Chapter 565 Scheme

In a dark and damp cell.

The gloomy old man, holding the scroll he received from his subordinate, scanned the information planned one by one on it. From the beginning to the end, his face and eyes did not change at all.

"The Anbu...the medical department...the security force...it only took a little over two months to infiltrate her power to this point. Her actions are actually faster than expected."

This old man is Danzo.

When he said this, he seemed to be weighing the weight of a whole set of events.

Tsunade's actions after taking over the position of Hokage were faster than he expected, and he controlled the Anbu and the medical troops with a well-founded advance and retreat, at least avoiding the possibility of becoming a puppet Hokage, so that his government orders would not be out of Hokage's office.

If a Hokage cannot even get out of the office with his own government orders, then this is the real tragedy, and in the end it can only be reduced to a chess piece manipulated by others.

"But the next step is the key. It is difficult to make a gap from the inside of the ninja with the three pig deer and butterfly clans alone."

Danzo sees these things very clearly.

Although Tsunade used his reputation and Hokage's righteousness to successfully place his own people in the Anbu and medical units, he was a Hokage who was in a hurry.

Moreover, it is unknown how much power the Thousand Hands still retain in the village.

But Danzo only understands one thing, if Tsunade wants to attack the ninja next, he will just hit the stone with an egg.

With the strength of the current Naruto faction, it is not enough to face the ninja head-on, otherwise it will turn into an embarrassing situation where riding a tiger is difficult, reducing the prestige of Hokage in the village.

"I think this point, Hokage-sama should also be aware of this point."

The oily girl standing in front of Danzo said, "Tokgen."

Danzo nodded. Judging from Tsunade's series of methods, her mind could not be so simple and rude. She looks carefree, but her personality is very careful and meticulous.

As long as her brain is not broken, it is impossible to face the ninja head-on so quickly.

Her power accumulation is not enough, prestige is not enough, she needs to accumulate more political capital to compete with other groups in the village.

Among them, the biggest obstacle is not the old-fashioned power within the Inokacho clan, nor the rich families like the Hyuga clan, nor the neutral families such as Yume and Inuzuka, but the Sarutobi clan!

Mastering Anbu means offending the Sarutobi clan.

Since the Third Hokage came to power, the Sarutobi clan has always been the real power controller of Anbu.

Even if there is a Kakashi later, there are many departments and members in Anbu who are directly controlled by the Sarutobi clan, but they usually don't show it.

Because only in this way, the third Hokage dared to hand over his safety to Anbu, if it wasn't for the appearance of Kakashi, a different species.

Thanks to the decades of political influence of the Three Hokages, how much benefit the Sarutobi clan has gained over the past few decades, even if he is the root leader, is unknown.

I just know that the Sarutobi clan is very powerful today. When he imprisoned the third generation of Hokage, he also used the roots and many forces of the martial arts faction to monitor the Sarutobi clan, and at the same time forced the rest of the clan to stand in the neutral camp so that they would not dare to act rashly before they dared to start their own plans. Otherwise, with the strength of the Sarutobi clan that has not shown itself for decades, the outcome of the fight to the end is unpredictable.

As far as Danzo knows, the Sarutobi clan not only has considerable connections among the ninja clan, but they also secretly sold a large number of civilian ninjas by using their assets and land. They also have a strong influence among the Konoha folk.

The only shortcoming is that there are no outstanding ninjas who can carry the mainstay of Naruto in this generation.

"Next, Tsunade should avoid confrontation with Sarutobi and other ninjas, and point the finger at those two guys in the advisory group..."

The power of the ninja clan is the biggest obstacle on Tsunade's way to power Konoha, and the Sarutobi clan is the leader.

But in addition to the ninja, the power of the advisory group must also be obtained in their hands to make their own power grow further.

Because apart from this path, Danzo couldn't think of any other tricks for Tsunade to break the game.

However, even he can see this kind of thing. Will the ninja forces headed by the Sarutobi clan let Tsunade deal with the advisory group?

Therefore, in Danzo's view, there is still no difference between this road and a dead end.

The difference is only the difference between Tsunade's early death or late death.

After he missed the Fifth Hokage position, the power inside Konoha was completely out of balance.

This kind of chaos makes Danzo feel like returning to the early days of Konoha's establishment. The ninja school has not yet been established, and all departments of Konoha are controlled by the ninja behind the scene.

It can be said that the situation is very bad.

"Master Danzo, do you need us..."

Qu Gen's eyes were slightly sharp.

Danzo didn't speak, but narrowed his eyes, then shook his head and vetoed it.

Today's ninja clan has become a force that cannot be lost.

Although their number is far less than that of civilians, their voices can directly overwhelm the civilians and occupy a dominant position.

To deal with them, you can't use the same way you deal with the Uchiha clan.

Different from the Uchiha clan, this group of united ninjas really has the power to change Konoha's world.

"Leaving aside the Sarutobi clan, what happened to the matter you were asked to investigate?"

Danzo thought of something, and asked instead.

Takine nodded slightly, and replied respectfully: "Some clues have been investigated. Although there is no definite evidence, Orochimaru and Kakashi may indeed be pawns on the bright side in the previous turmoil. Even Kakashi's position is temporarily uncertain, which side he belongs to."

unconfirmed.

There is no definite evidence either.

But listening to Tuanzang, the answer is already obvious.

Sometimes, he doesn't need evidence.

Because the evidence is too meticulous and logically interlocking, it looks even more suspicious.

For him, as long as there is doubt, it is the most sufficient evidence.

It's like he wants to execute a ninja who is not good for Konoha. He doesn't need evidence. He only needs to have doubts about that person to a certain extent.

"Keep an eye on the Kingdom of Ghosts, don't go deep into the position, and wait."

Danzo said.

"wait?"

"I need to observe the actions of the next countries to decide how to act in the future. There should be ghosts from the ghost country in Konoha, and the level is definitely not low. I will keep an eye on the medical department! As long as there are suspicious people, don't miss any one, and investigate all their details!"

A stern look flashed in Danzang's eyes.

"Yes, Danzo-sama."

Tokegen shivered, saluted Danzo, and left the room.

"Take the root sir."

In a secret room, after seeing Qugen come in, the two root ninjas who were in charge of searching for documents here got up.

"Don't be too polite, what's the result of the investigation?"

Takegen, who came back from Danzo, asked the two root ninjas working here.

One of them replied: "At present, some suspicious persons have been ruled out. However, there are several high-level medical personnel here, and it is difficult to conduct a thorough investigation on them."

The secret room is surrounded by bookshelves. There are various scrolls and books on the bookshelves. In the corners, there are desk lamps and workbenches, which are also filled with a large number of intelligence documents.

Qugen walked to the workbench and glanced at the survey results above.

Flipping page by page, although he just looked at it like a horse, but with his memory, he can remember the content clearly just by looking at it.

Among the medical personnel under investigation, some of them were labeled as suspicious, some were cleared of suspicion, and some were taken away by Anbu and disappeared directly from the world. It is obvious that this part of the medical personnel has a big problem of loyalty.

Either it is a man inserted by the ninja, or a spy inserted by an external force.

Turning to the end, they are basically middle and high-level cadres in the medical department. The name, information, and photos of each person from childhood to adulthood are everything.

"Asami Masumi..."

Turning to Qugen on one of the pages, he frowned slightly.

A considerable part of the above information has been cut out.

The records before the age of nine are very detailed, the family environment is poor, the mother died early, the father was addicted to gambling and stealing, and finally died of an accident, causing the other party to become an orphan at a young age.

But after the age of nine, part of the data was cut.

Continue to turn the page, but part of the information is still cut, resulting in the content presented above, which looks very inconsistent before and after.

Such a record did not become normal until the other party was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Then, like a genius who became famous at a young age, he made great achievements during the third Ninja World War, and rose step by step to the position of director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital.

During the three generations of Hokage, he performed conscientiously. Although there were occasional flaws, in general, he was a very good medical ninja.

Until the Fifth Hokage came to power, the position was promoted to Vice President Konoha, and the power and prestige in the medical department began to rise.

"Where did the information that was cut off go?"

Take the root and turn back to the previous page, and ask the two root ninjas.

"Sorry, Mr. Qugen, when we got this information, it was already like this."

The two men lowered their heads and answered.

"Can't find the missing piece?"

Take the root and continue to ask.

"Yes, regarding this part of the lost information, I heard that there seems to be no clues from the Anbu. We have also asked the intelligence department. This part of the information was deleted more than ten years ago."

"Delete? Who?"

"Three generations of Hokage."

Qugen frowned.

With so much information deleted, it stands to reason that it should be one of the seriously suspicious persons.

However, during the tenure of the Third Hokage, he knew that Asami Masumi was one of the confidantes that the Third Hokage valued, and was valued by the Third Hokage.

This also means that the Third Hokage himself trusts Asami Masumi very much and regards him as a senior cadre of his own faction.

So, why should part of her resume be eliminated?

Although the third Hokage himself has passed away, many problems left by him still trouble many people.

For example, the Sarutobi clan.

"Investigate her a little bit."

Take the root and issued this command.

However, the two root ninjas looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?"

"Master Qugen, Vice President Asami's anti-tracking ability is very strong. The people we sent to follow her before were knocked unconscious by her. Her strength is probably at least at the level of the team leader."

There are not many ninjas of this level in the whole Konoha, and all of them are elite jnin who are valued by the upper class.

If you want to track these Jnin silently, unless you are a ninja with special tracking ability, it is difficult to get close to them.

Moreover, because of their reckless actions, they have already aroused the vigilance of the other party.

The other party now has a close relationship with the Fifth Hokage. If the matter of root following her is leaked, it must be to protect the safety of his subordinates. As the fifth Hokage's Tsunade, it is impossible to remain indifferent.

Taking the roots and rubbing the center of the brows, my head hurts.

He had forgotten that.

Maybe it's because the medical ninja feels weak.

But Asami Masumi belongs to the same type of medical ninja as Tsunade. While they have superb medical ninjutsu, they are also female ninjas who value their own fighting abilities.

Such ninjas, not to mention among women, are very few even among men.

"In this case, I will find candidates myself. You continue to investigate other suspicious people."

Now that Danzang is in jail, therefore, as a close friend of Danzang, he has the power to make his own decisions to a certain extent.

In his opinion, Asami Masumi is very suspicious, and he feels uneasy if he doesn't investigate the other party's details clearly.

"yes."

The two root ninjas nodded in agreement.

Psychological staff training project is being formed.

With Tsunade's order, the establishment of this project went more smoothly than expected without much resistance.

The only problem is how to train the relevant personnel and how much initial investment.

After a busy day, Asami Masumi returned directly to her home after get off work in the evening as usual.

After working all day, her face was quite tired.

When the director of the hospital is not in charge, most of the decisions are implemented through her, the deputy director.

Although she has increased her authority, in this way, the burden of her affairs will be even heavier than before.

Not only that, but now she has to deal with some rats that secretly follow her schedule.

Is he Gen's guy again? His ghost is really lingering. Asami Masumi thought unhappily in her heart.

Although it is known that the roots did not lose much power after the collapse of Danzo, they used the remaining strongholds to hide their whereabouts again, dormant under the water as in the past.

But, come and stare at her now, what does a medical ninja do?

Did you find anything? Asami Masumi thought.

However, she quickly dismissed the idea.

If something is really found, with the style of the root, it is not just as simple as following her, but will treat her as a dangerous person and directly execute her secretly.

Asami Masumi has always been very clear about the style of this organization.

The only direct participant of Nebu at that time was the oily girl Ryoma who died a few years ago... Thinking of this, Asami Masumi became more certain that Nemo's behavior of following her this time was only in the initial suspicion stage, and she was far from being regarded as a dangerous person.

Probably because the third Hokage erased part of her resume, which made the group of hyenas smell something.

It's a pity that the person who knew about it at the beginning either died, or left Konoha, or didn't know much about it... What's more, even if everything is found out, so what?

It's nothing more than choosing to hide it. It is impossible to let her know a little bit of the content, and then continue to make her work for the village.

Wait until she is useless, find an excuse to deal with it casually.

Thinking of this, a dark emotion brewed in Asami Masumi's eyes, but soon returned to calm.

in a dark corner.

A short boy with a mask on his face.

Holding an open scroll in his hand, and a pen, in the darkness, his eyes shone brightly.

Soon, the brow under his mask frowned.

The 'scout' he sent lost his response, did he lose track?

Just as he got up to check the situation, a voice suddenly appeared behind him:

"Dark little mouse, is that you?"

The masked boy was startled, turned around quickly, stepped back, and at the same time, the pen quickly drew on the open scroll.

The pitch-black tiger, like an ink painting, let out a roar, and rushed into the darkness with its teeth and claws.

Without hesitation, the moment the ink tiger rushed into the darkness, the masked boy started running without looking back.

He knew that he had been discovered.

Moreover, with his own strength, it is impossible to be the opponent of the opponent.

Here must retreat.

The ink tiger let out a whining sound, and then turned into black juice, splashing on the surrounding walls and ground, like fresh blood.

Asami Masumi didn't pay attention to the escaped masked boy, but glanced at the black liquid on the wall and the ground with interest.

"Ink... very interesting ninjutsu. The root is full of ninjas looking for some strange abilities."

Not only that, but this time she is also looking for an underage ninja to follow her.

The reason is probably because of this secret technique of using ink to practice.

If she didn't have the ability to perceive, maybe she really wouldn't be able to realize the fact that she was being followed.

In the distance, the masked boy ran away quickly, returning to the root base.

While running towards the stronghold, he looked back and found that no one was chasing him.

Dumped her?

Just when he was thinking this way, suddenly, a strong wind hit.

He didn't hesitate, he lowered his head slightly, dodged the attack, and quickly dodged to the side.

He looked forward, and there was no one in front of him.

Where? The masked boy glanced around, trying to find the figure of the enemy.

"it's here."

"What?"

A chuckle sounded from behind, and before the masked boy had time to react, the back of his neck was slashed by a hand knife.

In an instant, the masked boy whimpered and fell to the ground with a plop.

Looking at the masked boy who fell unconscious on the ground, Asami Masumi squatted down, and took off the mask on his face, revealing an immature and delicate face.

Judging from age, he is about thirteen or fourteen years old.

At this age, it takes only a year or two to graduate and become a ninja.

However, since it belongs to the root, even an underage kid cannot be treated with common sense.

Judging from the Shenshou shown just now, at least it has the level of Chunin.

In addition to being able to use secret techniques, at the root, he can be regarded as a potential talent at the seed level.

"This kid, let Anbu deal with it."

Asami Masumi thought about it, and decided to hand over the boy to Anbu, who is directly under Hokage.

With her current status, it is inconvenient to offend Root. At this time, let Tsunade, Hokage, come forward to solve it, but the effect will be better.

the next day.

"Good morning, Hokage-sama."

Entering the Hokage Building, the staff passing by the corridor greeted Tsunade one after another, and bowed down to salute.

Judging from their full and energetic expressions, they have already recognized Tsunade, and their uneasy and nervous mood has already relaxed.

"Well, good morning."

For the staff here, Tsunade did not respond one by one in a biased manner.

Although from the outside, the staff here look a little older than her, but in terms of real age, they are actually younger than themselves. The oldest one is only in his forties.

are a group of lovely and positive juniors.

Moreover, the staff who can be recruited to work here basically belong to the category with a clear background, and there is not much involvement behind them.

Of course, there are also ninjas from the ninja clan, and Tsunade treats them equally.

In Tsunade's cognition, her opponent is not all the ninjas of the ninja clan, but the diehards among the ninja clan.

Who can rest assured and who needs to be vigilant, she has her own scale in her heart.

Pushing open the door of the office, Tsunade walked in directly.

As expected, Lu Jiu, the jonin squad leader, came to the office one step ahead of him and began sorting the documents to be processed today.

"Good morning, Lu Jiu, it's still so early today."

"Good morning, Hokage-sama. In fact, you don't need to come so early every day. It doesn't matter if you rest at home."

Shikajiu could see the tiredness in Tsunade's eyes. For the past two or three months, she has been working at a high intensity. I am really worried that one day she will suddenly collapse on the desk from exhaustion.

"The subordinate is not late, but my boss is late. If it becomes like that, the reputation of me will drop significantly."

Tsunade yawned in response to Shikahisa.

Now is not the time to relax. If you want to relax, at least you have to wait until her power is further stabilized.

Although everyone in Konoha seems to be living a peaceful life on the surface, the struggle for power and profit in the dark is happening every day.

"I overlooked this point. But in the office, Hokage-sama can be a little lazy."

Lu Jiu joked.

"No, let's talk about it after noon."

Tsunade sat on the office chair he belonged to, took the documents next to him, and started processing.

"Speaking of which, here is a report document submitted by Vice President Asami this morning. Would you like to have a look at it, Lord Hokage?"

Shikahisa remembered something, picked up a document from the side, and asked Tsunade what he meant.

"Report paperwork? Show me."

Tsunade didn't think much, took the report document from Lu Jiu, and scanned the contents carefully.

After reading, Tsunade's expression turned slightly ugly.

The content to be reported on the document is very simple. As the vice president of Konoha Hospital, Asami Masumi was followed by a root ninja when she came home from get off work last night, and the other party's intentions were unknown.

If I remember correctly, any activity at the root should be cancelled. The responsibilities of the roots are also under the jurisdiction of Anbu directly under Hokage, and they are in a state of dismissal.

but

"That **** in Danzo still likes to run amok so much, the mice he kept in captivity are starting to poke their heads out again."

Tsunade raised his eyebrows, obviously angry at Root's arrogant and domineering behavior.

"How to deal with it, Hokage-sama?"

Lu Jiu is just a business-like inquiry.

"I will go to Danzo of the Severe Penalty to talk about it later, and hope that he will not go too far."

Considering that Danzo is the root leader, face-to-face negotiations with the other party, Tsunade believes that this is the most direct and effective solution.

"Having said that, but next, I think Hokage-sama, you may not have the leisure to worry about Elder Danzo."

Lu Jiu smiled helplessly.

"What's the meaning?"

"According to the time, the daimyo's envoy will arrive before noon today."

"I almost forgot about this matter."

Tsunade just remembered that an envoy from the Daming Prefecture would come to visit her, the Fifth Hokage, today.

Because she was too hasty when she took office, and she had to deal with a lot of mess in the village, she had no time to go to the Daming Mansion, contact the Daming, and go through the last process.

The envoy of the daimyo came here today, precisely for this purpose.

However, Tsunade knew that she was asked to go to the Daming Mansion and go through the last process of the Hokage Succession Ceremony.

"Is it Daming Mansion? Well, the village has initially stabilized for the time being, and it is indeed time to go there."

(end of this chapter)