Bang!
As splinters scattered across the floor in plain sight, Hiruzen, who had been buried behind a towering pile of documents at his workstation "observing the people's conditions," jolted violently.
After skillfully stuffing the crystal ball in his hand into a drawer filled with tissues, he raised his head and looked displeased at his childhood friend, who had barged in without even knocking. His gray-white brows furrowed into a deep frown.
"Danzo, the money to fix the door will be deducted from Root's budget."
"This is no time to fuss over trivial details."
The moment he heard money was being deducted, Danzo's gloomy face twitched. His large hand, clutching something, slapped it onto the desk. Hiruzen focused his gaze and saw that it was actually a secret letter covered densely in tiny writing.
"Monkey, I've already received reliable information. The Uchiha Clan suddenly convened a full clan meeting today. Those evil fellows must be brewing some unknown conspiracy!"
"Haah."
Hiruzen looked at Danzo's face full of sinister gloom and gave a soft sigh. With a flick of his hand, he took a document from another drawer and gently placed it on the desk.
"This is the clan meeting activity application submitted by the Uchiha Clan. It reports in detail the scale of the meeting, the topic of the meeting, and the list of attendees."
"How is that possible? The Uchiha Clan has never submitted this kind of application before. There must be some conspiracy in it."
Danzo's expression first froze when he heard this, then he picked up the application and carefully browsed through it. Finding that what was recorded inside was no different from what his subordinates had gathered, he immediately slammed it onto the desk in disbelief, his one eye filled with suspicion.
"Monkey, don't let them deceive