"Have you confirmed the location of Shimura Danzō?" Hatake Sakumo said to this White Zetsu.
"It has been confirmed. He is in a small village. Several of our brothers are surrounding him and monitoring him." White Zetsu replied.
Shimura Danzō...
For Hatake Sakumo, this name is more than just a former colleague. It is a disgust and vigilance engraved in his bones. He knows too well the conspirator who will do anything for the "village", even at the expense of his companions.
When he was in jail and criticized by the village, there might not be the shadow of this old guy behind him who was adding fuel to the flames.
But now this "Darkness of Konoha" has actually defected, just like Orochimaru back then.
Hatake Sakumo was shocked when he received the news! He even suspected that the information was fake.
Danzo, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually betrayed Konoha and became an S-class traitorous ninja.
For Hatake Sakumo, this news can only be a good reincarnation for Deva Path. Who will God spare?
But now Shimura Danzō appears in this chaotic area like Land of Rain, what does it want to do?
Is it just a simple escape here, or is there another conspiracy...
However, I have to say that the chaos of Land of Rain, the "Akatsuki" organization, various anti-government organizations, spies from various countries, and Hanzo of the Salamander are fighting back and forth in this small country. For Shimura Danzō, who has always been good at conspiracy and has now lost everything, this is definitely an excellent stage and shelter.
As he has been in charge of Konoha"Root" for many years, after he has gained a little foothold, he can easily provoke one party to attack the other party, and finally hide behind the scenes to reap all the fruits of victory.
This is why he and Kakuzu immediately sent the information back when they discovered the person suspected of being Shimura Danzō.
But now Danzo's most urgent thought now should be to hide himself well and not to be discovered by others.
"Well, keep an eye on Shimura Danzō. Once he takes action, report him immediately." Hatake Sakumo said to White Zetsu.
"Yes, Master Ya" White Zetsu responded in his unique rustling voice.
In a house located in a remote village, the air was filled with the smell of mold and rust. Shimura Danzō was sitting behind a rough wooden table, his one eye looking particularly sinister under the dim candlelight. His bandaged right hand was unconsciously rubbing an old secret box on the table.
The secret box was empty, just like his state of mind at the moment.
It's been three days.
Ever since he stepped into the chaotic land of Land of Rain, he felt as if he had fallen into an abyss. He originally thought that with the intelligence network he had been operating for decades, he would be able to navigate this crack with ease. He even used the hands of Hanzo of the Salamander to control the gods and demons "Akatsuki" organization, various anti-government organizations, and spies from various countries.
But reality gave him a loud slap in the face.
"No news yet?" Danzo's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against dead wood.
"Sir, there is no news coming back." A close aide of Danzo replied, half-kneeling on the ground.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He began to review in his mind. The contact person "Grey Crow" at the Land of Rain border, the carrier pigeon responsible for delivering information, and even the few hidden stakes lurking outside the Hanzo of the Salamander mansion... These were all chess pieces that he had spent several years laying out.
Even during the Shinobi World war, these hidden lines never lost contact collectively.
"Did Hanzo of the Salamander discover something?" Danzo's one eye narrowed slightly, suspicion and uneasiness flashing in his pupils.
He had suspected Hanzo of the Salamander. The guy who calls himself "Demigod" has always been suspicious and cruel. If Hanzo of the Salamander realizes his intentions, or discovers the informants he planted around him, it is indeed possible to launch a purge. But the problem is that this purge is too big, and Amegakure has no signs of large-scale mobilization recently.
Who is that?
Danzo stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in the narrow room. As time passed, an unprecedented sense of fear wrapped around his heart like a poisonous snake.
If it wasn't Hanzo of the Salamander, then who else could completely paralyze his intelligence network in Land of Rain?
Konoha?
As soon as this idea came up, it was forcibly suppressed by Danzo. Apart from being able to play the emotional card, that old guy Hiruzen Sarutobi has no such thunderous tactics. As for Anbu, those puppets who only know how to obey orders, unless they have extremely smart commanders, they will never be able to uproot the intelligence network he has been running for decades in just a few days, and do it without leakage.
"Something's wrong... something's so wrong." Shimura Danzō stopped, a thin layer of cold sweat oozing out from his forehead.
He even had the absurd illusion that he was on an isolated island, and the water around him was rising, swallowing up his last foothold bit by bit.
He has been waiting for three days.
As a result, these hidden stakes received no reply at all.
There is not even a confirmation signal.
"Damn it!" Shimura Danzō punched the wall, and gravel fell down.
This intelligence system is his last trump card! Without the intelligence advantage, he will be blind in the entire Shinobi World. Now he can't even grasp Hanzo of the Salamander's next move. If he rushes to find Hanzo of the Salamander now, he won't even be able to plan an escape route if the other party turns against him.
His current situation was like that of a warrior who had his armor stripped off, standing naked in the middle of the battlefield, and could be cut into pieces at any time.
"What went wrong..."
Danzo slumped on the chair, his one eye full of bloodshot eyes. He didn't know that less than a kilometer away from him, several weird-looking White Zetsu were quietly lurking in the soil, like a group of patient hunters, staring at the trapped beast.
In the rain curtain, the figure of Senju Chen (the clone) shuttled like a ghost. He did not use any Ninjutsu, but only relied on his own Mayfly Technique to quickly shuttle on the road to Land of Rain.
After arriving at Land of Rain, according to the marks, we immediately found Kakuzu and Hatake Sakumo.
As soon as Senju Chen came out, he saw Kakuzu sitting cross-legged on a small wooden stool, holding an abacus in his hand and fiddling with it. Opposite him, Hatake Sakumo was wiping the White Fang Tanto.
"How's the situation?"
Hearing the sudden sound, the two of them made fighting stances at the same time. Only after seeing clearly that it was Senju Chen did they relax.
"Lord Chen." Hatake Sakumo called Senju Chen in front of Kakuzu.
"Kid, you're finally here." Kakuzu lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the abacus, but there was a hint of eagerness in his tone, "I've done the math. According to the current expansion speed of 'Food Is Heaven', plus the financial data from Capital of Fire, should our sharing plan be discussed again? After all, I am risking my life to work for you this time..."
Senju Chen walked to the bonfire, sat down casually, picked up a skewer of grilled fish, and chuckled, "Old immortal, can you change your problem of falling in the eyes of money?"