I Survived in Anbu to Become Super Kage

Nonou Yakushi asked Fox when he planned to kill Mizunoto.

Yako countered, "What, you want Mizunoto dead too?"

Nonou Yakushi hesitated, then nodded. "Mizunoto is the liaison for the Orphanage. As long as he's alive, none of the orphans are safe."

"Excellent. It seems we have a common enemy," Yako said.

"The veterans of Root are fiercely loyal to Danzo.

"The new recruits are nothing but puppets and mission-running machines controlled by the Tongue Eradication Seal.

"Killing the new recruits is pointless, but killing Mizunoto would be a massive loss for Danzo.

"I won't hide it from you. Under Yellow Dog's orders, I'm going to run some experiments on Mizunoto to crack Danzo's Tongue Eradication Seal.

"The Tongue Eradication Seal is a massive headache. Once it's applied, the victim can't leak mission details, which lets Danzo assign tasks without a second thought.