"Are you telling me what to do?"
"Don't you want Uchiha Yan dead too? Isn't having me do it for you exactly what you want?
"Danzo, just one death will let all these Konoha ninja live, and you won't lose the Byakugan either. Think carefully."
"Think, my ass!"
Seeing Danzo begin to waver, Uchiha Haruna immediately warned him:
"Danzo, you'd better think carefully. If you dare sell Yan out, the Uchiha Clan will head straight back to the village and wipe out the Hokage Building.
"Your failure to gather proper intelligence nearly destroyed Konoha. Yan finally managed to turn things around, and you dare sell him out?
"Just try it. You can wait for our clan head to bring his men and wipe out you bastards."
Hearing this, the other Shinobi Clans of Konoha were stirred as well:
"Lord Danzo, don't let Genji deceive you. If we abandon Uchiha Yan, Konoha will lose everyone's loyalty!"
"Exactly! Things have already improved a lot, and the village has started sending reinforcements. All it means is fighting the decisive battle early."
"Lord Danzo, with Lord Jiraiya here, there's no need to fear Kirigakure."
"Heh..."
Orochimaru scoffed. "Aren't you getting a little ahead of yourselves? I want Uchiha Yan, and I want the Byakugan too."
With that, Orochimaru rapidly formed hand seals, then pressed both hands against the ground. A dense mass of snakes surged toward all the ninja like a wave.
While they defended against the sea of snakes, Orochimaru summoned Manda and looked down at Jiraiya.
Not to be outdone, Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta to face off against Orochimaru.
"Hmm?"
Orochimaru suddenly looked down. A flash of lightning streaked past, and a large gash opened across the giant python's belly.
A white-haired figure dragged Uchiha Yan and Shinkō out of its belly, then