Konoha High Command's Response

Danzo's face filled with surprise at those words, and he snatched the papers straight off the table.

The instant he glanced at them, profound shock filled his exposed eye. The revelations in the intelligence report were truly staggering.

Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura had actually been controlled for years through the Sharingan by a mysterious man wearing a black cloak patterned with red clouds and a swirl mask. If this news got out, Kirigakure would become a laughingstock.

"Genjutsu capable of controlling a perfect jinchuriki, Wood Release just like the First Hokage's, an ability that seems to render any attack ineffective..." Danzo immediately thought of the mysterious man who had appeared on the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Judging by the report's description, Danzo was certain that the mysterious man who had appeared on the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre was the same person who had controlled Mizukage Karatachi Yagura.

By comparison, the Hyuga Clan's successful escape amid the chaos was only a minor matter.

This mysterious man, who possessed both the power of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan, was Konoha's foremost concern. He was a formidable enemy of Konoha!

"Whew..." Danzo let out a long, heavy breath, then handed the report to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. "Take a look. We can't let Konoha carry on like this."

"Let's see what this is about. The expressions on your faces keep changing," Utatane Koharu murmured as she accepted the report from Danzo.

The two had only skimmed it briefly before Utatane Koharu's expression turned to utter shock. "What? The powers of Wood Release and the Sharingan are concentrated in a single person? And he actually controlled Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura for almost ten years?!"

"Impossible! A Kage of one of the Five