Monday arrived.
Eight in the morning.
After breakfast, Natsuki headed to the Anbu Base.
He entered his office and began processing the documents submitted by the Anbu.
Natsuki picked up the first document.
It concerned Shinnō.
Natsuki had specifically instructed Elephant to report any movements Shinnō made immediately.
He opened the document and began reading.
Shinnō had clearly come prepared.
After entering Konoha, he had settled down near Might Duy.
Under the guise of a physician, he treated Might Duy and his son, Might Guy, for free, helping relieve their physical fatigue.
After several such visits, the two sides had grown familiar with each other.
With his silver tongue, Shinnō had persuaded Might Duy to teach him the Eight Gates Formation.
Then yesterday, he had made another move.
He had infiltrated the Uzumaki Clan's compound at night to scout the layout.
Natsuki suspected he would soon attempt to steal Konoha's secrets—the cursed techniques used to create the Zero-Tails.
Judging by the original story, those cursed techniques had undoubtedly come from Konoha, or more specifically, the Uzumaki Clan's sealing jutsu.
Now that the Uzumaki Clan had not been wiped out, he had set his sights on their compound in Konoha.
Natsuki pondered this.
There was indeed a perfect opportunity coming up: the Hokage inauguration ceremony.
Both ninja and villagers would attend the ceremony, gathering in the square in front of the Hokage Building.
Even the Uzumaki Clan's ninja would be no exception.
After all, such a grand occasion came along only once every few decades.
Besides, after living in Konoha for so long, they practically counted as Konoha ninja themselves.
Natsuki set down the document.
Naturally, he would not stop Shinnō. On the contrary, he would help him.
By the time Natsuki finished reading the documents, it was already nine.
He