Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Yingyue knew that ordinary villagers and ninjas were just tools blinded by public opinion, and the real driving force behind the scenes was the root hidden in the shadows.

Next, Yingyue turned to the Root personnel. He had already locked a group of Root ninjas through the intelligence network. These people were the masterminds responsible for inciting public opinion and destroying Hatake Sakumo's reputation.

Yingyue ordered the ninjas from the police department to capture these people one by one.

However, things did not go as smoothly as expected. When these Root members were brought back to the police department, Yingyue found that they were all imposed with Danzo's "Tongue Root Suppression Seal".

This seal can seal their mouths and prevent them from telling any truth about Danzo.

Yingyue stood in the interrogation room, looking coldly at the captured Root ninjas.

Everyone's lips were tightly pursed, with an almost desperate obedience in their eyes. They knew that even at this point, they could not disobey Danzo's orders.

"Danzo is indeed controlling everything behind this matter." Yingyue thought to himself. He had originally planned to obtain evidence of Danzo's direct intervention by interrogating these people, but the existence of the "Seal of the Tongue" made all this impossible.

Yingyue knew that these Root ninjas could not say anything against Danzo even at the critical moment of life and death.

"All of you have betrayed the interests of the village in order to maintain the darkness of the Root." Yingyue said coldly, "Since you cannot tell the truth, we can only punish you according to the laws of Konoha."

In Yingyue's view, the silence of these Root ninjas was not a sign of innocence, but absolute loyalty to Danzo.

He knew that if he allowed these people to live, Danzo's conspiracy would continue and the order of Konoha would still be destroyed.

Therefore, Yingyue made a decisive and cruel decision.

"Execute all these Root ninjas on charges of 'espionage' and 'suspected of subverting Konoha'." Yingyue's voice was emotionless.

The members of the Police Department followed their orders and those Root ninjas were quickly taken to a secret location for execution.

Although none of them were able to reveal any direct evidence against Danzo, Yingyue knew that Danzo would still be furious about it.

This action was not just a cleansing of the Root, but also sent a clear signal to Danzo: Shadow Moon had already noticed his conspiracy and was ready to deal with it comprehensively.

Yingyue walked out of the interrogation room and looked calmly at the village in the distance.

He knew that although this action temporarily curbed the storm of public opinion, Danzo would not give up easily.

The power he secretly controls is still deeply rooted in the village.

"Danzo, your conspiracy will not succeed." Yingyue warned silently in his heart. He knew that he must always be vigilant in the face of this opponent hidden deep in the darkness of Konoha.

Through the power of the Police Department, Yingyue has already taken some initiative, and next, he will continue to monitor Danzo, and will not hesitate to eliminate him completely if necessary.

Thanks to the actions of the Police Department, public opinion in Konoha Village gradually subsided, and the affairs of Hatake Sakumo seemed to be under control on the surface.

However, Yingyue knew in her heart that the struggle had just begun.

Danzo's methods are insidious and cunning, and the situation in the future will only become more complicated and dangerous.

"I'll be waiting for you, Danzo." Yingyue smiled coldly, turned around and disappeared into the corridor of the Police Department.

In the underground base of the Root, Danzo Shimura sat quietly in the shadows, listening to his subordinates report the latest intelligence.

His face still maintained his usual coldness and calmness, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.

Uchiha Kagezuki's actions were beyond Danzo's expectations and put him in a temporary predicament.

"Uchiha Kagezuki..." Danzo whispered Kagezuki's name.

He had already learned that Shadow Moon had executed those Root ninjas who spread rumors and incited the public on charges of "espionage" through the Police Department.

Although those people were Danzo's subordinates, in his eyes, they were nothing more than "consumables" that could be discarded at any time.

Their sacrifice was to achieve a greater goal - to completely defeat Hatake Sakumo and clear all obstacles on the road to becoming Hokage.

Although this action was successfully contained by Shadow Moon, Danzo did not feel angry.

On the contrary, he felt a little more admiration for Yingyue's decisiveness and sharpness.

However, Danzo was well aware that continuing to send ninjas to incite public opinion was no longer feasible.

Shadow Moon's police department acted swiftly and accurately, and any new actions would be exposed quickly, leaving no time for public opinion to ferment.

Danzo tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about his next strategy.

"Since inciting public opinion in the village doesn't work, let's start directly with Sakumo's teammates." A cruel plan flashed through his mind.

Hatake Sakumo gave up the mission in order to save his teammates, and these teammates were his best breakthrough point.

Danzo understood that people are most easily manipulated because of their emotions and inner guilt.

He decided to start with these rescued teammates, let them take the initiative to stand up, publicly accuse Sakumo of his behavior, and attack Sakumo's reputation from within.

"If these people accuse Sakumo personally, the people in the village will naturally believe in Sakumo's problems even more." Danzo sneered, "In this way, Sakumo's reputation will definitely collapse completely."

As for these teammates, Danzo did not intend to manipulate them through threats of violence.

He knew very well that the human mind was far easier to destroy than the body.

He would take advantage of the guilt these ninjas felt - Sakumo had abandoned the mission to save them, and the failure of the mission had resulted in significant losses to the village.

With just some subtle psychological hints, these teammates are likely to feel guilty towards Sakumo deep in their hearts, and even think of themselves as the sinners who "harmed" Konoha Village.

Danzo summoned the Root's intelligence personnel and ordered them to secretly contact the ninjas rescued by Sakumo.

In secret, through conversation and guidance, we gradually make the burden in their hearts heavier.

"Tell them that the failure of the mission is Sakumo's responsibility, but they are also responsible. Their lives were exchanged for the interests of the village, and such sacrifice is not worth it." Danzo's tone was cold, but full of precise calculations.

Danzo had anticipated these ninjas' psychological defenses very accurately.

He knew that the moment he saved them, Sakumo had already planted an inescapable burden in these people's hearts.

They may be grateful to Sakumo in their hearts, but the more grateful they are, the more likely they are to feel guilty about the consequences of the mission failure.

What Danzo needs to do is to continue to magnify this sense of guilt so that they will eventually be unable to bear the pressure and stand up to publicly accuse Sakumo.

"They will think that Sakumo shouldn't have made that choice at the time, and that saving them ended up harming the village." Danzo murmured.

He ordered the intelligence personnel to arrange everything perfectly and not leave any traces.

The process of contacting these ninjas must be very covert, and Uchiha Yingyue or others must not be aware of his plan.

Danzo's plan is simple: as long as these people publicly accuse Sakumo, Sakumo's reputation will never be restored.

Even if Sakumo made the decision for their lives, once the villagers and ninjas heard the person involved personally accuse Sakumo, the direction of public opinion would inevitably shift again, and Sakumo would become even more isolated and helpless.

"Kingyue, although you have temporarily suppressed public opinion, you cannot stop the accusations from within." Danzo sneered, as if he had already seen the scene of Hatake Sakumo being completely abandoned by the village.

For him, these sacrificed subordinates and complicated means are necessary.

His goal has never changed - to become Hokage and lead Konoha Village towards the path of "greatness" in his heart.

He would do anything to achieve this goal.

"Soon, everything will be as I wish." Danzo stood up and walked deeper into the shadows of the roots to begin the next step of arrangements.

He knew that the game was not over yet, and he had already made full preparations.