Three days later, at the Root Base in Konoha Village of the Land of Fire.
Half of Shimura Danzō's body was wrapped in bandages as he sat grim-faced in the seat of honor.
"How is it? Have you investigated everything clearly?"
Shimura Danzō looked at Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Ryōma below him and asked in a deep voice.
Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Ryōma were Shimura Danzō's most capable aides in Root. Since Shimura Danzō had personally led the operation this time, the two had remained behind at the Root Base to oversee matters rather than accompany him, thus narrowly escaping disaster!
Yamanaka Fū said, "According to information sent back by our hidden agent in the Land of Rain, Hanzō the Salamander convened Amegakure's higher-ups for a meeting three days ago. The agent's rank was too low to learn the meeting's specific content, so it remains unknown for now."
"However, after that meeting ended, Amegakure officially released word that Hanzō the Salamander had taken Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan—the three leaders of the Akatsuki Organization active in the Land of Rain—as his Direct Disciples!"
"At the same time, all members of the Akatsuki Organization were directly incorporated into Amegakure!"
"Additionally, there are reports that Hanzō the Salamander is grooming successors this time. The Akatsuki Organization's three leaders may become Amegakure's future leaders!"
"Damn it!" Shimura Danzō slammed his intact left hand against the armrest and raged, "What are you useless fools even good for?! You can't even infiltrate a tiny Amegakure? What use are any of you to me?!"
Shimura Danzō vented his fury without restraint, while Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Ryōma merely stared at their noses, their noses at their hearts, treating his words as though they had never heard them.
Both Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Ryōma knew that Shimura Danzō