After weighing the pros and cons, Mu Yue began writing his reply to Shimura Danzō.
The opening did not need any substantive content. He only needed to express his loyalty, making Shimura Danzō feel that Mu Yue still regarded him as his leader and still considered himself a member of Root.
After expressing his loyalty, he began discussing the difficulties. But he could not write about how difficult things were for him and how he could not help. Instead, he had to frame it from Shimura Danzō's perspective, worrying that if he, the Vice Principal of the Ninja Academy, secretly went to Root to conduct special training and Hiruzen Sarutobi found out, Hiruzen might blame Shimura Danzō, the leader of Root.
Mu Yue felt that he could teach at Root, provided Hiruzen Sarutobi was definitely informed.
If he conducted special training at Root without Hiruzen Sarutobi's knowledge and helped the Root organization improve its strength, Hiruzen Sarutobi probably would not punish him after finding out. However, the Root mark on Mu Yue would return, and Hiruzen Sarutobi would subconsciously see Mu Yue as Shimura Danzō's man. That was not an outcome Mu Yue wanted.
What Mu Yue wanted was for Hiruzen Sarutobi to see him as a steadfast member of the Hokage faction, while Shimura Danzō saw him as a loyal and dependable Root member.
That way, Mu Yue would be able to act very conveniently in Konoha. As long as he did not touch upon someone's interests, he would receive help no matter what he did.
This part was indeed difficult to handle, because Danzo was not someone easy to reason with. So Mu Yue did not talk about how difficult things were for him. Instead, he spoke of the possible negative consequences from Danzo's perspective.
Next, he casually