Holding anyone accountable was even further out of the question.
More importantly, even if they found him, they wouldn't dare arrest him openly without clear evidence, so long as he kept his livestream running.
That's right!
They wouldn't dare!
Clinging to that hope, most of the factions chose not to end their own lives and be done with it.
They chose to wait and see.
[Sengoku: The Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons are probably doomed this time. Sigh. The pirate world is about to enter a new era!]
[Empress: Hahaha... Thank you, SCP Foundation, for avenging me. I, Hancock, will never forget this kindness!]
[Monkey D. Dragon: It's time for the final battle to overthrow the World Government.]
[Jaygarcia Saturn Saint: First of all, the SCP Foundation may not even have the coordinates to the pirate world. And even if they do, so what?]
[Without evidence, arresting people on a whim would go against their principles.]
[Empress: You're killing me! Now you Celestial Dragons care about evidence? Since when have you ever needed evidence?]
[Monster King Orochi: I agree with Jaygarcia Saturn Saint. If the SCP Foundation arrests people without evidence, how will it maintain anyone's trust?]
[Tatsumaki: You don't need evidence to arrest monsters, let alone kill them!]
[Aizen: Haha... That reminds me of a saying. When I kill someone's whole family, I have my reasons. When someone so much as looks at me, it's unforgivable.]
[Miko: @Master, they're a bunch of hypocrites!]
[Aizen: Exactly. A whole bunch of hypocrites.]
[Orochimaru: I want to volunteer for the research. May I?]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: ...]
[Jiraiya: ...]
[Tsunade: ...]
[...]
As everyone argued in the livestream chat, Dr. Calvin spoke up at just the right moment. "I've seen your comments!"
"As the person in charge of this accountability operation, I need to make something clear."
"First, your worlds' coordinates might be hidden from other factions, but to the Foundation, they're no secret at all."
At Dr. Calvin's words, everyone's expression changed. The hope they had been clinging to shattered.
They had spoken so freely in the livestream chat because the coordinates to their worlds were a secret to everyone else. No matter what they said, they hadn't needed to worry about anyone coming after them.
But that had changed.
The SCP Foundation had the coordinates to every world. Who knew whether it would make them public?
They would have to watch what they said from now on.
That was how ordinary viewers felt. The organizations on the accountability list were beside themselves with fear.
The one thing they had relied on most had crumbled.
With their worlds' coordinates exposed, they had nothing left but appeals to morality.
Their lives now hung on a word from the SCP Foundation.
All they could hope was that the SCP Foundation would follow its own rules and leave them alone without evidence.
Meanwhile, they silently went over everything in their minds, wondering whether they had severed every connection to the incident.
Then Dr. Calvin's next words smashed through their final defense.
On the livestream, Dr. Calvin took a sip of coffee, then said slowly to the camera, "We at the SCP Foundation have never been bound by many rules."
"Don't think you can use moral pressure to threaten us."
"Of course..."
"We'll make sure you know why you're going down!"
"When we hold you accountable, we'll reveal the evidence on the livestream!"
Dr. Calvin paused, then continued. "I hereby declare the accountability operation officially underway!"
"Our first targets are Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and Danzo of the Ninja World!"
"The Mobile Task Force will head to the Ninja World."
"They will uproot all three and their factions and bring them back to the base! The Mobile Task Force will broadcast the entire operation live!"
"Let this be a warning to every viewer!"
As Dr. Calvin spoke, his figure slowly faded from the livestream. In his place appeared a fleet of sleek, white White Emperor Battleships...
They were traveling through the Great Worm Bridge, bound straight for the Ninja World!
The Accountability Operation Begins: Sealing the Ninja World's Chakra System and Releasing Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!
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The livestream viewers' feelings grew complicated at the sight of the vast fleet of silver-white, futuristic warships.
They all knew that the SCP Foundation, with its many Containment Objects, possessed unfathomable power!
But they had never seen that power with their own eyes.
Some unrealistic hope had lingered. When they saw the warships heading straight for the Ninja World, though, that last hope...
was snuffed out completely.
The factions and organizations facing accountability were particularly terrified. They regretted their decisions so bitterly they wished they could go back and slap themselves.
What had possessed them to order an expedition into the Demon Slayer World?
They had brought this disaster on themselves.
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: The SCP Foundation is finally showing its strength. I only hope they won't drag the innocent into this. @Danzo, prepare to turn yourself in. Don't drag Konoha into it!]
[Danzo: Of course! I've gathered everyone involved in this incident. Konoha Village won't be implicated!]
[Pain: @Danzo, I never thought much of you before, but if you take responsibility for the consequences, I'll give you that much respect!]
[Ōnoki: What worries me is that Madara Uchiha might resist. He's not one to go quietly!]
[Mei Terumi: Who is this Black Zetsu? I've never heard of him!]
[Pain: @Mei Terumi, he's a member of Akatsuki. I always thought Black and White Zetsu were one person. I never expected them to be two! He's concealed himself so well that I still can't see through him!]
[Empress: @Five Elders! Get ready to face the consequences. Your faction is next!]
[Jaygarcia Saturn Saint: We'll see who comes out on top. Besides, before the SCP Foundation arrives, I'll destroy your kingdom of women.]
[Sengoku: @Jaygarcia Saturn Saint. Think about the consequences. Cooperating with the research might leave you a chance to survive. Keep resisting, and you may find yourself wishing for death.]
[Monkey D. Dragon: @Jaygarcia Saturn Saint. Do you really think the SCP Foundation, with all its Containment Objects, has no way to deal with you?]
[Kaido: Now this should be entertaining!]
[...]
While the viewers posted their comments, the warships on the livestream passed through the Great Worm Bridge and arrived in the Ninja World.
Then everyone in the Ninja World witnessed a sight they would never forget.
Enormous silver-white warships pierced the atmosphere one after another. Trailing flames from their descent, they slowly came down upon the world with crushing force!
The sheer pressure made it hard for anyone to breathe.
They knew the SCP Foundation would only hold factions and individuals who had broken its rules accountable. But faced with such an immense fleet...
they couldn't help feeling terror deep in their souls.
Some civilians and less resolute ninja were so frightened that they dropped to their knees before the warships.
Once the silver-white White Emperor Battleships arrived, a vast, resonant synthetic voice echoed through the minds of everyone in the Ninja World. "Under Foundation regulations, all supernatural powers in the Ninja World will be temporarily sealed!"
"The seal will last one hour."
"It will have no harmful effects."
"Please rest assured."
As the synthetic voice rang across the Ninja World, a white shockwave spread from the leading White Emperor Flagship.
Wherever it passed, it sealed every Ninjutsu technique, chakra ability, ocular technique, and bloodline limit...
At that moment, the entire chakra-based supernatural system that had begun with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was temporarily sealed at a conceptual level!
The livestream viewers felt their scalps prickle at the sight.
They had thought that no matter how powerful the SCP Foundation was, holding people accountable in the Ninja World would inevitably lead to a fight.
There would be casualties.
Clearly, they had been naive.
The SCP Foundation had simply sealed the entire world's supernatural power system. In an instant, everyone in the Ninja World had lost the ability to resist.
That power was beyond belief.
They had never seen anything like it. They had never even imagined it!
Was this the SCP Foundation's true strength?
It was terrifying!
After the Ninja World's chakra-based supernatural powers were conceptually sealed, countless space shuttles poured from the warships like a swarm of bees and raced toward their targets!
The livestream also split into two screens.
One showed the underground location of Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu. The other showed a hill outside Konoha Village, where a bandaged Danzo waited with a group of Root ninja to turn themselves in.
"Danzo, you violated Foundation regulations!"
After a white warship descended over Konoha Village, a synthetic voice announced, "The Mobile Task Force has been ordered to take you all back to the base to assist with research into the Flesh Heavenly Principle Orb."
"Do any of you object?"
Danzo heard the voice and spoke slowly. "No. But please don't harm anyone innocent!"
"We won't."
As the synthetic voice answered, beams of light shot from the warship and enveloped Danzo and the others, drawing them up into its interior.
Of course, Root wasn't the only group in Konoha Village.
Some independent adventurers from the village had also joined the expedition into the Demon Slayer World. Though they had already been reduced to ashes, Jiang Chen had ordered their families and relatives to be held accountable as well.
Konoha Village alone saw nearly three to four hundred people taken into custody.
"What right do you have to arrest me? I never went to the Demon Slayer World! My brother chose to go on his own!"
"Village chief, save me! I really didn't know my father went to explore the Demon Slayer World."
"Help! I don't want to be arrested!"
"Let's fight the SCP Foundation! If we're going down, they're coming with us!"
"..."
As the SCP Foundation began making arrests, pleas, curses, and sobs rose from all across Konoha Village...
But no matter how they struggled,
they could not change their fate. Under the fearful gazes of the villagers, white light pulled them toward the warship hovering overhead.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in his office, watching figures drawn up to the silver-white warship by beams of light and listening to their cries...
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