"Monkey, I'm very disappointed..."
Old Danzo's killing intent spilled out uncontrollably. Even Mei Terumi and Kisame, who spent so much time around him, could barely endure it, let alone the Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi facing this inhuman aura for the first time.
"Shinobi should put their missions first..."
"To think Konoha issued a rule like that!"
Old Danzo abruptly opened his eyes, stained red by his killing intent. The fury within them could practically evaporate this entire stretch of sea!
"Those who break the rules are trash!"
"Then what are we!?"
"You! Me! Koharu! Kagami! Homura! Torifu!"
"What are we!?"
"The former Second Hokage's Guard Unit! We let the Hokage sacrifice himself covering our retreat, while his guards ran back to Konoha like dogs!"
"What was the guard unit's mission!?"
Old Danzo's tone grew increasingly vicious. He was tearing open Hiruzen's wounds! Konoha's wounds! And wasn't he tearing open his own wounds, too?
The Sand Shinobi, who had intended to keep attacking, abandoned that suicidal idea and eagerly enjoyed this juicy gossip that even the people of Konoha knew nothing about.
"Ah..." Seeing Hiruzen hanging his head in silence, Old Danzo sighed.
"Our teacher used his life to teach us one final lesson called the 'Will of Fire'..."
"Don't tell me you really think a Flying Thunder God user couldn't have made it back?"
"Or do you think trash like us returning could have done more good than our teacher returning!?"
Old Danzo pointed at the silent Hiruzen from afar and shouted, his voice and expression fierce.
"Stop..."
Hiruzen's knees buckled, sending water splashing from beneath his feet. He nearly failed to maintain the water walking that even a genin could master.
His face was deathly pale. Beads of sweat rolled endlessly down his forehead, and his eyes were filled