Danzo's expression finally changed.
Of course he understands that Ren is no longer what it used to be.
His personal strength is strong enough to suppress Raikage and Tailed Beasts on his own.
Uchiha's overall combat power has increased rapidly in Temple Formation and the continuous war.
That kind of deterrence is vaguely reminiscent of the old days when Madara Uchiha was still alive.
A ninja clan can overwhelm a whole country's ninja village.
This kind of thing should only exist in the legends of the old times.
But now, Ren has brought it back to reality.
What makes Danzo even more uncomfortable is that Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude has changed.
In the past, as long as such dirty things were done under the banner of "for Konoha", Hiruzen would eventually stay silent and even block some of the pressure for him.
But this time, Hiruzen did not favor him anymore.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Danzo, his voice was extremely cold.
"I don't care where you hide Yaonai, or how many people Kumogakure Delegation still has left."
"Let Root find it immediately."
"Within three days, return Yaonai intact to Uchiha Residence."
"If one hair is missing, Ren will put the blame on Konoha's head."
Danzo's fingers holding the crutch tightened little by little.
He wanted to refute.
But the Land of Lightning battle report is on the table.
The threat of Ren is also on the table.
For the first time, he discovered that the game he had carefully laid was torn apart by the other party in the most brutal way.
If he doesn't come back, call Konoha.
This kind of simple and crude logic is too heavy to bear in the face of Ren's current strength.
After a long time, Danzo spoke coldly.
"I will ask Gen to search for it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi is not relaxing.
"It's not a search."
"Bring it back."
Danzo said no more, stood up with a cane, turned around and left the office.
Root's order was quickly passed on.
The Root ninjas hiding in the shadow of Konoha all take action.
The severed traces were reconnected, the cleared routes were opened again, and the remaining Kumogakure Delegation strongholds that should have completely disappeared were exposed one by one under Root's reverse tracing.
In the evening.
In addition to Uchiha Residence, several ANBU and Military Police Force ninjas appeared at the same time.
Shisui stood in front of the door, his face frighteningly cold.
It wasn't until a little girl was brought back safely and stood quietly at the door of Uchiha Residence that his fingers, which were tense to the extreme, finally relaxed.
Yaonai had no injuries on his body.
It's just that I fell asleep for a while after Chakra was sealed, and I was still a little confused when I woke up.
When she saw Shisui, her eyes turned red.
"Shisui brother..."
Shisui knelt down and held her in his arms, his voice so low that he was almost hoarse.
"Just come back."
In Uchiha District, clan members who received the news came one after another.
Some people's eyes turned red, some clenched their fists, and some let out a long breath.
Outside Military Police Force, the spies from all sides who were secretly watching this matter also retreated one after another.
The three-day ultimatum did not reach its end.
Yaonai returned to Uchiha Residence safely.
The turmoil has subsided for the time being, and many people in the dark have finally let go of their worries. Konoha, Hokage Building conference room.
There were people sitting on both sides of the long table, except for Jonin, Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame and other family leaders who were directly under Hokage.
Hiruzen Sarutobi is sitting in the main seat, with several letters and the latest compiled records in front of him.
He didn't speak in a hurry, but pushed the top letter out.
"Let's take a look."
Shikaku Nara was the first to take it. After scanning the first few lines, his brows immediately dropped.
Inoichi Yamanaka took a closer look and stopped breathing for half a beat.
The letter quickly spread to other Jonin hands.
The further back the message goes, the less sound there is in the conference room.
The letter states very clearly that Yaonai disappeared in Konoha and must return to Uchiha District intact within three days, otherwise Uchiha Ren will give up the attack on Kumogakure and divert its troops to attack Konoha.
Attack Konoha.
These four words made many people turn pale.
A Sarutobi clan's Jonin slammed the table, unable to suppress his anger.
"This is a threat!"
"Does Uchiha Ren still remember that he is Konoha Ninja? For the sake of a child, he actually wants to point the knife at Konoha!"
Another Jonin also said in a deep voice, "He is now on the Land of Lightning battlefield, holding Uchiha Shrine in his hand, and behind him are the follow-up tribesmen brought by Fugaku. If you can say this casually, how can Konoha restrain Uchiha in the future?"
"Constraints?"
Hyuga Hiashi raised his head, his voice was not loud, but it made many people shut up.
"Yaonai disappeared in Konoha, and Kumogakure Delegation also disappeared. If there was no help, how could they avoid the inspections of Barrier, ANBU and Military Police Force?"
Jonin, who spoke before, turned pale.
Hiashi continued, "Hyuga was also targeted by Kumogakure back then. I know very well what those people would do. I don't find it strange that Uchiha Ren is angry."
"Hiashi Clan Leader, what do you mean?"
Someone immediately retorted, "What we are discussing now is Uchiha Ren threatening Konoha, not what Kumogakure has done in the past. Of course the village will look for Yaonai if it goes missing, but when he opens his mouth, he attacks Konoha. This has crossed the bottom line!"
"That's right."
Someone else took the call, with deep uneasiness in their tone.
"He has now defeated Raikage, suppressed Eight-Tails, and Uchiha Shrine can penetrate the Land of Lightning level. If such power is not controlled, he can threaten Hokage Building for his sister today, and launch a coup for Hokage Position tomorrow."
"I don't think he is just worried about his relatives at all."
"He is using this matter to test Konoha's bottom line!"
"Uchiha is getting stronger too fast now. The four pairs of Mangekyo, Temple Formation, Military Police Force, the follow-up clan members, plus Ren himself... If this continues, Konoha, will it be Hokage or Uchiha who has the final say?"
After saying a few words, many Jonin fell silent.
They may not all agree, but no one can deny the fear in their hearts.
Uchiha The changes during this period are terrible.
No matter how powerful the previous Uchiha was, it was still just a wealthy family within Konoha.
But now, Ren led dozens of Uchiha Shrine disciples into the hinterland of Land of Lightning, and even forced Kumogakure to use Chakra Cannon and two major Tailed Beasts.
Such combat power has made many families instinctively feel pressured.
Shikaku Nara tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly, "The most troublesome thing now is not whether Ren should be blamed, but whether Konoha has the ability to withstand Uchiha going to war with the village."
As soon as these words came out, the conference room became quiet again.
Choza Akimichi said solemnly, "If we really fight, Konoha will be torn apart by our own people."
Inoichi Yamanaka nodded. "And Kumogakure hasn't been completely dealt with yet, and other ninja villages are watching. Konoha is in chaos, Iwagakure and Kirigakure may not be tempted."
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally raised his hand and suppressed everyone's voices.
"That's enough."
His voice was not heavy, but it carried the majesty Hokage had accumulated over the years.
"Yaonai has been sent back to Uchiha District. At least this matter has not gone to the worst."
Someone wanted to speak, but Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced over.
"Ren's words are indeed extreme, but he is not angry without reason."
"Yaonai is his sister, a child of five or six years old. Konoha disappeared under the eyes of all of us. If your child was taken away, how much calmer would you be?"