Inside Root's secret base.
Through the intelligence gathered by his Root operatives outside, Danzo had a thorough grasp of the situation in the village.
Yet when he learned of the chaos within the village, his expression darkened. It was not just Kakuzu and Hidan's rampage, or the loss of surveillance over the jinchūriki.
More importantly, there were the two demonic-looking Susanoo fighting in the village.
Their bodies were so enormous that merely moving shook the village. In moments, they had completely destroyed part of Konoha's urban district.
One of those two Susanoo had been summoned by the Masked Man, and the other by ANBU Deputy Commander Oto Uchiha.
Counting Shisui Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan now possessed two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, enough to threaten the Hokage Faction's position. In the future, they would surely set their sights on the Hokage position he coveted so deeply.
And judging by the abilities those Susanoo had displayed, even he and his Root operatives would struggle to deal with them.
His hawklike gaze swept over Yamanaka Fū, one of Root's captains, as Danzo asked flatly, "Have you located the jinchūriki? What's the situation with Tsunade and the advisers? What about the other major clans?"
After a moment of thought, Yamanaka Fū raised his head and said, "The jinchūriki is currently with Tsunade. They're organizing an operation to surround and eliminate the Akatsuki members who entered the village. The Military Police Force also responded immediately and is rescuing civilians."
"The Military Police Force?"
Danzo mulled those words over, then walked to the center of the Cross-Shaped Atrium. He ordered the surrounding Root ninja to follow him and headed outside.
Since the Military Police Force had already mobilized, he could no longer keep Root's strength in reserve. He had to make an appearance before the villagers.