Uchiha Akaishi Tour

April 11, Konoha Year 42, 4:00 AM!

Danzo Shimura, at the Root headquarters, received news from the secret experimental base...

In fact, more than four hours earlier, Danzo Shimura had received an urgent warning—something had happened at the secret base.

Having learned from the previous lesson, the secret laboratory now has real-time early warning systems.

Although there was no specific information, Shimura Danzo soon learned that something had happened there, and sent people to check on it.

Afterwards, while Shimura Danzo waited anxiously, the Root ninja who had previously escaped finally sent back a message.

Konoha's Red Stone, Jiraiya, the Forest Town, Ino-Shika-Cho...

Upon seeing these names, Danzo Shimura felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

"Not good! Immediately investigate the Uchiha clan, the Forest Town for any unusual activity... and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio!" Danzo Shimura immediately ordered.

Because the Uchiha clan has always forbidden Root members from approaching, otherwise they would cause trouble openly or covertly, and the Forest City had recently driven away the surrounding Root members, the Uchiha clan, upon hearing this, expanded the area where Root members were forbidden from approaching in order to save face...

Therefore, this area has almost become a vacuum zone for root monitoring!

Not to mention the Uchiha clan and the Forest City, even the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's activities tonight have no news from Root.

Although Shimura Danzo gave the order, he knew in his heart that it was probably too late!

On the Forest Street side, after Kensuke and Orochimaru arrived, the Senju clan members breathed a sigh of relief—it seemed that these Uchiha didn't intend to take the opportunity to go berserk.

As a result, Kenshin received unprecedented treatment in the Forest Town, and at this moment, the Uchiha clan's treatment in the Forest Town reached its peak.

Since the Uchiha clan didn't go mad, the Forest City officially acknowledged that the Uchiha clan led the operation and recognized their "selfless assistance."

On the other side, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio summoned the heads of the Aburame, Kurama, and Kamizuki clans. Aburame Shiko also brought in the Inuzuka clan, and Kamizuki summoned his friend, the commoner Jonin Namiashi...

By four o'clock in the morning, thirteen large and small ninja clans had been gathered, and then eight civilian Jonin were brought in – not because they lacked combat power, but mainly to have them as witnesses to prove that everyone was indeed only going to settle accounts with Root and Shimura Danzo!

"Shikahei, are the Uchiha and Senju clans really coming too?"

"Don't worry, everyone. People from the Forest Town have already come. We'll meet at 5 PM at Root Headquarters, Shimura Clan Territory, and the Hokage Building respectively!"

"The fighting hasn't stopped on the front lines yet, so please don't let it escalate!"

"That's right. The reason I invited everyone here today is to bear witness before the Shimura clan and the Hokage. We will ring the assembly bell at the Hokage Building at five o'clock sharp. Once everyone is here, we will publicly expose the evidence of Shimura Danzo's crimes. If Shimura Danzo knows what's good for him, there will be no battle. But if he rebels, or if the Shimura clan has any misunderstandings..."

"Then let's go for it!"

"Should we notify the Hyuga clan?"

"Ignore him."

"Don't worry, everyone. When we make our move, I will go to the Hyuga clan and explain all this to the clan head."

……

There are three locations where the fighting force needs to be assembled.

They didn't know whether Shimura Danzo was currently in Root or in the Shimura clan's territory, but they definitely had to keep both places under control to prevent him from making any moves!

On the other hand, the reason for going to the Hokage Building to "ring the bell" was to show that everyone's actions were justified - we came to hold a meeting to announce the evidence of Shimura Danzo's crimes, and the reason for going to the Root Headquarters and the Shimura Clan was just to "invite" him over.

Mori no Machi has indeed met with Ino-Shika-Cho and the others, and made arrangements afterward.

The reason why they didn't hold a general meeting together was twofold. Firstly, Mori no Machi didn't want to be a leader, and he didn't want the Third Hokage to think that Mori no Machi's actions were stirring up internal strife. Secondly, the Ino-Shika-Cho and other ninja clans were also not comfortable with completely forming an alliance with the Uchiha.

As for the Hyuga clan...

That would mean being completely excluded.

After all, the Hyuga clan is too tightly knit. The Hyuga clan's main family and branch family system not only means that the Hyuga clan has only one head, but the main family is also unwilling to split up and get close to other ninjas.

Furthermore, this also eliminated the means of strengthening ninja clan relations through "marriage alliances"—after all, whether it's marrying out or marrying in, it's difficult to handle the issue of caged birds for future offspring.

Therefore, everyone's relationship with the Hyuga clan is just so-so. It's just that the Hyuga clan doesn't interact with everyone much, so their popularity can only be described as "0", unlike the Uchiha clan, which has a negative number...

If we have to point out a negative aspect, it's that the Yamanaka clan, due to the medical ninja training program, became closer to the Uchiha clan, resulting in a significant cooling of relations between the Hyuga and Yamanaka clans, which in turn led to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio also becoming distant from them.

Of course, as the "second largest ninja clan" in Konoha, Shikabe also emphasized that he would not notify them in advance, but when it came time to take action, he would explain the whole story to Hinata Sanesuke as soon as possible to avoid any misunderstandings.

Additionally, when assigning tasks...

"Hmm? Only a few people from the root branch?" Aburame Shiko frowned behind his sunglasses after seeing Shikahei's arrangement.

"Yes, over there... the main forces from Mori no Machi and the Uchiha clan will be going there, so don't worry." Shikahei specifically emphasized, "We'll mainly be responsible for the Shimura clan's side!"

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to understand something and nodded emphatically.

Clearly, this arrangement means handing over the Root headquarters to the Mori no Machi and the Uchiha clan!

Think about the usual relationship between the Uchiha clan and Root, and think about why everyone is gathered here today...

It's easy to imagine that neither side will hold back when it comes to dealing with the root of the problem!

It's easy to imagine that, aside from the people of the Forest City, those Uchiha clan members, if they went to the Shimura clan, would probably attack anyone they saw...

The former can be left alone, while the latter must be avoided as much as possible.

Therefore, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio was put in charge of the Shimura clan's side—in this way, as long as the Shimura clan didn't insist on taking action, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the other families wouldn't take any extreme actions on their own initiative.

After all, Danzo's main power came from the Root!

Within the Shimura clan, there had long been some reservations about Danzo's actions...

And it's unclear whether they learned from the lessons of the Uchiha clan and the police force.

Danzo Shimura never allowed the Shimura clan to get deeply involved in Root; the two were kept very separate. Unlike the Uchiha clan, the Shimura clan's connections were not directly tied to the Security Forces or Root.

……

"Lord Danzo! Something terrible has happened! The Forest Town, the Uchiha clan... and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and... many other ninja clans and commoner Jonin are suddenly heading this way from different directions!"

"Come separately? How many people?" Danzo Shimura immediately asked.

"Many..." The masked man who was reporting also lowered his head nervously at this moment—the specific situation was still unknown.

However, another person immediately came over and knelt down, saying, "Lord Danzo... the Forest City and the Uchiha clan have mobilized over a hundred ninjas, rapidly approaching headquarters. Some patrolling members came forward to inquire, and the result was..."

As the person giving the report spoke, their voice became hoarse.

"What was the result?!" Danzo exclaimed angrily.

"They've been... subdued by the other side." The second person who reported also lowered his head deeply.

It wasn't the opponent's strength that surprised me, but rather that they actually attacked without hesitation!

If it were just a show of force, that would be one thing, and "coming to reason" would be another...

But not only at such an unreasonable time, but also when questioned by members of the Root, they directly attacked without hesitation, showing no fear of using force... Clearly, this is no ordinary situation!

If it were just the Uchiha clan, it might be due to madness, but now...

"Are the people from the Forest City also here?" Danzo immediately asked.

"Yes."

"What about the other ninja clans?" Danzo pressed.

"They came in small numbers, only a dozen or so, but..."

Clearly, the other ninja clans were not there to help, even though they were outnumbered. Moreover, when they encountered Root members patrolling or trying to intercept them, they resorted to force!

"Lord Danzo! The Uchiha... the Uchiha... they're outside! They're still setting up sealing techniques while simultaneously attacking the headquarters' defensive formations!"

Since the Root organization is located within Konoha Village, there are naturally not many defenses in place, at most some patrolling spies.

With the Uchiha and the Forest Town suddenly launching their attack, the spies' fighting strength was negligible, and they immediately surrounded Root...

Danzo understood that, judging from the scale, the Uchiha clan and the Forest City had mobilized at least 80-90% of their core forces, if not all of them. After all, for something like this, they certainly wouldn't bring ordinary genin; at least the core forces would come.

In this way, even with a calculated attack, the Root Headquarters was not instantly suppressed.

Many people from both the Forest City and the Uchiha clan are on the battlefield outside the village, but most of the Root ninjas are also on missions at bases or on the front lines outside the village. For example, the number two, Ryoma Aburame, is still at the Kannabi Bridge.

At the same time, Danzo suddenly felt a heat in his heart—he quickly pulled out the pendant and found that it was turning red. Danzo's anger suddenly subsided, and he slumped back down.

This is the Shimura clan's early warning ninja tool...

Although it was just a fever and no detailed information came, Danzo could guess from the situation at Root that... most likely, the Shimura clan was also surrounded!

This not only means how ruthless the other party has been, but also...

It wasn't just the Forest City and the Uchiha clan that made the move!

After all, most of their core members who remained in the village were outside, especially the Shimura clan...

Are there few people from "other ninja clans"?

It's likely that Da Tou went to the clan's ancestral land.

"Lord Danzo! The space-time transfer technique has been activated. You should leave now!"

"Leave? You want me to leave at this time?" Danzo said angrily.

"Lord Danzo, as long as you leave, Konoha still has hope!"

"Yes, Lord Danzo, you can't have sacrificed yourself in vain..."

"Lord Ryoma and the others are still outside. As long as you are here, those troublemakers may destroy this place, but they will not be able to destroy the Root!"

Danzo's face then turned pale and flushed.

If it weren't for the previous message, he might still have doubted whether the Forest City and these ninja clans were really following the Uchiha clan in causing trouble...

To be honest, Danzo at this point would have preferred them to cause trouble!

If we can survive the initial surprise attack, there will be forces within the village to retaliate and suppress us later...

But now Danzo understands that this is not some kind of disturbance, but a clear attempt to settle scores with him. In fact, the other party has already obtained irrefutable evidence. At this point, even Hiruzen cannot protect himself!

"Hiruzen can't protect me now... Should I leave Konoha first? No... No, no... I need to think about it the other way around... Then I can only... Go and protect Hiruzen!" Danzo made a decision instantly.