At the deepest part of Root.
Shimura Danzō sat on a chair carved from black stone, his figure nearly blending into the boundless darkness.
"Someone."
A Root shinobi wearing a blank mask silently dropped to one knee before Danzo.
"Deliver this scroll to the Snake's nest."
Danzo took a scroll from his sleeve. A symbol of an Ouroboros had been drawn upon it in special ink.
"Once it is done, those eyes will be his."
The Root shinobi silently accepted the scroll, his body turning into an afterimage as he vanished.
Uchiha Yao was a monster.
To deal with a monster, another monster with no reverence for life was needed.
Orochimaru was undoubtedly the best choice.
But that was not enough.
Though Orochimaru was a veteran Kage-level powerhouse.
Orochimaru alone might not be able to take down Uchiha Yao.
To be safe, he needed another powerful ally to act alongside Orochimaru.
"Go to the Bounty Exchange and find that living dead man who only recognizes money."
"Tell him that for this mission, I'm offering this amount."
Danzo held up five fingers. The gesture represented an astronomical sum enough to make any bounty hunter's heart stop.
"I want him to wipe out the Uchiha Clan for me."
The second Root shinobi accepted the order as well, vanishing from the spot in an instant.
Danzo's gaze slowly shifted to his only remaining trusted subordinates, Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune.
"You two, gather all of Root's elite."
A chilling killing intent nearly solidified into substance.
"In three days, when the slaughter begins, your task is not to participate."
"It is to wait."
Yamanaka Fu's body trembled faintly despite himself.
"If Itachi and the two helpers I hired gain an absolute advantage, you will join them immediately and thoroughly exterminate the Uchiha, like extinguishing