Who was scarier, Tsunade or Kushina?
In the innermost solitary cell of Konoha Prison.
Danzo stood behind the iron bars, frowning at the three little girls trailing behind Xuan Zhe.
"If you have something to say, spit it out."
Xuan Zhe looked extremely impatient.
I gave up training to come see a wrinkled old fossil like you.
If you can't give me a good reason, I'll have you castrated before the trial starts tomorrow. Try me.
Danzo knew perfectly well that Xuan Zhe had brought the three little girls along to humiliate him deliberately.
But he understood even better that he had no right to bargain with this man.
He could only get straight to the point:
"I want you to let me out."
"Pfft-"
Xuan Zhe nearly spluttered.
Danzo really was even stupider than he had thought.
No wonder Konoha had rotted so badly under this old fossil and Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original story.
Xuan Zhe glanced at Danzo as though he were garbage, then turned to leave.
But Danzo's next words stopped him:
"I'm not trying to escape. I want to settle things with Hiruzen!"
"Oh?"
A flicker of interest crossed Xuan Zhe's eyes.
The Wall-Side Trio's eyes lit up too.
More secrets to listen to?
Danzo gritted his teeth, his voice almost forced out of his throat. "He's forcing me to kill myself. He wants to trade this old life of mine for keeping all his dirty secrets buried forever."
Those words landed like a blow, and the entire cell instantly fell so quiet that heartbeats could be heard.
The girls following Xuan Zhe all froze. Although they had long known that the Third was not the kindly old man he appeared to be, driving someone this far... Rin Nohara and the others did not