Chapter 314: Battleplans
Hokage Tower.
Time:2:00am.
Hiruzen, Shikaku and the Anbu commander codenamed Ox were looking over several reports sent by the reconnaissance teams. The old kage had his eyes focused on the reports Danzo had sent earlier. He was in deep thoughts as he looked at all the information.
'Even though I've had people look into Orochimaru and his movements, I haven't gotten as much information as Danzo. Does that mean his Root network is more extensive than I anticipated or is it possible that Orochimaru is able to completely avoid my Anbu.'
Hiruzen took a puff from his tobacco pipe and leaned back in his chair. 'No. The ones I've assigned to this task aren't incompetent. Then why is there such a big gap in the information I have on him?'
The old Kage turned to two of the highest commanding shinobi under him. "So what do you think?"
It was the masked Anbu commander who replied first. "Seven locations. Three of them near towns and two of them near areas with somewhat open terrain and two others near the mountains region with several tunnels going underground. All of them have around two dozen mercenaries guarding it. Based on the observations made by the Hyuga and the Inuzuka on the teams, many of them have Chunin level chakra. And some have shown the usage of Orochimaru's Curse seal with strange powers. So there is the possibility that there are more hidden among them with similar abilities."
"But no one could confirm the presence of Orochimaru himself or Tsunade or her student in any of those locations?" Hiruzen muttered with a sigh.
"No sir. There are barriers blocking the sensor ninjas and the Hyuga. Even the Aburame's insects aren't able to get in." The head of the Anbu division replied.