Turning Flame Seal

Inside the command tent.

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Shimura Zha reported quietly to Danzo, "Clan leader, Uchiha Hono gathered the Uchiha on the front line and took them into his tent. It looks like they're discussing something."

Danzo asked, "Haven't Ren and Gui returned yet?"

"No. Geng and Xin brought back Uchiha Shinkaku's two Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but Ren and Gui haven't returned or sent any intelligence. They're probably dead."

Danzo was not surprised. The Uchiha Clan's Three-Tomoe Jonin were powerful; a two-man Root team might not have been a match for one.

"Has Uchiha Hiromori returned?"

"No. He probably died in the Land of Waterfalls too."

Danzo's four pale eyes shifted slightly. "Two things.

First, select a new Ren and Gui from the ninja trained by Root.

Second, send Ding to approach Uchiha Hono and find out what he's doing."

"Understood. I'll arrange it now."

After leaving the Commander-in-Chief's tent, Shimura Zha went to a tent some distance off to the side.

Officially, it was the front-line records office, and no one was allowed near it without permission. In reality, it was also where ANBU and Root assigned missions.

Before long, a Root ninja entered the tent.

"Ding, take off your mask."

Ding obeyed and removed his mask, revealing a pair of Sharingan.

"Ding, you're an Uchiha who cares about the Village. Both Lord Danzo and Lord Hokage have praised you for rising above the constraints of your clan and thinking like a Hokage.

Uchiha Xiang, your identity within the Uchiha Clan hasn't been exposed, has it?"

"No, Lord Shimura Zha."

"There's no risk of exposure?"

"None. I'm certain."

"Good," Shimura Zha said. "Lord Danzo has a mission for you.

Uchiha Hono, that