Ōnoki's Shock

After making sure Uchiha Yuu had recovered, Gekkō Seiga picked up the pace, hoping to return to camp by midnight.

When they entered the camp, only a handful of ninja stood guard. According to the plan he had discussed with Sarutobi Zuomu, the war had entered its latter half, shifting from feints to an all-out offensive.

"I wonder if Jonin Sarutobi has reached the front lines."

Uchiha Yuu could not help feeling concerned. His top priority was to report what had happened. He pushed open Sarutobi Zuomu's tent and saw him analyzing the situation. Slightly startled by Uchiha Yuu's swift return, Sarutobi Zuomu looked up and said:

"Shouldn't you be coordinating with the troops to complete the encirclement? Why did you come back early? And those clothes..."

Uchiha Yuu's injuries had healed under the Mystical Palm Technique, but his clothes had been shredded into strips by the explosion, barely hanging from his body and covering the necessary areas.

"While setting up the isolation zone, we encountered ninja from Iwagakure."

Encountering enemy ninja had been within their expectations. Only three Jonin had been assigned to the mission, so there should not have been any accidents.

"Yamanaka Riyan most likely betrayed the village. He led the enemy to us."

He did not point the finger at Danzo. Since it involved the Hokage's upper ranks, even Sarutobi Zuomu, as the camp commander, had no authority to execute Danzo. But if it involved an individual ninja, even an Elite Jonin—

As long as he had committed an act harmful to the village, Sarutobi Zuomu had the authority to execute him on the spot.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Sarutobi Zuomu abruptly rose to his feet. A chilling killing intent surged from him as he gritted his teeth and said:

"No wonder there was an