There is no death, there is the Great...

After the first day of training, an exhausted Dai collapsed onto his bed, despite his stomach growling, desperately demanding food from him. But despite the fatigue, a faint sense of power continued to lurk somewhere inside him.

And the next day, Dai, without any instructions, returned to that very tree and continued to hone the foundations laid in it.

***

As soon as Danzō returned to the Root base after Dai's training, Orochimaru and Kabi stunned him by finding one of the Jashinist attackers among the people of Konoha!

- I wanted to see what Konoha had become, and that's why Orochimaru and I walked out of this... complex. I disguised myself as an unremarkable civilian and what was my surprise when, passing by a shop with children's toys and sweets, I saw that the seller in this shop is very similar to one of the attackers! - told the details of Kabi. - Since neither I nor Orochimaru knew who to contact with this matter, we decided to return and wait for you, Danzo.

- Understandably. You did the right thing. - Danzo nodded approvingly. - I will immediately call my subordinates who are free at the moment.

Using a special bell on his desk that can be heard anywhere in the base, Danzō called the staff and gave them the order to convene.

In just a few minutes, trained pigeons flew out of the hollows of trees throughout the Forest of Death. And five minutes later, several dozen figures appeared at the same hollows and then disappeared, plunging deep into the ground.

It took less than 10 minutes for 24 people to line up in the main hall of the Root base, of which 5 were Jonin and all the rest were Chunin. Approaching them, Danzo loudly said:

- Our task is to capture a particularly dangerous criminal who has been hiding under the guise of an ordinary civilian for a long time. The target hides behind the name of Gimaru Harikato, on the surface he is a seller of children's toys and sweets. In fact, he has been implicated in the murder of at least two Konoha shinobi and has certainly killed many more. Who knows what other atrocities he could have committed... As I said, we need him alive, but the death of the target is also considered acceptable. Act according to the situation and if you are not sure that you can help, then do not get involved in the battle!

- Yes sir! - 24 shinobi answered in unison.

At that moment, Danzō was approached from behind and handed over a photograph of the cultist himself, which Danzō showed to all the shinobi.

- You have five minutes to get ready! - As soon as Danzo uttered this phrase, all 24 people literally flew into the room with the personal ammunition of each Root shinobi, which lay inside their personal "named" lockers.

They were "nominal" in the sense that each locker had an engraving similar to the mask issued upon entry into the Root.

After picking up and equipping their uniforms, the 24 shinobi again lined up in front of Danzō in the hall.

- Immediately start the mission! - Danzo ordered.

- There is no death, there is the Great Village! - the shinobi chanted before leaving Root.

Somewhere within himself, Danzo clearly felt the pleasure of power in his hands. Looking at the fruits of his labors, he felt... more significant in some way.

Not that he had any complexes or was greedy for power. It's just, that's definitely an area Danzo is really good at and as a bonus, he loves what he does.

"But don't forget that all this is dust compared to real power… Even now, a banal accident, inattention, and unfortunate coincidence can kill me…"

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