"That old bastard is about to escape."
"Don't worry. He won't get away."
In the secret passage, Danzo withdrew at an unhurried pace with his only two remaining subordinates.
Although events had developed somewhat beyond his expectations, they were still within his control.
With Aburame Torune covering their retreat, those enemies had almost no chance of surviving.
In a sense, that toxin had no counter either.
But even if all the enemies died, it would not make up for his losses today!
Most of Root's members had been killed, several capable subordinates had to be abandoned, and even the base had been extensively damaged.
This meant that the plan he was about to put into action had suffered a devastating blow.
Now, unless he personally moved against Jiraiya, assassinating him would probably be difficult.
But once he acted and someone saw him, he was certain to lose everything and would have to flee Konoha.
That was absolutely not what he wanted!
So his greatest hope now was that these enemies invading Konoha would prove capable enough to kill Jiraiya outright.
Then he could naturally take that position without needing to do anything else.
But it was still too early for him to think about any of that.
Boom!
The entire secret passage was demolished by a powerful destructive force.
Since this was Sasuke's revenge, Shinji would not readily interfere.
So he merely used his Heavenly Blue Eyes to pinpoint Danzo's location, then left Sasuke to attack.
With just one arrow, Susanoo completely destroyed the secret passage where Danzo and the others were, but it failed to kill them outright.
The protection formed by Wood Release shielded them from the shock waves.
"Danzo, you can't escape. Today is the day you die."
Sasuke walked over with an icy expression.
Only then