Genya shifted the subject, lowering his voice.
"Of course, for now, only those of us here know about this. We must keep it strictly confidential."
"We absolutely cannot tip him off. That Masked Man's strength is unfathomable, and his abilities are bizarre. If he learns that we've narrowed our suspicions down to one specific person, he may take even more extreme action."
Next, Genya steered the conversation toward another "unsolved case": Danzo's disappearance.
"Also, regarding Danzo's disappearance... so many earthshaking events have happened in Konoha lately. First, Danzo's crimes were exposed, and then the eight-hundred-million bounty shook the Shinobi World."
"I imagine plenty of outside forces, and even certain people lurking in the shadows, would want to investigate-or take advantage of the chaos?"
He looked at the Third Hokage and offered a "reasonable suspicion."
"Do you think it's possible that Danzo was taken by that powerful Masked Man, who keeps appearing and disappearing without a trace and harbors such malice toward Konoha?"
"Think about it. The Masked Man can control the Nine-Tails, pass through ninjutsu, and come and go without a trace."
"He has both the ability and the motive to infiltrate Konoha during the brief confusion and distraction caused by Danzo's downfall, then abduct a former elder who knows countless village secrets, possesses the power of the Sharingan himself, and may have had some connection to him."
"That would explain why almost no traces belonging to any known faction within Konoha were left at the scene. It also fits the Masked Man's consistently mysterious and unpredictable behavior."
"In fact... this could be the beginning of another major plot against Konoha."
Genya's analysis was clear, logical, and reasonable.
He had perfectly shifted the blame for Danzo's disappearance onto the "Masked Man," who was already Konoha's greatest enemy.
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