Tsunade's Troubles (Continued)

After Tsunade left, Danzo leaned on his cane and slowly made his way deeper into Root.

As he walked, he said, "Night, you'll be in charge of this."

Then, without offering any explanation, he continued on without pausing.

Only after he had gone completely out of sight did a sinister voice suddenly sound. "By your command, Lord Danzo."

Naturally, Danzo had his own ulterior motives.

For example, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi often handled matters like the one just now in this way.

There were some things Hiruzen Sarutobi could not personally intervene in, but wasn't there still Danzo, the man who bore Konoha's darkness?

There had been nothing wrong with what Tsunade said when she came to him this time.

But the fact that nothing was wrong was the biggest problem.

Were the Sky Ninja formidable? They were. Their mobility made them impossible for anyone to guard against.

But was Konoha really so helpless? It was the greatest Great Ninja Village in the shinobi world.

During the Third Shinobi War, it had stood against the other Four Great Nations at once.

Naturally, it had far more strength than what it showed on the surface.

If the Sky Ninja's whereabouts were truly uncovered, what awaited them would be a thunderous strike.

So the Sky Ninja's success this time had absolutely been due to their ancestors watching over them.

But if they thought they could come and go so freely again next time,

Konoha might as well stop worrying about anything else and destroy itself. It would be less embarrassing.

Under such circumstances, Tsunade still needed that old dog Danzo to act. The meaning behind it was obvious enough.

Tsunade was angry about some things, but for the sake of Konoha's image, she could not possibly issue such an order herself.

That