent his summoning Enma back, and finally came to Danzo's side to check on his old friend.

"Danzo, are you alright?"

While outwardly showing concern, Hiruzen Sarutobi was observing Danzo's severed arm.

The old man had been keeping his right arm wrapped in bandages the whole time; now, his right arm is truly useless.

It has to be said that Danzo is truly incompetent! He intercepted the Thunder Swallow, but he failed to dodge the Lightning Senbon that the Thunder Swallow spat out at the end, and was ultimately crippled by No-Face's last little trick.

"More trouble than he's worth," Hiruzen Sarutobi silently thought to himself, making this assessment of Danzo.

Fortunately, Danzo was unaware of Hiruzen Sarutobi's true feelings towards him; had he known, he probably would have already turned hostile!

Why have I fallen to this state? It's all for Konoha!

I imagine Danzo would say something like that.

Danzo wasn't in any of those messy thoughts right now; Danzo was clutching his severed arm while feeling somewhat relieved.

What's there to be thankful for?

Of course, I'm glad that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't notice what was on my right forearm.

Just moments ago, when the Lightning Senbon blew Danzo's right forearm apart, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't see the Danzo that had been shattered on Danzo's right forearm because of the wide sleeves and layers of Sharingan covering it, and because the light from the lightning explosion was very bright, obscuring some details.

Hiruzen Sarutobi were to see this, Danzo big trouble.

He still needed to come up with reasons and excuses like conducting human experiments on himself. The main point was that Hiruzen Sarutobi would most likely investigate Izanagi, and that would reveal his trump card, putting him in danger!

Fortunately... fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't notice.

With this sense of relief, Danzo a slight sigh of relief.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't thinking too much at the moment. Looking at the disheveled Danzo, he couldn't help but sigh and offered him some words of advice:

"Danzo, I deeply sympathize with what happened to you and the Root this evening."

But what's done is done, and the outcome cannot be changed; we can only try our best to look forward.

You should hurry back to the Root to treat your injury and fix your arm problem. There's no need for you to stay home and reflect on your actions just yet.

Also, this attack Root the No-Face who attacked you must be investigated thoroughly; this person is far too dangerous."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wholeheartedly agreed with Danzo Sarutobi's last statement. He raised his head, his face grim.

"Hiruzen, you're right, this No-Face is far too dangerous. I have absolutely no idea who he is, not even..."

At this point, Danzo couldn't help but look at the collapsed Root base:

"We still don't understand his purpose. Why did he target my Root?"

In any case, this dangerous hidden danger must be nipped in the bud. From now on, my Root will do their utmost to investigate this No-Face."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and echoed:

"My Anbu will also help."

Just as the two were discussing this matter, over there, the entrance to the collapsed Root underground base was blown open from the inside with a loud bang. Many Root ninjas managed to rebuild the entrance, and after the entrance was cleared, these Root ninjas rushed out and came to Danzo's side to await orders.

I won't waste any more words about Hiruzen Sarutobi situation:

"Alright, in that case, Danzo, you should hurry back to base to treat your injuries. I should be going too."

With a gloomy face, Danzo nodded, too lazy to see Hiruzen Sarutobi, and simply watched him leave.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Danzo's expression turned even uglier. He clutched his still-bleeding severed right arm and looked around at the Root ninjas surrounding him.

Ultimately, he defined his group of men as follows:

"A bunch of useless trash! A Root Base ours can't even handle an intruder! We can only watch helplessly as the enemy swaggers around here! What use are you to me!"

What a piece of trash!

The Root ninjas were not at all surprised by such a reprimand, or rather, such an insult.

Rather, this reprimand was rather mild; they had all experienced far worse things, so letting Danzo vent his frustrations was nothing compared to this.

To put it even more bluntly, these Root ninjas might not even be considered human in the eyes of Danzo, the leader of Root.

They're not even human, so what's wrong with scolding or insulting them? It's completely irrelevant.

The Root ninja listened quietly to Danzo's reprimand, their demeanor utterly lifeless.

It seems that Danzo stopped after hurling a few insults because he didn't feel any sense of accomplishment or catharsis from scolding his subordinates.

He clutched his badly injured right arm, gave a cold snort, and walked toward the entrance to the Root underground base, which had been mostly cleared out.

He needed to get back to his hideout as soon as possible to treat his wounds.

As for the right forearm being blown apart... there's no need to worry. With the Hashirama Cells present, a new arm can be grown out of thin air through further cell culture. For Root research techniques, this isn't particularly difficult.

At most, the newly grown forearm is just pale in color and doesn't look like a human arm.

However, none of that mattered much; Danzo didn't care about such details at all.

With a variety of thoughts in mind, Danzo to his stronghold, Root. Besides treating his injuries, he also had to tally the casualties and investigate the No-Face; there was a lot to do.