went to the summit. There he revealed that Uchiha Madara was probably directing Akatsuki. When Mifune, the summit moderator, suggested that an alliance between the Five Great Shinobi Villages was needed, he suggested Konoha and Danzou take command, as they were the sole village left with a Jinchuuriki. This suggestion was agreeable to the always scheming Danzou.



Things quickly turned against him when it was discovered he was again using Shisui's eye to gain Mifune's approval. Uchiha Sasuke soon arrived seeking revenge for Danzou's part in authorizing the Uchiha massacre. Danzou and his Root bodyguards fled and Sasuke went in pursuit. With the aid of Madara, Sasuke located Danzou and the two did battle. Using Shodai's genetic material and the Sharingans on his arm, Danzou revealed his Mokuton powersand Sharingan's Izanagi ability. This legendary Kinjutsu allowed the Sharingan user to make reality nothing but an illusion at the cost of permanently losing ones eye ability. Because of the numerous number of Sharingan on his arm, Danzou was able to negate many fatal attacks launched against him. Unfortunately as the fight wore on, Sasuke and his teammate Karin deduced how Izanagi worked and use this against Danzou, fooling him into thinking he had an viable Sharingan to utilize when he did not. Struck fatally, Danzou thought back over his past and failure to become a full Hokage like Hiruzen. With a promise to protect Konoha and the ninja world from the Uchiha, Danzou released a reverse seal on his chest. As the seal began to suck in