Who are you calling a stable boy?!

He muttered something, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was about to slump back into his seat when he noticed that the enemy detection alarm was still going off.

How is this going?

Just as Jia Ning was puzzled, Zheng Jing's face suddenly appeared in the image in the window in front of him!

"Huh? Huh?!"

"Bang!!"

Then, amidst Jia Ning's scream, with a muffled thud, a gap was suddenly smashed open in the iron ball's fuselage.

Zheng Jing, with a grin on his face, poked his head in through the gap.

The moment his eyes met Jia Ning's, he laughed even harder.

"Here comes Old Zheng!"

"—Ughhhhhh!!"

-

Fugaku rubbed his temples.

The last time such a long high-level meeting was held was when Shisui died.

However, the main purpose of the meeting at that time was to stabilize the young leaders of the radical faction. These young clansmen were naive and some of them could not truly understand what Shisui's death meant.

At that time, at least the leader of the radical faction, Uchiha Toki, knew the stakes and was on his side. Although it took a long time, the process was relatively smooth.

But this time it's completely different.

In the short term, both the radical and the conservative factions will suffer losses from delegating power.

At most, considering the overall picture, the radicals will suffer greater losses.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it would be to persuade these high-ranking members of the clan.

However difficult it may be, in Fugaku's view, the fact that it is "difficult" is already good news.

The meeting lasted from morning until sunset, and was eventually called off by Fugaku.

By this point, he had convinced the senior representatives of the moderate faction, thus achieving his expectations for the day.

As for the radicals, he would have a private talk with Uchiha Toki after nightfall.

During the meeting, he actually saw through Uchiha Kotsu's intentions, but due to his status as the leader of the radical faction, he could not make a decision immediately.

Of course, it's also possible that Uchiha Toki saw his determination to implement this clan reform and had already weighed the options in his mind.

In summary, Fugaku believes the overall situation is stable and improving.

Thanks to Master Zheng Jing and Mr. Aizen's help...

Feeling a mix of emotions, Fugaku pushed open the door to his house.

Welcome back.

His gentle wife was waiting for him in the entryway as always. Looking at his wife's smile, Fugaku felt a sense of relief.

"I am back."

"Oh, right, the master told me to remember to go to the reception room to find him when you get home."

Mrs. Mikoto, who was kneeling and helping Fugaku change his shoes, said softly.

Upon hearing this, Fugaku nodded: "I understand, I'll go right away."

"Do you need me to bring dinner over?"

"No need for now."

"it is good."

Although he didn't know what Zheng Jing wanted to see him about, Fu Yue didn't dare to delay and hurried over.

"Master, are you there? It's me, Fugaku."

"Yes, yes! Brother Fugaku, come in!"

Pushing open the conference room door, Fugaku looked inside and saw Zheng Jing and Aizen sitting side by side at their desks. As soon as he entered, the two of them looked up at him simultaneously.

"Here you go, Brother Fugaku, make sure you keep this safe."

Zheng Jing grabbed the stack of documents on the table, shook it twice, and then reached out and handed them to Fu Yue.

"This is?"

He took the documents with a puzzled look and examined them carefully.

"Evidence of Danzo's crimes."

"--ah?"

"Don't worry, it's genuine."

Zheng Jing pointed to the table: "Sit there and take your time. You can ask me and Lao Lan anytime if you have any thoughts."

"Uh, okay, okay..."

Seeing Fugaku sit down in a daze, Zheng Jing lay down on his side, rested his chin on one hand, and looked at Aizen.

"Old Lan, you're really something else. I never thought that the notarized contract in the courtyard could be combined with the mission system like this."

"I just do some research when I have nothing else to do, just to pass the time."

Do you think that old man Danzo will take the bait?

"According to his description, yes."

Aizen adjusted his glasses.

"Shimura Danzo is both insecure and arrogant, so he will never let go of any factor that he can control."

"That's true."

Listening to Zheng Jing's conversation with Aizen, Fugaku, who was already exhausted from a day of meetings and whose head was throbbing from the stack of documents in his hand, suddenly jolted awake.

"Gentlemen, I wonder what you're talking about..."

After hesitating for a moment, he still asked the question.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Zheng Jing smiled and waved to Fu Yue.

"It's just fun to talk about how to finally deal with that old man Danzo."

Chapter 193: Time Stop, Hypnosis, Personality Change

The night was dark and the wind was high.

This night was just like the one when Uchiha Shisui died.

For Danzo, this might be considered a good omen.

After all, it was on such a night that he obtained one of Shisui's eyes and gained the power of Kotoamatsukami.

Tonight, he will surely get what he wants and obtain the other power he has long coveted...

At the same time, it can also completely eliminate another threat that he cannot tolerate.

"Ryoma?"

Danzo suddenly spoke.

"Lord Danzo, that ninja beast is still moving."

Ryoma Aburame responded in a low voice.

As one of Danzo's most trusted subordinates, Aburame Ryoma is proficient in almost all of the Aburame family's secret techniques. He is not only outstanding in infiltration and stealth operations, but also quite adept at carrying out tracking and assassination missions.

Using the parasitic insects that secretly clung to the crawler in Jia Ning, You Nu Long Ma was able to accurately locate the crawler's tracks within a five-kilometer radius.

With the help of Ryoma Aburame's tracking ability, Danzo personally led his capable henchmen to take action.

The last time he personally led an expedition like this was when he was targeting Uchiha Shisui.

"Oh."

Danzo sneered upon hearing Aburame Ryoma's response.

After leaving the village, Kanin, the crawler who had absorbed the Sharingan, kept circling around Konoha. Although he stopped a few times along the way, he would soon start moving again.

Even after sunset, it continues to circle the leaf for several hours.

Clearly, they knew Danzo would try to follow the trail.

Danzo knew this perfectly well.

Since Ka Ning worked for him, he naturally knew that after that meeting, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had strengthened his surveillance of Root.

More accurately, they intensified their surveillance of Shimura Danzo.

Danzo knew that Konin was trying to get Minato Namikaze's attention through this roundabout approach.

That's a good idea.

Unfortunately, how could a mere Minato Namikaze, a greenhorn, possibly compete with Danzo Shimura in terms of wisdom?

What's wrong with wandering around like this until dawn?

Upon hearing Danzo's laughter, Ryoma Aburame moved his lips.

He had actually considered whether he should advise Danzo not to lead his troops into battle at this critical juncture.

However, just as useful Koning was to Danzo over the past few months, Danzo now attaches great importance to Koning.

Danzo had already made his decision, and Ryoma Aburame knew that it was no use trying to persuade him.

However, Root has deployed two squads this time, all of them elite troops, and with Danzo personally involved, Ryoma Aburame felt that with such a lineup, nothing should go wrong...

"Lord Danzo."

Sensing the change, Ryoma Aburame, who had been hesitant to speak, immediately opened his mouth.

"It stopped again."

-

Reaching into the abdomen of the metallic spider-like reptile, Jia Ning retrieved four small jars and examined their contents.

Floating in the translucent emerald green liquid were two eyeballs, which were indeed Sharingan with three tomoe.

After putting the four Sharingan eyes into his backpack, Jia Ning looked up and glanced around.

"Danzo, come out."

"..."

"Don't hide anymore. If I really run away, you won't be happy."

With a powerful stomp, Jia Ning crushed the parasitic insect that was trying to climb onto him.

"...I've always admired your cautious approach to things."

As Danzo spoke, eight Root ninjas quietly emerged from the shadows and surrounded Kanin.

"The roots need talents like you."

Danzo, who appeared last, stood on a tree branch, looking down at Kanin.

"Your name sounds like something from the Eastern Depot (a notorious secret police agency)..."

Ka Ning muttered something, looked at Danzo, and chuckled, "Old man Danzo, if you still want to recruit me, it's not impossible. But we need to negotiate the price properly."

He raised his hands and gestured.

"Ten pairs of Sharingan."

"......it is good."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, unsure whether the person in front of him, Kane, was the real Danzo, and nodded.

"I'll give you ten pairs after it's done."

"Hmm? After what's done?"

Jia Ning waved his hand.