The full moon hung like a silver disc, its light like white frost. Yagami had gained another chance at resurrection.
On the night of the full moon, he entered the ANBU Base, wore a mask, and walked through the dim ANBU corridors.
Candlelight flickered over the masks approaching from the opposite direction, making the paint on them look even more grotesque.
Everyone walked with urgency. Having dealt Iwagakure a severe blow, every member of ANBU felt honored.
ANBU nominally answered directly to the Hokage himself. The Third Hokage had appointed Danzo as ANBU Director, granting him full authority over ANBU.
Danzo and ANBU faithfully carried out the Third Hokage's will.
From what Yagami had seen since crossing over, Danzo had not made any particularly extreme moves yet.
However, his ambition was already plain for all to see.
In the battle at Ushioka Mountain, Danzo had become the greatest contributor. Yet the campaign to build up Danzo's reputation had abruptly stopped.
He had heard that the Third Hokage had personally ordered ANBU to stop spreading the news.
Dealing Iwagakure a severe blow was a major achievement, the joint result of Uzumaki Mito, the Senju Clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and others.
Yet in the rumors, Danzo had become the main character. Danzo had laid the groundwork across a thousand miles and spent a full half year planning before creating this opportunity.
The Third Hokage had not pursued the matter of the rumors either.
Yagami arrived at Captain Commander Yellow Dog's office and reported squad commander Kurozaru's recovery status.
"One and a half months..." Captain Commander Yomi frowned in thought.
He wanted Fox to fully assume the duties of squad commander. With one squad crippled, the impact on the unit was significant.
But after thinking it over, Kurozaru was an important figure in the