Chapter 304

Almost exactly as Mizunuki Ryosuke envisioned, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to send Shimura Danzo, the "professional for dirty work," to handle the matter in the Land of Frost, to prevent what happened in the Land of Frost from affecting the Leaf.

But Danzo's handling method could not be described as anything but "subtle."

After listening to the series of actions of Danzo reported by Kaguya Yuta, Mizunuki Ryosuke was almost overjoyed in his heart.

Danzo's initial actions seemed to be beyond reproach and also conformed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's order for him to come and "clean up the mess."

But in the end, he deliberately left clues of Leaf ninjas, and even killed a Root ninja to deliberately leave such a big flaw; saying that Danzo was playing the "truth and falsehood" game, Mizunuki Ryosuke did not believe it.

There were other reasons for this, and Mizunuki Ryosuke had roughly guessed one or two.

Obviously, on this chessboard, Shimura Danzo, who was a "chess piece" in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand, was not satisfied with the identity of a chess piece; he wanted to be a "chess player," and even wanted to get rid of Sarutobi Hiruzen's control.

So in Danzo's perspective, an interesting scene appeared.

In his view, the Rock's logistics force was attacked and wiped out, and the culprit must be the Cloud.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sent him to clean up the mess for the Leaf, the idea was correct, representing the interests of the village.

But the village's was the village's, and his Shimura Danzo's own was his own.

So in this, Shimura Danzo wanted to take this opportunity to seek benefits for himself.

What Danzo sought was also very simple, that was, an opportunity to go to the battlefield to obtain military merit, whitewash himself, and move toward the front.

At the moment, several great generals under Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sannin and Hatake Sakumo, had already been dragged down by the Rain and Sand.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu in the Hokage quartet had long been out of battle, and coupled with the critical moment of giving birth, they would definitely not want to go to the battlefield.

And if the Uchiha and Hyuga were allowed to be commanders on the battlefield, this obviously did not conform to the interests of Sarutobi Hiruzen and even the entire Hokage quartet plus the many small ninja clans of the Leaf.

Therefore, thinking about it, once the war broke out, Danzo felt that he was the most suitable candidate for commander.

And so, he intended to take advantage of this juncture to push the Rock ninjas to the opposite side of the Leaf, inducing the Rock ninjas to launch a war against the Leaf.

And undoubtedly, this "black pot" of attacking the Rock's logistics force was the best opportunity.

Of course, Danzo was not stupid; he would not be stupid enough to choose to directly anger the Rock and directly pin the blame for attacking the Rock's logistics force on the Leaf.

Otherwise, he would leave on the front foot, and the Rock would declare war on the Leaf on the back foot; wouldn't this clearly show that his previous matter was not handled well, leading to the Rock declaring war on the Leaf, and he would smash his own heel and become the "number one war criminal."

If it were really like this, what kind of commander would he be?

He would not only get the name of "handling things poorly," but would also be doubly suspected by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So was there any relatively "compromise" method?

One that could push the Rock ninjas to the opposite side of the Leaf, let the Rock ninjas launch a war against the Leaf, and also let the time for this war to break out be delayed, appearing to have nothing to do with Shimura Danzo?

The answer was naturally yes.

Since it seemed inappropriate for the Leaf to carry this "pot" entirely, then just find someone to "share the pot."

Therefore, Danzo deliberately left traces of Leaf ninjas when cleaning up the scene; the purpose was not to use the "truth and falsehood" set to help the Leaf clear suspicion at all.

But to deliberately leave evidence, so that the Rock ninjas who came to investigate would realize that Leaf ninjas had been to the scene.

Coupled with the ninja corpses, forehead protectors, and Lightning Release ground-washing arrangements left by Danzo.

The Rock would think that it was the Leaf and the Cloud who jointly created this attack.

And for such a result, even if the Rock hated the Leaf to the bone in its heart, at the moment the Rock's number one enemy was still the Cloud.

Danzo still had some understanding of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki; according to his knowledge, this Third Tsuchikage was a hero character with a firm and forbearing personality.

So Danzo predicted that the Third Tsuchikage would definitely swallow his teeth and swallow them into his stomach, while secretly recording "this stroke" for the Leaf.

After winning against the Cloud, he would turn back to take this "revenge."

And at that time, Danzo would take advantage of the situation to push the Rock's behavior to the reason that "Onoki coveted the Land of Frost and the Land of Fields" and "everything was Onoki's ambition," and rightfully take over the duties of commander.

Up to here, this was Danzo's entire plan.

Mizunuki Ryosuke had already guessed Danzo's thoughts clearly.

Thinking of the current situation, he couldn't help but smile; if everything were expressed in "layers."

Undoubtedly, staying on the ground was the Cloud, who knew nothing about everything and was accepting the Rock's frantic attack.

And on the second layer was Sarutobi Hiruzen, who realized that the Land of Frost incident had the potential to threaten the Leaf and sent Danzo to "clean up the mess."

On the third layer was Danzo, who wanted to seek benefits for himself when coming to "clean up the mess" and took the initiative to "stick to the pot"...

On the fourth layer, undoubtedly, was the Rock, who knew most of the information, saw through all of Danzo's arrangements, and had already aimed its sights at the Leaf.

Finally, it was Mizunuki Ryosuke in the fifth layer, the "atmosphere."

No one could have imagined that everything was actually Mizunuki Ryosuke's planning and arrangement.

After predicting everything, Mizunuki Ryosuke showed a gentle smile, looking at the sky that was gradually darkening outside the window, the smile on his face became more and more brilliant.

Next, he would continue to stir this pool of water a bit more.

Things had already reached this point, so why not continue to expand the influence and earn more benefits for the Mist.

Thinking of this, a trace of depth appeared in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes; perhaps for Mizunuki Ryosuke, what was to be done next was the main event, and what was harvested was the real "big prize."

While thinking, Mizunuki Ryosuke casually wrote the word "seven" in the air with his finger.

Tonight was destined to be a very lively night.

"My lord, the Rock ninjas have entered the town, please give your orders."

A Root ninja who was scouting in the town knelt on one knee and reported the news to Danzo in front of him.

"Very good..."

Hearing this, Danzo slowly got up, and a trace of inexplicable smile appeared on his sallow face.

Just what was done during the day was not enough; what if the Rock ninjas who came to investigate were really deceived by Danzo's arrangement at the scene, wouldn't all of Danzo's efforts be "in vain."

So next, Danzo would further increase the "suspicion" of the Leaf in the hearts of the Rock, deliberately carrying out a "covering up" operation.

Realizing this, in the town next to the location where the Rock's logistics force was attacked, the Rock ninjas who came to investigate actually "encountered" Leaf ninjas by chance.

What would these Rock ninjas think?

Truth is falsehood, falsehood is truth, truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth.

Who could say clearly what was going on?

The smile on Danzo's face became more and more obvious, and he seemed very satisfied with his planning.

"Tell them, prepare to act."

At the moment, Danzo did not hesitate too much and ordered the ninja in front of him directly.

"Yes!"

Subsequently, the Root ninja disappeared into the pitch-black night.