At a time like this, the first thing Danzo thought about was what he could gain.
Then, after careful consideration,
his eyes quickly lit up as a shocking plan arose in his heart,
and he could no longer hide it.
That plan was to completely seize the Hokage's position and power while Tsunade was away from the village.
As long as the plan was sound, Tsunade should make way from her position as the Fifth Hokage.
Danzo would then take the stage as the Sixth Hokage, striving to fulfill his ambitions and bring prosperity to the Konoha of his ideals.
Needless to say, the idea was naturally insane.
Even if Tsunade was absent, her former companions, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, would certainly choose to stop him.
Tsunade would also surely worry that he might do something while she was gone, so she would most likely entrust matters to those two companions.
If he wanted to achieve his goal, those two would undoubtedly become obstacles. And if he wanted to achieve his goal, it would naturally be best if there were no obstacles at all.
Who knew what Danzo thought of next, but a faint curve actually appeared on his otherwise expressionless face.
Kabuto Yakushi panted heavily as he looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings.
The damp air and pitch-black passageways did not make him nervous in the slightest. Instead, he revealed a hint of joy.
Ryūchi Cave. He had finally found it.
Thinking back on everything he had experienced since leaving Hinata,
he had first gone to the place where Itachi and Orochimaru had fought and searched for many things that had belonged to Orochimaru.
Afterward, he obtained some of Orochimaru's treasures from a hidden base. Among them, he learned of Ryūchi Cave, one of the Three Great Sage