Naoki Senju, or rather, the Lord Hokage, is trying to check and balance the ninja clans... Kakashi's keen political sense allowed him to perceive the deeper meaning behind this, but as merely the head of the Anbu, what more could he say?
Kakashi coughed dryly, somewhat abruptly changing the subject:
"Then... Lord Naoki, what should we do with Danzo's body?"
At this point, Danzo's soul had completely dissipated. The soul injury caused by Futsu no Mitama was too severe. If it weren't for Izanagi, Danzo would have died long ago. However, even with the effects of Izanagi, the life that Danzo could extend was only so far.
"Take the remaining Sharingan and seal them in the Anbu archives. As for Danzo's body... hang it on the Konoha Gate and expose it to the sun for three days. His crime is treason, attempting to pass important Konoha information to Kirigakure."
To leave a corpse exposed for three days... Although I have never seen such a punishment before, just imagining it is enough to tell that this is definitely not a 'gentle' punishment. Even if the Lord Hokage pardons the Shimura Clan, their situation in Konoha will probably be very difficult.
After all, the head of the Shimura Clan was the most heinous missing-nin who betrayed Konoha!
Kakashi showed no pity for Danzo, even believing that Danzo deserved his fate. Kakashi had personally witnessed the darkness of Root, and Tenzo was one of the victims of the Root system. Moreover, Danzo, had even sent his subordinates to assassinate the Third Hokage.
If the Third Hokage hadn't let it go, this alone would have been enough to Danzo several times over.
After deciding on the disposal of Danzo's body, Naoki Senju left. Although revenge had once been his primary goal, he now had more important things to accomplish.
Although Naoki Senju had left, Kakashi entered his busiest working period. Killing Danzo was Naoki Senju's goal, but not Kakashi's.
The task the Hokage assigned to Kakashi was to take over the resources, intelligence, and manpower of the Root, its robust intelligence system, and some secret research bases.
Kakashi was astonished by the sheer wealth of Root. Their money alone was equivalent to ten years of Konoha's fiscal revenue. This was all Danzo's hard-earned wealth, since Root ninjas didn't need salaries.
However, with Danzo killed and Root absorbed, Tsunade, the new Hokage, is now facing a real challenge.
Root's expertise in Ninjutsu scrolls and intelligence reserves was so impressive that even Kakashi, the head of the Anbu, was amazed. Although Root was established decades later than Anbu Anbu, Root was far more successful in its development.
As for the Root's secret research base, it was directly taken over by people sent by the Fifth Hokage. Even Kakashi, the head of the Anbu, did not have the right to enter without permission; he had to obtain the Lord Hokage's approval before he could enter.
It is said that the secret experimental base of the Root conducts research projects involving highly lethal toxin experiments or cruel and bloody human experiments—in short, experiments that are prohibited from being openly conducted.
Similar experiments will be prohibited, but they will never disappear. According to Root intelligence, Kumogakure is conducting experiments on ultra-large-scale destructive ninja tools, reportedly with power exceeding that of the Eight-Tails ' Tailed Beast Bomb...
Fortunately, it's still in the experimental stage; otherwise, this information would have been published throughout the entire Shinobi World long ago. Since the Kumogakure failed to keep it secret, it shouldn't complain about being besieged by the Four Great Ninja Villages.
Kakashi led the Anbu, greedily absorbing the legacy left by Root, while Naoki Senju began planning an even grander performance.
" Naoki, is this plan really okay?"
Tsunade rested her cheek on her hand, tilting her head to look at Naoki Senju, whose aura was fluctuating wildly. This was because Naoki Senju had absorbed too much of the Nine-Tails Chakra and was trying to neutralize the violent aura within it.
If this Chakra is not neutralized and directly injected into Sora's body, his consciousness will probably be obliterated by the violent Nine-Tails Chakra before he can completely lose control and transform into the Nine-Tails form.
Naoki Senju slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Tsunade, large enough to be placed on a kotatsu table, dazzlingly white...
" Sister Tsunade, please have some respect for winter, okay?"
"Oh, so Little Naoki has been watching this all along. What a little devil~" Tsunade didn't care about her open collar, knowing that it would inevitably be torn open by someone later anyway.
Please respect the facts and remove the smaller print.
"So, Naoki has reached the point where he can openly admit he's a lecher? So, the reason you won't let Guren leave is also because of some lewd desire? You're truly hopeless."
Tsunade picked up a warm orange, slowly peeled off the excess skin, revealing the juicy flesh inside.
Naoki Senju sat down behind Tsunade, and also peeled an orange, kneading the juicy flesh, except that this orange was white.
" Sister Tsunade is really quite horny, but there's no need to use this method to help me relax. Neither the Kirigakure Ninja nor the Nine-Tails are a match for me. It's just that this method is the easiest way to find the Hidden Kirigakure Ninja hiding."
Snap!
Tsunade ruthlessly slapped away the unruly hand that was clearly holding onto the object, saying it wasn't needed.
"Since they're so confident, they should lure out the Kirigakure Ninja as soon as possible. The battle with the Kumogakure isn't looking good. I don't know if the Fourth Raikage is determined to attack Konoha, or if all of the Kumogakure's communication ninjas have been intercepted by the Iwagakure Village forces. The Kumogakure shows no sign of retreating at all. It's really a headache."
Naoki Senju looked at his reddened hand and rubbed it hard in retaliation.
" Sister Tsunade is really heartless; she wants the horse to run but doesn't give it any grass."
The two have been living together for several months now, and Tsunade is no longer completely unaware of Naoki Senju's lewd tendencies. On many occasions, she can even tease Naoki Senju in return.
Tsunade sat sideways, giving Naoki Senju a charmingly disdainful look, then raised the hand that had been slapped red and gently licked the back of her hand with the tip of her pink tongue.
"Let's talk about it when you get back."
Looking at the alluring and seductive Tsunade, Naoki Senju was instantly filled with a surge of fighting spirit.
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
Snowflakes secretly fell on Konoha under the cover of night. This was Konoha's first snow of the year, a special night, and one destined to be extraordinary.
A frenzied and violent Chakra rapidly grew stronger, and this frenzied Chakra, along with nine enormous fox tails dancing in the air, began to spread in all directions.
This scene evoked memories for many of the elders of Konoha, memories they least wanted to recall.
Twelve years ago, on a night when the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox wreaked havoc on Konoha, countless people were killed or wounded, Fourth Hokage died in battle...
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Konoha, a signal flare swayed and rose into the sky, blooming into a bright firework in the night sky.
This is a signal to inform the main force of Kirigakure to attack Konoha.