"Reporrrt!"
"Reporting to Lord Danzo!"
"The Aburame Jonin have mapped out the underground paths in the Graveyard and found a passage leading to the underground space!"
"This is the Simple Route we drew up."
Danzo took the map the Communication Ninja handed him, studied it briefly, then slapped the table in delight.
"Excellent!"
"Our outpost is the closest to the entrance."
"Heaven is on my side!"
Danzo tucked the map into his robes and looked at the Konoha Jonin around him, whose gazes had turned toward him.
"Notify the Third Hokage's outpost and Tsunade's outpost. Have them prepare and await word. Anyone who delays the rendezvous will be executed!"
"Yes!" The Communication Ninja accepted his orders.
He was back! He was back!
Shimura Danzō-Battlefield Commander Form!
The eyes of the Eastern Front's Jonin glistened.
"Go rest. We'll wait until the early hours, when old people sleep most soundly..."
Danzo waved at the Jonin around him. What came next was no child's play; these Jonin needed to conserve their strength.
The enemy will be weary while we're fresh! I have the advantage!
"Uchiha, come closer. I have something to tell you."
Danzo sat back down, and the dozen or so Uchiha Jonin gathered around him. The other Jonin tacitly left the command post to rest in the small compartments that had been dug out.
Danzo beckoned them closer. These elite ninja, all bearing the Uchiha Clan Crest on their backs, could be called the pillars supporting the Uchiha Clan.
"You're about to face your old Clan Head. Does that weigh on your minds?"
Danzo addressed the Uchiha Jonin with a kindly expression, his gentle tone like someone coaxing children.
The Uchiha Jonin exchanged glances without speaking.
"Come now, even your current Clan Head has serious concerns. Don't worry. Speak freely!"
Danzo