The location of Oto Uchiha's battle against the Pains as she controlled her Susanoo did not remain fixed.
Not long after the fighting moved outside the village, emerald green shoots suddenly sprouted from the crushed, unburned vines left behind, probing their surroundings.
Once he confirmed that no Akatsuki members were nearby, a charred figure emerged from the ground.
It was none other than Danzo, who had been engulfed by explosive tags earlier. After realizing the gap between himself and Pain, and having his desperate gamble seen through, he had chosen the same approach Obito used in the original timeline, evading fatal damage with Izanagi.
Because Danzo lacked a space-time ability, Pain and Konan had not been especially wary.
Of course, Izanagi did not truly rewrite reality. Neither Danzo's injuries nor his chakra had recovered, and he remained covered in wounds.
Danzo lowered his gaze to the Sharingan slowly closing on his arm, his face filled with gloom.
The Sharingan he currently had implanted had all been collected during the previous two wars. Each use of Izanagi permanently cost him one eye, making the Hashirama cells in his body even harder to suppress.
He had never expected Akatsuki's leader to be so powerful. He was on an entirely different level from the other members.
No wonder even a snake like Orochimaru had joined Akatsuki.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and Danzo nearly stumbled to the ground. Sensing waves of terrifying chakra coming from the distance, he looked up.
Above the distant Great Waterfall, two Susanoo were fighting the Six Paths of Pain together. Their every movement shattered mountains and tore the earth apart.
At that sight, Danzo immediately understood that the village's two Mangekyo Sharingan-wielding Uchiha had intervened, giving him the chance to escape with Izanagi.
Yet he felt no gratitude