Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 43: Danzo Pays Attention to the White Night

Compared to the lazy and idle Hanzo, Danzo who is active in the Kusagakure Village is much more diligent and conscientious.

The reason is very simple, ever since Namikaze Minato turned the disadvantage on the battlefield around by himself and won the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

This young man in his early twenties became the leader of the younger generation of Konoha. His reputation and status surpassed those of other jonin and reached a level that was on par with the three jonin.

This made Danzo, whose reputation was already inferior to that of the three ninjas and who had always been active in secret, feel an urgent sense of crisis.

If Minato Namikaze really runs for the election and gets Jiraiya's support to become the Fourth Hokage of the village, he, who is already old, will not be able to live long enough to run for the Fifth Hokage.

So when the Battle of Kannabi Bridge ended and the fighting between Konoha and Iwagakure gradually subsided.

Danzo and the Root organization have been active on the borders of various countries, trying to see if they can expand the war so that Konoha can gain greater benefits while minimizing the significance of the Battle of Kamnubi Bridge.

Sadly for Danzo, these actions by him and the Root organization did not yield much results.

Neither Iwagakure nor the surrounding ninja villages have any intention of expanding the war. At the moment, maintaining the front line is just a way of looking for a suitable opportunity for peace talks.

However, these few months have not been entirely fruitless.

At least the Uchiha under Minato Namikaze died in the battle, and the Uchiha named Obito killed a Iwagakure jonin before he died, which was the greatest contribution he made to the village.

After all, if Obito really grew up to be a Jonin as Minato's disciple, he might be able to enter the core circle of the village in the future, which would be absolutely intolerable for him.

The second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, once said that only the Uchiha who died in battle are good Uchiha.

As the most outstanding disciple of Mr. Tobirama, he naturally strictly abides by his teacher's teachings and has always been committed to suppressing the Uchiha. He will never allow the narrow-minded and sensitive Uchiha to threaten the Hokage Building.

It’s just a pity that his men did not find Obito’s body, otherwise he could have retrieved a Sharingan and allowed Obito to continue to contribute to the village.

After expressing his feelings, Danzo continued to think about how to restart the war.

At this moment, Aburame Ryoma walked into the room where Danzo was, held the scroll in his hand to Danzo's desk, and said with his head down:
"Master Danzo, you asked me to collect information about the Rain Country."

Danzo glanced at his left and right hands, then picked up the intelligence scroll, and after flipping through it casually, he noticed the information about the Akatsuki organization.

When they learned that Akatsuki, an organization that did not obey the orders of the Hidden Rain Village, had appeared in the territory of the Rain Country.

Danzo was thoughtful.

Although he and Hanzo have a good personal relationship and have been cooperating with each other secretly, he doesn't mind using the Akatsuki organization to create some trouble for Hanzo. It would be even better if he could cause unrest in the Rain Country.

After all, the Rain Kingdom is still in civil strife, and the surrounding Grass Kingdom and Field Kingdom will not be stable either.

It would be great if the blame for the civil unrest could be directed at the Iwagakure Village. At least Konoha would not have to worry about pressure from the north for a few years.

As for how to use the Akatsuki organization to create chaos, Danzo has already thought of several ways.

This kind of rebel ninja organization ultimately wants nothing more than to overthrow the current ninja village leader and become the new leader of the village. As long as they send someone to identify themselves and give enough benefits, they can convince the other party.

It would be great if the opponent could really overthrow Hanzo.

Since that is not possible, he can also tell Hanzo part of the plan and get Hanzo's gratitude. He can weaken the power of the Rain Country without bloodshed and even make the Hidden Rain Village a vassal of Konoha. When he saw the names of Yahiko, Konan and Nagato, Danzo suddenly felt something was wrong and asked Aburame Ryoma: "Do you have any information about Yahiko, Nagato and Konan?"

Aburame Ryoma nodded quickly and described the facial features of the three people.

Danzo imagined the images of several people in his mind and soon thought of Jiraiya, who had stayed in the Rain Country for three years. Could these people be Jiraiya's disciples?

Thinking of this, Danzo got a headache. Why did it have to do with Jiraiya?

Among Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples, Tsunade is the granddaughter of the first generation, but she has developed a bad habit of gambling. Orochimaru and I can get along well with her in terms of temperament, and we can occasionally communicate with each other.

But Jiraiya is the only one who is not of the same kind as him.

This guy's mind was full of the Child of Prophecy and world peace. After the end of the Second World War, he abandoned his village and his duties as a ninja, and stayed in the Rain Country for three years before returning to the village.

If all the top leaders of Akatsuki organization are Jiraiya’s disciples.

Then his plan might really be useless. After all, these people might be just like Jiraiya, all stubborn people who fantasize about world peace.

In Danzo's view, world peace is just a slogan, just like the Will of Fire.

As long as ninjas exist, there will be no peace in this world.

Instead of wasting time thinking about these things, it is better to think about how to gain tangible benefits for the village and yourself, so as to climb to a higher position.

For example, his dream is to become Hokage and lead Konoha to become the king of the ninja world.

Continuing to look through the information, Danzo found information about Bai Ye and began to study it seriously.

Although this Akatsuki ninja named Byakuya does not have a high status and is not very powerful, his style of doing things is more like a ninja and more decisive than other Akatsuki members.

The way many things were handled was also to his liking, making him nod subconsciously.

Soon, as more and more intelligence was learned, Danzo decided to use Byakuya as a breakthrough point to infiltrate the Akatsuki organization. If he could reach an agreement with Byakuya, he might be able to secretly influence the future direction of the Akatsuki organization.

As for whether he could bribe Bai Ye, Danzo was not worried.

With Bai Ye's personality, he must have been excluded everywhere in the Akatsuki organization, and he must have accumulated a lot of resentment towards the leader Yahiko. As long as Bai Ye is given enough resources for training.

When the time is right, Bai Ye will naturally take action against Yahiko and make him his pawn in the Rain Country.

Thinking of this, Danzo said to Aburame Ryoma beside him: "Ryoma, find this Bai Ye and make him ours."

After hearing Byakuya's name, Aburame Ryoma was stunned.

He knew that Danzo would definitely be interested in Akatsuki, and might even contact Akatsuki leader Yahiko, but why did he choose Bai Ye? He was not strong in strength and status.

But as a member of the Root organization, he did not question Danzo's authority. He could only nod and agree, and then go on the mission obediently.

(End of this chapter)