In front of the Martial Arts Tournament spectator stands.
Hiruzen Sarutobi kept puffing on his pipe, his face full of anxiety. "Where's Danzo? What is that guy Danzo doing?"
The Martial Arts Tournament had been underway for some time, yet Danzo, one of the participants, was nowhere to be seen.
The Tailed Beast Jinchuriki team had already been knocked to the ground.
Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly anxious.
"I'm here!"
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was fretting, Danzo, dressed in black ninja combat gear, came rushing over.
At this moment, Danzo was no longer wrapped in bandages.
His entire body brimmed with powerful vitality, and his muscles were outrageously bulging.
His fully exposed right arm was ghastly pale, and twelve Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated across it.
Danzo's body was now far more burly than even the Raikage's.
"Did the human modification succeed?" Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo, surprise appearing on his face.
Over the past month, most participants had been training hard to improve their combat power.
Danzo alone had been obsessed with human modification.
Thanks to the conveniences brought by the Five Kage Alliance, Danzo's human modification techniques had reached a new level.
He had successfully used Hashirama Cells to transform himself into his current state.
"Hmph, don't underestimate the power of ninja!" Danzo snorted and gave a sinister smile.
"Yamanaka Fu, notify the Fourth Hokage. Bring Danzo in."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded at Yamanaka Fu beside him, and Yamanaka Fu immediately relayed the situation to Minato Namikaze through mental communication.
On the fighting arena, Minato Namikaze formed the Seal of Reconciliation. Danzo instantly vanished from before Hiruzen Sarutobi and appeared beside Minato Namikaze.
"Danzo, get ready." Minato Namikaze glanced at Danzo and rapidly issued his order.
He did not have much time left to waste.
He only had forty seconds remaining.