Instead, they had to rely on their vast intelligence network to bring them joy and have them kill Mirai.
Moreover, news of Rock Lee's death in the mountains had only spread through Konoha Town, so they had specifically instructed someone to make it appear that Rock Lee was still in the mountains, in order to deceive Mirai.
But what Danzo had not expected was that his prized intelligence system had yet to locate Mirai. Mirai had already returned to Moye Village.
Before he could even take the first step toward killing Mirai, he had already died.
Furthermore, the members of Root had acted rashly, killing Rock Lee in the mountains and exposing their identities, indirectly alerting Mirai. Although this did not violate the group's original plan, it disrupted the group's ultimate objective. That was the most infuriating part!
Although nothing had been left behind on the surface, Kakashi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Mirai were no fools. As long as they considered the group's motives and the abnormalities, they could easily figure out what their target was.
"However, the only thing certain now is that Sarutobi Hiruzen still does not want to cause me trouble. That is why he did not ask me to do anything, nor did he pursue the matter of Rock Lee in the mountains. He merely had Kakashi say that Rock Lee had been killed in the mountains by some rogue ninjas..."
Danzo smiled faintly to himself. Then he said with a grin, "I truly want to see how panicked Mirai will become when he learns that the Rock Lee in the mountains was killed by people I sent."
"Lord Danzo, if Mirai learns that Rock Lee in the mountains was killed by you, and that it was only because Rock Lee had a close relationship with him,