Chapter 577 processing

"This task is hard work."

In the office located in the military jurisdiction of Oni no Kokuni, after listening to Uchiha Yan's detailed description of the mission, he nodded to him, showing a satisfied expression.

The Four Heavenly Elephants, as the radicals of the craftsman ninja village who are hostile to the great powers, have been secretly planning actions to overthrow the rule of the great powers.

Conspire to seize the huge chakra energy to use the inherited ninja tools of the craftsman ninja village in an attempt to revive its founder with forbidden techniques, thereby implementing the revival of the craftsman ninja village.

Although from Shiraishi's point of view, such a plan is not only full of loopholes, but also too far-fetched to implement, and it is basically impossible to achieve a difficult goal.

But the essence of this matter is still a problem left over from history. Sharp conflicts between big and small countries are happening in every era.

The past existed, the present exists, and the future may be difficult to change.

In fact, if the Four Heavenly Elephants hadn't attacked the mining area belonging to the Kingdom of Ghosts not long ago, plundering a large amount of ore and metal, causing many casualties to mining workers, Shiraishi would only turn a blind eye to this group of radicals.

But when the fire burns on oneself, it is natural to deal with it seriously.

"Where, in fact, in this mission, I basically didn't come in handy. The three boys under my hand completed the mission very well."

When Uchiha Yan said this, he couldn't help smiling comfortably.

With such a group of capable subordinates, the boss himself can save a lot of energy and worry less.

"If you want to become a ninja on your own, these little devils still have a long time to go."

Baishi also smiled, but it could be seen that he was in a very good mood.

Caisan's performance in this task is also quite recognized.

Uchiha smiled without saying a word.

He is very clear about Shiraishi's subtext. The so-called independent ninja does not refer to becoming a ninja. After all, the lower ninja and the middle ninja are also ninjas, but the independent ninja in Shiraishi's mouth refers to the ninja of the upper ninja class.

Only ninjas who have reached this level can be said to be truly independent.

Personal strength, leadership ability, ability to judge the situation, and the degree of responsibility for team members are all very important assessment criteria, and they are indispensable.

If you only focus on personal strength, some of the most powerful Chunin in the Kingdom of Ghosts can fight as high as the Jounin, but their overall ability cannot be rated as a Jounin.

Empowering ninjas who do not belong to this level and forcibly raising their obligations and abilities will definitely cause management problems for the entire army.

During the war, to put it bluntly, it will reduce the organization and mobilization ability of the combatants, so that the enthusiasm cannot be mobilized, which will lead to a serious defeat in a war.

Therefore, ninja villages in various countries have very strict ratings on ninja.

These are the lessons of blood and tears summed up in previous ninja wars, and they are worthy of vigilance.

"Then, will disposing of the Four Heavenly Elephant Man cause problems with the recent cooperation project of Craftsman Ninja Village?"

Speaking of this, Uchiha Yan's expression became serious.

It is not difficult for the kingdom of ghosts to deal with the four celestial elephants.

The important thing is to deal with the Four Heavens Elephants, whether it will cause diplomatic conflicts with the Craftsman Ninja Village.

Although the Four Heavenly Elephants are radicals in the Craftsman Ninja Village, they are not rebels after all. In name, they still belong to the Craftsman Ninja Village.

Regarding Uchiha Yan's question, Shiraishi pondered for a moment, and replied: "I have already negotiated with the person in charge of Takumi Ninja Village on this matter, and it will not affect the next cooperation between the two parties."

The essence of this incident is that the kingdom of ghosts has suffered an indiscriminate disaster.

Craftsman Ninja Village has become what it is today, being squeezed by the former five powers, and has little connection with the kingdom of ghosts.

In addition, when the Four Heavenly Elephants attacked the mining area, they caused many workers casualties. This problem must be punished according to the laws of the ghost country.

Craftsman Ninja Village agreed to the practice of Ghost Country, which also saved a lot of effort.

Otherwise, he would not have declared in the mission that, except for the first criminal who must be captured, the rest can be executed on the spot regardless of life or death. The purpose is to resolve this incident as quickly as possible, and to give an explanation to the families of the casualties as soon as possible.

"In this way, it is basically a certainty to bring Takumi Ninja Village over."

Uchiha couldn't help but sigh.

Once a member of Konoha Ninja, he naturally knows what kind of oppression Takumi Ninja Village, as a supplier of ninja tools, has been subjected to by Konoha and other Ninja Villages.

At that time, the root organization headed by Danzo was responsible for handling this matter.

Based on the extreme practices of that organization, it is conceivable how much benefit has been reaped from Craftsman Ninja Village.

In addition to this, the other four major ninja villages have also stepped in, punishing the artisan ninja village for breach of contract, buying ninja tools from the artisan ninja village at a price lower than the cost price, and squeezing the labor force of the craftsmen in the artisan ninja village.

This also directly caused many artisans to be forced to leave the craftsman ninja village. In addition to the outbreak of war, they had to flee to neutral countries where there was no war.

The Kingdom of Ghosts, as a neutral country at the time, took advantage of this opportunity and successfully recruited a large number of craftsmen who had fled from the Craftsman Ninja Village, and trained them as technicians for the Army of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Nowadays, many mid-to-high-level technicians in the army of the ghost country were once the elite craftsmen of Craftsman Ninja Village.

But this time, the handling of the Four Heavenly Elephants did not cause a diplomatic incident with the Craftsman Ninja Village. Instead, it was handled in a very low-key manner. The existence of this group of people is also very important.

"As long as they can protect themselves in the next period of time, that's all. A speck of dust on the battlefield of a big country is like a mountain on top of a small country...Even if it is a weak-mouthed country of the wind, it is far from being something that a small country can resist. Their sacrifices are meaningless when they are involved in such a battlefield, they just add some gorgeous and sad figures to the war."

Baishi's eyes were indifferent. From the very beginning, he never expected that these small countries that had been brought over could play a decisive role in the ensuing battle.

The reason why they are given technology and weapons is only so that they have a certain self-protection ability, and as far as possible, there will be as few figures as possible in the war data.

If they really want to intervene in the battlefield of great powers, they will only rely on their strength, and they will only be doing what they want.

This kind of sacrifice is very cheap and doesn't have much value.

Different from a country like the Kingdom of the Sky with actual aggression and war ambitions, the reason why Craftsman Ninja Village is hostile to big countries is because it was squeezed so badly that it had to speak out to resist.

But this kind of sound can only be made in the dark, in the ditch without light, like a mouse whimpering.

Once it sees light, it will bring disaster.

Ghost Kingdom has many enemies in today's era, but also many friends, but most of these friends dare not make a sound and can only pay attention to it silently.

"In other words, is war coming again?"

Uchiha Yan sighed quietly.

The dimness in his eyes reminded him of some not-so-good memories.

"Taking this opportunity, you should have discovered it when you wandered in the middle of the mainland. The number of ninjas that Konoha put into the border has quietly increased a lot."

Baishi said meaningfully.

Uchiha Yan nodded silently.

He did discover this fact.

He used to be Konoha's jonin, so he naturally understood what this move meant. Although Konoha said it was a military exercise, only Konoha himself knew whether it was true or not.

"Then, shall we also strengthen the defense of the border?"

Uchiha asked.

"No, the Land of Fire is in the center of the mainland after all, and there are still several countries away from here. As long as Sand Yin and Yan Yin don't use military exercises as an excuse to strengthen the strength of the frontier ninja troops, they can stand still here."

If Konoha's border garrison strength has been strengthened, the Kingdom of Demons will correspondingly strengthen the border defense strength, which is too deliberate.

"However, it cannot be ruled out that Sha Yin and Yan Yin will secretly send troops to the border in the future. You must pay special attention to this issue."

Shiraishi continued.

"clear."

Uchiha Yan nodded.

He is not only the Jonin leader of Caisan, his job is also to inspect the border security of the Ghost Country and keep an eye out for the military movements of neighboring countries.

Therefore, they will go out from time to time in the form of performing missions. The essence is to investigate the movements of various countries on the spot, not simply to perform superficial missions.

"The old man is very disappointed with your performance."

In the dark cell, leaning on crutches, Danzo stood in the center of the cell, with a gloomy and stern face, facing Sai who was kneeling in front of him on one knee.

Sai, who was kneeling on the ground, had a weak and pale face, and many places on his body were covered with white medical bandages, giving people a feeling that he was about to fall down at any time.

Perhaps because of being reprimanded by Danzo, Sai's already pale face became even paler.

He lowered his head deeply, as if he was going to bury it in the soil. Even though breathing was very painful, he still suppressed the pain, tried to make his breathing steady, and acted as if nothing had happened.

"I'm very sorry, Danzo-sama."

However, in the face of Sai's apology, Danzo's face not only did not improve, but appeared even more gloomy.

"The importance of Renzhuli to the village is self-evident. I don't want such an accident to happen again. You should be clear about the consequences of another failure. You will be abandoned by the organization."

The cold words pierced Saii's heart like a spike, making him feel the illusion of suffocation.

Although he verbally calls himself an emotionless machine, his job exists to complete tasks, and all emotions are a burden... But when facing the punishment of 'abandoning', Sai still felt inexplicably dazed and fearful.

As far as I have lived in the root organization since I was a child, being 'abandoned' by my superiors is tantamount to a more cruel punishment than death.

Root is one's home, one's destination, and the meaning of one's existence.

Once this destination is lost, it is like a fish leaving the water, and can only slowly wait for death on land.

Therefore, Sai, who does not feel fear even in the face of death, felt the taste of fear for the first time in his heart.

And such a fear will be firmly imprinted in his genes, often accompanying him for a lifetime.

In the final analysis, I am just a mouse living in the dark. Once I lose the shelter of Danzo, the most powerful 'darkness', there will be no place for me in this world.

"Yes, Danzo-sama!"

Sai suppressed the fear in his heart, and bowed his head to Danzo to assure that he would not make such a low-level mistake again.

Without Danzo, without roots, I can't live on my own. This is a **** reality before my eyes.

Even if you understand that such a decision is against humanity, it is ridiculous in the eyes of ordinary people.

But this is the meaning of my own survival.

Danzo is the supreme, holy and pure 'God' in the heart.

As a 'God', in this village, his interests should be prioritized over Hokage, overriding all rules, even the rules of the village itself.

I don't have a name myself, and I don't need a name.

Sai is just a fake code name created to complete the task.

I am just a root, a brother of Danzo, and a minion of darkness.

No one, not yourself.

No thought required, no self-awareness required.

It is enough to dedicate everything for the root and the ideal of Danzo.

Thinking of the essence of such a matter, the panic in Saii's heart quickly settled down.

That's right, just go down this dark path.

"Go down, since you are injured now, I will give you three days to recuperate."

Danzo glanced at Sai with lowered eyebrows, and spit out this sentence from his mouth.

Sai stood up silently, like a machine at work, and left the cell obediently.

After Sai left, Yume Togen and Yamanakakaze walked out of the shadow of the prison cell and came to Danzo's side.

As Danzo's most trusted right-hand man today, it not only represents loyalty, but also represents the ability of the two of them, which exceeds most of the root members.

"Sorry, Danzo-sama, this is my negligence. I should choose someone else to enter the seventh class to protect the good man Churiki. Knowing that he failed in the last mission, I still firmly believe that his ability can redeem the sin..."

Qugen lowered his head and said.

"Now it's not a question of right or wrong, what matters is the safety of Inchuriki. The issue of the ghost country needs to be taken extra precautions, but the organization hidden in the shadows can't be careless. Moreover, it's not just you who are negligent in this matter, but also the Anbu led by Tsunade. Regarding this matter, I will put pressure on Tsunade through the advisory group, and place a root team next to Naruto Uzumaki. This team will be led by Terai. Well's ability is not weaker than yours, and Sai can just be a guard on the bright side."

Danzo thought for a while and answered.

After all, if there is a fault, even he, the root leader, needs to reflect on his own mistakes.

"Terai? With his ability, isn't it a bit..."

Shanfeng frowned.

Terai, like them, also belongs to the excellent cadres in the root.

Their own strength is very strong, and in terms of seniority, they still belong to their predecessors.

It would be a bit overkill for such high-level cadres to serve as guards.

Besides, the root volume is huge, requiring sufficient management to manage and assign tasks.

Especially when Danzo's freedom is now restricted, middle and high-level managers are particularly important.

"Just do it like this. Sooner or later, Jinchuriki will grow up, so just withdraw when the time comes."

Danzo's eyes flickered, he didn't know what he was calculating.

Although Qugen and Shan Zhongfeng were surprised, they nodded without any hesitation about Danzo's order.

"Speaking of which, how is the mission that you guys performed secretly?"

Danzo turned his head and asked.

"Is that mission... I'm currently looking for it carefully, but after unremitting efforts, I finally collected some. In addition, during the search process, I also discovered the people of Orochimaru, and wiped out many of Orochimaru's minions."

Take the root to answer.

Although Orochimaru itself is powerful, the ninjas he takes in are not worth mentioning in front of the elite ninjas at the root.

The results encountered in the wild, in most cases, are the subordinates of Orochimaru's side, and they are all wiped out by the elite at their roots, leaving no one behind.

"Hmph, give that rotten snake some more time to live, and when the time comes, kill Uchiha Sasuke together!"

A ruthless look flashed in Danzang's eyes.

"Then, Uchiha Itachi..."

"After Uchiha Sasuke left, his position has become variable... and the best way for this kind of variable is to fundamentally kill it."

If Konoha continues to control Uchiha Sasuke, then Uchiha Itachi is of great value to Konoha to stay.

However, after Sasuke learned the truth and left, Uchiha Itachi's loyalty needs to be put into question.

This kind of spy with doubtful loyalty, like the pharmacist No Naoyu who was abandoned by him in the past, needs to be cleaned up.

The current Uchiha Itachi is already a sharp blade with an uncertain position, whether it will stab the enemy or Konoha, it is possible... and the root does not need this kind of uncertain possibility.

Uncertainty is a hidden danger and needs to be eliminated.

"yes."

Qugen sighed in his heart.

Uchiha Itachi is undoubtedly a good knife, so it would be a pity to give it up like this.

He can make good use of his surplus value and share the dirty things that the roots have no time to deal with.

But Danzang's order needs to be resolutely implemented. It seems that the information channel with that side also needs to be cut off.

In the future, information about that organization can only be obtained from Orochimaru, or from Jiraiya.

After all, not only the root, but also Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, is following that organization through Mt. Myogi's information channels.

"Also, there is no need to investigate Asami Masumi."

At the end, Danzo added this sentence.

Take the root and look at Danzo in doubt.

Perhaps from the point of view of Hokage, there is no big problem with the current deputy director of Konoha Hospital, Asami Masumi, but judging from the results of the root investigation, no matter how you say it, there are uncertain hidden dangers behind that Asami Masumi.

Looking at Danzo's intentions, it seems that he has no intention of immediately and secretly executing the other party.

"However, after investigation, her fiance Fujisaki Takeshi..."

"Takeshi Fujisaki died at the hands of this old man."

Danzo said this amazing fact.

Tokegen looked at Danzo in surprise.

Danzo's face also showed a hint of reminiscence.

"That is an excellent ninja who has inherited the true will of fire. Unfortunately, no matter how good the chess piece is, it is still a chess piece. When this chess piece knows too much, and the "darkness" involved is far beyond the range that Hokage can handle, Hokage will also become the shelter and accomplice of the "darkness". Then, naturally, there is only one left waiting for the fate of the chess piece."

Speaking of this sentence, I don't know if it was a sarcasm or a sigh of emotion, there was a certain regret in Danzo's eyes.

Take the root and the mountain wind fell silent.

"Danzo-sama, is that Takeshi Fujisaki a spy who was planted at the root by the third generation..."

Although it is doubtful, but taking root and mountain wind seems to confirm something.

According to the records in the root, in order to limit the development of the root, in the past three generations secretly trained a group of spies among their direct subordinates, and instructed them to sneak into the root, collect information about the root, and monitor the movement of the root, so as to achieve the purpose of restricting the root.

However, this was a power struggle between high-level officials that occurred silently. Therefore, it did not have any impact on the public at that time. Even most of the jonin were ignorant of it, and it did not spread to the ears of the public. It became a point of discussion after dinner.

In the records of Gengen, there is such a gap in the history of spy wars... only the number of victims who sneaked into Gengen spies is recorded, but the process, the names of the victims, whether the third generation finally achieved their political goals, and how much Gengen lost are all not recorded.

Except for the core root members who actually participated in it at that time, I am afraid that they all know nothing about the history of that root.

Danzo did not deny or approve of this, but stated in a very calm tone:

"The old man is giving him the last dignity as a Konoha ninja... that's all."

After finishing speaking, Danzo closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

(end of this chapter)