Sarutobi Jonin had sent over a great deal of intelligence.
It covered every aspect of Konoha, from the reforms initiated by Jiraiya and Tsunade to the confirmation of the Hyuga Clan's heir.
These clansmen who had once served in the Anbu could obtain intelligence through all sorts of channels. They had been the foundation of his control over the Anbu and other departments during his time as Hokage, and they still played an extremely crucial role now.
The Third Hokage merely glanced over the reforms by Jiraiya and the confirmation of the Hyuga heir without paying them much attention.
However, one piece of information caught his eye. Root members who had fled with Danzo had been captured within the Land of Fire, bringing the Sarutobi Clan's intelligence network an extremely important piece of news.
A few months after his defection, Danzo had been attacked by several groups of mysterious ninja and had now disappeared without a trace.
Logically speaking, a rogue ninja like Danzo should have been someone every Konoha ninja was entitled to kill.
But the Third Hokage's feelings toward Danzo were complicated. They had been friends since their days at the Ninja Academy and had walked together for decades. Though they differed in their ideals, everything had been for Konoha.
He just did not know when Danzo had developed ambitions of becoming Hokage and begun resorting to any means necessary.
Those sinister methods, once used against enemies, had become weapons turned against their own people. Danzo had even violated prohibitions to conduct human experiments and attacked comrades in the village who possessed Kekkei Genkai, step by step embarking on a path of no return.
As for the mysterious ninja who had attacked Danzo, there was no need to think about it. They had to be enemies Danzo had