Obito wanted to shout and remind Jiraiya—did he really need to stay silent about such a thing? He should rush over and save her.
For her sake, he could become the enemy of the entire world.
Kakashi held Obito back.
Ryou's white cat clone looked at Obito.
Obito was a simple-minded creature who couldn't think that far ahead; all he knew was that he could never let Rin be harmed.
As for the importance of the mission, he didn't know or care.
If the mission to blow up Kannabi Bridge had failed back then, Iwagakure would have invaded Konoha, and the Land of Fire would have lost the Third Great Ninja War.
Countless citizens of the Land of Fire would have died, and the efforts of the entire Village's Ninjas would have gone up in smoke.
Would Obito think about these consequences?
He couldn't, just as in the original work, he couldn't accept that Rin would die.
Rin was a Ninja, and Ninjas died—especially a Medical Ninja with little ability to protect herself.
Even without Madara's schemes, there were far too many accidents in Rin's career as a Ninja.
Obito could never accept the cruelty of this world, despite all his talk about comrades.
People like him were the most ruthless when it came to killing their own comrades.
Like the White Fang, he was someone who appeared strong on the outside but was fragile within.
If Jiraiya forced his way into Amegakure, it would surely be a suicide mission.
If he went, Minato, as his disciple, would follow.
If this master and disciple pair died at the hands of Madara, how vulnerable would Konoha become?
Had he considered that?
A figure with a bandaged head slowly pushed the door open and entered, saying to Jiraiya, "Tsunade is already a rogue ninja. Kill her on sight the next time you meet!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Danzo—"
The white cat was also a bit surprised; Danzo really was the king of being hard to kill!
On careful thought, Danzo's life was indeed quite resilient.
In the original work, he survived being hunted by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and he survived when Nagato went berserk.
Although he hid underground during the Nine-Tails attack on the Village and Pain's destruction of Konoha, a tough life was a tough life.
The white cat wanted to inform the main body, but its Chakra was sealed, and the connection to the main body was severed.
Now that the people from Mount Myōboku had left, Danzo could come out into the light.
His grudge with Mount Myōboku was just a war of words; it could be settled later by compensating them with a few thousand pounds of bugs and giving himself a few slaps.
Seeing Hiruzen's group still hesitating and being prepared to sacrifice for a single Tsunade made him feel sick.
What time was it? Was it still a time to act on impulse?
Danzo spun some nonsense about his fake death, then looked coldly at Mikoto and the people of the Uchiha Clan: "Does the Uchiha Clan really have no explanation regarding Uchiha Ryou and Uchiha Madara?"
An elderly Uchiha Jonin beside Mikoto said, "Elder Danzo, how do you want us to explain? Uchiha Madara's business is the First Hokage's business; it's not something we can decide."
Danzo pressed, "Then what about Uchiha Ryou?"
The old Jonin said, "Uchiha Ryou? No! He has already been stripped of the Uchiha surname and expelled from the Uchiha."
"Furthermore, Ryou's escape was the responsibility of the Sannin and Jonin Minato; this isn't the Uchiha Clan's fault."
"..."
Danzo fell silent.
Indeed, the Sannin and Minato had all gone to block the bridge, yet he still managed to escape. What else could be said?
He had hit the nail on the head!
The Third Hokage stepped forward: "Enough, Danzo. Now is the time for unity. Do not say things that are harmful to unity."
"From now on, I am establishing a rule: anyone who dares to disrupt the atmosphere of unity again will end up like this pipe."
The Third Hokage snapped his tobacco pipe in two.
Danzo and the Uchiha people immediately fell silent.
The old Uchiha Jonin snorted, not planning to stay.
Mikoto also prepared to leave with the old Jonin, and Kushina immediately snatched back the white cat in her arms.
Mikoto shook her head helplessly and left.
Danzo watched the departing backs of the Uchiha, his face showing murderous intent.
Danzo now harbored great hatred for the Uchiha's power because he had been terrified by Madara.
If it happened again, he couldn't guarantee he would escape.
He didn't even have the courage to face Madara now; he just wanted to slaughter the Uchiha Clan to the last person.
But his brain told him that the Uchiha could not be touched now. No one could be touched.
Konoha needed the elite Ninjas of the Uchiha.
Their Sharingan was the best way to deal with Madara and Ryou.
As for the future, who even knew if they could win this war? Why talk about the future?
Danzo spoke of the Third Hokage's previous haste: "Hiruzen, you shouldn't have sent the Uchiha to Kirigakure frontline. You should have let them deal with Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Ryou!"
"Danzo!"
The Third Hokage picked up the broken pipe and was about to hit Danzo. He had just set the rule, and this guy was already saying things that disrupted unity.
Akimichi Torifu hurried forward, using his massive body to stand between the two.
"You two, you're both grown men. Can't you act properly in front of your juniors?"
The Third Hokage withdrew his pipe, smiling somewhat awkwardly.
Danzo stopped speaking to provoke the Third Hokage.
Jiraiya stared at Danzo and said, "Elder Danzo, what did you mean just now? What do you mean Tsunade is already a rogue ninja?"
Danzo said, "Minato and I saw with our own eyes Uchiha Ryou turn my subordinate into a pulp with a single punch. That was undoubtedly Tsunade's Monster Strength Jutsu."
Jiraiya looked at Minato.
Minato rubbed his head sheepishly; he couldn't lie about this.
The Uchiha Clan wasn't born with divine strength; the Ninjutsu Ryou used was indeed Tsunade's Monster Strength.
"Jiraiya, let me ask you, which rule in the Konoha Ninja Code allows passing the Village's Secret Techniques to an enemy Ninja?"
"..."
Jiraiya stammered, "It's possible Uchiha Madara used Genjutsu to make Tsunade reveal the Secret Technique."
Danzo sneered, then turned to Shikaku: "Shikaku, I remember you saying that Tsunade was by Uchiha Ryou's side, and they seemed like a couple."
Shikaku nodded with difficulty.
"Jiraiya, things have come to this. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"..."
Jiraiya fell silent.
Kushina chimed in, "So what? Maybe Sister Tsunade was controlled by Genjutsu to be with Uchiha Ryou."
Kushina pinched the cat clone in her hand: "Tell me, is Sister Tsunade being controlled by Genjutsu?"
The white cat lied through its teeth: "What Genjutsu control? Tsunade and my main body are truly in love."
"You should hurry up and declare Tsunade a rogue ninja so she won't owe you anything anymore."
Kushina squeezed the white cat: "Dammit, you evil Uchiha!"
Danzo was fuming at Ryou's clone, wishing he could tear it to pieces.
The Third Hokage said, "Put Tsunade's matter aside for now. She's just going to marry Ryou, it's not like she's dead."
"Once the Shinobi Allied Forces is assembled and we invade Amegakure, we will rescue Tsunade."
Tsunade could absolutely not be declared a rogue ninja because her prestige was too high; she was the Sainthood of Medical Ninjutsu.
If the opponent weren't Madara, a large number of Ninjas would have already come to the Hokage Building to force a rescue mission for Tsunade.
She was also the First Hokage's granddaughter, the Slug Princess of the Senju Clan. Her lineage was more noble than any of them.
If Konoha declared Tsunade a rogue ninja...
Then... who would still believe in the Will of Fire?
Utatane Koharu also tried to persuade Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, Ryou and Tsunade have liked each other since they were young. If we hadn't warned him back then because of his Uchiha status that he wasn't allowed to be with Tsunade..."
"They would probably have a child as old as Kakashi and the others by now."
"Jiraiya, you have no chance. Don't go throwing your life away."
Homura Mitokado scolded Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, you spend your time in debauchery. Why would Tsunade ever like you?"
Jiraiya roared: "That brat Ryou is also a lecherous devil; it just hasn't been exposed because of his hereditary disease."
"You saw it just now—he even has designs on a junior like Kushina who is already pregnant. He is a naturally evil and lecherous Uchiha."
Kushina blushed and pinched the white cat hard.
Minato laughed awkwardly.
With his wife being targeted, should he feel proud or worried?