Chapter 120 Hunting Plan
Danzo was not surprised by Orochimaru's answer.
If Red Bean's talent was really good, Orochimaru would not have abandoned her back then.
In this case, he would have to re-evaluate the candidate for the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.
Fortunately, the sealing artifact found in Takigakure Village is relatively strong, and currently there is no sign that the Nanabi has broken the seal.
【Things are back to square one.】
The purpose of capturing the Seven-Tailed Fox is to make up for the lack of combat power caused by the current unavailability of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Although the Seven-Tails has been captured now, judging from the actions of the Iwagakure Village and the Kumogakure Village, it is clear that the other party will not give themselves time to train a Jinchūriki.
I need to use other methods to narrow the gap in combat power between the two sides.
Tailed Beasts…Jinchūriki…Akatsuki…
What I can't get, you can't get either.
A perfect Jinchūriki is certainly terrifying, but there are only a few people in the entire ninja world who can do this.
Currently, the only ones known are Lao Zi, Han, Erweiyou Mokuto, and Bulubi.
Sending elite ninjas to capture them alive or even kill them can effectively weaken the combat effectiveness of other hidden villages.
"Orochimaru, do you want to study the tailed beasts?"
Danzo's words were full of great temptation in Orochimaru's ears.
......
"Hunting Jinchūriki?"
Putting down the documents in his hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and looked at Danzo in front of him with surprise.
This is truly an unimaginable path.
"This will only intensify the conflict between the two sides."
Taking out the pipe from his arms, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated.
Thanks to his concession, the situation that was on the verge of breaking out was eased.
Danzo's plan will only make the currently relatively stable situation more unstable.
"Besides, the village is not ready for war right now."
He lit the pipe, and amid the smoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen handed the documents in his hand to Danzo.
It clearly records the current military situation of Konoha.
Although orders have been placed to various workshops, the current delivery volume is far from enough to start a war.
According to Mitomon En's statistics, based on the current production rate, it will take at least half a year to ensure sufficient weapons after the war breaks out.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is not a weak person who seeks peace blindly, but he will not act rashly unless he is particularly sure.
"I have sent people to the Artisan Ninja Village to discuss the issue of ninja tools. I think the armament expansion will be completed soon."
Danzo's proposal made some sense, but it was not appropriate to implement it at the moment, so Sarutobi Hiruzen did not completely reject his proposal.
Artisan Ninja Village?
Danzo was slightly dazed when he heard this word from Hiruzen.
He remembered that among the information submitted to him some time ago, there was one about the Artisan Ninja Village.
The above content concerned him a lot, but at that time Danzo focused all his energy on Takigakure Village, so he put it aside.
Now seems to be a good time to put the plan into action.
"Danzo?"
Looking at Danzo who stopped talking, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little confused.
Hearing Hiruzen's voice, Danzo came back to his senses and his expression returned to his usual calm look.
"Is there something wrong with the Takumi Village, Danzo?"
"no problem."
Danzo did not intend to let Hiruzen know about the problems of the Artisan Village.
Hiruzen, who knew Danzo's character well, realized that his good friend must be hiding something from him, but since the other party didn't say anything, he couldn't force him to answer.
Therefore, after asking questions in a roundabout way and still failing to get a response from Danzo, Hiruzen reluctantly ended the conversation.
After returning to the Root Base, Danzo went back to his office immediately and found the information about the Artisan Village among a pile of documents.
Because of him, the Artisan Village was turned upside down by the Hidden Mist Village, and a lot of high-end combat power was lost. Some of the craftsmen in the village were also poached by Kakuzu.
At this time, the Artisan Ninja Village was no longer able to pay the taxes that it paid to the daimyo prefecture on time every year.
Unlike other ninja villages, the Daimyo's Mansion in the Country of Craftsmen does not need to provide military expenses to the Craftsmen's Village. On the contrary, the Craftsmen's Village not only provides for its own military expenses, but also has to pay taxes to the Daimyo's Mansion.
This is all because of the abundant iron ore in the country of craftsmen.
Because of the existence of iron ore, a large number of trading companies have entered the Kingdom of Craftsmen, relying on the collected taxes and the money earned from exporting minerals.
The daimyo of the Land of Craftsmen built a well-equipped army.
And this group of craftsman ninjas who only knew how to make ninja tools naturally became a group of dispensable existence in the eyes of the daimyo.
Therefore, when the Hidden Mist Village raided the Artisan Village, the Daimyo of the Artisan Country acted completely indifferent and even sent envoys to demand that the other party, in addition to paying taxes, also pay a congratulatory fee to celebrate the daimyo's mother's fiftieth birthday.
All this information was reported truthfully to Danzo by the Root ninjas.
In Danzo's opinion, now is a good time to annex the Artisan Village.
"Someone is coming."
Having made up his mind, Danzo immediately called a Root ninja.
With Kakuzu's return to the village, the person currently in charge of Kakuzu's trade is Nara Maruichi, who fought with Danzo during the Second Ninja World War.
Because of the Nara clan's excellent minds, Danzo specially asked him to follow Kakuzu to manage Kakuzu's business affairs.
Soon, Nara Maruichi, who was far away at the headquarters of Whirlpool Country, received a handwritten letter from Danzo.
After carefully reading the contents of the letter, Nara Maruichi's expression gradually became solemn.
"What did Danzo-sama say in the letter?"
Kizuna Shikimori at the side asked with curiosity.
As one of the only four strong men in the Gui Deng clan, he was sent to the root by Gui Deng Xingyue as a token of allegiance.
"He told us to seize the opportunity to take over the Takumino Village."
In response to Kizuna Shikimachi's questioning, Nara Maruichi did not hide anything.
"That's easy. Give me two squads and I can take it down in one day."
Hearing that Danzo's goal was to take over the Takumi Village, Hozumi Shikimura began to get ready. In his view, the Takumi Village, which had been severely damaged and abandoned by the Takumi Country, was already in his hands.
"Danzo-sama wants to take over the Takumi Village completely, so the ninjas inside should not be killed if possible."
Shaking his head, Naramura rejected the other party's proposal.
Danzo wrote very clearly in the letter that the name of the Artisan Village must be preserved and it would be best not to let outsiders know that the Artisan Village had changed hands.
"why is that?"
It was obvious that Kizuna Shikimaru's brain was unable to figure this out.
Yes, why is that?
Nara Maruichi also began to think.