After digesting the memories of the returning scout, I slammed my fist down on the table with force.
Fucking Danzo, those were really his men!
One of my shadow clones, who was tracking the movement of Anbu He's forces from the one-eyed nightmare's new base, had spotted a trio of fighters dressed not in their usual uniforms, but as the bandits who had tried to kill Akira and take over the brothel.
The clan intelligence also began to notice that something was going on, and in a couple of major cities in the Fire Nation, new players in the shadowy business had appeared, sending even the tiniest bit of information - even from such a small amount of scattered facts, Shenesu had formed a plausible picture of what was going on, except that he hadn't guessed that it was Danzo and his boys.
I stood up from my chair and paced around the basement, tugging at my shoulder-length ponytail of hair and thinking hard about the situation.
Actually, at first, I also rejected the option of the one-eyed veteran - why would he want to set up his men like that, if there was money from the budget, but then I managed to find out about the redistribution of Anbu's internal budget towards the regular department and everything became clear at once, especially taking into account the large number of children at the new base.
Looks like the longtime associates are having a bit of a falling out. But even if it's Shimura trying, that doesn't mean I'm going to throw my kanpeki ningyo to the wolves! Akira had done very well, hustling in time to get land and nobility practically at the expense of the enemy.
If you take into account his minimal interference in politics and a large number of good friends among the top of the country - I got a valuable agent of influence where I didn't expect it, and now he's rich too.
So, although I'll have to reduce the number of observers of the Root, I should send a scroll with two dozen shadow clones to Kanpeki Ningyo, capable of quietly, unexpectedly and unnoticeably removing even some of the jonins, not to mention the chonins.
And the planning itself can be left to Akira - he proved that he is not confused and is ready to make important decisions quickly, even taking into account the possible consequences. I'll do that, but I'll have to make a scroll first.
I pulled out a roll of clean paper, and tearing off a five meter long piece of paper, I got to work, mixing the ink with my own blood and chakra.
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- So, today we're going to increase your affinity with the basic elements," he announced to the students, standing on the home training ground, "even though you already have one technique each, it's not enough.
- What does quantity have to do with it, sensei," Hoshi immediately raised her hand.
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