Given that it was Root agents who had been killed, it wasn't surprising that Danzo couldn't sit still.
"If this isn't dealt with immediately, do you think I'll be able to rest in the hospital?" Danzo shot back coldly.
"..." Hiruzen sighed inwardly. His well-meaning advice had only earned him a sharp retort. Seeing that Danzo had no intention of leaving and had already pulled up a chair, Hiruzen decided to let him stay. The Anbu report should be coming in soon, and once they had more information, he'd send Danzo back to the hospital.
Glancing at Danzo's expressionless face, Hiruzen made a mental note to remind Tsunade to keep a closer eye on his recovery.
"Hokage-sama."
An Anbu agent entered the room, and Hiruzen raised a hand to signal him to speak. But before he could, Danzo, clearly impatient, cut in, "Have you found anything of value?"
"..."
The Anbu agent hesitated, clearly uncomfortable. This wasn't going to be good news.
Just from the agent's tone, Hiruzen could tell they hadn't uncovered anything useful. He lowered his hand and coughed softly, giving Danzo a look that told him to hold his horses.
"Go ahead," Hiruzen said.
"Yes, Hokage-sama," Anbu agent bowed respectfully before continuing. "We've cordoned off the area and conducted a thorough search, but the scene is chaotic. The bodies were partially eaten by wild animals. Aside from a pack of wolves, there's been no other useful evidence uncovered."
Hiruzen frowned. It was indeed bad news.
"Useless!" Danzo bellowed, slamming a fist on the table in frustration.
Anbu agent immediately lowered his head, not daring to meet Danzo's eyes. He had no choice but to endure Danzo's outburst.
"That's enough, Danzo!" Hiruzen snapped. "This is the Hokage's office, not the Root headquarters."
"Humph." Danzo, realizing he'd overstepped, grunted in annoyance and turned away, falling silent.
"Continue," Hiruzen prompted.
"Yes, sir," Anbu agent said, composing himself before pressing on. "Based on our findings, we suspect the issue lies within our own ranks. It's likely that whoever did this is someone from inside the village. Outsiders wouldn't have known about the hidden exit."
An inside job.
It was likely a spy, someone embedded within their own ranks. With no concrete evidence left
at the scene, it was possible the killer had returned to the village using the very same hidden exit. In that case, any investigation outside the village would be futile.
This was turning into a real headache.
After a moment of silence, Hiruzen waved his hand. "Thank you for your work. You're dismissed."
Anbu bowed and vanished.
"What do you think?" Hiruzen asked, lighting his pipe. Thick smoke swirled in the air, filling the office.
Koharu's face was stern as she responded, "Hiruzen, if this really is an internal issue, then we have a serious problem on our hands."
"If the enemy has access to our barrier's nodes, they can move in and out of the village freely. We can't allow that to happen."
Homura sighed deeply. Trouble seemed to be piling up one issue after another.
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