"Knights of God?"
"That's right, the Knights of God! They are the knightly order that protects the Celestial Dragons and resides in Holy Land Mary Geoise. Their numbers and strength are currently unknown, but rumors say they are incredibly powerful. They never appear for ordinary incidents. They didn't even show up during the last Holy Land Mary Geoise uprising. They are extremely mysterious across the seas."
"You can imagine it!"
"This is definitely the World Government's hidden secret weapon!"
"And there's the legendary Uranus... Do you know what news I received this time?" Danzo turned back to look at the stunned Hiruzen before him. Nodding, he no longer kept anything hidden. He leaned closer and lowered his voice. "Above the Gorosei... there is an even more terrifying existence! A mysterious being whom even the Gorosei—the highest authority in the world—must obey!"
With absolute certainty in his tone, he said, "So, the World Government is definitely not as simple as we imagined!"
His words fell.
"?!"
Hiruzen truly was shocked by Danzo's words.
The Knights of God?
The legendary Uranus?
And a terrifying existence above the Gorosei?
Sure enough...
For the World Government to dominate an entire world and become the strongest force on the seas, perhaps it truly was not as simple as they had thought.
Only...
Did the Land of Grass know about this?
Just as Hiruzen furrowed his brows slightly and fell into thought.
"I'm only telling you this, Hiruzen. You absolutely mustn't tell anyone else!" Danzo solemnly lowered his voice again, speaking in a grave tone. "To be honest, I suspect there are still Grass spies lurking within Navy Headquarters, but..."
He shook his head.
"Root still hasn't uncovered who it is, so this information cannot be exposed for now!"
"..."
"Huh, what's wrong, Hiruzen? Are you