Flyers

Root Headquarters.

"What the hell are you good for!?"

Danzo tore into Nakamura Kazuya, who was kneeling below him.

"Didn't I tell you not to let them get any leverage? Now several of your men have been dismissed."

"What can the others possibly accomplish!?"

Nakamura Kazuya's face darkened. "I intended to cause some trouble for the Hyuga Clan, but Uchiha Shamu suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"I believe Uchiha Shamu planned this whole affair in advance."

Danzo slammed his cane hard against the floor.

"Do you need to tell me that? The whole of Konoha is talking about how Jiraiya is nothing but a peeping pervert."

"Even Sarutobi's reputation has taken quite a hit. They're saying that when the beam above is crooked, the ones below will be crooked too."

Danzo let out a breath. He had to admit that Shamu often took unconventional paths.

Yet the results were always unexpectedly good. The Third Hokage had called Jiraiya back for no other reason than to put him forward as a figurehead.

But before that figurehead could even be established, he had been smeared all over.

With Jiraiya's reputation in ruins, he could no longer serve as a figurehead—at least, not for now.

As Danzo's anger flared, his right eye throbbed with pain again. He had not found a replacement Sharingan, and he had no idea how long this one would last.

Ever since that freak Shamu had emerged from the Uchiha Clan, he had suffered setback after setback. Even Sarutobi Hiruzen had been left utterly disgraced.

There had once been people within the Military Police Force he could manipulate, but now all that remained was a scattered mess.

Danzo exhaled. "Choose someone capable from among the people you have left in the Military Police Force to temporarily take over your