Chapter 162: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
The conspiracy lingering over the Village Hidden in the Leaves has not yet dissipated.
Once hidden in the darkness of the Konoha, Shimura Danzo, the mastermind behind many conspiracies, has become the center of an impending conspiracy.
As the planner of this conspiracy, Akihara Kagura naturally did not simply want to lure Shimura Danzo out of hiding, but rather took the opportunity to stir up the ninja world, to prevent it from becoming too peaceful.
Firstly,
If Shimura Danzo and the people from the Mist Village form a pursuit squad to chase after Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi, the Akatsuki organization will definitely notice;
Even though the Akatsuki is powerful, they wouldn't dare to attack these pursuit squads rashly before their real plan is implemented, as this would immediately bring about retaliation from the two great ninja villages.
At this time, Akihara Kagura becomes useful, able to take on a mission from the Akatsuki's higher-ups to help them deal with the pursuit squads.
Secondly,
Taking advantage of Shimura Danzo's departure from the Konoha, Kagura creates accusations against Danzo of conducting illegal human experiments and stealing the Sharingan, using his informational advantage to cut off Danzo's communication with the Konoha's higher-ups, forcing Danzo to defect.
As a former advisor to the Hokage, positioned above tens of thousands, Shimura Danzo's defection would undoubtedly cause a great shock, bringing significant trouble to the Konoha.
This will definitely become a major concern for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The greater the troubles of the superiors...
The more the subordinates' roles are appreciated.n0ve(l)bi(n.)co/m
Lastly,
Akihara Kagura can also use this opportunity to eliminate members from the Root who are not loyal to him, and then secretly whitewash the surviving Uchiha he saves, thereby further controlling the Root.
By doing so, Akihara might even be able to go further in the future, by establishing a training and placement model for the Root and the Anbu, quietly eroding the Anbu to see if he can control Konoha's strongest military organization during peacetime.
With one stone...
At least three birds are hit...
Why not throw this stone?
As for the price, it's just making Danzo a rogue ninja.
It's not like making Shimura Danzo commit suicide; turning Danzo into a rogue ninja only damages a bit of his reputation...
Shimura Danzo, this former superior, always liked to say that a ninja must sacrifice themselves, so letting him sacrifice a bit isn't a big deal, especially since Danzo is not a good person.
Besides, Shimura Danzo has enemies all over the ninja world, and in the eyes of the major ninja villages and powerhouses, he has long been infamous, with hardly any reputation left to lose.
This isn't exactly right.
Strictly speaking, this situation is actually very beneficial for Shimura Danzo initially.
Ever since the Uchiha clan incident was resolved and Danzo was dismissed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he has always been thinking about returning to a position of power within the Konoha. Now, this provides him with a great opportunity!
Allowing Shimura Danzo to come out of retirement to participate in forming a joint pursuit squad with the Mist and Konoha benefits everyone, so this action should be taken, and the sooner, the better.
At the Root's headquarters.
After leaving the Hokage's building, Akihara sees Yakushi Kabuto still in the office earnestly helping with the budget and gives him a bit of guidance.
"Add a zero!"
"Add a... zero?"
Kabuto looks at Kagura with some confusion.
"That's right."
After Akihara Kagura finished speaking, he added an extra zero under the budget total for Yakushi Kabuto, causing Kabuto to immediately break out in a cold sweat.
It seemed like just an extra zero.
In reality, it overturned a morning's worth of Yakushi Kabuto's work.
After finishing the work under Akihara Kagura's guidance, the discussion turned to the issue discussed today at the Hokage Tower: "The Mist Village proposed to form a joint pursuit ninja force with Konoha to track and investigate the information about Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito. Shimura Danzo is likely to go..."
"Oh?"
Yakushi Kabuto frowned and said softly, "In that case, is Danzo going to regain control again? Will he threaten you?"
"Let him be."
Akihara Kagura shook his head and continued leisurely, "We don't need to worry at all. Shimura Danzo will soon get this news... Although he is no longer in the Hokage Tower, both Hokage advisors are his friends, and he will definitely be able to probe some information."
The most important thing is...
This time, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was also interested.
Sarutobi Hiruzen believed that Shimura Danzo was more suitable to be a member of the Mist pursuit ninja force than Hatake Kakashi, mainly because Shimura Danzo knew of Uchiha Itachi's spy identity.
Of course.
Hatake Kakashi was not without merit.
Because Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well about the ninjas from Konoha, even if they became rogue ninjas, they might not be willing to completely sever their past ties. If Hatake Kakashi went to track Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Obito was Hatake Kakashi's former teammate, and Uchiha Itachi was a hidden spy of Konoha, and also a former subordinate of Hatake Kakashi...
"No."
Sarutobi Hizuren rejected Akihara Kagura's idea.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to send Shimura Danzo on a mission to prevent him from staying in the village, continuing to act under the guise of the founder of the Root and having further contact with Akihara Kagura.
Root Headquarters.
Akihara Kagura summoned his two personal guards.
During this time, Yamanaka Fu has been using the Root's machinery to help Akihara Kagura attempt to free the Root ninjas from Shimura Danzo's brainwashing control. However, besides the machinery, the ninjas of the Root are more accustomed to being loyal to Danzo.
Yamanaka Fu worried whether his work efficiency was not high enough, making Akihara Kagura, his superior, somewhat dissatisfied, or whether he doubted his loyalty to Shimura Danzo...
"I am pondering a question."
Akihara Kagura looked at Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune, quietly asking, "If Lord Danzo betrays the Root and the village to regain power, would you continue to be loyal to him?"
"Of course, Lord Kagura."
Aburame Torune kneeled on one knee on the ground.
The people of the Aburame clan have always been smart. Even though their presence is low-key, they never stray on important matters.
"..."
Yamanaka Fu quickly followed suit next to Aburame Torune.
Although Yamanaka Fu is older than Aburame Torune, he knows the wisdom of Torune. The Yamanaka clan has always made it a point to maintain good relations with intelligent people.
"I did not ask you whether you are loyal to me..."
Akihara Kagura clasped his hands together, deeply looked at Aburame Torune: "Torune, is there something wrong with your answer?"
"Loyalty to Lord Kagura is loyalty to the Root and the village."
Aburame Torune did not deny his mistake, nor did he admit it.
"What about Lord Danzo?"
Akihara Kagura pressed further.
"Loyalty to Lord Kagura is loyalty to Lord Danzo."
The words spoken by Aburame Torune did not seem to match his age at all, showing no signs of being uneducated.
"I feel the same way."
Yamanaka Fu quickly followed up.
"Smart people always do smart things together."
Akihara Kagura's mouth slightly smiled, complimenting his two subordinates, and spoke of serious matters: "The Mist Village and Konoha are about to form a joint pursuit ninja force to chase after Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito. Lord Danzo has been confirmed as Konoha's representative. He will draw a group of people from the Root..."
"That time..."
"There will be many ninjas loyal to Lord Danzo who will choose to follow him."
"..."
Aburame Torune, looking down and not at Akihara Kagura, took the initiative to say, "Lord Kagura, do we need to kill those people?"
"Torune, you are too extreme."
Akihara Kagura shook his head, feeling that his subordinate was too extreme: "In the future, you can be more gentle. At that time, you and Fu follow them, choosing to follow Lord Danzo. Help me monitor every move of Lord Danzo. With your strength, you will surely become close to Lord Danzo, even influence his decisions. Anyway, you have already learned how to undo the Curse of Tongue Binding, so make up some other false curse..."
"Yes."
Aburame Torune nodded in agreement.
As a smart person, Aburame Torune wouldn't ask why. It's normal for Akihara Kagura to have reservations about his old superior, Shimura Danzo, and to have him follow Danzo to monitor him.
"Yes!"
Yamanaka Fu quickly nodded in agreement.
Considering himself not smart enough, Yamanaka Fu thought it was best to follow the lead of smart people without asking questions.
"I will send someone to contact you."
Akihara Kagura gestured for them to leave.
"Awei, follow them from now on."
Akihara Kagura quietly summoned White Zetzu Awei, instructing, "If they show any signs of betrayal, tell me; if they don't, secretly protect their safety, conveniently monitor Shimura Danzo as well."
"I understand."
White Zetzu Awei nodded, continuing, "Should we inform Obito about the joint pursuit ninja force being formed by Konoha and the Mist Village, so he doesn't suspect us?"
"Of course, we should."
Akihara Kagura's eyes darkened slightly, sighing lightly, "Although Obito hasn't been very good to us, he is still our superior"
