More often than not, the fewer people who knew such core secrets, the better.
Half an hour soon passed. One by one, those who had followed Danzo out walked away in silence.
They then took their direct subordinates with them. They were already familiar with Lord Danzo's plan, but until the very last moment, they would not tell their subordinates exactly what they were supposed to do.
As pairs of Root ninjas departed, Danzo never appeared again. He merely stood somewhere in the distance where he could see the area.
His emotions churned as though he had already seen what he desired.
At that moment, however, he thought of his two old friends.
He already had his own methods for dealing with those two. They could at least be considered friends, after all. At a time like this, it would be better if they did not cause trouble.
As for the three Clan Heads of Ino-Shika-Cho and Shizune—
In his eyes, they were merely a group of ignorant juniors.
As long as he spared a little attention to deal with them, they would surely feel the pressure.
At that thought, Danzo actually smiled.
He held the other clans in even greater contempt.
On the same pitch-black night, with Sai's help, they were moving much faster than planned.
The earlier timing allowed them to more accurately determine Hidan and Kakuzu's whereabouts.
This place was still somewhat far from the last known location of the Immortals Duo.
However, based on their observations along the way, Shikamaru believed that the Immortals Duo would definitely pass through here, so they planned to set up an ambush here.
During this time, they first needed to adjust themselves to peak condition. To be safer, they would also conduct a rehearsal here first.
Shikamaru was undoubtedly the