Danzo was dead!
No one had expected the situation to change so quickly. In the span of a single breath, Danzo, who had been beside them, had died at the enemy's hands.
The Third Hokage's pupils constricted. Looking at Danzo's gruesome corpse before him, an uncontrollable wave of grief and rage rose within him. Regardless of Danzo's character, they had been friends and companions for many years. His friend's tragic death filled him with sorrow.
Even if he could not believe that Danzo had died, the truth was right before his eyes. The Third Hokage's gaze became incomparably furious as it returned to Uchiha Yuu. There was no room for negotiation now. He directly threw two Shuriken from his hand while forming seals with both hands.
"Shuriken! Shadow Clone Technique!"
The thrown Shuriken immediately became ten. During their earlier exchange, the Third Hokage had already learned that his opponent could absorb ninjutsu, an ability similar to Dark Release. Blindly using ninjutsu would only increase the enemy's strength and accomplish nothing.
Therefore, he chose weapons as his means of attack.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The crisp sounds reached everyone's ears. Uchiha Yuu made no move to dodge. A row of purple shields appeared before him, blocking all of the Third Hokage's attacks. He then effortlessly saw through the many illusions and directly locked onto the two Shuriken.
Those Mangekyō Sharingan were impossible to ignore.
"Danzo acted solely for personal reasons. If he had remained in the village, he would only have caused irreversible consequences. I was helping you get rid of a problem."
Faced with the other man's anger, Uchiha Yuu remained utterly indifferent, as though nothing could stir his interest. That lofty bearing reminded them of a certain powerful man.
When the village had first been established, everyone, including the Third