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Chapter 163 Kills three birds with one stone, the only price being the sacrifice of Danzo…

The atmosphere of conspiracy hanging over Konoha has not yet dissipated.

Danzo Shimura, the mastermind behind many conspiracies who once hid in the shadows of Konoha, has become the center of an impending conspiracy.

As the mastermind behind this conspiracy, Akihara Kagura's intention was not simply to lure Shimura Danzo out of seclusion, but rather to stir up trouble in the ninja world to prevent it from becoming peaceful.

First of all.

As long as Danzo Shimura and the people of Kirigakure form a ninja pursuit team to hunt down Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, the Akatsuki organization will definitely notice.

Even though the Akatsuki organization is powerful, they dare not rashly attack these pursuing ninja forces before the Akatsuki's true plan has been implemented, as this would immediately provoke retaliation from the two major ninja villages.

At this point, Akihara Kagura came in handy, as she received a mission from her superiors in the Akatsuki organization to help them deal with the pursuit of the ninja squad.

Second.

Taking advantage of Shimura Danzo's departure from Konoha, Akihara Kagura fabricated charges against Shimura Danzo for illegally conducting human experiments and stealing Sharingan eyes. Utilizing her intelligence advantage, she cut off communication channels between Shimura Danzo and Konoha's high-ranking officials, forcing Shimura Danzo to defect.

If Shimura Danzo, who was once second only to the Hokage, were to defect, it would cause a great upheaval and bring immense trouble to Konoha.

This matter will definitely become a major concern for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The bigger the boss's troubles...

Only then can one truly appreciate the value of their subordinates.

At last.

Akihara Kagura could also use this opportunity to eliminate disloyal members of Root and secretly whitewash the Uchiha survivors she rescued, thereby further gaining control of Root.

Taking this opportunity, Akihara Kagura might be able to go even further in the future, quietly infiltrating the Anbu by establishing a model of Root training and Anbu deployment, and trying to see if she can control the Anbu, the strongest armed organization in Konoha during peacetime.

A stone…

At least three birds were shot down...

Why not just throw this stone away?

As for the price, it was simply that Danzo became a rogue ninja.

This isn't about forcing Shimura Danzo to commit suicide; making him a rogue ninja would only slightly damage his reputation...

Danzo Shimura, my former superior, always said that ninjas must sacrifice themselves, right? Letting him sacrifice himself wouldn't be a big deal, since Danzo Shimura wasn't a good person anyway.

Moreover, Shimura Danzo had enemies all over the ninja world, and in the eyes of the major ninja villages and powerful figures, he was already infamous and had almost no reputation left to lose.

That's not right either.

Strictly speaking, this matter was actually quite beneficial to Danzo Shimura in the early stages.

Ever since the Uchiha clan incident was resolved and Shimura Danzo was dismissed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he has been thinking day and night about returning to the upper echelons of Konoha and regaining power. Now this has given him a great opportunity!

Sending Danzo Shimura back to participate in the formation of the joint pursuit ninja force between Kirigakure and Konoha would benefit everyone, so it's best to do it, and the sooner the better.

root base.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Akihara Kagura saw Yakushi Kabuto still diligently helping with the budget in his office and gave him some pointers.

"Add a zero!"

"Add a...zero?"

Kabuto looked at Akihara Kagura with some confusion.

That's it.

After Akihara Kagura finished speaking, she added an extra zero to the total budget of Yakushi Kabuto, causing Yakushi Kabuto to break out in a cold sweat immediately.

It seems like it's just one extra zero.

In reality, it meant that the pharmacist had to start all morning's work from scratch.

After Kagura Akihara finished instructing the staff, she brought up the issue they had discussed earlier that day in the Hokage Building: "The Hidden Mist Village has proposed forming a joint pursuit ninja unit with Konoha to track down and investigate information on Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha. Danzo Shimura will likely go..."

"Oh?"

Kabuto frowned and said softly, "If that's the case, will Danzo regain power? Won't he threaten you?"

"Let him go."

Kagura Akihara shook her head and continued slowly, "We don't need to worry at all. Danzo Shimura will receive this news soon... Although he is no longer in the Hokage Building, the two Hokage advisors are his friends, so he will definitely be able to find out some information."

the most important is…

This time, even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was tempted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that Danzo Shimura was more suitable than Kakashi Hatake to become a member of the Hidden Mist Village's pursuit ninja force, mainly because Danzo Shimura knew that Itachi Uchiha was a spy.

of course.

Kakashi Hatake is not entirely without merit.

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi understood Konoha ninjas very well, even if they became rogue ninjas, they might not be willing to completely sever their past bonds. If Kakashi Hatake were to pursue Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, Obito Uchiha was Kakashi Hatake's former teammate, and Itachi Uchiha was a hidden Konoha spy, or even Kakashi Hatake's former subordinate...

These two candidates…

Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely give it a serious consideration.

Danzo Shimura's home.

Danzo Shimura, the old man who had painstakingly sought to regain power, was now forced to retire at home to tend his flowers and drink tea. Although there were still some loyal ninjas in Root, they dared not come to pay their respects due to the new leader's dominance.

fortunately.

Danzo Shimura also had some friends.

With more free time, Shimura Danzo would occasionally invite Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado to contact these two still influential Hokage advisors, hoping to glean some information from them and seek an opportunity to make a comeback.

exactly.

Mitokaku inflammation brought good news.

"After being controlled by Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan once again, the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi, returned to the village and chose to commit suicide..."

"The Hidden Mist Village hopes to form a joint pursuit ninja force with Konoha to jointly investigate information about Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha. I recommended you to Sarutobi..."

"Oh?"

Danzo Shimura's eyes flashed, then he quickly lowered his head, feigning indifference: "That monkey definitely didn't agree. He's still holding a grudge against me for acting on my own regarding the Uchiha clan's affairs. I was clearly doing it for Konoha's sake, not wanting him to make a difficult decision..."

"yes…"

After nodding, Mitokado Homura continued, "That little brat Akihara Kagura also supports your comeback, and even plans to hand over some of the Root ninjas who are still loyal to you to you. Danzo, it seems your influence is still quite significant..."

"Hmph, that brat..."

Shimura Danzo remained disdainful of Akihara Kagura, coldly saying, "That brat has been eyeing my position, long ago plotting to change Root, but he doesn't understand the significance of Root's existence in Konoha at all. Now that he's been banged against his head, he finally remembers me?"

Those roots were something I spent decades cultivating!

How could the Root ninjas possibly be truly loyal to him!

Danzo Shimura was well aware of some underhanded tricks and did not hesitate to speculate maliciously about Kagura Akihara. That brat must want to take the opportunity to kick out the members of Root, after all, he has the Konoha Orphanage behind him, and he can pick out reserve forces from the orphanage!

but…

This matter is advantageous to Danzo!

Because this will be his chance to make a comeback!

If he can make a comeback, he may be able to seize the opportunity to regain power in the future!

"pity…"

After taking a sip of tea, Shimura Danzo slowly put it down, sighed, and said, "I'm already over sixty years old this year. A ninja's dream should be to die on the battlefield, not in his home..."

"I understand what you mean."

Looking at his old friend, Mitokado Homura said earnestly, "If you want to join the joint pursuit ninja unit formed by Kirigakure and Konoha, I can recommend you with all my might to Sarutobi. Your experience and qualifications are more than enough to make you the captain of this pursuit ninja unit..."

"If it were Kakashi, that young man, representing Konoha, and Kirigakure sending someone more experienced, then perhaps the captain of this pursuit ninja squad would fall to a Kirigakure ninja; but if it were you, no one would be more suitable to be the captain than you..."

This is also why Mitokado Homura was willing to recommend Shimura Danzo.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Kakashi Hatake to be a good fit, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane ultimately felt that Kakashi was too young.

If Kirigakure sends a more senior candidate, this joint pursuit ninja force might be led by Kirigakure when the two villages discuss leadership in the future…

In that case...

With the ninjas from Kirigakure leading this pursuing ninja force, they will inevitably prioritize the reputation and interests of Kirigakure in everything they do, which will inevitably harm the interests of Konoha.

The two advisors, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, always prioritized the interests of Konoha when making decisions, and they did not want to see this situation occur.

exactly.

They also have a suitable candidate.

They were old friends of Shimura Danzo, and knowing that this old friend was unwilling to be lonely, they simply took the opportunity to promote him, so that Shimura Danzo would have the opportunity to return to the upper echelons in the future.

During this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that the village's ninja clans would be dissatisfied with Danzo Shimura, and he also suggested that Danzo Shimura take this opportunity to go out on a mission and hide away.

In fact.

When the entire Konoha leadership is united, things are easy to accomplish. Hiruzen Sarutobi was also somewhat swayed by Homura Mitokado's persuasion, and Kagura Akihara had no objections and was even willing to provide support.

No matter what...

This whole thing is in Konoha's best interest.

It was indeed more appropriate for Danzo Shimura to take charge of this joint pursuit ninja force than for a Kirigakure ninja to serve as the captain, especially since one of the people they were tracking was a Konoha spy. With Danzo Shimura as the captain of the pursuit ninja force, at least there would be no accidental injury.

"Then let Danzo represent Konoha!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally made a final decision and turned to Kagura Akihara: "Kagura has selected a group of ninjas from Root to form the joint pursuit ninja force."

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura had no objections and continued to suggest impossible things: "If needed, I can also join the ninja pursuit team..."

"no."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Kagura Akihara's idea.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to send Danzo Shimura away on a mission so that Danzo would not remain in the village and continue to use the name of the founder of Root to make contact with Kagura Akihara.

root base.

Akihara Kagura summoned two of her personal guards.

For some time now, Yamanaka Fu has been using the Root machines to help Akihara Kagura try to free the Root ninjas from Shimura Danzo's brainwashing control. However, aside from the machines, the Root ninjas are more concerned with their loyalty to Danzo.

Yamanaka Fu was worried that his work efficiency might not be high enough, which displeased his boss, Akihara Kagura, or that he still doubted his loyalty to Shimura Danzo...

"I'm thinking about a question."

Akihara Kagura looked at Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune, and asked softly, "If Lord Danzo betrays Root and the village in order to regain power, will you still remain loyal to him?"

"Of course, it's Lady Kagura."

Aburame Tokunaga knelt on one knee on the ground.

The Aburame clan has always been very intelligent. Although they have a low profile, they never go astray on important matters.

"..."

Yamanaka Fu quickly followed Aburame Tori.

Although Yamanaka Fu was older than Aburame Torune, he knew of Aburame Torune's intelligence, as the Yamanaka clan always tried to maintain good relations with intelligent people.

"I didn't ask you whether you were loyal to me..."

Akihara Kagura clasped her hands together and gave Aburame Torune a deep look: "Torune, is there something wrong with your answer?"

"To be loyal to Lord Kagura is to be loyal to Root and the village."

Aburame Torune neither denied nor admitted his mistakes.

Where is Lord Danzo?

Akihara Kagura pressed for an answer.

"To be loyal to Lord Kagura is to be loyal to Lord Danzo."

The words spoken by Aburame Torune seemed completely out of character for his age; there was no indication that he was someone who had never been to school.

Me too.

The mountain wind quickly followed with a sentence.

"Smart people always follow other smart people and do smart things."

Akihara Kagura chuckled lightly, praising her two subordinates before getting down to business: "The Hidden Mist Village and Konoha are about to form a joint pursuit ninja force to hunt down Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito. Lord Danzo has been designated as Konoha's representative, and he will be drawing a group of men from Root..."

"At that time..."

"There should be many ninjas who are loyal to Lord Danzo who will choose to follow him."

"..."

Aburame Torine, keeping her head down and avoiding looking at Akihara Kagura, spoke up, "Lord Kagura, should we kill all those people?"

"Taking the root is too extreme."

Kagura Akihara shook her head, feeling that her subordinates were acting too extremely: "You can be more gentle in the future. At that time, you and Kaze will go with them and choose to follow Lord Danzo. Help me monitor Lord Danzo's every move. With your strength, you will definitely be able to become Lord Danzo's close followers, and even influence Lord Danzo's decisions. Anyway, you have already learned how to remove the seal of the tongue curse. At that time, find a way to make another fake curse seal on your tongue, so as not to let Lord Danzo find out and make him sad..."

"Yes."

Aburame Torune nodded in agreement.

As a smart man, Aburame Torune wouldn't ask why. He understood that Akihara Kagura would definitely be wary of Shimura Danzo, her old superior, and it was normal for her to pretend to follow Shimura Danzo to monitor him.

"yes!"

Shan Zhongfeng quickly nodded in agreement.

As someone who considers himself not very smart, Yamanaka Fu believes that it's enough to follow smart people and there's no need to ask any questions.

"I will send someone to contact you."

Akihara Kagura waved for them to leave.

"Awei, from now on, stay by their side."

Kagura Akihara softly summoned White Zetsu Awei and instructed, "If they show any signs of betrayal, tell me; if they don't betray us, secretly protect their safety and, incidentally, keep an eye on Shimura Danzo."

"I understand."

White Zetsu Awei nodded and continued, "Young man, shouldn't we tell Obito about Konoha and Kirigakure forming a pursuit ninja team, so he won't suspect us?"

"Of course I should tell you."

Kagura Akihara's eyes darkened slightly, and she sighed softly, "Although Obito has never been very kind to us, he is still our superior whom we serve..."

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