Konoha Hidden Village, deep within the prison, in the office of the new Root leader.
Danzo is looking glumly at a piece of intelligence that has just been delivered by one of his subordinates. He curses in his heart, "Damn you, Kirito, you actually entered Uchiha Homura's home. What were you trying to do? As expected, you were planning to join forces with the Uchiha clan."
In recent times, his control over the roots has declined somewhat, but that is only the case outside Konoha. Inside Konoha, here at the headquarters, his control over the roots is still very strong, and he still has many loyal subordinates and shinobi at his disposal.
Therefore, he has been able to monitor the Uchiha clan after his temporary loss of power and keep abreast of all kinds of things happening within the clan.
Just now, he received intelligence from his subordinates that Kirito had entered her home under the guidance of Chizuru.
Of course, Danzo did not think that Kirito had gone to Chizuru's home to play house with her, but that he had met with Uchiha Homura in private and made some kind of dirty deal.
He had naturally received news of the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance long ago, because the person that Sandaime had sent to guard Mito had an undercover Root member.
As soon as he learned of this, he immediately sent someone to deliver the message to Sandaime, telling him that he must be on guard against the Uchiha clan and not allow them to participate in the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance operation.
Sandaime was not confused this time, and he listened to his advice. The Uchiha clan was indeed excluded from the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance operation.
This was only natural, as the Nine-Tailed Fox was an immensely important power for Konoha.
The Uchiha clan has a history of using illusion techniques to control the nine-tailed fox and cause chaos, and it even caused the death of the First Hokage. How could Konoha let the Uchiha clan participate in this operation?
This is like inviting the wolf into the house.
As expected, the Uchiha clan was very unwilling to do this. Uchiha Homura not only promptly gathered the clan's jōnin for a secret meeting, but also invited Kirito, a disciple of Mito, to help.
"Uchiha Homura is a crafty old fox. If he can convince that abominable boy Kirito, he might just get his way."
Danzo, who had just recalled Uchiha Homura, the head of the Uchiha clan, who had been opposing him at every turn, and thought back to the other person's terrifying Sharingan, his face grew even gloomier.
Of course, he had also learned from the intelligence passed down by his subordinates just how important Kirito was in this Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance.
Although this brat is detestable, he is indeed a genius.
He has successfully improved the sealing technique unique to the Uzumaki clan, Adamantine Sealing Chain, and used it to suppress the tailed beast effectively, preventing the Nine-Tailed Fox from running amok. Later, with the help of Mito, he successfully cultivated Yin Sealing.
Although Danzo did not obtain the relevant training scrolls, he knows very well that Yin Sealing is a powerful sealing technique that can store a huge amount of chakra. Once successfully cultivated, the user can freely control the chakra within.
In this way, once Kirito liberates the chakra in the Yin Seal, he will have the power to suppress the Nine-Tailed with Seal Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain.
Therefore, in this operation to inherit the Nine-Tailed, this boy's role is very crucial.
It can be said that Konoha's success in sealing the Nine-Tailed at a minimal cost depends on him.
At this critical juncture, if this guy, who is in cahoots with the Uchiha clan, personally goes to Sandaime to plead for the Uchiha clan, Sandaime, this stupid man who loves to compromise, might be convinced by this guy.
"No, this must not happen. No matter what, I must prevent the Uchiha clan from participating in the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance operation. Although it is a bit regrettable, I can only activate those hidden cards in the Uchiha in advance."
For the safety of Konoha and to help Sandaime get out of trouble, Danzo gritted his teeth, endured the pain in his heart, and decided to activate a few important pawns that he had painstakingly developed in the Uchiha clan over the years.
"Hiruzen, you really are an idiot. Your teacher should never have handed over the position of Hokage to you.»
After making this heartbreaking decision, Danzo couldn't help but curse Sandaime's incompetence again in his heart.
It's all Sandaime's fault, and he had to give up several important pieces that could have dealt a heavy blow to the Uchiha clan in the future.
"And that abominable brat Kirito. After this Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance is over, I must find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible. I can't delay any longer. This kid is growing up too fast. If I don't get rid of him soon, he'll become a major problem once he's all grown up."
Then, Danzo thought of Kirito, the Konoha genius who had collaborated with the Uchiha clan, and resented him bitterly.
However, soon after, a cold smile appeared on his face.
Because from the current situation, the development of the situation within Konoha was quite favorable for him. After the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance was over, Mito, the biggest obstacle to him becoming Hokage, would be gone, and so would Kirito, the brat's greatest source of protection.
At that time, his chance to make a comeback will come.
Konoha's current battle with Sunagakure is far from ideal. As long as the situation continues to deteriorate, that idiot Sandaime will soon re-activate him.
This is evident from the fact that Sandaime has quietly allowed him to have direct contact with members of the Root.
At these times, Danzo actually thinks highly of that idiot Sandaime, who likes to compromise.
Sandaime still understands him, knows and believes in his abilities.
When he makes his comeback, he will gain more power and authority through the Konoha-Sunagakure war. He has ways to eliminate all the Uchihas and Kirito.
He also won't let go of the old woman Momo, who stole his position as Hokage advisor.
Because of her, many hawk ninjas dissatisfied with Sandaime's appeasement policy have run to her side and not come to him.
But that's fine. When he makes his comeback, he'll still be able to take care of the insignificant Senju with ease.
By then, the hawk ninja of Konoha will be back under his control and will become his pawns.
Just thinking about this bright future makes him feel less worried about the current financial crisis that the Root is in.
The Root's new plan to develop new sources of funding has been very unsatisfactory, with few results and even a loss.
From the outside, there is a mysterious force that has always been against the roots, and it is precisely because of this force that the roots have been unable to solve their financial difficulties.
So far, he only knows the name of the force that opposes the roots organization.
Night.
This is a mysterious organization that has emerged in the world of tolerance.
Who is their leader and what are their core members? Danzo has no idea. The Root has captured many members of the Night Organization, but they were all peripheral members with no knowledge of the inner workings of the organization.
These people are similar to the peripheral members developed by the Root outside, except that they just take the money itself.
The only difference is that these people have a high degree of loyalty to this night organization, and it is difficult to make them talk even under torture. Most of the time, it is only through the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan that they can successfully obtain some insignificant information about the night organization from these people.
Moreover, this mysterious organization seems to know the Root very well.
They know important information about the Root, such as the way the Root passes on information, the Root's strongholds in the outside world, and even the merchants secretly controlled by the Root.
"Who exactly is against me? But no matter who it is, there is only one outcome for those who oppose me, and that is death, because to oppose me is to oppose Konoha. After I finish dealing with the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance operation, I will deal with these minor troubles."
Danzo pondered for a while again to no avail, and said coldly.
Soon, an order came from Danzo's mouth, and the Root ninja quickly and secretly passed it on to the Uchiha clan territory.