Danzo's Schemes
Danzo was slightly surprised.
Gen's style of doing things is unemotional, not brainless... They also have their own thinking abilities.
However, very few ninjas actually dared to question him directly.
"Because only true information can gain Akatsuki's trust..." the old man slowly explained, his sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on the ninja kneeling on the ground, who remained motionless.
"Recent intelligence gathered from monitoring Noriaki Sugiyama and Chie Nakamura indicates that they made very dangerous remarks and are highly suspected of betraying the village... Although the Fifth Hokage believes there is insufficient evidence to arrest them, and we cannot act directly, using someone else to do the dirty work is a good way to deal with traitors to the village!"
That's right, he used Akatsuki to clear away the rotten branches in Konoha.
Presumably, Xiao has already taken those bodies back to their base for research to confirm the accuracy of the intelligence, right?
"As for the regular ninjas, their information has been blacked out. The few leaked pieces of information were deliberately used to mislead them. Sometimes, even accurate information... can have a misleading effect."
As for information such as height, weight, and age, they are all irrelevant; it wouldn't matter if I told Xiao everything.
That's his opinion.
He'd do anything that benefits Konoha, even if it means betraying Konoha's most confidential information.
However, the problem lies in the fact that his criteria for judging what is Konoha are entirely in his own mind...
After saying this, Danzo began to consider how to deal with the subordinate who had raised questions.
The code of conduct for Root ninjas is "to carry out all missions that Konoha under the leadership of Danzo."
Raising questions to his face clearly expresses a lack of trust to some extent, and if investigated further, it might violate Root's primary premise—being under Danzo's leadership. But on the other hand, it also shows that this ninja genuinely cares for Konoha... Such ninjas are very common in Root.
Therefore, without a suitable reason, we cannot rashly deal with him. In fact, to some extent, we may even need to promote him temporarily... After all, the Root is currently facing a severe shortage of manpower.
He waved away the ninja who had been kneeling for a long time, and then summoned another Root was waiting nearby.
"So, how's Sasuke's operation going?"
Sasuke's situation is clearly not optimistic either.
In a secluded and dark corner not far from the battlefield where Sakura Haruno and Kimimaro fought.
"It seems we've run out of opportunities!"
A solemn voice rang out from the darkness, and from the depths of an unseen corner, a pair of eyes suddenly opened.
"I just told you, there are several opportunities if we just rush out, we can definitely complete the mission, but you just wouldn't believe me!" another voice rang out, arguing with the former.
"What chance? Didn't you see how that girl Body Flicker Technique to Sasuke Uchiha's side?" the first person retorted, turning around. "If we really rushed out, we'd probably be instantly killed by that first Ninjutsu before we even got halfway there!"
He swallowed hard and continued, "Even if we could eliminate Sasuke Uchiha, we couldn't kill that girl. With a witness, we can't pin the blame on Orochimaru; instead, it would get our Root into endless trouble. Compared to that, the benefits of eliminating the Uchiha remnants are nothing!"
"In short, I'm the captain for this operation, so you have to listen to me."
However, his subordinates were still not convinced. After a moment's thought, he said, "You're just a temporary captain. I think you've been scared out of your wits by that Yakura no Nakamaru!"
"She's very powerful! She has the Body Flicker Technique Taijutsu, and her close-combat and long-range Ninjutsu and taijutsu are both very strong. But after all, she's just a thirteen-year-old girl. No matter how powerful her Body Flicker Technique is, she's not Minato Namikaze! We also have Secret Technique!"
"But we are not the Raikage or the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki either..." the captain said calmly.
Having observed her secretly for so long, he had seen it all clearly. He simply didn't have the courage to fight that girl head-on, nor the confidence to kill Sasuke Uchiha under her protection...
He had absolutely no confidence that after dealing with Sasuke Uchiha and taking his eyes right under her nose, he could still make her believe that the Sound Ninja were responsible.
In the assigned task, framing someone is of paramount importance, and it is required that if they are not confident in completing this task, they should not carry it out at all!
"Are we just going to stand by and watch Sasuke Uchiha get rescued? This might be our last chance to eliminate the remaining Uchiha!" another person said resentfully, clenching his fist and slamming it into the ground to vent his dissatisfaction.
The captain glared at him fiercely.
"Eliminating the Uchiha or exposing our Root, which is more important?" He sneered, turning his gaze back to the battlefield. "The mission has failed; we have to go! Their reconnaissance ninjas are here..."
The black figures disappeared into the distance, one after the other.
At this moment, Might Guy was staring blankly at the four people who were speechless...
"Hey Might Guy, do you really have to put on this kind of PSE...?" Shino wiped a bead of cold sweat from his forehead and broke the awkward atmosphere by complaining.
In front of Sakura, Might Guy was standing on one leg in an incredibly bizarre pose, his shit-green bodysuit, bowl cut, and thick eyebrows making him an absolute eyesore...
Hmm, I actually felt relieved just now... Sakura is starting to doubt whether this guy is trustworthy at all.
"This is the mark of youth! Shino, you don't understand." However, Might Guy still gave up on that look, perhaps realizing that the people present didn't seem to understand his youth.
So, back to the point, Might Guy is already a 28-year-old man... Does youth still exist in him?
The girl silently complained to herself.
She found herself completely unable to understand this man. He was about the same age as her before she transmigrated, yet she had no idea what his jokes were, let alone how Might Guy's thought process worked... Had the remaining male consciousness in her mind been worn down to this extent? No, no, no, Might Guy was just too eccentric!
The Elite Jonin lightened the mood with a brief joke before quickly becoming serious, "It seems the enemies here have been cleared out. I had Neji check just now, and Orochimaru isn't around. Our reinforcements have also arrived."
In other words, you're safe for now!
Upon hearing this, the four of them felt a huge weight lifted from their hearts and breathed a sigh of relief.
Before long, the remaining ninjas of Team Might Guy arrived one after another.
(To celebrate the strong recommendation, three chapters today. The next chapter will be around 9:30. Tomorrow will be the last chapter of this volume, coinciding with Qixi Festival.)