The look in someone's eyes when they wanted to stab a person was impossible to hide.
Nagato's parents had been accidentally killed by Konoha ninja when he was a child.
And Yahiko's death had been planned and orchestrated by Danzo.
Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi bowed his head and handed over the jinchūriki now, Konoha's destruction could no longer be stopped.
Meanwhile, Naruto was using the Telescope Technique to watch and listen to the confrontation atop the Hokage Building, right down to the terms of their exchange.
"Just as I thought. In his eyes, being the Fourth Hokage's orphan, the will of fire, protecting the king-all of it is bullshit. As long as the payoff is big enough, he can throw anything away."
Sasuke's eyes turned cold at those words.
"If you were just an ordinary civilian in Konoha, there might still be room to debate his decision. But he knows perfectly well that your father was the Fourth Hokage, and he's still agonizing over whether to agree to Pain's demands. How did someone like that ever become Hokage?"
"Hmph. He just got lucky."
As they spoke,
a one-sided massacre had already begun at another clan's stronghold.
With the arrival of the Preta Path, Naraka Path, and Human Path, blood flowed through the Shimura Clan's compound, and screams filled the air.
"Hurry! Get the clan head back here!"
"We've already sent word, but the village is facing a catastrophe! The clan head can't spare us any attention!"
"The clan head is risking his life for the village! Pull yourselves together!"
The members of the Shimura Clan simply assumed that Danzo was fighting and bleeding for Konoha.
But a single remark from the Human Path shattered that belief.
"You're not talking about Danzo, are you?"
The Human Path spoke mercilessly. "Since we