Root!
"He didn't come?"
Danzo's calm face showed no anger, though there was some displeasure in his tone. Once someone joined Root, they had to obey his orders.
"Forget it. The most urgent matter is to provoke a conflict between them!"
Danzo had learned of Sakumo Hatake's injury immediately, though he did not know who had attacked him.
That did not matter. With Hidden Cloud Village's envoy soon to arrive, Danzo looked at the favorable situation on the front lines and did not want a peace negotiation to render all their previous efforts futile.
He needed to find a way to make the two sides clash. Assassinating Hidden Cloud Village's envoy was the most direct method.
"Send ninja to kill Hidden Cloud Village's envoy."
Danzo simply did not know who would be leading Hidden Cloud Village's delegation this time. Otherwise, he would certainly have reconsidered.
If Muzan learned of Danzo's plan, he would definitely curse him as an idiot.
Setting aside whether they could swallow up Hidden Cloud Village, even if they could, their strength would be damaged.
The neighboring villages would not let such an opportunity slip by, especially Hidden Stone Village.
During the Third Ninja War, the two sides had indeed shared a certain cooperative relationship, but there were no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
Onoki would not let such a good opportunity pass. At best, he would extort them; at worst, he would launch a war.
After all, Hidden Stone Village had not lost many ninja. They had the ability to invade.
When Muzan returned to Root, he noticed Danzo waiting for him at the entrance early in the morning.
Muzan's gaze sharpened, but he spoke without revealing anything.
"Did something happen?"
"Hmph! Why did you refuse Root's mission?"
Danzo scrutinized Muzan, hoping to learn Muzan's true