Admitting Defeat

Mitokado Homura stared nervously at Danzo opposite him. The only sounds in the quiet Konoha camp were the rustling of leaves in the wind.

"Homura, have you forgotten what I said back then?"

Danzo looked directly at Mitokado Homura and stepped in front of him.

"I swore an oath back then that if this war is lost, then I, Shimura Danzo, will die on this battlefield."

"And now, I have already laid the groundwork for this war. The Cloud Ninja's main force has completely collapsed. What right do you have to come here and point fingers at me?"

His imposing manner was filled with killing intent.

Danzo's face and words made Mitokado Homura feel estranged. He had never seen Danzo like this before.

Danzo and Mitokado Homura, these two old fogeys from the old era, stared at each other, with a large space around them. No one dared to approach.

Mito Hiroichi swallowed, looked at the others behind him, and then at the clan leader next to him, who seemed to be trembling slightly. In the end, he didn't dare to step forward.

Other families might not know Danzo's reputation, but the disciples of these three clans had been warned by their elders since childhood.

Don't provoke Danzo, no matter who you offend in Konoha.

He is a madman!

"Danzo, this is Sarutobi's order! Do you want to defect from the village!" Mitokado Homura insisted. Honestly, with his current serious injuries, he didn't have the ability to replace Danzo's position.

He still cherished his life and just wanted to return to Konoha to recuperate as soon as possible.

But face was more important than life. If Danzo was so aggressive now, what would others think of him if he gave in and returned to the village?

Who would listen to his Hokage Advisor's words?

"Defect from the village?!"

Danzo glared and said loudly, "I, Shimura Danzo, have worked diligently and conscientiously for Konoha all my life, and have cultivated many Konoha heroes."

"Even after I got old, I disregarded my reputation and single-handedly created Root to protect the great tree of Konoha in the dark. Our Root ninjas have no names, no past, and no future, silently guarding everyone in Konoha."

"What about you? What good have you done? Sitting in the office every day, doing nothing but refuting Sarutobi's plans?"

These words stunned everyone around him.

Many of them had indeed never heard of Danzo's name before this war, and they didn't know that Konoha actually had a Root department.

Lord Danzo...

The Root ninjas next to him were so moved that they were almost crying. They had never felt so proud as they did at this moment.

Mitokado Homura's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to refute something.

Of course, he didn't sit in the office every day refuting Sarutobi's plans. Moreover, he had been on the battlefield when he was young and had shed blood and sweat for Konoha.

But how could Danzo give him a chance to explain? His eyes turned cold, and killing intent surged as he said, "Homura, do you think that just because of our many years of friendship, I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Danzo looked at Mitokado Homura, and icy words came out of his mouth.

The words were like a biting cold wind, blowing fiercely into Mitokado Homura's heart in the hot weather of June, freezing his whole body stiff.

He could only watch helplessly as Danzo reached out and placed his hand on his neck.

The aura of death was so close.

Mitokado Homura was no stranger to this feeling, but perhaps because he had lived so long, he yearned for existence even more.

At this moment, he had the thought of immediately yielding and obediently returning to the village.

And he did indeed do so.

"I understand."

"I will go back."

His voice was so soft that few people present could hear him clearly.

His own life was important, but so was his reputation. He had come to the front lines with great fanfare, wanting to seize power, but as soon as he entered the camp, he was severely injured, and he "voluntarily" returned to the village in disgrace.

This kind of thing was too embarrassing. Mitokado Homura felt that his trip out of the village this time was a mistake.

He should have let Koharu come.

He muttered unconsciously in his heart.

Staring at Mitokado Homura with a blank expression, Danzo retracted his hand after a long while, turned around, and looked at Fugaku, who had a complicated expression behind him.

"Take your clansmen and leave, tell your clansmen what you know, and tell them my attitude towards you," Danzo said.

Since Mitokado Homura had aroused the suspicion of the Uchiha clansmen, Danzo would not allow this suspicion to expand and affect the subsequent battle situation.

Make the truth clear, make clear his attitude towards them. These people were not fools. After returning to the village, these people would become Uchiha Fugaku's real bargaining chip for controlling the Uchiha.

This matter had to be done sooner or later.

The arrival of Mitokado Homura had allowed him to make this matter clear in advance.

"Yes."

Fugaku looked at Danzo with a complicated expression and led his clansmen, who were full of doubts, to temporarily leave the Konoha camp.

Danzo glanced coldly at Mitokado Homura, whose face was flushed with shame, and snorted coldly before leaving.

The joy brought by activating the Brass Body was directly dispelled by this guy.

At this time, Konoha Village had also received the battle report from the front line.

"That guy Danzo won the battle. Although he lost the Hyuga Clan's forces, it's still pretty good overall."

Sarutobi Hiruzen threw the scroll full of battle reports to the others present and said calmly, with no joy or other emotions in his tone.

At this time, he was suspicious, suspecting that Danzo was hiding his strength.

The battle report clearly stated that Danzo alone easily beheaded the Tsuchikage with overwhelming strength, shaking the morale of the Cloud Ninja and winning the battle.

Sarutobi also knew about Tsuchikage. Although his physical functions had declined due to his age, his strength was definitely not as simple as that of a Jonin.

Even in his prime, Danzo would not have been able to take down Tsuchikage with such an evaluation of "easily."

"Hiashi, shouldn't you give an explanation for your brother's matter?"

Before everyone could be happy, Torifu Koharu said with a gloomy face, "Ignoring orders and going deep into dangerous areas, causing the entire team to almost collapse, shouldn't your Hyuga Clan give us an explanation for this matter?"

It was the Hyuga Clan that caused the trouble, and now it's the Hyuga people who are causing the battle damage. Torifu Koharu doesn't want to give them a good look anymore.

Hiashi Hyuga's face was also very unsightly. Whether it was the death of his younger brother or the losses caused by his younger brother, it had brought him a lot of blows.

"After the three surviving Hyuga clansmen return, I will ask about the situation and give you a satisfactory answer." Hiashi Hyuga thought for a while, and decided to delay the time.

Although Hizashi's character is not considered calm, he is definitely not an impetuous person.

How could he be so impulsive to lead the team deep into dangerous places?

Hiashi Hyuga didn't believe it. He wanted to wait for the three Hyuga clansmen who had returned to the village early due to serious injuries to come back before giving an answer.

He needs to understand the situation first, and he will never let his younger brother, let the Hyuga Clan bear unwarranted charges.