"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The commotion at Root instantly alerted everyone.
After all, that deafening series of blasts could be heard miles away.
Lights flickered on throughout the night.
The ninja guarding Konoha.
Their expressions all changed as they looked toward Root.
"Something's wrong! Hurry over and see what happened!"
"Emergency assembly! Sound the alarm! Combat squads, assemble!"
"Communications squad, contact the nearby teams! Recall everyone you can!"
Meanwhile, chaos reigned inside Root.
"What's going on? Is it an enemy attack?!"
"Damn it! That's Lord Danzo's room!"
"Protect Lord Danzo!"
A group of Root ninja rushed to Danzo's door.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Water Release: Water Surge Wave!"
"..."
One Root ninja after another threw everything they had at it.
All kinds of ninjutsu erupted at once.
But against tens of thousands of Explosive Tags.
Their efforts were no more than a drop in the bucket, utterly useless.
Seeing the room still engulfed in flames, they were frantic and at a loss.
"What are we supposed to do?! No, I'm going in to save Lord Danzo!"
A Root member charged into the room and was promptly blown to bits.
Another Root ninja muttered with vacant eyes.
"The sky is falling on our Root... no, on our Konoha! Heaven wants Konoha destroyed!"
At the center of the explosions.
A certain mysterious Masked Man murmured.
"Hmm, he should be about done roasting..."
Obito widened his eye.
He transported the charred Danzo before him into the Kamui Dimension.
The next instant.
Danzo, who appeared to have lost all signs of life, suddenly sprang into action.
One hand reached for Obito's eyes with practiced ease.
But to Danzo's surprise.
His opponent easily caught his grasping hand, as though he had expected it all along.
"Heh..." Obito chuckled mockingly.
"It seems you've had plenty