Sandai Tsuchikata didn't know much about the inner workings of the World Government.
But he knew about "Danzo." He was a key person in this operation.
As one of the first "ninja" to join the World Government, Danzo was more of a symbol.
Of course, Danzo's presence also showed the dark side of the World Government to some people who chose to join. After all, Danzo was blamed for a lot. The decline of Konoha village could be said to be closely related to him.
But the World Government didn't care what those people thought. Honestly, since they joined the World Government for "profit," the World Government didn't try to make itself look good.
Everyone's an adult, and life is tiring.
Even if those people really thought Danzo was a puppet of the Immortals, it didn't matter.
The World Government just needed to show those people the real benefits Danzo got.
Don't think everyone's stupid. Even if those people joined the World Government for profit, they still had ambition, power, and guts.
Empty promises wouldn't work.
As for whether Danzo was really a puppet of the Immortals, how would Sandai Tsuchikata know?
But Danzo wasn't before, but now he really was.
"Next, I'll arrange and deploy the troops. Also, tell me what you need, besides control over the other four ninja villages.
I can give you anything."
Sandai Tsuchikata made a quick decision, looked at Shikamaru in front of him, and directly asked him what he needed.
Sandai Tsuchikata himself wasn't good at commanding or military planning. The Immortals had learned these things, but they just looked at them. It was all theory.
As Immortals, they knew what the nobles knew, and they knew even more what the nobles didn't.
That's what made them top nobles.
But Shikamaru was clearly more talented in intelligence. And Sandai Tsuchikata also needed to deal with the mole.
Shikamaru clearly saw something was wrong and instantly understood that there might really be a big mole inside the World Government.
"I need all Marine command, and nothing else.
As for the four ninja villages, I hope you can help me smooth things over and get them to cooperate with our tactics when necessary."
Shikamaru didn't refuse and directly made his request.
If you want to be powerful, you need as much power as possible.
"Okay!"
"But you should know why I'm here, right?"
Sandai Tsuchikata nodded. He could give those powers, even though Shikamaru looked like a boy.
But as "Immortals," they understood genius best. Geniuses could overcome time and experience.
"I didn't know before, but I understand now.
Those who can survive against Shanks are all strong. Your purpose here is to use force to control things when necessary, right?"
Shikamaru nodded. He understood. The scar on his body was a constant reminder of the danger of force. Of course he understood.
"I won't act unless it's necessary.
From now on, I'll leave things here to you."
"I hope to see you become the supreme commander of the Marines in ten years."
Sandai Tsuchikata took off his family crest and gave it to Shikamaru.
He thought it was just an important message, but it turned out to be such a big deal. And until now, the entire Marine hadn't reacted at all.
Sandai Tsuchikata frowned and flew straight out of the Marine garrison.
Outside the garrison, Kazahana Doto saw Sandai Tsuchikata leaving and stood up from his sickbed.
His chest was still wrapped in bandages, and the blood hadn't even dried, but for Kazahana Doto, those were minor injuries.
"Ryuzetsu!"
"Sir!"
Ryuzetsu walked in.
"Go get Muku. Something big is happening.
The Konoha ninja just reported, and Sandai Tsuchikata left the garrison. Quickly come with me to the command camp."
"Yes!"
Ryuzetsu was very direct.
Since Muku was rescued, they had been hiding their strength.
It was thanks to Sandai Tsuchikata, or Muku, who was polluted by the Box of Ultimate Bliss, could not have fully recovered.
Even after he woke up, it took him a long time to regain his senses.
But precisely because of this, Muku didn't reveal any flaws. He was still Kazahana Doto's "son."
And Muku's talent surprised Sandai Tsuchikata.
It could only be said that this era had made them numb when they saw geniuses.
Muku had been trapped in the Box of Ultimate Bliss for nearly ten years, fighting various chaotic wills in the box, completely alone.
Looking at the "geniuses" in the ninja world, there might not be anyone who could do that.
Wuvai had exaggerated his son's talent when he entrusted Muku to Kazahana Doto.
After accidentally letting the Box of Ultimate Bliss swallow Muku, Wuvai, as a father, had always dreamed of rescuing his son, even if his son might have already died. He was still working hard for that faint hope.
As for what Wuvai told Kazahana Doto, it was only half true.
If Muku was still alive and well, then such a talented Muku would definitely be qualified to reach the top of this world.
And now, Muku was still alive and well, completely recovered.
"Father!"
Muku was very handsome, with a hint of melancholy on his face. He didn't look like Kazahana Doto at all, but Kazahana Doto didn't care about that.
He looked at Muku in front of him.
Muku's most attractive feature was his pure eyes, that simplicity from the depths of his soul.
Just seeing the person in front of them, they could tell that he was a terrifyingly talented and powerful being.
Therefore... Kazahana Doto couldn't let down the word "father" even more. His ambition would be inherited by the more talented Muku.
"Let's go, let's see what happened.
Things should be out of control now. The power of the New World should have intervened."
"How could that be? The New World is so far away from here."
Muku frowned. After spending ten years in the Box of Ultimate Bliss, he almost thought he had traveled through time when he came out. Fortunately, his training talent and brain were still good, and he adapted.
"Normally it wouldn't... but for that man, it's hard to say."
Kazahana Doto patted Muku on the shoulder.
"But one day, you will surpass that man."
Ryuzetsu, who was next to him, facepalmed when Kazahana Doto said this.
She had always liked Muku. They said love is blind, but Kazahana Doto was even worse. He already thought Muku was going to surpass Shanks.
"Hahahaha..."
Muku laughed awkwardly.
"Hehehe, just kidding. If you meet that man, just run.
On the battlefield too, survival is everything. If you die, you lose everything."
Kazahana Doto smiled and walked in front of them.
Ryuzetsu and Muku followed behind, slightly silent.
Kazahana Doto said that, but he got his injuries protecting the two of them.
"Hey, you two brats, hurry up and catch up.
You're going to the New World, don't stop here for too long!"
Kazahana Doto's voice brought the two back to their senses. They followed Kazahana Doto and walked into the command camp.
On the other side, Sandai Tsuchikata arrived at a "cave" on the border of the Land of Fire in just a few hours.
All Immortal caves were recorded by the World Government as safe places for Immortals to contact various places.
Walking into the cave, the front turned into a small courtyard. Sandai Tsuchikata walked into the courtyard and began to form hand seals. As Senjutsu Chakra appeared on his body, five pedestals emitting Senjutsu Chakra rose from the courtyard.
At this time, the will of the Immortal Country on the ground was also connected to the cave. Five virtual figures descended, gradually becoming more solid and clearer.
As the Senjutsu Chakra stabilized, the five Immortals also saw Sandai Tsuchikata.
"Did something big happen in the Land of Demons?"
"The war situation in the New World is urgent. We can't spare too many troops and Immortals right now."
"We can only coordinate supplies as much as possible. As for the number of people..."
The Immortals quickly started talking all at once.
"Something big has happened, but we don't need help.
Where's One Generation Qingwu? I need him to explain the situation. The situation now is that there's likely a mole inside the World Government."
"One Generation Qingwu? You mean Danzo?"
One Generation Qingwu was the original guardian Immortal of the Land of Fire, and the Immortal who revived Danzo.
Since they were looking for One Generation Qingwu, that meant something had happened to Danzo.
And Danzo himself was an extremely important "chess piece" and "symbol." If something happened to Danzo, they couldn't directly take action.
Soon, one Immortal left, and One Generation Qingwu directly connected.
"Sandai Tsuchikata, tell me, what's going on?"
One Generation Qingwu's voice was a bit tired. What was happening in the New World was making him tired, very tired, and a lot of big things had happened.
"The thing is..."
"..."
Sandai Tsuchikata told everything Shikamaru had said. Everything was too coincidental, as if it had been planned all along.
But after hearing these guesses, One Generation Qingwu shook his head. Something was wrong. They had investigated Danzo's background.
"We know Danzo very well. Everyone says he's our Immortal puppet, but we all know that we had no contact with Danzo or any ninja before this."
"But the things that guy did were outrageous even to those of us who knew."
"Konoha, as the strongest ninja village, has declined so much in just a few decades, and Danzo is behind every single event."
"The things he's done have completely cleared him of suspicion.
I think he was being used."
"Wait, that's true, but all of the things Danzo did happened after the Uzumaki clan was wiped out..."
"What Danzo did was beneficial to us Immortals. It didn't even require us to weaken Konoha ourselves.
And the other beneficiary..."
One Immortal suddenly thought of something. Danzo hadn't been in power for very long, and the big things he had done all appeared during Shanks' adulthood.
"The Uzumaki Clan?"
The weakening of Konoha could also be revenge from the Uzumaki Clan.
Since you stood by and did nothing when we were in trouble, don't blame us for dragging you down with us.
"But, given Shanks' character, he wouldn't do something like that, right?"
"On the contrary, with Shanks' intelligence and ambition, he could definitely do it.
Because his real purpose is to clear Danzo's name, to make Danzo one of us, to leave us with no reason to suspect him, at the cost of Konoha's massive talent drain and ninja sacrifices, to turn Danzo into someone we can directly accept."
That Immortal's eyes were deep. With Shanks' ambition, he could definitely do something like that.
That's right, Danzo was too clean for them Immortals. The only thing was his pursuit of power, which didn't even count as disloyalty.
After being accepted by the World Government, Danzo had been diligently working for the World Government.
And who was another "big shot" working for the World Government? It was Marine Fleet Admiral "Chiriku."
What was Chiriku like? That guy didn't give a damn about the Immortals and even dared to attack them directly.
Even though those kinds of people made the Immortals uncomfortable, they couldn't criticize his character because he came from a ninja background.
But Danzo was too clean, unbelievably clean.
"Besides, if Danzo is really a mole, do you think we can just kill him?"
Another person was thoughtful. Now that he thought about it, the suspicion on Danzo, no, the suspicion on Shanks was even greater.
"We can't kill him. Danzo is now our symbol. If we kill him, everyone else will defect."
"That's right, and Danzo has been working hard to train ever since he joined the World Government.
Now, even if we really have evidence that he's a mole, we can't take action. And on the battlefield, with his strength, it's easy for him to survive."
"If it didn't seem like it at first, now it's completely Shanks' style.
A completely open plot. Everything I do can be seen by you, but you can't do anything about it."
"Danzo is a mole, but we can't kill him. We can only watch."
One of the Immortals instantly realized that this did seem like Shanks' style, no, only Shanks would use this kind of open plot.
Terrible... Thinking about it carefully, it was really terrible, such a terrifying plot.
"But... we don't have any evidence yet."
"No, we don't need evidence anymore."
At this time, One Generation Qingwu spoke. Danzo's suspicion was too great.
"Before he died, Danzo deliberately went to the Land of Waves and even challenged Shanks before dying."
"We don't need evidence anymore, but we can't take action."
"The current Danzo can't die by the World Government's hands. We have to use someone else to kill him."
One Generation Qingwu's eyes contained killing intent. Shanks was indeed terrifying.
The man standing at the top of the world, surpassing the world.
At this time, Danzo, who was far away in the Land of Demons and still following Naruto, suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if a big iron pot had been put on his back.
"...I feel uneasy for some reason. It's better to be careful."
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