Hiruzen Sarutobi forced himself to calm down.
The Uchiha had already won. Danzo was disgraced and stripped of his power. A long prison sentence and a trial that would ruin his reputation awaited him.
For the Uchiha, this was already an unprecedented victory.
What reason did they have to risk another complete break with the village just to abduct a tiger that had already lost its claws and fangs?
Simply to vent their anger?
Uchiha Fugaku might act on impulse at times, but that brat Genya was calculating and ruthless. He hardly seemed foolish enough to take such a pointless risk.
But if it wasn't the Uchiha, who else could it be?
Danzo had run Root for years, making enemies throughout the Shinobi World. The people who wanted him dead could form a line from Hokage Rock to the gates of the Land of Fire.
But to abduct someone from the heart of Konoha, under Anbu guard, so cleanly and without leaving a trace...
That level of strength and knowledge of Konoha's defenses was beyond any ordinary faction.
"Danzo is gone..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured to himself, his fingers unconsciously tapping the desk.
This had actually become a major problem!
He had publicly announced that he would investigate and try Danzo, giving the Uchiha and everyone else an explanation.
Now that the man was gone, how could he deliver on that promise?
What would the Uchiha think? Would they believe that he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had secretly let Danzo escape-or even killed him to silence him?
The thought of how that brat Genya Uchiha might react, and the threat posed by the three Susanoo behind him, gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a headache.
That kid was perfectly capable of turning "Danzo's disappearance" into another public opinion offensive, accusing the Konoha High Command of sheltering