"Yes."
The ninja solemnly acknowledged the order, then slowly withdrew under Danzo's gaze.
Before Danzo could consider his plan for dealing with Yui Hyuga, a figure rushing in from outside interrupted his thoughts.
"Lord Danzo..."
Watching the black-robed Root ninja hurry toward him, he frowned slightly. "Liujia... what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The Root ninja named Liujia stood before Danzo with his head lowered and spoke shakily. "Lord Danzo... of the eight ninja sent out on missions today, three have gone missing..."
"Missing?" Danzo's brow furrowed deeper as he questioned him again. "Are they dead? What do you mean, missing?"
Liujia shuddered at his tone. "I searched the locations where the three last carried out their missions, but all I could find was some white dust and scattered ninja tools. There were no other traces, not even... not even their bodies..."
Danzo's expression darkened. "Then they're dead!" he said coldly.
"Destroying the bodies to erase the evidence. Very good..." He slammed his hand on the desk in anger. "Who dares lay a hand on my men?"
He was furious. He had brought only a few Root members to the Land of Whirlpools in the first place, and before he could even accomplish his objective, he had already lost three. How could he not be angry?
He looked up at Liujia and barked, "You, assign a few people to find out who did this!"
"Yes..." Liujia nodded shakily, then turned and left the room to arrange the manpower.
But before he had gone far, Danzo's voice came from behind him. "Liujia, remember: once you find out who it is, keep it quiet and report back immediately..."
Liujia stopped short, called back an acknowledgment, then hurried away.
"Phew!" Danzo took a deep breath. He couldn't shake the feeling