Disappearance

Not only throughout the Shinobi World, but even within Konoha, inexplicable undercurrents were stirring.

Shimura Danzō's death was far more than the assassination of a Konoha elder.

The "Root" organization under Shimura Danzō's command was enormous, and the many Anbu it had trained were scattered throughout Konoha's ninja system.

There were also quite a few fully trained or half-trained ninja gathered from all over.

Without question, "Root" was a complete system capable of sustaining itself.

Its core support and sole controller, Shimura Danzō, had died. Though it had not immediately collapsed, the chaos of being leaderless was inevitable.

Such a massive mess could not simply be left unattended, or the danger would be far too great.

From what Mizuki knew of Root, aside from Shimura Danzō, those most valued were Fu Yamanaka, Torune Aburame, Kinoe, as well as Sai and Shin, who were teamed with him.

Though those five subordinates had been highly regarded, the people Shimura Danzō had truly relied upon as his right-hand men and successors were actually others.

One was an expert Mizuki had encountered several times but had never seen the true face of, codenamed Terai. His strength might not have been extraordinary, but his leadership ability was indeed exceptional.

The other was someone even Mizuki had never met—a member of the Nara Clan capable of using the Shadow Possession Technique.

Judging by the rumors, he should have been from Shikaku Nara's generation, yet Mizuki had never heard of such a person existing in the Nara Clan.

Mizuki knew of the man, yet could not find even the slightest trace of him. He truly was a rare talent.

Of course, that was also related to how closed-off Root was. Whenever something went beyond Mizuki's understanding of the original story, there would be blind spots in his