Katsuya Uchiha was dead, but the Chakra Samurai were still active. Having apparently lost their commander, they all continued to follow their previous orders. The thought was heartbreaking. Living like this seemed little different from being White Zetsu. Kazemori Masaki said, "Let them rest in peace."
Shimura Danzō and the others stayed behind to continue eliminating the Chakra Samurai, while Kazemori Masaki returned to the capital. Kagami Uchiha, whose physical condition was extremely poor, went back with him to recover from his injuries.
"I'll leave the rest to you and Hiruzen," Kazemori Masaki told Shimura Danzō before departing. When Danzō assured him that they would eliminate every last Chakra Samurai, he nodded slightly.
After returning to the capital, Kazemori Masaki told the anxious people waiting there that Katsuya Uchiha was dead. The officials were thrilled, and the news allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief. If they had not been concerned about appearances, they would probably have jumped for joy.
The Daimyo Mansion received the news at the same time. The Daimyo immediately sank into his chair, his feelings complicated. He hated the traitor Katsuya Uchiha so much that he wished he could tear him to pieces, so he felt no sympathy for his death. Yet he had hoped that Katsuya Uchiha might inflict serious losses on Konoha Ninja Village or trigger an invasion by other countries. That would have made it harder for Konoha Ninja Village to push him too far, allowing his family to retain more power.
The Daimyo knew that he would have to abdicate. Otherwise, he could offer no satisfactory answer to the others. But he could never accept the conditions proposed by Konoha Ninja Village, because they would strip all his descendants of their power. The consequences were too grave for him to agree!