Inside the barbecue restaurant.
Uzuki Yugao was still seated back-to-back with Lin Chongshu, with an empty seat between them.
Today, she wore a dark purple long outfit with matching knee-high boots that wrapped around her calves, outlining the slender lines of her legs.
Uzuki Yugao flipped a slice of grilled meat with her chopsticks. "Root has been fully placed under Anbu management. You no longer need to remain undercover on your end. Lord Naruto asked what you planned to do. Return to being an ordinary person, or join the Anbu?"
Lin Chongshu put on a righteous expression. "Although Root is gone, Danzo's collusion with Orochimaru is not over. Orochimaru is just as dangerous to the Hidden Leaf Village. For the village's sake, I hope to continue infiltrating Danzo's side and go undercover with Orochimaru."
He spoke with lofty righteousness, but his real calculation was this: there was no longer any value in infiltrating Danzo. If he still refused to work for the Third Hokage and did not go undercover with Orochimaru, would he not become worthless as well?
Although the Third Hokage would not discard him once he had outlived his usefulness, continuing as an undercover agent meant preserving both the Third Hokage's and Danzo's channels. That would make anything he did in the Hidden Leaf Village much more convenient.
Uzuki Yugao nodded. While getting up to fetch seasonings, she discreetly placed a scroll by Lin Chongshu's hand before returning to her seat.
"Why do you need information on the Yuki Clan? Kirigakure does not welcome outsiders right now."
Lin Chongshu opened the scroll and quickly scanned it. He was looking for information on Haku. Haku and his mother were descendants of the Yuki Clan. This clan's Kekkei Genkai had been purged in Kirigakure, and the surviving members had scattered