"Tigo, a Genin reconnaissance ninja with an unremarkable perception ability, died at the age of thirteen during a patrol mission in the latter stages of the Ninja World War. Yet not long ago, someone suspected to be Tigo appeared in Konoha once again.
The corpse, Konoha Hospital, the Third Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki...
Risen from the dead? Orochimaru?"
Root Organization had indeed received the relevant intelligence not long after the plan began its trial operation, and Shimura Danzō instinctively traced the source of the matter back to Orochimaru... The king of scapegoats had pinned the blame on Orochimaru, and in a sense, he wasn't entirely wrong.
What could an ordinary ninja who died at the age of thirteen have accomplished in Konoha? Tigo's records were pitifully sparse. Danzo quickly finished reading the investigation report, then compared the photograph Tigo had left behind with the one taken just moments ago. Aside from the lack of color in her face, the latter was virtually identical to the former.
Next, Shimura Danzō swept the report aside and picked up the trial-operation plan... Yes, Danzo had even managed to obtain the plan document.
When it came to Konoha's affairs, Lord Danzo was just as attentive as the Hokage, but the methods and direction of their attentiveness were often different. Some people simply had minds of their own, and he couldn't control himself.
Looking at the documents spread across the desk, Shimura Danzō fell into thought for a while.
On the other side, the trial operation was proceeding very smoothly. The only issue was that Tigo, the "appendage" carrying the Red Gourd containing her main body inside the Small Earth Building, would occasionally "zone out." This was because she was communicating remotely with certain people or receiving Chakra from someone. Aside from the portion she