"The result, the result was quite good, Sasuke is fine."
Upon hearing that Sasuke was fine, Naruto and Sakura immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, Danzo is dead. Sasuke shot him with an arrow from his Susanoo, and his body was burned to ashes by Amaterasu."
Adam shrugged.
"What?!"
Kakashi and Shikamaru's eyes widened at the news.
Danzo was the leader of Konoha's Root, a truly powerful high-ranking official in Konoha, second only to the Naruto in status.
Sasuke killing Danzo would definitely make him a Rogue Ninja.
It was different from before. Previously, Sasuke was taken from Konoha by Orochimaru, and although he trained with Orochimaru for these past few years, he didn't do anything to harm Konoha.
Even joining the Akatsuki to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, at its core, only offended Kumogakure, and such matters could be debated.
Not to mention that the capture wasn't successful in the first place, even if it had been, Kumogakure also tried to abduct the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina and the eyes Princess Hinata back then.
As long as Sasuke was willing to return to Konoha, reform himself, and become a good Ninja of Konoha, all of these things could be smoothed over.
But Sasuke actually killed Danzo with his own hands. This unequivocally made him a Rogue Ninja, the kind that Konoha's high-ranking officials would absolutely never forgive.
Even if the Fifth Hokage Tsunade was willing to intercede, Sasuke could no longer be a Ninja of Konoha. Even if he wasn't killed, he would be imprisoned for life.
"Adam, why didn't you?"
Kakashi rubbed his forehead.
He knew that with Adam's strength, he was fully capable of stopping Sasuke.
However, after thinking about it, he couldn't really complain about Adam. Adam wasn't a Konoha Ninja after all, and perhaps he was in a hurry to come and save them, which was why he didn't save Danzo.
"I did it on purpose. Danzo dying by Sasuke's hand was exactly what he deserved. If I were Sasuke, I would also kill him for revenge.
My life, Adam, has always been upright and honorable. Saving such a person would only dirty my hands."
Adam feigned an expression of disdain.
"What do you mean Danzo got what he deserved?"
Naruto, who had recovered a bit, keenly picked up on the hidden meaning in Adam's words and quickly asked.
He had always found it too suspicious that Sasuke, after avenging Itachi, suddenly joined the Akatsuki to seek revenge on Konoha. There must have been some reason behind it.
"Just now, I overheard Sasuke asking Danzo to confirm the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre from back then."
Adam simply recounted the Uchiha clan massacre and Danzo's recent statements.
As long as Danzo's actions were exposed, he would become a criminal of Konoha, and then his inaction in saving him would naturally be perfectly fine.
As for whether exposing Danzo's actions would make Konoha's villagers lose faith in the high-ranking officials, or make the various Konoha clans feel disheartened, what did that have to do with him?
After hearing Adam's words, everyone fell silent.
In their eyes, Konoha was mostly a bright place, but they never expected such things to be happening behind the scenes.
Only Kakashi's expression didn't change much; he merely sighed.
"This… does sound like something Danzo would do."
Having joined the Anbu from a young age and always being in the shadows, he understood the darker side of the Village all too well and knew quite a bit about Danzo's actions.
When he saved Yamato from Root years ago, he also had a feud with Danzo.
"Itachi is truly tragic."
Sakura, Hinata, and Ino, the girls, all felt great sympathy for Itachi's plight after hearing the truth.
For the peace of the entire Village, Itachi had no choice but to kill his own clan and his own parents, bear the name of a traitor, infiltrate the Akatsuki to gather intelligence for Konoha, and finally sacrifice himself to help his younger brother, Sasuke.
"Danzo is truly despicable! I must tell Granny Tsunade about this and have her clear Itachi's name, so Sasuke can be recognized again and return to Konoha."
Naruto punched the ground.
He finally somewhat understood the words Itachi spoke when he encountered him while searching for Sasuke.
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Shikamaru, standing nearby, shook his head.
As the only one among the Konoha 12 who was currently involved in the Village's politics, Shikamaru knew that as long as Konoha's two Advisors were present, a decision that would affect the prestige of Konoha's high-ranking officials could not be implemented.
Although Tsunade was the Naruto, many matters were subject to the checks and balances of the two Advisors.
However, Adam's lips subtly curved upwards at the remark.
Because he knew that Konoha's two Advisors might not survive until the end of this incident.
After Sasuke killed Danzo, he would inevitably continue to kill those two Advisors.
This was also one of the reasons why he hadn't directly knocked Sasuke out and brought him over earlier.
With Danzo and the two Advisors dead, Konoha would essentially be completely under Tsunade's control, which was actually a good thing for him.
Given Tsunade's personality, as long as your contribution to Konoha was sufficient, the rewards she gave would certainly not be small.
But Danzo and the two Advisors were different. No matter how much you contributed to Konoha, they would take it for granted, and if they could gain greater benefits by sacrificing your life, they would do so without hesitation.
"What do we do now?"
While Adam and the others were talking, Konan also flew to Obito's side.
Seeing Adam, she felt very panicked. Last time, Nagato almost died at Adam's hands even under her protection.
Now, the Rinnegan that Adam possessed was taken from Nagato at that time. With the enhancement of the Rinnegan, Adam would only be stronger than he was then.
"You attract his attention, and I will take the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Obito instructed, stomping his foot on the ground. Zetsu's figure emerged from the ground, tore off one of his arms, and gave it to Obito, who pressed it onto his severed right arm.
As Zetsu left, he gave him a look.
Adam was indeed strong, but that didn't mean he could break his Kamui.
Moreover, what he needed to do was not to defeat Adam, but to take Naruto. Even if he couldn't take Naruto, he needed to gather intelligence on Adam so that he could kill him in the future.
The situation with the Nine-Tails being transferred was always a hidden danger.
"Dance of the Shikigami!"
Konan flapped her wings, and countless explosive tags transformed into arrows, spears, and shuriken, shooting towards Adam.
These paper weapons, empowered by her unique Paper Ninjutsu, were no less powerful than real weapons, and could also explode according to her control.
If they pierced a body, they could explode directly inside.
Even if they didn't pierce the body, they could explode upon being blocked, injuring the enemy.
And as Konan launched her Paper Ninjutsu attack, Obito also instantly dashed towards Adam, and his speed was faster than Konan's paper Ninjutsu.
Of course, he wasn't attacking Adam.
He had witnessed how strong Adam's Taijutsu was before, and even using Kamui to become intangible, he didn't think he could necessarily win against Adam in Taijutsu.
So, he now appeared to be attacking Adam, but in reality, it was just a feint.
In a moment, when Adam counterattacked him, he could use intangibility to pass through, and then directly grab Naruto, who was behind Adam.
By the time Adam reacted to save him, Konan's Paper Ninjutsu attack would have already arrived.
If Adam insisted on saving Naruto, not only would he himself face the Paper Ninjutsu attack, but Kakashi and the other Konoha Ninja nearby, whose Chakra was depleted, would also be caught in the explosion.
If Adam intercepted Konan's Paper Ninjutsu, he could use that time to activate Kamui and take Naruto into the Kamui Dimension.
As for whether Konan could escape from Adam later, that was no longer within his consideration.