After seeing Mito and the maid off, Shin quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The only person left in the village who worried him was Hyuga Tamamo. However, Tamamo herself was highly capable and decisive, and the Anbu also had a complete evacuation plan.
Come to think of it, during all his years as Anbu Minister, Shin had been quite incompetent. Unless there was official business, he rarely visited the Anbu.
All the work had been completed independently by Hyuga Tamamo. It could be said that the Anbu's development to this day was largely due to her contributions.
Even if they were now planning to leave, that did not mean they would abandon Konoha's interests. The Uchiha clansmen within the Anbu definitely had to be taken away; even if they were not, they would be purged afterward.
However, the hidden agents planted within would have to remain deeply buried in Konoha, ensuring that even after leaving Konoha, they would retain sufficient sources of intelligence.
Turning back into the house, Shin knew that what came next would be both secretive and tedious. It was impossible to completely hide such covert actions from Root. If the Senju faction were stupid enough to that extent, they could never have built Konoha.
This was now a race against time. Shin's advantage was that he could act without reservations. Since he had decided to leave, he would not spare the village once he truly made his move.
But the Senju could not do the same. They had to consider the consequences of acting within the village and weigh the strength of both sides. If a conflict truly broke out, no one could say whether Konoha could withstand internal strife on such a scale.
"Now it just depends on when Madara convenes the Clan Meeting." Sitting