“No, ask your leader to e outside,” Shisui said firmly, his tone carrying no hostility but leaving no room for nonsense.

  Ryohei sighed inwardly. Shisui clearly knew about the seal and was wary of it. Since he was on an official mission, the oute was uo be favorable.

  Ryohei nodded, aowledging Shisui's firm stance. He vanished from his spot, reappearing before Toshiro and the other Jonin, who were anxiously waiting for an update.

  "Sir, it's Shisui Uchiha," Ryohei reported. "He wants to speak with you outside the gate. He cims to have urgent orders from Lord Third."

  Toshiro narrowed his eyes. "Shisui Uchiha? Here? Are you sure it's him?"

  “Yes, sir. He activated his Mangekyo Sharingan before speaking,” Ryohei replied. This roof enough for both Ryohei and Toshiro.

  Toshiro pondered for a moment, weighing the risks. Shisui's preseside the gate was a clear indication of his awareness of the safety seals within the base. This was a calcuted move. "Very well," Toshiro finally said. "I'll go meet him. The rest of you, stay alert."

  Toshiro made his way to the gate, his mind rag with possibilities. As he approached, he could see Shisui standing calmly, his Mangekyo Sharingan still activated. Toshiro stopped a few meters away, close enough for a versation but far enough to react if things went south.

  "Shisui Uchiha," Treeted, his voice steady. "What brings you here?"

  Shisui kept his gaze steady, log eyes with Toshiro. "Toshiro Yamanaka, I have urgent orders from Lord Third. Your presence here is no longer required. The operation in the Land of Snow is to be shut down immediately."

  Toshiro's eyes widened in surprise. "Shut down? On whose authority?"

  Shisui didn't blink. "I already said ohority of the Third Hokage. This base promise our diplomatic efforts with the Land of Iron. You are to stand down aurn to Konoha. These orders are final and noiable," Shisui said, aopped emitting the huge amount of chakra.

  As soon as he did that, Toshiro could sehat Shisui was not alohere was another elite Jonin and seven Jonin with him. This team was strong enough to rival the strength of every ninja present in the base bihe numerical advantage would be meaningless against the strength of two elite Jonin.

  Toshiro's mind raced. If Shisui was telling the truth, disobeying an order from the Hokage could lead to severe sequences. But what if this was a ruse? He o be certain. "And roof do you have of these orders?"

  Shisui reached into his poud pulled out a scroll bearing the Hokage's seal. He tossed it to Toshiro, who caught it and quickly sed its tents. His eyes flickered with doubt but eventually settled on a decision.

  “This only tains Lord Third’s seal. Where are the orders from Danzo-sama?” Toshiro asked.

  “We were only given orders to deliver this and to this base and shut it down before anyone from the Land of Iron could get any inkling about this base and its e with Konoha,” Shisui said.

  “But Root bases are under Danzo-sama's authority. We ’t close it without his orders,” Toshiro said, making his point clear. He was relieved that the situation was looking rather peaceful. It would be great if they didn’t have to fight.

  “From what I know, Elder Danzo is under house arrest for operating such a base in the Land of Iron without notifying Lord Third or any other cil member about it,” Shisui lied through his teeth. Sihere was some truth in it, like if it were somehow revealed in the cil meeting about this base, Danzo would likely face simir sequences.

  Toshiro’s eyes narrowed. “House arrest? I wasn’t informed of this. roof do you have?”

  Shisui remained calm, knowing the delicate bance of this situation. “Proof will be provided upon your return to Konoha. For now, your priority should be to follow the Hokage’s orders. If you’re ed about Danzo, theurning will allow you to clear things up.”

  Toshiro hesitated. The logic made sense, but the risk of deception was still present. He knew he couldn’t ignore a direct order from the Hokage, especially with the possibility of diplomatic fallout with the Land of Iron. “Very well, Shisui. We will prepare to leave. But if this is a trick…”

  Shisui interrupted, “I assure you, it is not. We don’t have time to waste. So please, start the evacuation and demolition of this base.”

  Toshiro turo his subordinates, giving the signal to begin preparations for departure. “Ryohei, inform the others. We’re shutting down the base aurning to Konoha. Make sure the captives are secure and prepare them for transport.”

  Ryohei nodded and swiftly moved to rey the orders. Meanwhile, Toshiro kept his eyes on Shisui, still wary of any sudden moves. “We’ll need some time to gather everything and secure the captives. Any interference from your side will be seen as hostile.”

  Even though the orders were geoshiro still had a bad feeling about the situation. Something seemed off. However, sihe orders were clear to return to Konoha as soon as they received them, there was no time for Toshiro to check the validity a follow-up orders from Danzo.

  Still, he decided to remain vigint until they reached Konoha and had a direct versation with Danzo.

  Shisui nodded in agreement. “We’ll stand by and ensure no one from the Land of Iron interferes. Your cooperation is appreciated.”

  As the Root ninja began dismantling the base and preparing the captives for transport, Shisui and his team kept watch from a distahe tension alpable, but the operation roceeding smoothly.

  Danzo had already pnned for a situation where information about this base might get leaked. He had made some pns for such sarios.

  Using one of these pns, the Root ninja gathered all the captives in a nobles' carriage, a perfect vehicle to transport these people. Sihey couldn’t move stealthily like ninjas, they would mht uhe noses of the Land of Iron's ninjas. But the number of stists and captives exceeded 150, so they had to prepare two caravans for the travel.

  While this was happening, everyone in Team Shadow was happy. This was the best-case sario. sidering how loyal Root ninjas were to Danzo, it was difficult to make them do anything without his orders.

  But when Shikaku got the information that the leader of that base was Toshiro Yamanaka, he made this pn. As everyoh a little brain knows, fooling an intelligent person is easier than fooling a dumb person. If there had been any other ninja, he or she would have demanded Danzo’s orders before following the instrus.

  But Toshiro analyzed that doing so would harm Danzo more than anything. Seeing Shisui on the mission, the Uchiha would surely use this to reduce Danzo’s influence.

  After analyzing these things, Toshiro decided to follow the orders for now. It would not be difficult to rebuild this base once everythiled down. Since he was the one who came up with this clusion, he had no reason to doubt it, a true show of the brilliance of Shikaku’s mind.