Chapter 948

My clan and my sister, the Uchiha and Konoha—I made a choice no one among them could ever forgive, and I no longer have the right to call myself her brother."

Every time he thought of the carnage that had occurred and was still unfolding in the clan grounds, Uchiha Itachi could not quiet his guilt—but Sasune, safely cradled in his arms, filled him with profound peace.

Danzo simply silenced the Leaf Anbu member who tried to embrace Sasune, planted his ever-present cane firmly into the ground, and took Sasune from Uchiha Itachi.

"A brother protects his sister; no motive needs asking, no reason needs explaining—you did nothing wrong." Danzo understood perfectly: by sending Sasune here, Uchiha Itachi had abandoned all hope of rescuing the other Uchiha clan members, abandoned Uchiha Fugaku still fighting against a powerful enemy.

Indeed, people are so complex—they can be boundlessly kind to one person, yet ruthlessly abandon others; yet he himself had no right to condemn anyone.

"Rest assured, Konoha will protect her completely. Now it is time to sound the alarm."

Though their ages differed greatly, for two men both obsessed with their sisters, this was no barrier—it was precisely because they shared the same stance on their sisters that Danzo could firmly respond to Uchiha Itachi after taking Sasune.

An organization once ordered to monitor Uchiha clan movements would now spare no effort to protect the last survivor of the Uchiha clan.

Young Yuanzi read through the entire intelligence report and understood that Uchiha Itachi had made a deal with Danzo; after all, a transaction involving tangible exchange held far more weight than empty promises for Uchiha Itachi, who was about to leave his homeland and leave his most precious person in others' care.