It was a normal m in Konoha, peaceful and simple, but the day was going to be anything but ordinary.

  At 10 AM, half of Konoha heard an ear-shattering explosion followed by another, as if peting to cause the bigger bst. Afterward, all the ninja who went to check the site were sent to the Hokage building while the people of Konoha were flustered and afraid.

  Those he Hokage buildi something akin to the presence of death. Even genin with little strength fainted after being subjected to the dense killing i, let alone civilians who had no chakra to protect themselves.

  Konoha hospital was flooded with unscious people. Luckily, the killing i was removed before any perma harm could occur.

  Hiruzen and Fugaku had nearly killed civilians of Konoha in their anger. Normally, killing i doesn't cause this much harm, but they uionally mixed a portion of their chakra into it.

  (A.N: This was simir to what happened when Sasuke summoned all four Hokage usiensei during the Freat Ninja War in the anime, and Tobirama and Hashirama released their chakra (with killing i?), which was suffit to shatter the building they were in.)

  sidering the amount of chakra both of them possessed, the killing i was detly powerful and could even be pared to a C or lower B rank jutsu.

  Inoichi began log Root bases both inside Konoha and in the Land of Fire. The main surprise came when he discovered that Root also had bases in other nds. The Land of Wih, and Lightning each had two Root bases hidden uhe enemies' noses, and the number increased in smaller hidden vilges like the Land of Noodles, Iron, and Lakes.

  He quickly informed Hiruzen and the cil members about these details.

  "The good thing is that these bases are quite far from Konoha, and they have to cross one of the great ninja vilges to reach Konoha. I don't think there should be frequent unicatioween those bases and Root headquarters, right Inoichi?" Shikaku said, analyzing the situation from the basiowledge.

  "Yes, from the memories, Danzo normally gets reports from those bases once a month. The st report he got was 12 days ago," Inoichi replied.

  "Then we have around 17-18 days to hahose bases, because they will bee very high-risk targets ohey learn about Danzo. The ce of leakiive information about the vilge to other enemy vilges will bee very high," Shikaku said.

  Hiruzen nodded, already predig this issue. The problem was he didn't know about all of Root's hidden bases and couldn't make necessary preparations for eae. That's why he had kept a group of ANBU ninjas on standby in case he learned of any new base and had to take care of it. But he didn't have nearly enough ANBU to send to every base. Luckily, this was no longer a hidden mission, and he could use inja for that too.

  While this was going on in Hiruzen's mind and Shikaku was making pns to hahose bases, Fugaku turo Inoichi and asked, "Inoichi, what is the purpose of those bases?" Knowing what Danzo had doo Konoha shinobi, Fugaku was sure that there was no way those bases wouldn't have some deep, dark secrets.

  "Wait a moment," Inoichi said and once again pced his hand on Danzo's head. After some time, he said, "Some of them are just for keeping an eye on enemy vilges. Others are experimental facilities, just like we had seen, but with many live targets being tortured for the sake of 'experiments'. The tent is enough to start a war; we have to hahis with caution."

  "This is getting troublesome," Shikaku said, already thinking of thousands of ways this could lead to catastrophic sarios.

  "But not ued. We will o prioritize those bases. The experimental bases should remain hidden; they could lead to a war we are not ready for," Shikaku added.

  Hiruzen, his face etched with grief and fury, nodded curtly. The cil members, however, remained silent, their faces pale and sweat ging to their brows. The weight of Danzo's crimes had finally settled upohis was no longer just about the death of their old shinobi. If a war broke out, the number of losses would be enormous.

  "Shikaku," Hiruzen said, his voice hoarse, "mobilize all avaible ANBU. We need a swift and coordiakedown of these bases. heads, we will need your assistance as well. This is not just about Konoha's internal security anymore; it's about preventing a potential disaster."

  A murmur rippled through the room. Some, like Fugaku, Shibi, and Shikaku, were already ready to help. Other leaders exged gnces, but ultimately, nods of agreement began to appear. The mission would be dangerous, but nowhere near as dangerous as a war.

  The revetion of Root's expawork had shifted the situation. This wasn't just about Danzo's betrayal of Konoha; it was about the potential for sensitive information to fall into enemy hands.

  "We'll need a detailed map of these bases," Shikaku said, his voice sharp with urgency. "Inoichi, you extract that information from Danzo?"

  Inoichi hesitated, his brow furrowed. "It's possible, but... his mind is in a fragile state. He has beeing my teique for quite some time, and since I have been f it, there are ces that he will suffer some mental injuries," Inoichi said while looking toward Fugaku, who had asked to keep Danzo's mind intact.

  "Will that damage be curable?" Fugaku asked.

  "With time, it should be," Inoichi replied.

  "Then go ahead and take out as muformation as you want, just make sure he be cured afterward," Fugaku said with a stoic face, but everyone present khat something very sinister awaited Danzo after this.

  Inoichi, sensing the collective desperation in the room, nodded grimly. He pced a hand on Danzo's head once more and began colleg the information.

  The air in the Hokage's office crackled with tension as Inoichi strained against Danzo's mental resistance.

  "There are... three... high-security facilities... where main experiments are being done. Ohe border with Wind try, another in the Land of Rivers, and... the st one... it's hidden deep within the Land of Iron."

  A collective gasp filled the room. The Land of Iron, a ral nation known for its skilled samurai, otential hor's . This was the nd responsible for the security of all the Daimyo, naturally having good es with them. This was one of the reasons no Ninja war had affected that nd.

  Hiruzen's brow furrowed. "The Land of Iron? Danzo, the fool, has he sidered the potential sequences of this?"

  Even the Nara head, Shikaku, let out a frustrated sigh. "This just got infinitely more plicated. Entering the Land of Iron without authorization could be seen as an act of aggression. And he had set a hidden base there; we have to take care of that first."