Konoha, Root.
"Lord Danzō."
A masked ninja in uniform with long orange hair knelt on one knee before Shimura Danzō and reported the situation.
"Nara Kaikei, whom you previously ordered me to monitor in secret, has now left his residence in the village and headed for Kikyo Castle.
"Through my secret technique, I observed that after returning to Kikyo Castle, he did not go to Kikyo Orphanage. Instead, he first went to the Nara Clan compound."
"Mm, very good."
Shimura Danzō sat in a broad chair and nodded calmly upon hearing the report.
"After waiting two days, he has finally left the village."
Over the past two days.
Shimura Danzō had continuously ordered Root to intensify its efforts in gathering intelligence on Nara Kaikei.
And through those two days of work, Root had essentially dug up every detail of Nara Kaikei's life.
Even the previously undisclosed result of Nara Kaikei's battle with Uchiha Shisui had been uncovered by the Root Ninja.
After learning that Nara Kaikei had not only "forced" Minato Namikaze to summon Mount Myōboku's giant toads.
But had also defeated Uchiha Shisui, the greatest genius of the current Uchiha Clan.
Shimura Danzō's desire for Nara Kaikei became even more urgent.
Whether or not the Nara Clan Head had interfered in Nara Kaikei's sudden transformation from a "Ninja Academy repeater" into a "super genius."
Nara Kaikei's battle record was undeniably real!
Shimura Danzō was more willing to believe that, with the Nara Clan's assistance, Nara Kaikei had resolved his physical problem and successfully unearthed his innate talent.
Shimura Danzō could not have been more satisfied with a young ninja whose talent translated into results at such astonishing speed.
He had deliberately ordered Root Ninja to spread the news that "a Nara Clan Ninja defeated an Uchiha Clan genius."
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