Midnight.
In the house of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Since Mitokado Homura left with the Hokage Guard Team, this old man hadn't had a good night's sleep in several days, always worrying about the outcome.
Soon.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't need to worry anymore.
Because a message came from the Land of Fire's sentry post.
Shimura Danzo, leading his ninja, attacked the Hidden Mist Ninja. After being discovered by Advisor Mitokado Homura, he intended to kill Advisor Homura and frame the Hidden Mist Village, to completely incite a war between the two villages. The situation was urgent, and someone needed to rush to support!
"Quick, call Kagura!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen urgently issued his command.
If possible, Hiruzen hoped he could have a good talk with Shimura Danzo, but if it came to that, he wouldn't hesitate to take drastic measures!
"First order, immediately order Akihara Kagura to head to the Land of Rain to rescue Advisor Mitokado Homura and our allies from the Hidden Mist Village; second order, gather all Dark Department members and head with me to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain!"
"Yes!"
Kakashi Hatake immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and hurried to the Root Base to inform Akihara Kagura, hoping Kagura would act quickly.
"I understand, I'm on my way."
Akihara Kagura never hesitated when executing his supervisor's orders.
[System Notice]: [New Duty Task (Sarutobi Hiruzen), rescue Advisor Mitokado Homura and ally forces from the Hidden Mist Village.]
As Konoha's strongest force, Akihara Kagura's performance would not disappoint, utilizing the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, he rushed to the Land of Rain overnight.
Land of Rain.
Mitokado Homura and Hozuki Mangetsu were still fleeing.
When Hozuki Mangetsu felt escape was hopeless, he wished Mitokado Homura would lead the members of the Konoha Hokage Guard Team to turn and fight.
To stop Hozuki Mangetsu's naive idea, Mitokado Homura had to inform him that Shimura Danzo had fifty-nine Double Bloodline Ninjas with Wood Release and Sharingan under his command…
This number is a bit terrifying!
The entire Hidden Mist Village only had one Terumi Mei with two bloodlines, and those were Lava Release and Boil Release, which weren't particularly powerful bloodlines. The Hidden Mist Ninja had witnessed Terumi Mei's strength, yet Shimura Danzo alone had so many under his command.
"Danzo!"
Mitokado Homura wasn't simply fleeing; he tried to persuade during the escape: "Your crimes have already been presented to Sarutobi. Continuing like this is meaningless; surrender and save yourself!"
"I understand the monkey."
Shimura Danzo was unfazed, even had his own reasons: "If I don't kill you, the monkey might have to break ties with me for your sake, I might even have to defect from Konoha…"
When Shimura Danzo got to this point, he mentioned another outcome: "Only if I kill you might the monkey make another choice…"
"For Konoha, everything can be sacrificed. I've caused many people to sacrifice over the years, the monkey knows this well, and in the end, he chose to accept it, didn't he?"
Shimura Danzo led the group of Double Bloodline Ninjas, closely pursuing Mitokado Homura, Hozuki Mangetsu, and others, seemingly determined to stop them!
However…
A sudden change occurred!
A kunai flew towards Shimura Danzo!
A figure suddenly appeared before Shimura Danzo with the kunai!
"..."
Shimura Danzo's figure abruptly retreated!
All the Wood Release Bloodline Ninjas stopped in their tracks!
Mitokado Homura and Hozuki Mangetsu also noticed someone had arrived on the battlefield, quickly turning to glance back, which immediately eased their hearts!
The newcomer was Akihara Kagura!
This was Konoha's strongest force, possibly the strongest in the current Ninja World, especially having once witnessed the Sage Art: True Thousand Hands, the Konoha ninjas!
"Kagura!"
Mitokado Homura's heart filled with joy.
However, before Mitokado Homura could feel relieved, Shimura Danzo spoke first: "Kagura, Mitokado Homura, and the Hidden Mist Ninjas colluded, betraying Konoha's intelligence. What you need to do now is to kill Mitokado Homura and these Hidden Mist Ninjas, then lead the Konoha army to flatten the Land of Water and Hidden Mist Village. Isn't war and slaughter your favorite thing?"
"..."
Mitokado Homura was once again startled!
The Konoha high-ups all knew Akihara Kagura was extreme in actions, and Shimura Danzo, this bastard, dared to use such means to deceive and lure Akihara Kagura!
"Kagura!"
Mitokado Homura hurried to grab Kagura's attention, loudly saying: "Don't believe Danzo's lies, he's committed heinous atrocities!"
"..."
Akihara Kagura furrowed his brows, and softly said: "The order from the Third Hokage is to save Advisor Mitokado Homura and the pursuing ninja team of Hidden Mist ninjas…"
After finishing, Kagura turned to Shimura Danzo: "Oh, by the way, Lord Danzo, about your experiments with Sharingan and Hashirama Cells, we already know. It seems those behind you are other successful experiments…"
"All for Konoha."
Shimura Danzo's brow twitched, squinted his eyes: "Forget it, there are other reasons behind this, not something that can be explained in a short time."
Shimura Danzo, leading a group of Double Bloodline Ninja, quickly turned to leave, leaving behind a statement as he departed: "Let's leave it at that for today. Everything I did today was for Konoha, and we'll discuss it further once we return to the village."
The group of Double Bloodline Ninjas glanced back at Akihara Kagura, as if fearing any action from him, and followed Shimura Danzo with full vigilance away from there.