If you think that Mizuki is just causing a little trouble for Danzo, then you are underestimating Mizuki's malice towards Danzo.

In recent times, the Security Department has begun to strengthen security patrols, focusing on clearing out unidentified people in the village, especially those "illegal elements" who do not have a ninja number granted by Konoha, but wear Konoha forehead protectors, claim to be Konoha ninjas and stay in the village.

Within a few days, the number of suspicious persons arrested by the Security Department increased dramatically.

Except for the Hokage's direct troops who wear Anbu masks and are not within the jurisdiction of the Security Department, any ninja who reveals his true face and cannot provide a credible origin will be subject to inspection.

That's right, all of this was instructed by Mizuki. In Mizuki's words, to catch all those who pretend to be Konoha ninjas in one fell swoop.

The order was highly targeted, and the security members who did not understand it only knew to obey the order. Even if they knew some gossip from the top, it was impossible for them to refute the clear order from their direct superiors.

In order to completely eliminate the forces within the village that are not under the jurisdiction of the Hokage, it is difficult to be awarded a ninja number without systematic training in a ninja school. The ninjas of the "Root" organization are special cases. Only because of mission requirements, ninjas like Sai, or family members like Aburame Tone and Yamanaka Fuu, can obtain official ninja numbers and be recognized as "Root" ninjas. All other war orphans collected by Danzo from various places are not included.

"If you want to continue playing with me in the sun, you have to follow my rules. If you try to do something tricky, I will flip the table over!"

If it weren't for the "Root" organization's years of accumulated prestige and great influence in the Anbu, coupled with Danzo's years of management, it would be hard to say who has more power, Mizuki, the deputy minister of the Security Department.

Danzo and his subordinate organizations are a group of shady guys, while Mizuki is a legitimate senior official of Konoha.

Shuimu still understands the principle that if you don't use your power, it will expire and become invalid.

Danzo wanted to incite some people to use their power to suppress others, and Mizuki didn't mind letting these guys understand what true "righteousness" was. Without the Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen endorsing the actions of the "Root" organization, the days when Danzo could easily frame anyone he wanted as before are gone forever.

Mizuki issued such an order, knowing full well that Kakashi Hatake and Tsunade would never stop it openly, and at most would instruct the execution privately.

Don't think that subordinates in an organization should unconditionally obey the orders of their superiors, especially in a semi-military organization like the Ninja Village with mercenary attributes.

In fact, this understanding is not too wrong, but it is only limited to the middle and lower levels of action. The top decision-making level of an orderly organization rarely has a one-man show.

In the Security Department, the Minister Hatake Kakashi has slightly more power than the Deputy Minister Mizuki, but this is also relative. The two of them just have different responsibilities and powers, and there is no strict superior-subordinate relationship.

Generally speaking, Mizuki would not refute Kakashi's opinions, and Kakashi would rarely stop Mizuki's orders as long as there were no obvious mistakes.

Try to maintain consistency between the principal and deputy principal so that subordinates do not feel at a loss and the department can operate normally.

If the two have a disagreement, they will usually discuss and compromise with each other, or just leave it to Tsunade to decide.

For example, this time, the excuse for Shuimu's order was to raise the village's alert level. There was nothing wrong with this, as arresting suspicious persons was his duty.

In the past, they just maintained a tacit understanding for some reasons and turned a blind eye to some people. If you really want to be serious, no one can refute Mizuki. Even Tsunade cannot stop her subordinates from strictly enforcing the law. This is what should be promoted.

Shuimu did not use force directly because he did not want to spend too much energy on this matter.

In comparison, Hyuga Hiashi's approach of preparing for a rainy day is quite admirable. However, what is coming this time is not just a fierce Ninja World War, but a war of destruction that will result in eternal damnation if failed.

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"The Security Department has a lot more prisoners out of nowhere, making the already small prison overcrowded. Some of them have to be transferred to the prison for serious criminals. This has also added a lot of unnecessary work to the Security Department and other departments!"

Hatake Kakashi has complained to Tsunade more than once. Small-scale disputes still bring troubles to the lower-level ninjas in the village. Although everyone understands that most of these people will not cause any harm, routine procedures still have to be carried out.

These are all small matters, but they require caution in handling. The person who has the most headache is undoubtedly Kakashi Hatake, who directly manages the security department.

Looking at the pile of documents on the table that needed to be reviewed and stamped, Tsunade also felt it was a bit troublesome.

"It should get better after a while!"

There was no way Danzo would let his subordinates be fooled like this. Although there was no actual loss, the blow to his reputation was immeasurable.

Integrating the power of Konoha ninjas was also Tsunade's original intention to establish the Security Department, but she did not expect that the conflict would break out so fiercely this time. Mizuki even wanted to directly eradicate the "Root" organization's overt power.

"What an unscrupulous fellow."

What Mizuki did was actually beneficial to Tsunade, but too much is as bad as too little. For example, announcing the method of removing the Seal of the Tongue was a bit ill-considered. Although it could disrupt Danzo's deployment, there were also risks. Once the Root Ninja was captured by external enemies, the village's secrets might be leaked.

This is also a side effect of internal discord. Once they start to fight against each other, they will inevitably expose loopholes that will be exploited by external enemies.

Mizuki's behavior is just at the limit of what can be tolerated. If it goes any further, Tsunade will definitely step in to stop it.

"Just hold on for a few more days and it will probably be almost done."

Someone did what Tsunade always wanted to do but never had the chance to do. Anyway, Mizuki was responsible for all the complaints in the end, so it wasn't a big deal. I guess Mizuki didn't care much about these little things.

"Mizuki asked for leave again?"

"Yes, he used the excuse of helping Sakura practice Sage Mode, so he left everything behind and ran away."

"Hasn't it succeeded yet?"

Tsunade is not completely ignorant of the Sage Mode, but unfortunately her qualifications in this area are not strong. The medical ninjutsu system established with the Yin Seal is more suitable for her.

"have no idea!"

The last person who saw Mizuki use the Sage Mode was Tenzo, who carried out a mission with him in the Land of Wind a long time ago. Jiraiya, who was not in the village, also knew a little about it.

After so much time has passed, it is hard to guess Mizuki's strength. I guess only Mizuki knows what Sakura has learned.