Looking at the huge tree towering in front of them, all the Hidden Leaf ninjas in front of the Military Police Building were greatly shocked.
"Ahhh..."
At this time, Danzo's painful wails came from the bottom of the tree.
Only then did everyone discover that although the 'Wood Release' in his body had completely gone berserk, Danzo was actually still alive.
"This!?"
Hidden Leaf ninjas looked at each other, not knowing how to handle this for a moment.
Shinji glanced at it and said indifferently: "It's my negligence. I didn't expect Danzo's body to have such a serious problem. Sealing Squad, re-seal Danzo to prevent the 'Wood Release' in his body from continuing to run wild and threatening others!"
"Yes!"
The Sealing Squad hurried forward, trying to re-seal Danzo.
Shinji's order was impeccable, so regardless of whether they trusted Shinji or not, the surrounding Hidden Leaf ninjas had no objections.
While the Sealing Squad was trying to re-seal Danzo, Sasuke gritted his teeth on the side: "Damn it, this bastard is actually not dead yet!"
Shinji remained expressionless.
The reason why Danzo was still alive was not because of his strong vitality or some dumb luck, but because Shinji secretly instructed Mumei through 'Magatama' to mark Danzo with 'Yachihoko'.
Therefore, when the 'Wood Release' in Danzo's body ran wild, Mumei used 'Yachihoko' to draw away part of the rampant Yang Release chakra in Danzo's body, which allowed Danzo to survive.
Not long after, the Sealing Squad ninjas re-sealed Danzo, suppressing the rampant Yang Release chakra in his body.
It was just that the towering tree formed by countless branches bursting out of Danzo's body was still connected to Danzo's flesh and blood at this moment. The Sealing Squad ninjas didn't know whether they should cut the area connecting Danzo and the tree, so they all retreated helplessly to the side, looking at Shinji.
Shinji walked over, sized it up, and shook his head: "Don't cut it for now, lest the 'Wood Release' in Danzo's body be stimulated and run wild again!"
The Intelligence Division ninja was somewhat troubled: "But if we don't cut it, I'm afraid there's no way to transfer Danzo to the secret prison."
Connected to such a big tree, if surgical cutting was not performed, Danzo couldn't go anywhere and could only kneel half-curled under the big tree in his current wretched posture.
Shinji shook his head: "I am currently the person in charge of the village. I cannot let the village bear the risk of 'Wood Release' rampage. So let Danzo stay where he is, guarded nearby by the Military Police Force?"
Hearing this, the surrounding Intelligence Division ninjas and Sealing Squad ninjas thought they heard wrong and were all stunned for a moment.
Seeing Shinji didn't look like he was joking, the Intelligence Division ninja asked tentatively: "You mean let Danzo stay with this big tree?"
Shinji nodded gently: "However, he is a prisoner after all. Basic precautions still need to be taken. So first tie him to the tree with chains inscribed with sealing formulas. After the Hokage-sama returns to the village, let the Hokage-sama decide!"
The Sealing Squad ninja opened his mouth, but finally swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue, and bit the bullet saying: "Yes!"
Not only the Intelligence Division and Sealing Squad ninjas, but other surrounding Hidden Leaf ninjas also showed strange expressions upon hearing this.
Because following Shinji's order, it would be equivalent to chaining Danzo directly to this big tree formed by his 'Wood Release' rampage for public display. And this was indeed too humiliating for Danzo, who once served as the village's advisory elder.
However, Shinji's concern was not entirely unreasonable. Judging from Danzo's situation just now, his 'Wood Release' rampage still posed certain dangers to surrounding people and objects. If something really happened, no one wanted to take this responsibility.
"Lock him up!"
Shinji gave the final order.
The Sealing Squad ninjas had no choice but to step forward and chain Danzo firmly to the big tree with chains inscribed with sealing formulas.
Being tied to a big tree in such a humiliating posture, right in front of the Hidden Leaf Military Police Force Building, Danzo's anger needed no further description.
His expression was hysterical, but his body was too weak, so he could only hang his head and curse: "I remember you all! One day, I will kill all your wives, children, relatives and friends, making you ants who offend your superiors wish you were dead!"
Hearing Danzo's curses, the Sealing Squad ninjas changed their expressions one by one.
Danzo was after all the disciple of the Second Hokage and the former advisory elder of the village. Although he was a prisoner now, no one could say for sure whether he would make a comeback. After all, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, the two current advisory elders in the village, were not only Danzo's peers but also comrades-in-arms for decades, so there were huge variables here.
Therefore, deep down inside many surrounding Hidden Leaf ninjas, there was even an expectation that Shinji would completely get rid of this big trouble, Danzo.
Shinji, however, did not let everyone get what they wanted, but ordered indifferently: "Gag his mouth!"
Helplessly, the Sealing Squad ninja could only find a piece of rag and stuffed it into Danzo's mouth.
Danzo glared angrily at everyone. Except for Shinji and Sasuke, Mumei, and Karin beside him, no one dared to look Danzo in the eye, avoiding his gaze one after another.
And looking at Danzo's rage-filled eyes, Shinji remained expressionless.
The peers following behind Shinji also dared not look directly at Danzo's beast-like eyes at this moment, lowering their heads one after another.
Only Shikamaru stole a glance at Shinji.
Unlike others, he felt that Shinji treating Danzo like this was not just to avenge the Uchiha clan.
Because if it was revenge, after humiliating him, he could just find an excuse to kill him directly.
Anyway, no one should come out to stop Shinji at the moment. Shikamaru even suspected that many people secretly hoped Shinji would just finish Danzo off. But Shinji didn't do so, showing that Shinji's purpose was not just revenge!
Just as he wondered what exactly Shinji wanted to do, his gaze noticed the expressions on the faces of surrounding Hidden Leaf ninjas. A sudden realization dawned on him, thinking: "I understand! Shinji deliberately chaining Danzo in front of the Military Police Force Building is not only for revenge but also to use this way to destroy the authority established by the advisory elders in the village for a long time..."
Thinking of this, Shikamaru suddenly froze, daring not to continue thinking.
Because Shinji was not just destroying the authority of advisory elders in the village, but destroying the authority of the Hokage faction in the village.
If Danzo, the disciple of the Second Hokage and former advisory elder of the village, could be chained to a tree like a dog for people to visit, then could other advisory elders, and even the Hokage, be treated the same?
So what Shinji really wanted to destroy was not just a Danzo, but the sacredness of the Hokage faction being superior to others in the village...