In the underground base at the root of Konoha, Danzo stood on a platform with a cold face.
In front of Danzo, three Ninja ninjas were kneeling. Between the three of them and Danzo, there lay a Ninja Ninja whose body was mostly wrapped in gauze and whose right arm was completely broken off.
"Ryoma is dead?" Danzo looked down at the wounded, with a hint of suppressed anger in his tone.
"Brother Ryoma, in order to cover our retreat, left Duan Hou alone and died."
The person who spoke was the wounded man lying on the ground, and he was also the only survivor of this intelligence spying mission.
Danzo went to Sunagakure Village as an envoy, reached a cooperation with Chiyo, arrested some of Sunagakure's senior officials, and after interrogating the Ninja Village Alliance's plan to siege Konoha, he arranged for many root ninjas to search for information throughout the ninja world.
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At the same time, Danzo also activated several root spies placed in other ninja villages.
The mission that led to Aburame Ryoma's sacrifice was that Danzo arranged for him to lead a team to the Country of Grass, where he would meet with a spy who was lurking in Iwagakure Village, stole confidential information, and bring him back to Konoha for a confidential mission.
"Has the aardvark rebelled?" The aardvark Danzo mentioned is the code name for the root spy who has been lurking in Iwagakure Village.
"The Aardvark did not rebel. We confirmed each other's identities. When we were about to leave, we met a joint investigation team composed of Yanyin Village and Yunyin Village."
"Iwagakure and Kumogakure have already stationed troops in the Land of Grass?" The expression on Danzo's face became a little gloomier.
"Yes, we were hunted down by a large number of ninjas from Iwagakure and Kumogakure in the Country of Grass. In order to ensure that the information could be brought back, everyone sacrificed their lives."
"Give me the information."
Before Danzo could finish his words, a kneeling root ninja stood up and handed a sealed scroll to Danzo.
After casting a spell to break the seal, Danzo opened the scroll and read the information inside.
His face was uncertain, with a flash of anger and murderous intent in his eyes. Finally, everything turned calm. Danzo slowly closed the scroll and put it in the inner pocket of his arms.
"The information this time is very crucial. You have made great contributions to the village."
Hearing Danzo's words, the wounded man shed tears from his left eye that was not wrapped in gauze. He shed tears because he was a comrade who knew how to sacrifice, and because his comrades' sacrifice was not in vain.
"You stay at the base for treatment. Don't go to the hospital, don't go home, and don't let Kizaru know, Yoshihiko!" Danzo lowered his head and looked at his descendants. There was regret in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
After so many years of founding the Roots, Danzo has seen too many clan members sacrifice their lives in order to complete the mission of the Roots, and he has been able to accept it calmly.
The current status of the Shimura clan, which he can firmly hold in his hands, is not something he can just sit back and enjoy, but is earned through huge sacrifices. Danzo himself, too, often performs missions on the front line, leaving many hidden wounds on his body.
Danzo also felt heartbroken when a young clan member with outstanding qualifications like Yoshihiko was disabled because of his mission. After all, this was the family's hope for the future, but he couldn't show it, let alone act out of emotion.
Kizaru cannot be allowed to know about Yoshihiko's injury, otherwise, given the relationship between Kizaru and Yoshihiko, it is very likely that Kizaru will impulsively go to the Country of Grass to avenge Yoshihiko.
Kizaru's strength is very strong, but he may be accidentally defeated or even lose his life due to the enemy's machinations.
Especially after seeing the information brought back by Yoshihiko, Danzo became even more cautious. Kizaru was the hope of himself and his family, and there must be no accidents.
The information brought back by Yoshihiko stated that the three great ninja villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure planned to gather all their high-end combat power to surround Kizaru.
To this end, all the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki in each village had to be mobilized, and Kumogakure Village even used the Six Paths Magical Artifact, a treasure that had never been taken out of the village and was specifically used to suppress the Tailed Beasts.
In order to deal with Kizaru, the three major ninja villages devoted all their resources and gambled all their chips.
"A, go notify Kizaru and have a meeting at the Hokage's office and tell him there is urgent information."
"yes!"
After leaving the root base with an expressionless face, Danzo immediately went to the Hokage's office, preparing to report the harvested information to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is about to retire, is using the telescope technique with a crystal ball to observe the situation in the village.
boom!
The slightly rough way to open the door did not allow Hiruzen Sarutobi to cancel the telescope technique. The crystal ball flashed across the screen, showing Jiraiya who was collecting materials.
"Ahem!" He coughed a few times to relieve his embarrassment. Hiruzen Sarutobi canceled the telescope technique and looked at Danzo seriously.
"Information has been detected at the root. The ninja alliance of Kumogakure and Iwagakure has appeared in the Land of Grass. The number is unknown, but there are quite a lot of them."
The information was urgent, so Danzo didn't pay attention to his old friend's bad hobbies. He walked to the desk unhurriedly, took out the scroll from his inner pocket and put it on the table.
"Also, the three major ninja villages of Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure plan to ambush and kill Kizaru."
Hearing Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes revealed murderous intent.
Kizaru is the genius successor recognized by both Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi. He is the future of the village. Their rivalry, whoever touches it will die!
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak immediately, but directly picked up the paper, opened it, and read it carefully.
Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was reading the information, Kizaru, who had received the root notification, turned into light and shot in through the open window of the Hokage's office.
Returning to his human form, Kizaru sat directly on the chair beside the desk, looking at his uncle and teacher with a smile, but found that both Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi had serious expressions, and their bodies revealed murderous intent.
How terrible! Which unlucky guy offended two people at the same time?
"Kizaru, take a look!" Throwing the scroll he had finished reading to Kizaru on the side, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up his pipe again and looked at Danzo while smoking.
The two people, who have fought hand in hand for decades and have a tacit understanding, did not speak but understood each other's intentions.
The three great ninja villages are provoking Konoha and want to dig up the roots of Konoha. This war must be fought, and it must be fought hard!
Leaning back in his chair, holding the scroll in his hand, Kizaru carefully read the information recorded inside.
Seeing that the three major ninja villages were gathering all their high-level combat forces to surround and kill him, Kizaru's smile did not diminish and he did not feel any pressure at all.
There is no difference between a single bug and a group of bugs for the yellow ape.
A single Dirty Madara can suppress the combined forces of the five great ninja villages and the Five Kage, let alone himself now.
Kizaru is confident that his current strength is definitely stronger than Dirty Ban.
After seeing the end of the information, that Yunyin Village planned to use the Six Paths Magical Artifact, Kizaru's expression became a little more serious.
Kizaru had ignored the Six Paths Magical Weapon.
If Kizaru remembers correctly, the only six-path magic weapon currently held by Yunyin Village is the glazed pure bottle.
What is the function of the glass bottle? It seems to be used to seal tailed beasts.
Carefully recalling the plot of the anime he had watched, Kizaru didn't remember it very clearly. He only vaguely remembered that the sealing mechanism of the glass bottle was triggered by the spirit of speech.
So, is the Third Raikage planning to take advantage of the fact that he doesn’t know the information, use the glass bottle to infect himself once, and seal himself in the bottle?
It's so insidious and terrifying!
"Hiruzhan, we need to collect information about the six-path magic weapon in Yunyin Village."
Just when Kizaru was complaining, Danzo spoke. He cared about his nephew and suggested to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"I will bring someone to look up the information." Sarutobi Hiruzen replied simply.
"Then leave it to you, I will continue to arrange manpower to detect the enemy's intelligence." Danzo said, clearly understanding the role he could play.
"Six Paths Magical Artifact, when I went to Yunyin Village last time, I got some information. The Sixth Paths Magical Artifact currently held by Yunyin Village is called Liuli Jingping. It is a sealed magic weapon. Normally, Yunyin Village
It was this magical weapon that sealed the Eight-Tails and imprisoned it."
After hearing the information that Kizaru proactively disclosed, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo looked thoughtful.
"The Glass Pure Bottle, I remember it! I will try my best to understand the capabilities of this magical weapon." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
Danzo didn't speak, just nodded.
"Hahaha! You don't have to worry so much. No matter how big an ant is, it's just an ant! Since we know the information in advance, their plan is doomed to fail." Seeing the serious looks on the faces of the teacher and uncle, Kizaru smiled and relaxed.
human pressure.
"Don't be careless!" Worried that Kizaru would underestimate the enemy, Sarutobi Hiruzen reminded him.
"Kizaru, during this time, you can prepare to hand over the matter to the Hokage with peace of mind, and don't go out at will." Danzo also warned.
"Got it!" Feeling the two people's concern for him, Kizaru responded seriously.
After answering, an idea flashed in Kizaru's mind, and he suddenly thought of a good place to ask questions.
"Concerning the Six Paths Magical Artifact, I can go to Miaomu Mountain to ask the Great Toad Immortal."
Hearing Kizaru's words, Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but their eyes lit up, showing expressions of approval.
According to the news brought back by Kizaru and Jiraiya, the Great Toad Sage of Mt. Myoboku is an ancient existence that has lived for thousands of years. He may really know the information about the Six Paths Magical Artifact, especially the Glass Pure Vase.
"Then I leave it to you, Kizaru!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kizaru.
Today is the first update. After staying up all night for several days, I started to have a headache again when I woke up today. Especially my eyes felt very swollen and painful. In order to write this chapter, Maomao smeared Fengyou essence all over his face and it relieved it.
symptom.
I just took painkillers and melatonin and am going to lie down in bed to see if I can fall asleep and get up early.
If I get up early tomorrow, I should be able to do the third update!
This chapter has been completed!