Danzo in Action

"Sharingan with three tomoe?"

Danzo's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, lost in thought.

"The potential of Uchiha Itachi is no less than that of Uchiha Shisui."

"Moreover, Uchiha Itachi is Uchiha Fugaku's eldest son. Perhaps through Uchiha Itachi, I can sway the entire Uchiha clan."

"I must personally handle this."

Having made up his mind, Danzo solemnly put away the scroll.

After reviewing all the internal village intelligence scrolls, he turned his attention to another pile of scrolls on the table.

These were all external village intelligence scrolls.

The Root organization led by Danzo did not limit its gaze to within the village; it kept track of the movements of the entire ninja world.

On one hand, it was to prepare for the unexpected and eliminate factors unfavorable to Konoha in a timely manner.

On the other hand, it was to gain enough prestige and merit to overthrow Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"The Land of Rain has ended its civil war... The Daimyo has announced the closure of the village and isolation... Sanshōuo Hanzō has been living in seclusion and hasn't appeared for a long time..."

"Hmph!"

Danzo slammed the table heavily, angrily exclaiming, "Hanzō, that untrustworthy bastard! I helped him surround and kill the Akatsuki back then, but he went back on his word and refused to honor the alliance. It seems I'll have to go to Amegakure to collect my debt in person later."

"The Land of Wind's Daimyo has once again reduced funding... The One-Tails jinchūriki encountered an assassination attempt by an unknown powerful enemy and lost control, only to be ruthlessly suppressed by the Kazekage Rasa and imprisoned."

"The One-Tails jinchūriki... Rasa hasn't given up yet... Let him keep stirring up trouble."

"An explosion occurred in the Land of Earth. Witnesses claimed it was the work of the Tsuchikage Ōnoki's beloved disciple, Deidara, but they quickly changed their story soon after."

"Nonō is quite capable... Just as I predicted, placing her in Iwagakure was a brilliant move."

"What? You need Kabuto's photo again?"

"It seems the Wand

"I don't know."

A low voice sounded as a man emerged from the shadows, clad in a black cloak, wearing sunglasses, and bearing a purple mark on the right side of his face.

Aburame Ryūma!

He was a man of few words, preferring to work alone, a master of insect control techniques, and an unparalleled infiltrator.

Aburame Ryūma held a high position within Root, second only to Danzo.

But in essence, he was no different from any other tool.

"You say you don't know?" Danzo's face was contorted with anger.

"Yes."

Aburame Ryūma maintained his deathly expression, seemingly oblivious to Danzo teetering on the brink of rage, and slowly stated, "Only you, Lord Danzo, possess his information."

Hearing this, Danzo's expression shifted to one of surprise, then quickly understanding dawned on his face.

"Perhaps after lurking in the shadows for so long, I almost forgot I had such a trump card."

"Lord Danzo, are you planning to activate him?"

The highest-class spy, a complete phantom, without a name, past, or future, not even a file.

Aburame Ryūma had followed Danzo for many years, only hearing him casually mention placing a high-level spy in Kumogakure, knowing nothing else.

Two years ago, during the Kumogakure envoy incident, Konoha suffered a significant loss due to a lack of intelligence.

Aburame Ryūma felt that this high-level spy was somewhat undeserving of his reputation.

At this moment, Danzo's expression turned grim.

Aburame Ryūma's thoughts mirrored his own.

If he didn't know for certain that no one in Root would ever betray him, Danzo would have already begun to suspect the puppet had defected.

Puppet was the codename for that spy.

It signified a puppet under his control.

"Ryūma, take a squad of Root ninja and infiltrate Kumogakure to rendezvous with Puppet."

As he spoke, Danzo picked up Yakushi Nonō's file and tossed it onto the scroll of intelligence from the Land of Lightning, adding, "Additionally, Yakushi Nonō will also be heading to Kumogakure to cooperate with your mission."

"Lord Danzo, what do you need me to do?" Aburame Ryūma's muscles tensed.

"I need you to go to Kumogakure and accomplish three things."

"First, incite conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure."

"Second, purge Kumogakure's Byakugan bloodline."

"Third, Yakushi Nonō cannot be allowed to live. After the mission is complete, eliminate her."