Obito leaned close to Hanzō's ear and whispered.
"Lord Danzo says he'll take the blame for this!"
(Danzo: Bring me the blame! I've shouldered enough to move mountains and overturn seas...)
Hanzō could no longer hear what Obito was saying.
The life had already left him, and he slumped helplessly into Obito's arms.
A man regarded as the pinnacle of the Shinobi World.
The "demigod" who had once overpowered the Sannin.
Hanzo of the Salamander.
...Had fallen.
Obito let go of Hanzō.
Then he raised his blade and charged the Rain Ninja opposite him.
"Charge! For Lord Danzo's grand cause, kill these Rain Ninja!"
Behind him,
several Root ninja suddenly went blank-eyed.
The next moment, they drew their blades without hesitation and charged alongside Obito.
"Stop! Stop! Who ordered you to attack?!"
Danzo's trusted aide shouted himself hoarse, but it was no use.
Especially once people on both sides began to fall.
There was no stopping the battle now.
Nearly every Konoha Anbu ninja Danzo had sent this time
came from Root.
Obito felt no guilt whatsoever about throwing them into the fight.
The Root ninja and the ninja of Amegakure were both elite fighters.
They fought so fiercely that neither side could gain the upper hand.
Even Obito, who had started it all, clicked his tongue in amazement.
"This is fucking ridiculous!"
"Root is supposed to have only seventeen members, but there are...hell, at least a hundred of them here!"
Obito changed his appearance and quietly slipped out of the melee.
He grabbed Konan's hand and said, somewhat speechless,
"What are you standing around for? Run!"
"Huh?"
He pulled Konan with him as he leaped down.
By now,
hardly anyone cared about Yahiko and the others.
Only a handful pursued Obito and Konan.
Obito opened his mouth and spat