On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

The red-haired woman nodded and said, "I understand. I will come here every day from now on."

Kakashi clenched his fists, but eventually relaxed them, left the ward without expression, and walked out of the hospital.

He never expected that the so-called hospital of the Grass Ninja would treat people in this way, without medical ninjutsu, but with cannibalistic treatment.

He felt that if his teacher's wife, Kushina, saw this scene, she might go berserk and destroy the entire Kusagakure village.

That red-haired woman was probably one of the few survivors of the destroyed Land of Whirlpools.

Although he really wanted to beat the doctor Inoue up, he was on a mission and couldn't expose himself because of this.

This is in an enemy ninja village, surrounded by potential enemies.

After Kakashi inquired about the situation again, he felt a little guilty as the sun was about to set and it was already dusk. So he went to the hospital again and happened to run into the red-haired woman leaving the hospital.

Kakashi thought for a moment, then secretly followed her. He eventually discovered that the red-haired woman lived in a desolate area east of Kusagakure, very close to their agreed meeting place.

Kakashi silently memorized the place where the red-haired woman lived, then left for the agreed meeting place.

Upon arriving at the meeting place, Kakashi discovered that Salt Water and Midori Inuzuka had arrived even faster than him.

Inuzuka Midori chuckled and said, "Yo Kakashi, looks like I'm the better one, I got here before you."

Kakashi ignored the silly Inuzuka Midori and asked Salt Water, "Have you gathered any information about those three Grass Ninja?"

Saltwater shook his head and said, "We didn't find anything. Inuzuka and I went to investigate the locations according to the information the class monitor gave us, but we didn't find any useful information."

Inuzuka Midori pouted and said, "That's because you didn't use my method. Otherwise, you would definitely have made some discoveries, instead of ending up with nothing and suffering a great failure."

Salt Water's lips twitched, and she said helplessly, "How could I directly ask people? They are members of the Dark Division. Asking them would be like writing 'I am a spy' on my own face."

"Okay, anyway, this is the best solution I could come up with. Midori has done her best." Inuzuka Midori looked like she had burned out completely.

"Ouch, that hurts!" Midori Inuzuka suddenly screamed.

Kakashi suddenly realized that Nagasawa had arrived and silently reached behind Inuzuka Midori, tapping her on the head with his finger.

'So fast! I didn't even notice.' Kakashi thought to himself.

Apart from Minato, he had never seen a ninja who appeared and disappeared so mysteriously.

Nagasawa looked at the three of them, then used his Observation Haki to sense his surroundings again. After confirming that no one was around, he said:

"Let's talk about what we've gained. Saltwater, you go first."

Salt Water honestly replied, "No results. We didn't find any information about those three Grass Ninja."

Nagasawa nodded and comforted him, "It's alright. If it were that easy to find, I wouldn't have needed to infiltrate the Anbu. I was just letting you try."

Then Nagasawa looked at Kakashi.

Kakashi said, "Based on my observations in places like taverns, the Grass Ninja are not a monolithic entity; there are still quite a few lower-ranking ninja who do not want to see war."

Nagasawa looked thoughtful, then said, "Okay, Kakashi, you did a good job."

Nagasawa continued, "Let me tell you about my findings. I searched the entire Kusagakure village and found the Kusagakure ANBU base."

Then, while preparing to infiltrate the ANBU base, I happened to encounter a newly arrived Grass Ninja ANBU squad leader. I knocked him unconscious, transformed into him, and entered the ANBU base. I read some Grass Ninja confidential documents and also attended a high-level ANBU meeting convened by the Grass Ninja leader.

Kakashi: "?"

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We're all infiltrating, so why are you so outstanding? It's like we're from completely different styles.

They were just gathering intelligence when Nagasawa was promoted to squad leader and allowed to read classified documents. He even attended a high-level meeting of the Grass Ninja Leader's organization.

Inuzuka Midori's eyes sparkled as she said, "Wow, so cool! Midori wants to be like that too. Class president, can you take me with you next time?"

Nagasawa smiled easily and said, "Okay, I'll definitely do it next time."

For some reason, when Nagasawa said those words, Inuzuka Midori seemed to see a pigeon spreading its wings. Was she seeing things?

Chapter 19 Danzo is the true enemy of the Grass Ninja.

After exchanging information, Nagasawa had Kakashi and the others find a small, ordinary inn to stay in, while he himself went back to Kizuki's house.

Firstly, they were afraid of revealing their true intentions in such a small matter. Who the hell would stay in a cheap hotel instead of having a home? That would be suspicious.

Secondly, he wanted to try to find any hidden information. Although he had already searched for it once in the afternoon, it was always better to be cautious.

He found information about the Grass Ninja Anbu members in Kizuki's office, but unfortunately, it only included the information for the squad he was in charge of, and the three Grass Ninjas were not in it.

He planned to find some time to search the offices of the other squad leaders. There were only four squads in the Grass Ninja Anbu, and excluding the one from Kizuki, there were only three left. If he was lucky, he might be able to find it on his first try.

Opening the front door, Yongze once again entered this unfamiliar house.

His first step was to check on Kizuki's condition. Although he was confident in his control over his power and his sealing techniques, it was always better to be cautious, which was one of the reasons why he didn't live with Kakashi and the others.

Yongze opened the door to the small room and saw a young man lying in the darkness. He casually added another seal and closed the door with peace of mind.

Back in his bedroom, Nagasawa sat on the tatami mat, preparing to begin refining chakra.

Before the template reaches 100% integration and is completely integrated into the body, the template's abilities cannot be strengthened through training, so he can only cultivate chakra.

Of course, this kind of training is much slower than adding points, but that's just how he's used to it.

However, before Yongze could train for long, his Observation Haki detected the presence of a ninja rapidly approaching his house.

Yongze frowned, finished his cultivation, stood up, and walked to the hall.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Nagasawa opened the door, and a ninja wearing a Kusagakure ANBU uniform appeared before him.

"What's the matter so late?" Nagasawa asked as he used his full Observation Haki to check if a large number of ninjas had appeared nearby.

Yongze is very confident in himself, but at the same time he is also very cautious. The probability of him being exposed is small, but it is not impossible.

The ANBU ninja quickly said, "Lord Kizuki, the leader wants you to go to the ANBU base now."

Nagasawa nodded. He had already sensed his surroundings and found no large number of ninjas, so he shouldn't have been discovered.

Of course, it's also possible that he has already been discovered, and the leader of the Grass Ninja wants to lure him into an ambush by the Anbu.

Once Nagasawa reached the Anbu headquarters, he used the smashing of a cup as a signal, and instantly five hundred Grass Ninjas sprang out to surround and attack him.

If this situation were to actually occur, Nagasawa would be forced to subdue the Kusanagi ninja and then steal the Anbu's information.

Led by the Grass Ninja Anbu, Nagasawa quickly entered the Anbu base and met the Grass Ninja leader.

Moreover, he wasn't the only one there; other high-ranking members of the secret service who had attended the afternoon meeting were also present.

The leader of the Grass Ninja dismissed the ANBU member who had led the way, then tapped his finger on the table and looked around at the many high-ranking ANBU members before saying, "People from Konoha have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Nagasawa was shocked. Had they really been discovered? That shouldn't be the case. Shouldn't five hundred Grass Ninjas be appearing soon?

However, Nagasawa eventually realized that he was probably not exposed, or at least that he was not exposed.

The other high-ranking members of the Anbu sitting there were also looking at the leader of the Grass Ninja with blank expressions.

Clearly, they were unaware of this information either.

If the plan was to ambush Yongze, then they certainly wouldn't have failed to notify the high-ranking members of the secret service.

The leader of the Grass Ninja continued, "Just an hour ago, two Konoha Root ninjas met with me. They said that Konoha had sent people to investigate our Anbu and warned us to be careful."

They also said that if we could ensure no data from the secret operations was lost, we wouldn't have to worry about being attacked or having to pay reparations.

The high-ranking members of the Grass Ninja Anbu exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of confusion and bewilderment in the other's eyes.

Although they were very knowledgeable, they had never seen anything like this before.

At this moment, Nagasawa was also dumbfounded. He was just wondering if Inuzuka Midori had been exposed and was thinking of giving her a good scolding when he got back. But it turned out that he had been betrayed by Danzo!

Nagasawa didn't understand. According to Minato, didn't Danzo later switch sides and support him? Why is he doing this again?

Finally, after a long pause, one of the squad leaders said, "This is incredible! The Konoha ninjas are warning us to be careful of them investigating us?"

The leader of the Kusanagi Anbu thought for a moment and then said, "I've heard that Root leader Shimura Danzo was a disciple of the Second Hokage and a strong contender for the Third Hokage position. Could it be that he failed to be elected Fourth Hokage and is now looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Konoha?"

The leader of the Grass Ninja shook his head and said, "Who knows? But their identity as members of Konoha's Root is real, so the news should also be true."

The captain of the Anbu nodded in agreement, saying, "With Konoha's strength, they wouldn't need to go to such lengths to strike at us."

After saying this, the captain of the Dark Division also felt somewhat helpless. This was the tragic situation of a small country facing the five great powers.

They don't need any fancy tricks; they can easily crush their opponents with sheer strength.

Nagasawa knew he couldn't just sit and wait to die. Although he didn't know why Danzo wanted to sabotage the operation, he couldn't just stand by and watch.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, then stood up excitedly and said:

"Everyone, we cannot trust Shimura Danzo and his Root organization. He is the greatest enemy of our Kusagakure!"

Seeing that Nagasawa was so excited, the leader of the Grass Ninja couldn't help but say, "Kizuki, don't get too excited. You can speak slowly if you have any thoughts."

Given Nagasawa's performance at the previous meeting, the leader of the Kusanagi ninja was still willing to listen to Nagasawa's views.

"Does everyone know who Shimura Danzo is?" Nagasawa asked as he sat down after looking around.

Here's a little trick: don't just talk to yourself; ask questions to make others feel more involved and more likely to believe what they're saying, because the answer gradually comes from their responses.

"He is a disciple of the Second Hokage, and the current elder of Konoha and leader of Root," a squad leader replied.

Nagasawa nodded, then shook his head, saying, "You're right, but you missed the most crucial piece of information: Shimura Danzo is the leader of the Konoha Hawk Faction!"

The squad leader was a little confused. So what if they were hawks? They were still hawks.

As if seeing through the squad leader's thoughts, Nagasawa said quietly, "The hawks are fine, but if Danzo, the leader of the hawks, becomes Hokage, then it will matter a lot."

Hawks are typically champions of military expansion; if the Hokage of Konoha were a hawk, the smaller ninja villages surrounding him would be the first to be targeted.

Chapter Twenty: Three sentences spurred the enemy leader to willingly hand over mission information.

“The Fourth Hokage has already been chosen, so Danzo has no chance of becoming Hokage,” the squad leader retorted.

Nagasawa nodded and said, "That's right, but this is under normal circumstances."

“We all know that Minato Namikaze is currently the youngest Hokage in the ninja world. Because of this, there is a lot of controversy in Konoha about his becoming Hokage.”

“In this situation, if Minato Namikaze suffers a decision-making failure as soon as he takes office, he may be impeached.”

"Finally, do you really think Danzo would be so kind as to help our Grass Ninja? He's a Konoha ninja! A true Konoha ninja!" Nagasawa finished speaking and quietly looked at everyone.