Shisui had taken the initiative to reveal his identity to Itachi, something Xia Yan probably had not expected.
Of course, he had little inclination to pay attention to such inconsequential news now.
He probably would not even pay attention to Itachi's gratitude toward the Anbu.
At this stage, Xia Yan had finished many things, but new problems had followed one after another.
I've sent Orochimaru away and had him settle in the Land of Life. That makes it convenient to find him and have him help me with some valuable experiments.
Leaving Kabuto with Orochimaru to train was the best possible outcome. After all, I need a messenger, and Kabuto can only develop better by following Orochimaru.
Lastly, there's the newly established publicity organization. Although it was something of a spur-of-the-moment creation, considering its value and the wars that might arise in the future...
Its establishment brings more benefits than drawbacks. Managed well, it can even earn more money to fund further Anbu expansion.
Expanding the Anbu was both good and bad for Xia Yan. After all, it depended on the stage he was at.
As Anbu Director, Xia Yan naturally wanted the Anbu to keep growing stronger, so he could obtain more resources to counter people like Danzo.
From the Hokage's perspective, however, this decision might not be a good thing at all.
An organization too powerful to control would be an extremely troublesome problem, and dealing with it afterward would be no simple matter.
But it was far too early to consider that now. Besides, the entire Anbu was under Xia Yan's control. Splitting it up when the time came was not beyond him!
So my focus now should be on setting up the laboratory and establishing the publicity organization.
The laboratory was still in the planning stage.