Chaos broke out in the interrogation hall. Two more Anbu members who hadn't yet been inspected took advantage of the mayhem, dashing toward the exit in a bid to escape.
"Tsk, tsk..."
Anbu had been thoroughly infiltrated, it seemed.
Too bad for them, there was no way they were going to make it out. They couldn't even get close to the exit.
"Heart rupture, don't let the fight interfere with my work."
Tsunade wasted no time in rushing to treat Yamanaka Yatsuki. His injuries were severe, with a gaping wound through his chest and his heart damaged by the lightning chakra. The flesh around the wound was scorched, making the injury almost impossible to treat.
"He's a spy from the Hidden Cloud Village-take him down!!"
Realizing his cover was blown, the spy threw everything he had into his escape, trying to flee from the Interrogation Department. His identity was confirmed almost immediately.
Thanks to Tsunade's medical skills, Yamanaka Yatsuki, who had been on death's doorstep, was pulled back from the brink. Unfortunately, even though he survived, the severity of his injuries would have a lasting impact on him.
The three spies who had been exposed were quickly overwhelmed and subdued.
"Take them away and start questioning them immediately!"
The Hokage had suspected that there might be spies, but the confirmation stung like a slap to the face.
Still, the Third Hokage couldn't help but feel a slight sense of relief that he had followed Danzo's advice.
If it hadn't been for Danzo, he never would have taken such decisive action to root out the traitors.
Danzo truly was the Hokage's right-hand man.
The Third Hokage made a mental note to remind Tsunade to treat Danzo's injuries as soon as possible. They couldn't afford for Danzo's health to deteriorate.
The spectacle was finally over, Tsunade escorted the wounded back to the Konoha Hospital, leaving Xin to head home alone.
At least the inspection had been limited to Anbu and Root. If they'd tried to extend it to every Jonin in Konoha, it would have been a nightmare.
Wait a minute... if they were inspecting Jonin, wouldn't I be one of the targets too? Inspecting the Anbu was relatively straightforward since there weren't that many of them.
But if they expanded the investigation to include every Jonin in the village, it would be an enormous undertaking-practically impossible to complete.
Unless they had concrete evidence, none of the clan-affiliated ninjas would agree to such an inspection.
The secrets of the clans were no laughing matter.