The next day.
Konoha's Root Base.
Danzo flew into a rage when he read the report.
"Useless! Every last one of them!"
He had first received word from the east coast command center that the reinforcement team had been attacked again.
At first, he had been delighted. This had been part of his plan all along.
But when he saw that his targets, Uchiha Ye Chen and Shisui Uchiha, had arrived at the command center unharmed, he was furious.
If that had been all, he could have let it go!
After all, Yechen's strength was undeniable. He was not so easy to kill.
The crucial point was that, according to the intelligence, most of the Kirigakure Ninja involved in the attack had been Chunin or above, and the Three Ninja Blade Users had been among them.
Yet Yechen had slaughtered that entire force.
Strength like that had already made Danzo wary, even frightened and panicked.
If Yechen found the time to come back and settle the score, would Danzo have any chance of surviving?
The more Danzo thought about it, the angrier he became. At the same time, he bitterly regretted not sending elite operatives to ambush and kill Yechen before he had grown so powerful. Now, he had no idea how to clean up the mess.
"Damn it..." Danzo snarled again, then looked at the Root Ninja kneeling before him.
"Has the Ryoma Squad returned?"
"No, my lord."
The Root Ninja had barely answered when a knock came at the door.
"Come in," Danzo said impatiently.
Someone immediately pushed the door open, entered, and reported,
"Lord Danzo, the Anbu just sent word. Lord Hokage wants you to come to the Hokage Building."
Danzo sneered at the news.
"Calling me over now? Is he going to play the good guy