Chapter 62: Let's Go Kill Danzo!
Time goes back to seven days.
A Root ninja walked into the tent and placed a piece of information on Danzo's desk.
Danzo, who was writing a letter to Village Hidden in the Mist's new commander, Ao, as usual, put down his pen, took out the intelligence, took a look at it, and snorted in an ambiguous tone.
This information can be said to be mixed, both for the village and for him.
"Jiraiya… Huh!"
"Minato… Humph!"
An elite force of the Village Hidden in the Stones bypassed the Kannabi Bridge and raided the heartland of the Land of Fire, even fighting their way to Kikyō Pass, which was only a day's journey away from Konoha!
Unfortunately, Minato Namikaze turned the tide and defeated the enemy single-handedly.
Danzo was very happy because Jiraiya, the commander of the northwest camp, who was a candidate for Hokage, actually made such a big mistake! But when he saw the other candidate, Minato Namikaze, showing off his power, he found that he didn't seem to be that happy anymore…
"It seems that the action here needs to be accelerated…"
Hiruzen, do you think I won't be able to accomplish anything if you send me to the southeast camp?
He wrote the last word on the letter paper and called in a Root ninja dressed in Village Hidden in the Mist clothing.
The Root ninja took the envelope and was about to leave—
"Wait a minute, there are two letters this time." Danzo took out another envelope from his arms.
The Root ninja froze in place, his face turning a little pale.
He knew what this meant…
"It's your turn to make a sacrifice." Danzo didn't even look at him; instead, he spread a map on the table.
"… Everything is for Danzo-sama." The Root ninja slowly retreated, his steps a little unsteady.
"It's for Konoha!" Danzo said coldly without even raising his head.
"Yes! Everything for Konoha!"
The big tent became quiet again.
Danzo leaned his hands on the table and looked at a place on the map that he had circled in red.
He picked up a pen and drew a line connecting this location with the Kirigakure's camp. This line… Passed through a long and narrow valley.
"This is it." He muttered to himself: "Someone come!"
"Danzo-sama, what do you want me to do?"
"One thousand five hundred ninjas will be dispatched from the southeast camp at dawn tomorrow… Wait a minute." He seemed to suddenly think of something and asked slowly: "Has Team Shiratori returned?"
"They just entered the camp. Do you need someone to call them over?"
"Um."
Danzo lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the valley on the map.
It's time… To change this kid's patrol location!
It would be fine if they don't meet them, but if they do… Hehe, if they die at the hands of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, it won't be my fault!
Uchiha clan… Humph, how could I allow a bunch of scum like you to have a future?
… …
Land of Waves, Kirigakure hidden camp.
Looking at the fierce and ferocious bosses below, Ao didn't feel the beauty of power at all. He just felt that the seat representing the commander rank was a bit hot…
"Ao! Why don't you order an attack on the Land of Fire? How did you manage to be the temporary commander?"
"We have been idle here for half a year. Can we take action? Speak!"
"Not everyone is a coward like you!"
Poor Ao was surrounded by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and was beaten up like crazy. Respect and courtesy did not exist at all, and even spit was sprayed on his face.
But what can he do? It is the Mizukage's intention to keep silent!
The Mizukage said that as long as a major war does not break out between Konoha and the two major villages of Iwagakure and Sunagakure, the front-line troops of Village Hidden in the Mist cannot move!
They had just received intelligence this morning that Konoha was ambushed by the Village Hidden in the Stones clan and was on its doorstep.
He was so happy; he felt that he was free, and he didn't have to be surrounded and scolded by those seven idiots, but before he could issue the order to assemble the troops, the second intelligence arrived.
The assault force of the Village Hidden in the Stones was taken care of by Minato Namikaze alone…
There is no other way; he has to keep hiding and has to bear everything by himself; he can't betray the big boss…
But the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist obviously had no intention of letting him go.
"Ao, you… Have you reached some agreement with Danzo Shimura?" Fuguki Suikazan suddenly asked sinisterly.
When these words came out, Ao almost jumped up: "How is it possible, Mr. Fuguki Suikazan? Please don't accuse me!"
This accusation is so vicious!
"No? Then why would he, the commander of Konoha, send letters to you, the commander of Village Hidden in the Mist, every day?"
"How should I know?!" Ao was as confused as everyone. He didn't know what had gone wrong with Danzo. He sent one letter a day, and the continuous message of harassment lasted for half a month.
"What's the content of the letter?"
"… Just ordinary concern."
"Huh?" Fuguki Suikazan was a bit amused. "You are fooling me!"
Ao didn't say anything but just took out a thick stack of letter paper and threw it on the table; he seemed to understand what Danzo wanted to do.
What a dirty mind you have! Are you trying to sow discord in this way?
Fuguki Suikazan and the others flipped through the letter. The content of the letter was just as Ao said, full of meaningless nonsense. However, looking at their faces, they obviously did not believe it…
"Is it fake?"
"Bring out the real thing to me!"
Ao leaned back and said nothing more, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
When you are tired, just destroy it. Do whatever you want!
At this time, a ninja came in and whispered something in Fuguki Suikazan's ear…
Fuguki Suikazan's eyes lit up!
"Everyone, please follow me… Ao, stop following me!"
At an open space outside the camp, a ninja wearing a Kirigakure uniform body was ripped open, and Kisame, Fuguki's personal guard, fumbled inside the ninja's body for a while and finally pulled out a crumpled envelope covered in filth.
"Fuguki-sama."
The ninja who had reported the news earlier said: "This should be the messenger responsible for communication between Danzo and Ao, but he mistakenly entered our defense zone. When he saw us, this guy swallowed the letter and started to run away, but we caught him in the end."
"Well done!"
Fuguki Suikazan took out the letter they found on the messenger. The content was similar to what he had seen before, all greetings.
Kisame took the envelope that he had found in the messenger's stomach and handed it to Fuguki.
When he opened it, he burst into laughter!
The other six people also saw the contents of the letter.
In the letter, Danzo said that he was willing to form an alliance with Village Hidden in the Mist and that everyone could live in peace as agreed.
"That guy, Ao, is in collusion with Danzo!" Juzo Biwa was furious.
"Finish reading the letter." Fuguki Suikazan couldn't stop smiling.
Several people around him then continue reading the letter.
At the end of the letter, Danzo said that he believed in Ao's promise and that the ninjas in the southeast camp would not be transferred again.
In addition, because there would be no more war in the southeast, he had some other things to deal with in the next few days, and he was going to lead a small number of trusted ninjas to secretly leave the camp. If Ao had anything to tell him in the future, he would not need to send messengers to the southeast camp.
The new location was…
"Quick! Map!"
Fuguki Suikazan spread out the map, circled the places mentioned by Danzo with a pen, and connected them to the location of their camp.
If he were really going to leave the Konoha's southeast camp, then the number of people around Danzo… It wouldn't be many!
"Everyone, I have a great idea."
"Let's… Go kill Danzo Shimura!"