Having finished his official duties, Shimura Danzō.
Accompanied by two guards, he climbed back up the small hilltop where he had watched the battle a few days earlier.
I watched the setting sun and the moon, its white form already revealed.
Standing on the edge, having watched the entire sunset, Shimura Danzō couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Based on the current situation, the sky should be cloudless tonight.
The Gekko will be brilliant, and the night will be beautiful.
Such beautiful weather! We should come here more often in the future. The dreary winter is finally coming to an end!
I received three pieces of good news in one day.
This made Shimura Danzō feeling stifled for over a year, feel much better.
That's why he felt like watching the sunset and admiring the moon.
Early this morning, news came from Root in Konoha that the Wood Release had left the village!
In other words, he was closer to resolving the situation and getting revenge.
At noon, the Grass Ninja finished the job, pocketed the benefits, and the Root will see even greater development.
In the afternoon, the Fat Pig Plan" is progressing well, and I should be able to get another large sum of money after it ends.
It seems that not only can the roots develop, but Shimura can also take a big step forward.
Thinking of this, his already good mood improved even more.
Looking down at the village that had been mostly destroyed, Danzo suddenly felt that this was his blessed land.
If we attacked a day earlier, would we also receive this information a day earlier?
"Heh~!" He chuckled softly at his own wild idea.
He shook his head slightly, dismissing those unrealistic ideas.
He continued gazing at the sky, pondering his next plans and arrangements.
Root now, we'll proceed as planned. This large-scale search should uncover many talented children.
Of course, there are definitely quite a few with poor talent as well; we'll see after Hiruzen and the others have collected enough.
Even those with less talent can be utilized again using the same old methods.
Anyway, these people have little chance of surviving after losing their homes, so I'm just doing a good deed and giving them a way to live.
In return, they will gain their loyalty.
As for the Shimura Clan, they could learn from the Senju family's birth control policies.
The Land of Grass has also harvested quite a few women, enough to be directly assigned to bear children.
Indeed, there will be people who are unwilling.
But the majority are willing; isn't that just how men are?
Even though the clansmen were very resistant to the distribution.
Then we could build a courtyard so that anyone who wants to can go there.
Once they have children, they can send them to the clan's Jiyang Institute.
As for Wood Release?
Hiruzen currently wants to borrow a sword from Cloud Shinobi.
For now, all I can do is watch and wait for an opportunity.
Wait patiently for the Cloud Shinobi to give their results, or for you to find an opportunity to avoid getting involved.
Otherwise, this thing would really be a huge bombshell!
As time passed, I gazed at the bright moon and the night view, now high in the sky.
A figure running from Kusagakure towards the mountaintop broke Danzo's train of thought.
He frowned slightly and stood still, quietly waiting for the person rushing towards him.
A middle-aged man dressed in a black Combat Uniform, gray armor, and wearing Bird-Beak Mask circulated his Chakra, leaping through the mountains and climbing from the cliff side to the summit.
He walked up to Danzo, suppressed his rapid movements, and bowed, saying, "My lord, White Sparrow has delivered a message!"
"Speak," Shimura Danzō, his expression completely unchanged.
" The Wood Release lost track of them this afternoon. They were detected by the Senju. In an attempt to escape, the Crane Squad was wiped out while covering their retreat. The White Sparrow Squad escaped and has reached a safe house to rest!"
"Hmm~?" After hearing his subordinate's report, Shimura Danzō's previously indifferent expression vanished.
He frowned and quickly asked, "Wouldn't it be better to just let them watch from a distance?"
Why did the conflict arise with the Senju?
"They even lost track of a rookie squad Wood Release?"
Hearing the question from the adult opposite him, the middle-aged man with the Bird-Beak Mask lowered his head slightly and explained, "This afternoon, the Wood Release Squad, led by Senju Tsukika, made a high-speed, irregular movement. In order to keep an eye on White Sparrow and Tsuru, we followed them a little closer."
"During a move, a mistake by a member of the Crane Squad led to them being discovered by the Senju guards."
"Because the fighting and escape between the two sides consumed too much time, even after White Sparrow safely searched several times, she still couldn't find the current location of the Wood Release."
"So White Sparrow led his men back to the safe house and sent a message, reporting the information and also asking for your instructions on the next steps."
arrange?
Mistake?
As he listened to his subordinate's report, Shimura Danzō frowned deeply.
The mood that had been healed by the moonlight began to sour again.
One surveillance mission ruined a Jonin squad, and almost ruined two!
How could a mistake occur during a Chunin mission?
Now they've even lost track of the mission objective.
What kind of arrangements would you like for a surveillance team?
Are we sending you directly to the Pure Land?
A bunch of useless trash!!!
With his emotions churning, Shimura Danzō closed his eyes slightly, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
" Crane Squad... Crane...?"
After repeating the code name a few times, he instantly remembered the squad's personnel configuration.
Okay... one Shimura and two Commoners.
This... does seem rather flimsy.
Thinking of this, he coldly instructed, "Send the White Sparrow Squad back to the village first and wait for the next Wood Release mission. What are you still monitoring outside if you can't even find the people?"
"Tell him to go back and continue training, and I'll arrange for a few good players to go and rebuild a team with him."
"But after the reinforcements, I don't want to hear about losing track of this kind of information again!"
"Yes!" the Bird-Beak Mask, with its head slightly bowed, replied.
Without leaving, he immediately took out a blank Scroll from his pocket.
He polished and copied the order before handing it over to Danzo.
After affixing his personal seal, he channeled his Chakra to seal it.
He immediately bit his right thumb and pressed it to the ground with one hand.
Ninja Art: Summoning Technique
A soft "bang" was heard, followed by a puff of white smoke.
A vulture with no hair on its head appeared before them.
"Give this letter to White Sparrow, located at safe house number 218 in the South!" he said to the summoned beast.
He first put the letter in the jar on the vulture's leg, and then took out a portion of feed from his Ninja Tool Pouch.
See the Bird-Beak Mask's movements.
The 1.3-meter-tall vulture spread its right wing and patted the other's shoulder with satisfaction.
This long beak is much better!
It always gives you benefits every time you use it.
Unlike other masked people who only know how to be bossed around.
Don't they all know that the old man can fly at varying speeds on the road?
Ignoring the stares of the people around it, it calmly finished its food.
Then, using its claws, it moved to the edge of the cliff and leaped off.
Amidst a series of "beep beep--beep beep!" sounds.
It spread its wings and flapped them vigorously, flying quickly towards the South!
As it moved, Shimura Danzō also looked South.
The night sky, which had previously been filled with a bright moon, was now completely obscured by a large cloud!
Looking at the pitch-black night before me, the beautiful scenery was gone.
He frowned, dejected, and turned to walk back the way he came.