Demon Dragon Rider

Chaper 14: Brining Down Root

Danzo growled softly as he looked over the report before him. "So, our attempts to steal the documents concering the sale of Kushina were foiled?"

The Root ninja before him nodded. "Yes, Lord Danzo. As you instructed, our agent were no items that would connect him to any ninja. The Tsuchikage believes it was just a ronin ninja. When he was captured, he detonated the exploding tags on his body, thus ensuring that nothing could be learned from his or his body."

Danzo stood up. "Did any good come from this?"

The agent nodded again. "Yes. The death of our agent made the Tsuchikage and his advisors believe it was an attempt on his life. As such, a number of Iwa's more elite forces have been pulled back and a good portion of their operations have been canceled. In other words, we've stalled any majors plans Iwa had."

Danzo simply let out a sigh. "Good. Then we have given Konoha aid, even if it's a small respite. Still, it would have been better if the documents had been secured. Have all Root ninjas stationed in the base remain alert. I fear that soon, we may have to fight."

The agent nodded and headed off while Danzo began to muse silently.

As the agent moved away from Danzo's quarters, he was unaware of the presence in his mind. The same presence that had infiltrated the minds of numerous Root agents spread throughout Danzo's facility.

Back in the Namikaze Estate, Naruto had his eyes closed as he did this. Naruto was able to spread his consciousness out and enter the consciousness of others. However, he couldn't affect them the way he could in one person's mind.

Currently, he is using his consciousness to map out the Root headquarters. By entering multiple consciousnesses like he was currently he was able to get multiple perspective of the base.

Eventually, he sighed and opened his eyes. He immediately grabbed a piece of paper and began sketching. He murmured softly to himself as Kurama helped him remember details he had forgotten, as did Onyxia.

Finally, he stepped out of the dojo and went back where his mom was sharpening her katana. She looked up as he held up the rolled piece of paper. "It's done."

She nodded and quickly followed him inside, where they would be safe from prying eyes and ears. Naruto laid out the scroll, which was a map.

"I managed to make a map of Danzo's lair. From what I could tell, it's at least ten to twenty stories high and is buried under Konoha. Actually, that's only partially true. A good majority of the entrances are in Konoha. The complex itself is about two miles south of town. It centers around this massive open cylinder here, which is the hub. This lower area serves as a training floor, med wing and main armory. These two floors here above it are the main barracks and secondary armories." He pointed out each area while Kushina nodded.

"The floor above that is where the experimental labs, torture and interrogation rooms, prison cells and the offices of the ranking memebers of Root are up here near the top are all located. Incudling dear old Danzo's office." Naruto pulled out a pencil and circled one area. "From what I can tell, this is where they're keeping Ayumi. It's a special prison, one for people they want in the best condition. It's also the most impenetrable cell ever made, almost impossible to escape from."

Kushina slowly nodded. "Okay, so what's the plan? Can we sneak into one of the entrances in Konoha?"

Naruto shook his head. "No. Each entrance has seals on it, which scan a person's chakra, meaning that a transformation is out. They also detect fluctuations in chakra, so even a Yamanaka wouldn't be able to get it using their jutsus. Aburame insects are out too, as the seals scan everything that comes in, and if it's blood or chakra isn't one of the seals, you're dead. So there's no way to infiltrate this place."