In the Land of Hot Water, Jiraiya took over as commander-in-chief.
Danzo hurriedly left the front lines with the young A he had captured.
Though Danzo was angry, he also understood that, having captured the Raikage's son, that musclehead would never let the matter rest.
And Danzo was not confident he could defeat that brute, the Third Raikage.
Jiraiya did not think much of it, assuming only that Danzo had earned enough credit.
Danzo led his Root personnel away, escorting the half-dead A.
Along with several Kumogakure Jōnin, they hurriedly left the front lines.
Only after reaching the Land of Fire's border did Danzo properly bandage his wounds.
Though this A was young, he was very strong.
Working with several Kumogakure Jōnin, he had nearly brought Danzo down.
"Contact the interrogation team immediately. Have them come here."
Danzo gave the order to a Root Shinobi.
Then he looked back at young A and the others, his gaze growing increasingly dangerous.
"Hang him up."
Splash!
A bucket of water splashed over the unconscious A's face.
A slowly woke, and a wave of excruciating pain shot through his body.
His limbs had been bound, and he was hanging from a tree.
His right hand had already been broken.
Piercing pain kept coming.
Danzo looked at the now-conscious A, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Son of the Third Raikage, that person-where have you hidden him?"
A had absolutely no idea what Danzo was talking about.
"Shimura Danzō, you really do have some skill. Once I'm older, let's have another fight."
Danzo shook his head.
"I'm afraid you won't get the chance to grow older."
With that, several Root Shinobi began torturing A with branding irons.
Sizzle!
"Aaaah!"
After the smell of cooking meat wafted past, Danzo spoke again.
"Where is he? You