Plot

In a dark and damp cell.

The old man with a gloomy expression took the scroll he received from his subordinate and scanned the information planned one by one on it. From the beginning to the end, his face and eyes did not change at all.

"The ANBU...the medical department...the security force...it only took just over two months to infiltrate her power to this point. Her actions were faster than expected."

This old man is Danzo.

When he said this, he seemed to be weighing the weight of a whole set of events.

Tsunade's actions after taking over the position of Hokage were faster than he expected, and she controlled the ANBU and medical troops in a well-founded manner. At least she avoided the possibility of becoming a puppet Hokage, and would not let her own

Government orders cannot leave the Hokage's office.

If a Hokage cannot even get out of the office to follow his own government orders, then this is the real tragedy. In the end, he can only become a chess piece in the hands of others.

"But the next step is the key. It is difficult to create a gap within the Ninja clan with just the three clans of Pig, Deer and Butterfly."

Danzo sees these things very clearly.

Although Tsunade used her reputation and the Hokage's righteousness to successfully place her own personnel in the ANBU and medical troops, she was ultimately a Hokage who rose to power in a hurry.

Moreover, it is still unknown how much of the power of the Thousand Hands Clan is still retained in the village.

But Danzo only understood one thing: if Tsunade wanted to attack the ninja clan next, she would just attack the stone with an egg.

The current strength of the Hokage faction is not enough to confront the Ninja clan head-on, otherwise it will turn into an embarrassing situation where the Hokage cannot get off, and the Hokage's prestige in the village will be reduced.

"I think Hokage-sama should also know this."

Aburame Takene, who was standing in front of Danzo, said.

Danzo nodded. Judging from Tsunade's series of methods, she couldn't be so simple and crude in her thoughts. She looked careless, but in fact she had a very careful and meticulous personality.

As long as her mind wasn't broken, she wouldn't have been able to face the ninja clan so quickly.

She has not accumulated enough power and prestige. She needs to accumulate more political capital to compete with other groups in the village.

Among them, the biggest obstacle is not the traditional power within the Inar, Deer, and Butterfly clans, nor the wealthy families like the Hyuga clan, nor the neutral families such as Aburatsuzuka, but the Sarutobi clan!

Mastering the ANBU means offending the Sarutobi clan.

Since the Third Hokage came to power, the Sarutobi clan has been the real power controller of ANBU for generations.

Even if a Kakashi appears later, there are still many departments and members in the ANBU who are directly controlled by the Sarutobi clan, but they are not usually exposed.

Because only in this way, the Third Hokage dared to hand over his own safety to the ANBU, if Kakashi, an alien, had not appeared.

And thanks to the decades of political influence of the Third Hokage, how much benefit the Sarutobi clan has gained overtly and covertly in these decades is unknown even to him, the root leader.

I just know that the Sarutobi clan is very powerful now. When he imprisoned the Third Hokage, he also used the many forces of the Roots and the Fighting Sect to monitor the Sarutobi clan, and at the same time forced the other families to stand in the neutral camp, so that they did not dare to act rashly.

Only then can they dare to start their own plan. Otherwise, with the power of the Sarutobi clan that has not shown its strength for decades, fighting to the end, the outcome will be unpredictable.

As far as Danzo knows, the Sarutobi clan not only has considerable connections among the ninja clan, they also use their assets and land to secretly sell a large number of civilian ninjas, and they also have considerable influence among the people of Konoha.

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The only shortcoming is that there are no outstanding ninjas in this generation who can shoulder the responsibility of being the Hokage.

"Next, Tsunade should avoid confrontation with Sarutobi and other ninjas, and point the finger at the two guys on the advisory board..."

The power of the ninja clan, led by the Sarutobi clan, is the biggest obstacle on Tsunade's path to taking control of Konoha.

But in addition to the ninja clan, the power of the advisory group must also be obtained to further strengthen his power.

Because apart from this path, Danzo couldn't think of any other tricks that Tsunade could use to break the situation.

However, even he could see this kind of thing. Will the ninja forces headed by the Sarutobi clan let Tsunade deal with the advisory group?

Therefore, in Danzo's view, there is still no difference between this road and a dead end.

The only difference is whether Tsunade dies early or late.

After he failed to become the fifth Hokage, the power within Konoha was completely unbalanced.

This kind of chaos makes Danzo feel like he has returned to the early days of Konoha. The ninja school has not yet been established, and all departments in Konoha are decentralized and controlled by the ninja clan behind the scenes...

It can be said that the situation is very bad.

"Lord Danzo, do you need us..."

Qie Gen's eyes were slightly sharp.

Danzo said nothing, just narrowed his eyes, and then shook his head in rejection.

Today's ninja clan has become so powerful that it cannot be lost.

Although their number is far less than that of the common people, their voices can directly overshadow the common people and occupy a dominant position.

To deal with them, we cannot use the same method as we used to deal with the Uchiha clan.

Unlike the Uchiha clan, this group of ninjas who unite really have the power to change Konoha.

"Ignoring the Sarutobi clan for now, how is the matter that I asked you to investigate?"

Danzo remembered something and asked instead.

Torine nodded slightly and replied respectfully: "Some clues have been uncovered. Although there is no definite evidence, Orochimaru and Kakashi may indeed have been chess pieces on the surface in the previous turmoil. Or even stuck.

Cassie’s position is currently unclear as to which side he belongs to.”

unconfirmed.

There is no definite evidence either.

But to Danzo's ears, the answer was actually obvious.

Sometimes, he doesn't need evidence.

Because the evidence is too rigorous and logically linked, it looks even more suspicious.

For him, as long as there is doubt, it is the most sufficient evidence.

Just like if he wants to execute a ninja who is unfavorable to Konoha, he does not need evidence. He only needs doubts about that person to reach a certain level, and then he will directly kill him and make him disappear from the village.

"Keep an eye on the Kingdom of Ghosts, don't go deep into the position, and wait."

Danzo said.

"wait?"

"I need to observe the next actions of various countries to decide how to act in the future. There should be ghosts from the Kingdom of Demons in Konoha, and the level is definitely not low. The medical department is keeping an eye on me! As long as it is suspicious,

Don’t miss any of the people, and investigate all their details!”

A sharp look flashed in Danzo's eyes.

"Yes, Danzo-sama."

Tōgen's mind was trembling, he bowed to Danzo and left the room.

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"Lord Takegen."

In a secret room, after seeing the root coming in, the two root ninjas responsible for searching for information and documents here got up.

"No need to be polite, what are the results of the investigation?"

Takene, who came back from Danzo's place, asked the two root ninjas working here.

One of them replied: "At present, some suspicious persons have been eliminated. However, there are several high-level officials of the medical unit here. It is difficult to conduct a thorough investigation on them."

The secret room is surrounded by bookshelves. There are various scrolls and books on the bookshelves. In the corner, there are desk lamps and workbench, which are also filled with a large number of intelligence documents.

Qi Gen walked to the workbench and glanced at the survey results above.

He flipped through the pages page by page, even though he was just looking at them briefly, but with his memory, he could remember the contents clearly even after just one glance.

Among the medical department personnel under investigation, some were labeled as suspicious, some were cleared of suspicion, and some disappeared directly from the world after being taken away by the Anbu. It is obvious that these medical personnel exist.

There is a big loyalty issue.

Either they were manpower inserted by the Ninja clan, or they were spies inserted by external forces.

When you turn to the end, they are basically the middle and high-level cadres of the medical department. The name, information, and photos of each person from childhood to adulthood are all there.

"Asami Masumi..."

Turning to one of the pages, Zhigen frowned slightly.

A considerable portion of the information above has been cut out.

The records before the age of nine are very detailed. The family environment was poor, his mother died early, and his father was addicted to gambling and stealing. He eventually died due to an accident, causing him to become an orphan at a young age.

But after the age of nine, some of the information is cut.

Continuing to turn the page, part of the information is still cut, causing the content presented above to look very inconsistent.

This kind of record did not start to become normal until the other party was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Then, just like a genius who became famous at a young age, he made great achievements during the Third Ninja War, and gradually rose to the position of director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital.
To be continued...