Even now, Shimura Danzō wanted to keep both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Yi here. If he dealt with them, he could return to Konoha and, with Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju on his side, become the Fourth Hokage.
Danzō would much rather become Hokage—the position he had always dreamed of—than spend his life hiding across the Shinobi World as a Missing-nin.
But Uchiha Yi had already set his sights on Danzō. There was no chance for him to escape now.
In the end, Danzō simply wasn't capable enough.
He was a rat who belonged in the shadows. Stirring up trouble behind the scenes in Konoha? Danzō was good at that—formidable, even.
But put him out in the open? Sorry, Danzō just wasn't up to it.
Uchiha Yi and Tobirama Senju plunged into a battle of the Flying Thunder God Technique. Danzō had given Tobirama no order to retreat, only to take down Yi, so Tobirama kept using the technique to launch attacks against him.
Yi defended himself with masterful Swordsmanship and struck back with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Yi made no move to finish Tobirama right away. Even Madara Uchiha could take down Tobirama despite his command of the Flying Thunder God Technique. If Yi wanted to, he could do the same—provided Tobirama didn't try to flee.
Yi had already memorized the spatial fluctuations Tobirama produced. He could take him down whenever he wished.
The longer Tobirama fought Yi, the more alarmed he became.
Yi was reading him ahead of time. Tobirama could clearly feel that Yi had controlled the pace of the fight from the start. He was the one being led around.
And throughout the fight, Yi kept learning from him.
That Uchiha brat, Tobirama cursed inwardly. Yet he was deeply pleased with Yi. The boy truly