"Kiri-nin?" Seeing the Kiri-nin suddenly dragged out by Hatake Sakumo, Danzo narrowed his eyes and muttered, "It seems the entire shinobi world now knows that mysterious sword has appeared in the Land of Fire."
But...
What about the other villages?
"Come out!" Danzo shouted loudly toward the surrounding forest. "No need to hide any longer."
They must have all arrived by now.
Instantly...
"Swish! Swish!"
Shinobi emerged from all directions.
"Iwa-nin, Kumo-nin, Suna-nin." Looking at the forehead protectors of the surrounding shinobi, Danzo's eyes turned cold. "You've crossed the line. This is the Land of Fire!"
"Hmph." The Iwa-nin commander sneered. "To think Konoha shinobi would dare attack the Daimyo's estate!"
"How interesting."
"It seems the Third Hokage's reign is about to end."
"..."
Hearing the Iwa-nin's words, Danzo narrowed his eyes. He hadn't expected the other villages to move so quickly. Ah, this time... Hiruzen...
My apologies this time!!
"Leave this place!" Danzo said coldly, staring at them. "Otherwise, don't blame Konoha for being ruthless."
However...
"That sword, Frostmourne, is a national treasure of the Land of Water." The Kiri-nin commander, seeing the sudden appearance of shinobi from all sides, stopped fighting Hatake Sakumo and spoke calmly. "Hand it over, and we will leave immediately."
"..."
Danzo narrowed his eyes at the Kiri-nin's words. These Kiri-nin...
Are they dreaming?
Even if they got the sword, did they really think they could leave the Land of Fire alive?
But given the current situation...
It seems impossible to eliminate all of them now.
"Hiruzen..." Danzo sighed inwardly. "Good luck!"
So...
"Attack!"
"Seize the sword and bring it back to the village!"
For now, the priority was to retrieve the sword and return to the village. As for the rest...
That would be the Hokage's problem.
"Damn it!"
Seeing the Konoha-nin stop fighting the Daimyo's forces and instead focus on snatching the sword, the shinobi from other villages cursed but didn't hesitate to act.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Earth Release: ..."
"Wind Release: ..."
"..."
...
"Black Zetsu, that brat could have easily caused a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages this way." White Zetsu watched the chaotic battle between the five villages and said helplessly to Black Zetsu. "Why did he make us lure Iwa-nin into attacking Konoha back then?"
That bastard...
How troublesome!
"What a detestable brat!" Black Zetsu narrowed his eyes. "We still don't know how Lord Madara is doing."
"Our true mission must not be revealed to anyone."
"Otherwise, Mother will be in danger."
Earlier that morning, they had received reports from White Zetsu clones that shinobi from the Five Great Villages were all heading toward the Land of Fire. To investigate, they had sneaked over using Earth Release.
But to their surprise...
It was all because of the stone tablet he had created!
"The sword?" Black Zetsu muttered, narrowing his eyes. "What is that brat really planning?"
Though this did align with his goal of weakening the Five Great Villages...
Without understanding that scheming brat's true intentions, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Would Lord Madara even stand a chance against that brat after his revival?
"Wait!" Just as Black Zetsu was deep in thought, White Zetsu suddenly shouted. "Th-that..."
"That brat is here too!"
"..."
That brat?
Black Zetsu immediately looked toward the battlefield. Sure enough...
A yellow-masked figure with the Mangekyou Sharingan and a white-masked figure with the Rinnegan...
At this point, he had no idea where that red-haired brat even got those colored contacts!
But...
"What is he planning?" Black Zetsu muttered, staring at Uzumaki Jun's direction. "Why come here now?"
There must be some scheme at work.
However...
"Black Zetsu, that brat seems to have noticed us." White Zetsu said after a moment of silence. "He just glanced in our direction."
And even winked at them...
"..."
Damn that sensing ability!
Black Zetsu cursed inwardly before saying to White Zetsu, "Let's retreat. We should..."
"Get out of here."
Before that brat comes over, they had better flee.
Otherwise, they might end up with some strange task again. So...
Black Zetsu...
Wasn't scared. He just...
Found it troublesome!
...
"Black Zetsu?" Pain, wearing a mask, glanced in Black Zetsu's direction and smiled meaningfully. "What are they doing here?"
But moments later...
Pain suddenly paused, then shook his head helplessly. "No need to be so afraid."
He wasn't going to do anything to the filial son of the shinobi world right now. Really...
"Cowards." Pain muttered coldly.
Then, he turned his attention to his other clone...
Uchiha Shin.
For now, the priority was to finish acting out this play.
...
"Damn it!" Everyone watched as a white-haired, spiky-haired youth dodged all the shinobi and charged toward the merchant convoy.
"Stop him!"
But...
It was too late.
Hatake Sakumo slashed open a wooden crate, revealing an ancient sword hilt. He smirked.
"So this is the legendary sword."
He reached out and grabbed it, then flipped sideways to evade an incoming jutsu.
Hatake Sakumo knew his task now was simply to avoid pursuit and bring the sword back to Konoha.
But unexpectedly...
Just as he was about to land...
"Thud!"
A figure suddenly appeared behind him, snatched the sword from his grasp, and kicked him away.
Hatake Sakumo's hand was now empty. He turned and saw the masked man, along with those sinister eyes...
"Mangekyou Sharingan!"
Everyone froze, staring warily at the Mangekyou wielder before them.
"The legendary sword?" The Suna-nin captain narrowed his eyes at the Mangekyou user. "Did he come here for this fabled weapon?"
Was the rumor true?
Had this Mangekyou user massacred so many clans just for legendary weapons?
But...
What were they planning?
Suddenly, all the shinobi present sensed a whiff of conspiracy.
"Lord Danzo." Hatake Sakumo returned to Danzo's side and asked with a frown, "What do we do now?"
At the last moment, the sword had been stolen.
Danzo touched his right eye, then narrowed his gaze at the one-eyed Mangekyou user. He wasn't sure what to do now. Even Uchiha Shin, who had caused Konoha so much trouble, had appeared.
Could the sword really be...
Genuine?
But now...
They had to drag the other villages into this!
"Attack. Capture this Mangekyou user." Danzo said in a low voice. "We cannot let such a dangerous individual escape again."
Sure enough...
Hearing Danzo's words, the others tensed...
The Mangekyou user...
Must die!
Just as all the shinobi formed hand seals to trap Uchiha Shin...
"Uchiha Shin!!"
A furious voice rang out.
"You finally showed yourself."