Tobirama carefully examined Danzō.
He hadn't expected that the boy from back then would grow into something so extreme.
Then Tobirama noticed something unusual.
"Danzō. What's with your right arm?"
Danzō's heart skipped.
Hiruzen answered cautiously, "Teacher, Danzō's right arm was injured during the Great Ninja War—"
"I'm not asking about that," Tobirama cut him off coldly. "Are you going to unwrap it yourself… or shall I do it for you?"
Danzō instinctively hid his arm—
But Tobirama instantly appeared beside him and slashed open his sleeve.
Exposed beneath it—
A grotesque arm, fused with Hashirama Senju's cells and embedded with multiple Sharingan.
The moment the Uchiha saw the Sharingan lining Danzō's arm, fury erupted.
[Izuna Uchiha: Danzō! I'll kill you!!!]
[Inabi Uchiha: You won't die peacefully!!!]
[Yashiro Uchiha: How many Uchiha have you slaughtered in secret?!]
[Setsuna Uchiha: I won't forgive you!!!]
...
Sasuke's Sharingan activated unconsciously—
Then evolved into a two-tomoe form.
Even the children within the Uchiha Clan Compound awakened their Sharingan in rage.
Nearby, Nono Yakushi watched with a complicated sigh.
Tobirama's gaze shifted to Danzō's shoulder—
Where Hashirama's face was embedded.
His anger flared violently.
Danzō realized he was finished.
He hurriedly formed hand seals.
This was still his earlier arm—not yet replaced with Shin Uchiha's improved version—so Izanagi activated more slowly.
But the man before him had once been known as the fastest shinobi in the world.
Slow meant death.
Before Izanagi could fully activate—
Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to teleport to Danzō's right side—
And cleanly severed the entire arm with a kunai.
Earlier, when he sliced open the sleeve, he had secretly left a Flying Thunder God mark.
Danzō hadn't even managed to use a single "revive."
His stock of lives was gone instantly.
But he still had one last move.
He reached for his right eye—
Attempting to activate Kotoamatsukami.
Suddenly—
Darkness swallowed his vision.
Even with the Mangekyō Sharingan, he saw nothing.
"Urgh!"
A sharp pain struck his right eye.
When his sight returned—
Tobirama stood before him, holding the eye in his hand.
Danzō felt ice-cold despair.
Every single trump card—
Stripped away before he could use it.
Seeing the Mangekyō Sharingan, Tobirama's fury only intensified.
Which genius had Danzō destroyed for this?
Without another word—
He beat Danzō down mercilessly.
The other three elders didn't dare breathe too loudly.
To Tobirama, defeating Danzō was like an adult disciplining a child.
After some time—
Danzō's face was swollen beyond recognition.
Bruised and battered, he could barely speak.
"Seal his chakra. Throw him in prison. I'll deal with him tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
Hiruzen hurried to have Danzō taken away—afraid his teacher might kill him outright.
Across the Shinobi World—
[The Uchiha: Good!!! That was satisfying!!!]
[Danzō Shimura: Y-you…! Pfft—!!!]
In his cell, Danzō coughed up blood.
Being beaten by his teacher was bad enough.
But now the entire Shinobi World had watched it happen.
Tobirama then thoroughly berated the remaining three elders.
For now, however, his priority was returning to the manga—
To understand the future of this world.
And to see what other "brilliant" decisions they might make.
There would be time to discipline them tomorrow.
After Tobirama left, the three elders exchanged uneasy looks.
Tomorrow would not be pleasant.
Inside Nagi's Mindscape
When Tobirama relinquished control, Nagi had been struck on the head by a falling book.
Curious, he picked it up.
The Red Revolution
On Building a Modern Strong Nation
Nagi found the ideas within astonishing.
The concepts were revolutionary—shocking, even brilliant.
He became completely absorbed.
When Tobirama re-entered the mindscape, the books dissolved into Nagi's consciousness.
Tobirama noticed Nagi seemed distracted.
"What is it?"
"Nothing."
"…Is that so?"
Though Nagi brushed it off, Tobirama sensed something had changed.
Soon, the two resumed reading Naruto.
The screen went black once more.
[Onoki: Damn it! Why does it always cut out at the most important part?!]
[A (Fourth Raikage): What was that book?]
[Mei Terumi: Ara ara~ Care to share, handsome? @Nagi]
[Rasa: Yes, we're curious too.]
Sasuke's heart wavered.
The truth of that night had grown murky—
But no matter what—
Itachi had to die.
Back in class, the students looked at Nagi expectantly.
He ignored them, staring at the screen.
If anything—
He and his teacher might need to accelerate their plans.
Black Screen Content
As they continued reading—
Their expressions grew increasingly grim.
There were no memory filters here.
Their spiritual strength allowed them to absorb the story rapidly.
Within hours, they reached the sealing of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki by Team Seven.
Yet their expressions remained heavy.
There was no Shiranui Nagi in the manga's world.
And the events of the Uchiha massacre did not perfectly align.
"So… this is another world highly similar to ours?"
Tobirama leaned toward that hypothesis.
"Most likely."
Nagi agreed.
"I never imagined the depths of the Shinobi World ran this deep… Nagato. Obito Uchiha. Madara Uchiha. Black Zetsu…"
"And battles like clashes between gods…"
But they were both sharp minds.
If Kaguya Ōtsutsuki existed—
Then the Ōtsutsuki Clan must be far more complex than imagined.
Unfortunately, Naruto and Sasuke had sealed her without extracting information.
Tobirama also couldn't help but think—
Danzō truly had a "talent" for shaping history.
Pain.
Kabuto Yakushi in the future.
The Uchiha Clan's destruction.
All traced back to him.
In a twisted way—
He was a driving force of the Shinobi World's trajectory.
…
Wait.
Kabuto Yakushi.
Both recalled—
Kabuto's descent into darkness stemmed from Nono Yakushi—the matron he revered like a mother.
He had killed her with his own hands.
Worse—
She hadn't recognized him.
It was as if his entire existence had been denied.
That was why Kabuto had spent his life searching for identity.
Thinking of the Edo Tensei army in the future—
Nagi and Tobirama immediately rushed to find Hiruzen.
[Onoki: The screen's back on!]
[A (Fourth Raikage): Where's he rushing off to now?]
Sarutobi Clan Compound
"Root?"
Hiruzen blinked in confusion.
"Teacher… are you moving against Root already?"
"Monkey, forget that. Take me to Danzō's office. Now."
"O-oh. Right."
Though confused, Hiruzen obeyed.
Inside Danzō's office—
Tobirama immediately opened drawers, broke through seals, and searched.
Hiruzen stood silently to the side.
After a while—
"Found it."
Tobirama opened a mission file.
Nono Yakushi had departed on assignment one week ago.
"This is bad."
"Director?!"
Kabuto's heart dropped at the sight of the mission file.
Behind him, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.