Tobirama Senju looked at Danzo, then subtly signaled the Third Hokage beside him with his eyes.
The Third understood and casually erected a soundproof barrier.
"...I have no face to stand before you, Lord Tobirama." Danzo slowly raised his head and looked at the two men before him. His lone eye shifted toward the Second Hokage alone, its corner drooping. "I never thought that, at the very end, I would trouble you to come and judge me."
"Judge you? You think I came here to punish you? What crime have you committed?"
Tobirama's tone startled Danzo.
"I... my mind was controlled by the enemy..."
"Heh."
Tobirama gave a humorless laugh, then glanced around at the people still restrained by seals inside the tower before settling his gaze on Danzo. "Since you know your mind was controlled, Danzo, why are you in this godforsaken place?
"This isn't a prison cell, is it?"
"I..."
"Instead of waiting to die in your cell, you came here to these spies. What for? Why weren't you on the front lines?"
"I just..."
"Just what?"
"Just..."
Danzo opened his mouth. Finally, as though he had only just thought of his reason, he hurried to explain. "I was just thinking of making this our last line of defense... These people have special identities. If anyone came to rescue them, I... I would take them down with me, even at the cost of my life..."
Like a drowning man clutching a lifeline, Danzo grew more excited as he spoke, instinctively insisting on his justification. "Yes, that's it. I did it for the village..."
"But when I came in, you didn't react like someone guarding against an intruder... In fact, in your condition, even if someone came in and took them away, you couldn't stop them."
"And who gave