After using the Summoning Technique to leave Dragon Cave, Muzan would not be seeing Kabuto for some time. The other man needed to master the power of the Man-Eating Demons. With Kabuto's intelligence, he should be able to bring that power to its fullest potential.
"Lord Muzan."
A ninja lowered his head and dropped to one knee, producing a letter written in a special code.
"Danzo?"
Because their relationship could not be brought into the open, Danzo needed to consolidate his position and could not have any overt ties to the Land of Waves. After all, the two sides were enemies.
He had to avoid provoking public outrage!
Opening the envelope, Muzan found something rather interesting recorded inside.
The identity of the person who had attacked Mukawa Territory last time had been uncovered through subsequent investigations. Muzan now knew it was a noble, but most of his attention had been focused on the battlefield at the time, so he had not dealt with the matter.
They had no intention of letting off the Land of Waves. They loathed everything the invaders had done! They had to drive them out! That was what had led to today's disaster.
"Danzo has never disappointed me. This scheme of using a wolf to devour a tiger may require borrowing the Land of Waves' hand to eliminate the former nobles, but I truly have no reason to refuse."
A trace of cruelty appeared on his face. The rats hiding in the shadows had become increasingly restless lately. Konoha, in particular, had undergone a major upheaval, and the Land of Waves had dispatched a large number of personnel there, stirring up fresh turmoil in a situation that had only just recovered.
Yet their numbers were small, and some people still supported them. The search had not