Chapter 82: Danzō's Defection
The night wind howled, and sand whipped violently across the border of the Land of Fire…
The villagers living along the border were long accustomed to the taste of the yellow sand. But tonight, the wind carried an inexplicable hint of blood…
"Damn it, we're about to be overwhelmed!"
Konoha's ninja had never seen the Sand shinobi act so frenzied. They surged forward relentlessly, crashing against Konoha's defenses. If not for Reto's absence, Konoha's forces would have already collapsed…
In the main Konoha camp, Senju Tobirama sat with a bloodied Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzō, forming a small council.
"Why hasn't Reto appeared yet?"
Throughout the entire battle, the Kazekage of the Sand had not shown up. Tobirama raised an eyebrow, puzzled. Even though they had held the line, a foreboding feeling gnawed at him:
The Sand Village seemed to be secretly plotting something…
Sarutobi Hiruzen, gripping his golden staff, spoke abruptly: "I don't know why, but I have a feeling this might have something to do with Li Jiexuan!"
"Li Jiexuan?"
Tobirama's brow lifted. Could it be that his brother's identity had been exposed? But that was impossible—with his brother's transformation technique, no one could see through it unless he allowed it…
"Heh, I think Reto was just busy with something else."
Danzō forced a laugh, uneasy. No matter what, he did not want to mention Li Jiexuan in front of Tobirama…
At that moment, an ANBU rushed in: "Lord Tobirama, Yamada Zhenxun from the B4 defensive zone has urgent news to report!"
Hearing this, Danzō's face went pale with fear: those damn brats really hadn't died? No, no—I cannot allow them to meet Lord Tobirama!
Otherwise, I'm finished!
"Did those guys retreat again during the battle?"
Danzō jumped up, eyes wide with fury: "This time, I won't let them get away so easily!"
As he spoke, he tried to leave the tent to secretly eliminate Yamada Zhenxun…
"Danzō, sit down!"
Tobirama's icy voice made Danzō flinch. "Bring Yamada Zhenxun in."
"Bring… in?"
The moment Yamada Zhenxun stepped forward, Danzō leaped up excitedly, reaching toward him: "You—daring to retreat and still come here! Today, I'll kill you!"
Before he could act, Tobirama grabbed Danzō's hand and said coldly, "Danzō, Sarutobi, you may leave…"
Hearing this, Danzō froze like a frostbitten eggplant, obediently turning to leave the tent…
Even with all his courage, he dared not disobey the Second Hokage's orders!
But as soon as he stepped outside, Danzō gritted his teeth: "What worthless Sand shinobi! They couldn't even kill Li Jiexuan!"
He could no longer stay here. Once things were exposed, forget the Hokage position—he would almost certainly die…
He had to escape!
But just running away wasn't enough—he couldn't accept it!
That damn brat…
Clenching his teeth, Danzō sprinted off in the familiar direction…
Five minutes later, Tobirama emerged from the tent with a cold expression, issuing an unbelievable order to the ANBU: "Seize that bastard Danzō!"
Jealous of the talented, colluding with foreign villages, eliminating geniuses—Tobirama, is this the kind of disciple you chose?
The words of the First Hokage echoed ceaselessly in Tobirama's mind, like one sharp slap after another across his face!
The Li Jiexuan he had always looked down on had, with cunning and skill, eliminated dozens of enemy chūnin and, using sheer strength, rescued his teammates from the hands of one jōnin and dozens of chūnin…
Even choosing to face the Kazekage alone, allowing his injured teammates to escape…
Compared to this, his disciple Danzō was nothing but a pile of stinking dog feces. And he, as the master, was the foolish dog who had left the mess behind!
"Sarutobi, come with me to the B4 zone!"
Tobirama activated the Flying Thunder God Technique: "Hopefully, it's not too late…"
Yet the gap in strength between the combatants was simply too great.
On one side stood the First Kazekage, a dominant force in the shinobi world—even among the Five Kage, his power was unmatched.
On the other side—a mere three-year-old, freshly graduated chūnin…
Though Tobirama had not given up, in his heart he had already sentenced Li Jiexuan to death.
Li Jiexuan… was doomed!
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