The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 214 Specialty Products

"Huruzen, there's news on the whereabouts of those criminals of the Hyuga clan!"

Danzo Shimura excitedly pushed open the door of the Hokage's office with his old legs, and the next moment he was stunned at the door, his face full of disbelief.

In the room, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En, and Utane Koharu sat across from each other, each with a cup of tea in front of them. The tea smoke had dissipated, but the aroma of tea lingered, clearly having been brewed for quite some time.

Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two felt a little embarrassed when they saw them standing there in shock. They were stunned for a while, but finally Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and welcomed Danzo in.

"Danzo, you're here too."

After Danzo took his seat, Koharu Tateune greeted him with an awkward smile.

Shimura Danzo's attitude was like that of a cold-blooded killer. He ignored Koharu's greeting and instead asked Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Why are you discussing this behind closed doors without me? Is there some confidential matter in Konoha that I shouldn't know about?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a gentle expression and a serious attitude.

"We've already sent people to the Root to look for you, but they said you weren't there. Now that you're here, let's discuss this together.

By the way, you just mentioned the Hyuga clan, is there any news about them?"

When talking about the Hyuga clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was even colder and harder than Danzo's.

"Well, the Root Ninja went through a lot of trouble and searched almost every corner of the Ninja World before they were able to gather some information."

After hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Danzo's expression softened a lot. He first emphasized the sacrifices of the Root ninjas and showed off his own contributions. Then Danzo changed the subject and hinted at a question.

"What were you discussing just now? Do you need me to step aside?"

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Mitomon En quickly explained, "Don't joke, Danzo, it's just that Jiraiya returned from his travels and brought back Naruto and a message. We..."

"What, the Kyuubi Jinchuriki is back, where is he now?"

Before Mitomon En could finish his words, Danzo stood up excitedly. Then he noticed that the three old friends were looking at him with something very strange in their eyes, as if they were looking at a mouse about to sneak into a rice warehouse.

With a cruel smile, Danzo sat down again, "It's too much for a Jinchuriki to leave the village for several years without returning."

To ease the atmosphere, Sarutobi Hiruzen explained, "Jiraiya had previously discovered a mysterious organization and had collected a lot of intelligence during his two years of travel. This time he came back to bring Naruto back and pass on the information.

Upon hearing this, Zhuan Nei Xiaochun snorted coldly.

"He collected a lot of information. I think he spied on a lot of women. It took him so long to come back, so he didn't take the information seriously. But he was very interested in the pen.

Many people in the Tsunetsugu family were influenced by his newly published book. Instead of practicing and improving themselves, they just went to brothels to find women. He was almost ruining the entire atmosphere of Konoha.

After hearing what Utatane Koharu said, Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed several times in embarrassment. Jiraiya was his apprentice. What would happen to him as his teacher if he became known as a pervert and a person who led others to corruption?

Furthermore, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that in recent years, the Konoha ninjas had indeed preferred to indulge themselves in pleasure when not on mission. Although this was largely due to the plight of Konoha and the immense pressure they faced, it was also difficult to say whether it was also influenced by Jiraiya's increasingly explicit books.

"Let's skip this for now. Now I want to talk about the news that Jiraiya brought back.

According to his intelligence, the mysterious organization is called Akatsuki, and is composed of more than ten powerful rebel ninjas. These members are all wanted by various ninja villages and are the most vicious S-rank rebel ninjas.

"At present, it is relatively clear that one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Village, Hoshigaki Kisame, who was known as the Strange Man of the Mist, and Uchiha Itachi, the Konoha traitor who slaughtered the Uchiha clan overnight.

There is also an old monster from Takigakure, a famous bounty hunter on the black market, who once assassinated the first Hokage, Kakuzu."

When talking about the assassination attempt on the first Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became a little serious, and the old friends beside him looked at each other in disbelief.

Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and continued, "There's even Orochimaru. According to Jiraiya's investigation, he once joined the organization, but later left.

Moreover, these are not the most troublesome thing! The most troublesome thing is that they are not the leaders of this organization!"

After hearing a string of unsettling names, Mitomon En took over the conversation with a serious expression, "To be able to subdue so many unruly rebel ninjas, the mysterious leader of this organization must be very powerful. This kind of organization is truly too dangerous. Danzo, your Root is focused on gathering intelligence from the outside world. Don't you have any information about such an organization in the ninja world?"

Following Mito Kado En's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two looked at Shimura Danzo together.

"In recent years, the Root has been concentrating its efforts on searching for the remnants of the Uchiha clan and the traitors of the Hyuga clan, and has reduced its manpower input into the ninja world. Coupled with the border conflict, the Root is under great pressure. The Root does not have much information on the mysterious Akatsuki organization."

Danzo's expression was also full of confusion, solemnity, and helplessness. What Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others hadn't noticed was that when they mentioned Akatsuki and Orochimaru, Danzo's expression had been a little off, but it was quickly hidden beneath his old, cold face.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, rubbed his temples and asked Danzo.

"Let's put the Akatsuki matter aside for now. This mysterious organization won't be so dangerous once it comes to light. But you said earlier that you'd discovered the whereabouts of the Hyuga family. Was that information accurate?"

Shimura Danzo snorted disdainfully, "Are you still worried about the Root's news? According to the intelligence, those White Eyed Patients are hiding in a remote place like the Snow Country. No wonder we haven't been able to find them in the past few years!"

Danzo poked his cane angrily and continued, "I have already arranged for someone to reconfirm this information. Initially, the Root detected an abnormal flow of people and materials in the Fire Nation. In recent years, many Fire Nation residents have migrated to the Snow Nation.

Furthermore, the Snow Country's products are extremely popular across the Ninja Realm, especially the Fire Country. After completing transactions, the wealthy merchants from the Snow Country convert their profits into large quantities of goods and slaves, which are then transported back to the Snow Country. This attracted the attention of the Root. Later, I sent personnel to investigate the Snow Country and discovered that Hinata Kaze had actually established a Ninja Village there!

What Danzo Shimura didn't say explicitly was that at first he just wanted to seize the secret of the Snow Country's products, but he didn't expect to catch a big fish in the end.

"What commodity could possibly have plundered so much wealth?"

Mitomon En was very curious about this. He was in charge of Konoha's income and expenditure, and the pressure had been very high in recent years. It would be great to have another source of income, and he could also get a small share of the profits.

Danzo's face twitched upon hearing this, and he pulled out a cylindrical plastic object with a rounded head from his pocket. Under the puzzled gazes of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, Shimura Danzo pressed the middle section of the cylinder, and the entire silicone head began to vibrate hummingly.