Chapter 63: The Plot Changes
After his revival, Yako followed the timeline of his past life. He first visited squadron captain Black Ape before reporting to Captain Kiken that Black Ape would need more than a month to regain his combat capabilities.
After finishing the training for the squadron's new recruits, Yako headed to the Crane Moon Izakaya that evening.
Inside the tavern, he spotted the one-legged Kamba Senju alongside his friend Kamoike.
Watching the two chat at the bar, Yako pondered his own situation.
As a member of the Anbu, he had no intention of remaining a hunting dog for Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo forever.
If he wanted to maintain any real autonomy, he couldn't let those two consolidate power.
The Senju Clan wiped out, the Uchiha Clan exterminated, the Hyuga clan utterly suppressed by Hiruzen—with the main family's Hiashi Hyuga nearly handed over to the Hidden Cloud Village. If Hiruzen Sarutobi was allowed to dictate everything in the Hidden Leaf, Yako would only find his own hands increasingly tied.
Right now, the only person in the village who could keep Hiruzen in check was Uzumaki Mito.
Yako decided he needed to leverage Uzumaki Mito's influence to preserve dissenting voices within the village, preventing Hiruzen from achieving a complete monopoly on power.