"We found some secret scrolls. According to their contents, Lord Danzo appeared to have cooperated with an unknown force and Amegakure to kill Sōsuke."
As he made his report, the Anbu ninja presented the recovered scrolls to Hiruzen Sarutobi with both hands.
"An unknown force... Could it be connected to Uchiha Madara?" Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately thought of Uchiha Madara, but his expression remained unchanged.
Before they had investigated everything clearly, intelligence regarding "Uchiha Madara" could not be leaked, or it would cause conflict.
The Uchiha Clan already had a history of rebellion. Now, Shimura Danzō's death had inexplicably become connected to the name "Uchiha Madara."
Not to mention the ninja who already held prejudice against the Uchiha Clan—even Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help developing some suspicions toward them.
He did not believe the entire Uchiha Clan was problematic, but he believed there was a high chance that Uchiha Madara's forces existed within the clan.
For Konoha's harmony and stability, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not want anyone else learning this intelligence, including the other two Konoha elders.
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the scroll and immediately recognized Shimura Danzō's handwriting. It was a secret scroll personally written by Shimura Danzō.
After carefully reading the entire scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and dismissed the Anbu ninja.
There was little information about the unknown force inside, and no mention of Uchiha Madara. It mainly contained Shimura Danzō's arrangements for surrounding and killing Sōsuke.
Before finding Hiruzen Sarutobi, the cautious Mu Yue had already conducted a thorough search. Everything Hiruzen Sarutobi knew was something Mu Yue wanted him to know.
For example, the scroll that mentioned helping Shimura Danzō obtain Wood Release had been dealt with by Mu Yue immediately.
"Release!"
Once the office was empty, Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered Chakra and formed hand seals. The words on the