"I am pondering a question."
Akihara Kagura looked at Yamanaka Fuu and Aburame Torune, and softly inquired, "If Lord Danzo were to betray Root and the village to regain power, would you still remain loyal to him?"
"Of course, Kagura-sama."
Aburame Torune knelt down on one knee.
The Aburame Clan has always been very intelligent; although they have a low presence, they never stray on important matters.
"..."
Yamanaka Fuu quickly followed suit beside Aburame Torune.
Even though Yamanaka Fuu was older than Aburame Torune, he knew of Torune's wisdom. The Yamanaka Clan always prefers to align themselves with wise people.
"I didn't ask if you were loyal to me..."
Akihara Kagura clasped his hands together, and gazed deeply at Aburame Torune: "Torune, is there something wrong with your answer?"
"Loyalty to Kagura-sama is loyalty to Root and the village."
Aburame Torune neither denies his mistake nor admits it.
"And what about Lord Danzo?"
Akihara Kagura asked again.
"Loyalty to Kagura-sama is loyalty to Lord Danzo."
The words Aburame Torune spoke seemed incongruous with his age; he didn't come across as someone uneducated.
"Me too."
Yamanaka Fuu quickly chimed in.
"Smart people always do smart things together with other smart people."
Akihara Kagura's lips curled into a faint smile, as he finished praising his two subordinates and brought up serious matters: "The Hidden Mist Village and Konoha are about to form a United Pursuing Ninja Team to hunt down Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito. Lord Danzo has been appointed as Konoha Village's representative, and he will be drawing a team from Root..."
"At that time..."
"There will likely be many ninjas loyal to Lord Danzo who will choose to follow him."
"..."
Aburame Torune lowered his head, avoided looking at Akihara Kagura, and took the initiative: "Kagura-sama, should we eliminate those people?"
"Torune, you're too extreme."
Akihara Kagura shook his head, feeling his subordinates were too extreme in their ways: "In the future, you can be gentler when handling things. At that time, you and Fuu should follow them and choose to follow Lord Danzo, help me monitor Lord Danzo's every move. With your abilities, you can definitely become close aides to Lord Danzo, or even influence his decisions. After all, you've already learned how to release the Word Sealing Jutsu. Then you can create a fake Curse Seal on your tongues, so as not to hurt Lord Danzo's feelings when discovered..."
"Yes."
Aburame Torune nodded in agreement.
As a wise person, Aburame Torune wouldn't ask why. He understood that Akihara Kagura must be wary of Shimura Danzo, his old supervisor. Being told to feign loyalty to Shimura Danzo to monitor him was quite normal.
"Yes!"
Yamanaka Fuu quickly nodded along.
As someone who considered himself not smart enough, Yamanaka Fuu believed it was best to follow the lead of smart people and not question things.
"I will arrange for someone to contact you."
Akihara Kagura gestured for them to leave.
"Awei, stay by their side in the future."
Akihara Kagura softly summoned White Zetsu Awei and instructed: "If they show signs of betrayal, inform me; if they don't, secretly ensure their safety and also take the opportunity to monitor Shimura Danzo."
"Understood."
White Zetsu Awei nodded and continued, "Young one, should we inform Obito about Konoha and The Hidden Mist Village forming the Pursuing Ninja Team, to prevent any suspicion from him?"
"Of course we should tell him."
Akihara Kagura's eyes darkened slightly, and he sighed lightly: "Although Obito never treats us well, in the end, he is still our superior..."