Since this was a secret mission and to avoid exposure, Danzo and Kagami could only sneak into Sunagakure Village quietly, trying to see the Second Kazekage without being exposed as much as possible.
Unfortunately, not long after they snuck in, they were discovered by a pair of siblings, specifically by a male ninja who was about the same age as Danzo.
Ebizo: A ninja born perceptive, he had a keen perception of any subtle chakra fluctuations.
As for the female ninja, she was naturally one of Sunagakure's senior advisors in the future: Chiyo.
Time was like a butcher's knife, don't look at old Granny Chiyo and her appearance. But now, she was only 22 years old, in her prime, and could be considered one of the most beautiful women in Sunagakure Village, with countless suitors.
Upon discovering the intruders, without saying a word, Chiyo immediately attacked Danzo and Kagami.
This attracted more and more encirclement of Sunagakure ninjas.
Danzo and Kagami had no choice but to accept the challenge. Fortunately, as the elite guards of the Second Hokage, both were solid elite Jonin. Moreover, now they had enough chakra, no longer feeling as embarrassed as they did the night they were chased by Ginkaku and Kinkaku.
The two joined forces and easily suppressed Chiyo, and drove away many ordinary Sunagakure ninjas.
They even deliberately restrained themselves and didn't kill the Sunagakure ninjas, so as not to damage the subsequent mission.
Before the fight escalated further, the Second Kazekage arrived.
Shamon immediately stopped the fight and asked Danzo about their purpose.
Then, Danzo and Kagami were immediately taken away, leaving only Chiyo and the others who looked unhappy.
"Sister, stop looking, they've been taken away by Kazekage-sama." Ebizo came over and reminded her.
"Damn it! They were so hard to deal with!"
Chiyo cursed endlessly as she picked up the broken puppet. She was very agile and mischievous, and loved challenges. This time she failed to take down the two Konoha ninjas who snuck into the village, so naturally she was unhappy.
"One has Sharingan, and the other is good at Wind Element. These two are undoubtedly ninjas from the Konoha Uchiha and Shimura Clans. They are both powerful ninja clans, so naturally they are difficult to deal with."
"It's normal that you couldn't beat them."
"Hmph!"
"I just wasn't ready yet. Next time, when my new puppet is made, I'll kill those two!"
Chiyo snorted proudly and jumped away with a bunch of puppets in her arms.
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On the other side.
Shamon met Danzo and Kagami in the Kazekage's office and talked in detail for almost an hour.
There was a barrier blocking the conversation, so no one knew what was being discussed inside.
An hour later, Danzo and Kagami came out of the Kazekage's office together, both with relieved smiles on their faces.
Clearly, their mission was accomplished!
They had successfully persuaded the Second Kazekage to join Konoha and participate in the operation to Attack Iwagakure Village.
After coming out, Danzo was clearly more excited. The feeling of completing important tasks and accumulating achievements and fame increasingly fascinated him.
As long as he performed well enough and accumulated enough merit, he might be able to push Hiruzen out of his position as Hokage!
This was a fair comparison!
He was definitely no worse than Hiruzen! He would prove it himself!
"Unexpectedly, the Kazekage looks fierce, but he turns out to be easy to talk to." Kagami clicked his tongue and sighed.
Shamon looked like he had a 30 million bounty on his head.
"It's not that he's easy to talk to, but he has no choice." Danzo explained, crossing his arms.
He was cunning in terms of strategy, he was even more sophisticated than Hiruzen. Danzo understood the nature of this mission from the beginning.
"Now Iwagakure and Kirigakure are fighting fiercely, and Kumogakure has just lost the Second Raikage, so they have no time to attack."
"This is a good opportunity for Sunagakure to advance. Moreover, if Sunagakure doesn't attack Iwagakure together with Konoha, it is very likely that Konoha will join forces with other major powers to divide Sunagakure. Although the conditions are very bad here, it is still worth eradicating."
"So from the beginning, Sunagakure had no better choice than to cooperate. As for the news that sensei faked his death, it was the final blow that broke the Kazekage's back!"
This was why Tobirama only sent Danzo and Kagami. If there was any risk of the talks failing, Tobirama would fly over directly to teach Shamon how to behave.
"So, Danzo, you're very good at analyzing this problem!"
Kagami's approval made Danzo feel even more elated, and it was very helpful.
At this moment, he was more confident!
'I am a true disciple of Tobirama-sensei!'
"It's just that Sunagakure Village secretly uses tricks?"
"Don't worry. As long as Tobirama-sama is here, Sunagakure can't make waves."
Danzo was quite confident. His admiration and trust in Tobirama were ingrained in his bones.
"That's right. With Nidaime here, it won't be a problem." Kagami nodded in agreement.
Danzo was also quite excited when he used Hiruzen to refer to the Hokage without mentioning him.
"However, the progress of puppetry in Sunagakure Village is also remarkable. The female ninja before has already reached the Jonin level..."
"Is this very strong? I couldn't beat her quickly."
"By the way, why haven't I seen the technique you just used before?"
"Nidaime gave it to me. He said he found a ninjutsu that had been lost from the Uchiha Clan before."
"Oh!"
Danzo nodded and didn't ask further.
He was aware of Tobirama's dislike of the Uchiha Clan. He knew more about his appreciation and affection for Kagami.
Sending Kagami a technique personally was normal, but it was no problem if it wasn't wind ninjutsu.
As for the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, after witnessing Kagami using Sharingan to unleash the forbidden technique Izanagi last time, Danzo really coveted this powerful Kekkei Genkai.
But just because he was greedy didn't mean he would take action.
Especially since Tobirama was still alive, Danzo was now a brave man.
Just like Tobirama when Hashirama was still alive. Of course, he was intimidated and didn't dare to do any little tricks.
Danzo just wanted to accumulate merit and defeat Hiruzen in an honest way!
"Danzo, I'll go back to report the news first. I'll leave this to you!"
Leaving the Kazekage Building, Kagami bid farewell to Danzo.
As a major secret joint operation, Konoha certainly needed someone to stay in Sunagakure Village to observe the situation, report news, and monitor trends at all times.
Danzo took the initiative to take on this heavy task before leaving.
Now, he didn't want to go back to the village and see Hiruzen looking so energetic. He just wanted to work hard to accumulate merit, show his abilities, and let Tobirama truly recognize him!
"Okay, let's go."
"Remember to give Saru a message for me: tell him to wait for me, I will surpass him!"
Danzo urged Kagami to leave and stayed alone in Sunagakure Village.
He also wanted to be a hero this time!