Inside Root Base, the place where Tokiju and the others were now hiding was a storeroom filled with various ninja tools.
Though there was hardly any light in the storeroom, Root members occasionally came and went to retrieve supplies, allowing it to absorb a fair amount of light energy.
Tokiju immediately set the Seed of Light to growing. Before long, it had become a tiny silver-white figure about the size of a finger, with no facial features.
After that, Tokiju concealed himself again, intending to see whether the commotion just now had alerted Root.
While they waited, Tokiju asked Uchiha Hikari, "Hikari, is the Root member you marked in the base?"
At that, Uchiha Hikari nodded at once. "Yes. He's very close, so I can sense his location clearly."
"Good. Give him a subtle suggestion so he'll come over without realizing it."
"After all, having someone who knows the place help us will make it easier to move around."
Uchiha Hikari nodded and focused, sending the man a psychological suggestion.
Giving him a direct order would bring him over faster, but that approach could easily be seen through by a Byakugan.
Tokiju didn't believe that, in a place as vast as Root, old man Danzō hadn't managed to recruit even one Hyuga.
It never hurt to be careful. He was here to take care of something important, after all.
Before long, a Root member wearing a Black Sheep Mask pushed open the storeroom door and entered.
Behind him followed another Root member, holding a small notebook and wearing a black Tiger Pattern Mask.
The man first paused by the area where the kunai and shuriken were kept, then casually wandered over to the section where Tokiju was hiding.
After gathering the items he needed, Black Sheep showed them to the