"Anyone who provides reliable information that helps us locate him will receive a reward of one hundred million ryo."
"Anyone who brings his corpse before the Uchiha will receive a reward of five hundred million ryo."
"This bounty takes effect immediately and is open to every ninja in Konoha, and even... anyone in the Land of Fire with information."
"Payment is guaranteed by our Uchiha Clan treasury and some of the businesses owned by my family. There will be no delays."
As his words fell, the vast conference room sank into an unprecedented, deathly silence.
F-five hundred million ryo?!!!
Every jonin, including the worldly clan heads, the Third Hokage, and his two Advisors, stared dumbfounded, their minds utterly blank.
What did five hundred million ryo even mean?
It was dozens of times the reward for a major S-rank mission in Konoha!
Enough to catapult a small clan into the ranks of the wealthy overnight! Enough to drive any ninja, or any outlaw, mad with desire!
The Uchiha... were throwing around that kind of money!
They had offered an astronomical bounty for a Danzo who had already fallen from power!
Just how much did you hate Danzo?!!!
This was no longer merely applying pressure. They were turning all of Konoha, and even the Land of Fire's underworld, into an inescapable dragnet for Danzo!
At the same time, they were declaring to everyone:
The Uchiha would never stop hunting Danzo or holding him accountable, no matter the cost!
This time, the copy of Icha Icha Paradise in Kakashi's hand actually slipped onto his lap.
He did not even pick it up. He simply stared blankly at the boy who had raised one finger and announced that astronomical bounty.
Hyuga Hiashi's pupils contracted slightly, and he drew a deep breath.
The other Shinobi