The spiritual link on the "star" side has been broken,
But with "Star" here, the ruins and the remaining White Zetsu army can no longer stop my sister and the others.
In fact, if my sister hadn't been worried about Shizune and dragged her along with her, this level of trouble would really be nothing.
"Chen-kun?"
Fugaku's voice came from outside.
"Clan Head Fugaku, please come in."
Senju Chen brought his thoughts back, and his eyes fell back on the unfolded topographic map on the desktop.
Fugaku After entering the house, his eyes also fell on the topographic map.
In the past two days, he and Senju Chen have discussed several plans based on what will happen that day.
It was a hand-drawn topographic map of Konoha, with surprisingly detailed details - the main road, the three rotating nodes of Anbu, the blind corners of the sensory barrier, and several underground drainage channels that ordinary people would not notice, were all marked with extremely thin ink lines.
There are three areas circled with cinnabar on the picture.
"This is the birthplace of Sister Kushina," Senju Chen pointed at the red circle in the center with his index finger, "Within one mile of the surrounding area, it is the area with the most intensive defense tonight and the most dangerous area. Brother Minato must have deployed a large number of Anbu members in these areas, so we don't need to worry about these locations."
"But these two places," he moved his fingers to the left and right sides, "Are the directions of penetration that I speculate - using underground sewers or Space-Time Ninjutsu to penetrate through the gaps in the defense net."
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?" Fugaku's eyes narrowed slightly, "Can the attacker have such a method?"
"Nip it in the bud."
Senju Chen's tone did not waver at all.
"I need the most calm person in the clan." Senju Chen continued, "Not the strongest, but the most stable. The kind who can lie motionless at a designated position and wait for a whole night before the signal is sent."
"One more thing," he raised his eyes and looked at Fugaku, "You can't wear the emblem of Uchiha. Dress up as civilians, spread out and lurk, and don't even exchange glances with each other. Everything is waiting for my signal."
Fugaku picked up the pen and made notes on the picture, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
He has been the leader of the clan for many years, and has never seen any kind of deployment. However, Senju Chen's layout reveals an unusual degree of thoroughness - not the kind of sophistication gained from experience, but more like...
It's like you already know how the other person will come and go.
However, Senju Chen's reputation as a "master tactician" during Third Shinobi World War still made him resist this idea and did not speak.
After all, I am also the head of a clan. If I accidentally ask some questions that Senju Chen seems to be childish, where can I put my old face?
After all, they are "professionals", so you should just listen to their opinions.
There was a faint sound of insects outside the window, and the night was already very deep.
The light in the study room jumped a little, and was gently blown by a wisp of night wind coming through the window.
Just when Senju Chen had marked the last retreat route and was about to collect the map--
"Chen-kun."
Fugaku suddenly spoke.
"Are you sure the threat only comes from one direction?"
Uchiha Fugaku spoke very softly, but this sentence was like a stone thrown into calm water. It made no sound, but it caused ripples in Senju Chen's heart.
Senju Chen's hand stopped on the map.
He didn't speak immediately, but slowly raised his gaze and landed on Fugaku's calm face.
The opponent's Sharingan was not open, just ordinary black eyes, but there was something hard to ignore - not a provocation, not a question, more like... a weathered person, before throwing out a piece of real information, first test whether the other party can catch it.
Senju Chen retracted his fingers slightly.
"Did the patriarch discover anything?"
"Konoha Military Police Force has discovered some strange traces during routine inspections these days." Fugaku said slowly, putting down the pen and folding his fingers on the table, "Root's people have been a little unusually active recently."
Root.
Senju Chen's eyes narrowed.
The two words fell into my ears, carrying a special weight.
He didn't show anything, he just calmly leaned back in his chair and raised his eyebrows slightly. "How active are you?"
"The operation node is different from before. It is nearly 30% faster than the normal patrol, as if we are checking the spot in advance." Fugaku's voice was steady, "Moreover, we found the contact code left by the Root member in the dark alley near the south side of the Hokage building." "That location," he paused, "Happens to be near the second escape passage you marked."
In the study, it becomes quiet.
The buzzing of insects outside suddenly stopped, as if something passed through the grass, frightening away all the sounds in that area.
Senju Chen lowered his head and his eyes fell on the map again, landing on the second red circle - that was one of the most likely routes Obito would take when he evacuated.
The contact code of Root appears there.
The time node happens to be these days.
This shouldn't be a coincidence.
Senju Chen quickly deduced it in his mind. His brows did not wrinkle, and his eyes did not change. He just tapped his fingers lightly on the table. This is Senju Chen's habit when thinking.
Shimura Danzō...
In the original book, in the disaster of Night of the Nine-Tails, Konoha suffered heavy casualties, Third stabbed Nine-Tails away with a stick, and Minato Namikaze finally sealed Nine-Tails into the newborn Naruto Uzumaki at his own expense...
The whole Konoha is very lively.
However, Shimura Danzō, the leader of Root, and his entire Root team, seemed to have evaporated from the village that whole night, leaving no sense of existence behind.
An old man who has controlled the power of Konoha Anbu for many years chose to watch silently during the biggest crisis in the history of the village???
When I read the original work, Senju Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and I never thought about these things at all.
But now we are really standing at this point in time, and pushing back -
That's very abnormal, okay?
Obito released Nine-Tails, chaos began, and everyone's attention was focused on the behemoth - and at this time, what on earth was Root doing?
Shimura Danzō This person, you can say he is bad, but you cannot say he is bad.
At such an important time, with such a good opportunity to build reputation in the village, Danzo can resist taking action???
Totally impossible.
Unless...
He has more important things to do.
Senju Chen's thoughts suddenly tightened.
He raised his head and looked at Fugaku: "What is the code of Root? An assembly order or a monitoring order?"
Fugaku's eyelashes twitched slightly, as if he didn't expect him to react so quickly. "... It's closer to the format of an assembly order, but it comes with a clearing order."
Clear the place.
Senju Chen turned these two words around in his mind.
Clear what scene?
Whose field is cleared?
"Clan Head Fugaku, what do you think Danzo wants most now?" Senju Chen asked this question to Uchiha Fugaku, wanting to hear the other person's opinion.
Fugaku slowly exhaled. "...Hokage Position, or the right to appoint the next Hokage."
"How about being more specific?"
"Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze is probably one of the people he wants to get rid of most right now." Fugaku's voice was calm, but every word was like a knife. "A young Hokage who is powerful and well-respected is the biggest stumbling block for Shimura Danzō."