Heading to the Battlefield

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—

The sound of air being torn apart frequently rang out.

Black shadows rapidly leaped between the branches, like agile and nimble black cats.

"Ahead is Yoshino Town. We'll rest there for the night, and tomorrow we should reach the border." After handing over with the Root ninjas stationed nearby, Danzo announced that the destination of this journey was near.

At this moment, compared to his leisure and comfort in Konoha Village, he appeared somewhat disheveled.

But his movements were noticeably smoother than before.

During the long journey, Danzo worked hard to adapt himself to the ninja's way of traveling and to refine his control over this body, with excellent results.

Ding—

The sound of metal colliding rang out, accompanied by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

"Danzo-sama, Cloud Village people have been discovered ahead." Hizashi Hyuga reported beside Danzo, having already observed the movements ahead with his Byakugan.

"There are only three of them, seemingly an advance team, led by a Jonin and two Chunin."

"However, the Uchiha people don't seem to intend to report to you."

The Hyuga Clan's main family members do not go to the battlefield, so this time Hizashi, the head of the branch family, is leading the Hyuga Clan.

Danzo frowned, glanced at him, and waved for the team to stop temporarily.

He didn't expect that the Cloud Village people had already begun to penetrate deep into the Land of Fire for reconnaissance, and had even sent a Jonin. It seemed that they had seen through the information he had the Root people forge in the envoy.

Danzo adhered Chakra to his feet and steadily leaped from the branch, his figure moving towards the front of the team.

"Does your Land of Fire intend to provoke war?"

Before even seeing anyone, the arrogant voice of a Cloud Village ninja rang out, falling into his ears.

Approaching the location where the sound came from.

Uchiha Fugaku and several Uchiha Jonin had tightly surrounded these three Cloud Village scouts. The two Chunin looked dull, obviously caught in a genjutsu.

"Danzo-sama, all three have been controlled. These two Chunin don't know any information, and this Jonin has a strong resistance to genjutsu."

Fugaku, seeing Danzo's arrival, took the lead in reporting his simple interrogation just now.

"Danzo?"

This title obviously caught the Cloud Village Jonin's attention. He looked at Danzo's young face with some doubt, but then, as if recognizing him, a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

Danzo grinned, looked at the Cloud Village Jonin, and asked, "You recognize me?"

The Cloud Village Jonin didn't answer, his face gloomy as he asked, "Does your Konoha really intend to provoke a war?"

After recognizing Danzo, he no longer had his previous arrogance.

This old guy being sent to the front line already indicated Konoha's attitude.

He had to send this information back to tell the Raikage.

Just as this thought surfaced in his mind, the Jonin only felt a chill on his neck, his eyes widening as he looked at Danzo in disbelief.

He didn't expect Danzo to directly make a killing move, not even giving him two sentences to finish.

"Kill them all, no need to waste time trying to get any information out of them, get to the front line as soon as possible." Danzo indifferently looked at the fallen corpse, wiped the blood-stained Kunai clean, and instructed.

"Yes."

Fugaku's eyes showed a complex expression, and he waved his hand to signal the Uchiha to attack.

He, as the head of the Uchiha Clan, was most aware of Danzo's recent changes.

There was considerable friction between their Uchiha and Danzo. In the past, Danzo often hid in the dark. Although the Uchiha held the power of the Konoha police force, they still had no way to figure out his movements.

But now, Danzo was walking in the sunlight in a straightforward manner, his every move exposed without any concealment.

But this made Fugaku's heart even more complicated and fearful.

If Danzo was a true villain who didn't hide his purpose before, then the current Danzo could be said to be an old fox with a sunny smile.

As for why he didn't say whether he was a hypocrite, it was because Fugaku couldn't figure out whether Danzo was pretending or had really changed.

Sensing the feeling of being spied on, Danzo suddenly turned his head, just in time to meet Uchiha Fugaku's somewhat complicated gaze.

His calm and indifferent eyes made Fugaku feel flustered.

"Continue to advance. With a great enemy at hand, you must put aside your prejudices and cooperate with the Hyuga Clan, and try to avoid our purpose from being exposed too early." Danzo smiled gently and instructed.

"Yes."

Fugaku felt genuinely fearful of this smile and couldn't help but lower his head to answer.

The Uchiha clansmen next to him didn't move, frowning and looking at their clan leader, not concealing the dissatisfaction in their eyes as they looked at Danzo.

Danzo looked around, scanning this group of proud Uchiha clansmen.

He rolled his eyes in his heart, but still maintained a smile on his face, looking at them and saying, "Everyone is a part of Konoha, please prioritize the overall situation."

His attitude was humble, but also like a spring breeze, making these Uchiha not feel that this was an order, but rather an equal exchange.

Danzo's attitude made them nod unconsciously, scattering to seriously be on guard.

Satisfied, Danzo continued to hide in the middle of the team and continued to move towards the border.

This guy...

Raising his head, Fugaku deeply looked at Danzo's back.

The attitude of this old guy Danzo was becoming more and more unpredictable. Where would the former Danzo have such thoughts to treat the Uchiha?

Every time they met, he would put on a stinky face, let alone this gentle attitude now.

Hizashi Hyuga said to Danzo, "I don't know how long this war will last. My brother was impulsive back then."

Danzo smiled and replied, "Even if Hiashi hadn't killed them, the other party would have used other excuses to provoke all of this. That brainless Raikage likes to use such overt schemes."

"He was convinced that Sarutobi would not agree to go to war, but he didn't expect that I would be the one to lead all of this."

Hizashi nodded, his eyes full of gratitude as he looked at Danzo: "Danzo-sama has changed a lot."

He had also followed Danzo into battle before.

But at that time, Danzo's face was cold and somewhat gloomy. Apart from those equally cold Root ninjas, no one else believed him, which gave people a sense of inexplicable distance.

"It seems like I've been hearing this every day since I became younger." Danzo replied with a smile, his tone gentle and without any discernible emotion.

In this team, Danzo was the commander-in-chief, the main brain.

Hizashi, as the leader of the Hyuga Clan, was the main eye, responsible for reconnaissance and observation, as well as commanding the other eyes.

Uchiha Fugaku personally led the team, acting as the team's arm, responsible for clearing and eliminating most of the enemies.

Although the Uchiha were arrogant, it was undeniable that the Uchiha's individual strength was much stronger than that of other clans.

The strong should receive the respect of others.

But the Uchiha were more about self-satisfaction and pride, rather than the recognition and respect of others.

Recalling Fugaku's gaze just now, and that faint sense of voyeurism, the smile on Danzo's face became even brighter and gentler.

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