In the following days, Danzo remained in the hospital, undergoing various examinations under Tsunade's supervision.
Watching Shisui report for duty once again, Tsunade frowned without hesitation.
"Shisui, right?"
Holding a report in her hand, Tsunade walked up to Shisui in her high heels, her face showing extreme dissatisfaction.
"Don't you know your teacher is injured? He needs rest now. You come here every day to report work. Aren't you afraid of affecting his recovery?"
Tsunade immediately launched into a barrage of questions.
Shisui was left speechless, only able to offer an awkward smile.
"I'm really sorry, Lady Tsunade. It's just that there's too much work in the Root. If I don't let my teacher review it, I really can't feel at ease."
Seeing this, Danzo also spoke up to defend Shisui, explaining:
"Tsunade, my body has recovered a lot. It's no problem for me to review some documents."
Hearing Danzo's words, Tsunade narrowed her eyes, slapped the report on Danzo's bed, and asked:
"Tell me, are you two the doctors, or am I the doctor?"
She placed her hands on the armrests and said word by word:
"Since you're in the hospital, you must follow the hospital's rules!"
With that, she didn't give the two any time to argue, turning to Shizune and saying:
"Shizune, from now on, Elder Danzo's ward will only allow one hour of visitation per day. We must not affect the patient's recovery!"
Tsunade was the highest authority in this hospital. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi had to show her some respect.
Therefore, Shizune could only give Danzo and Shisui an apologetic look before agreeing with Tsunade:
"Yes!"
Shisui awkwardly looked at Danzo.
The latter shrugged.
After all, she was doing this for his own good, and Tsunade had indeed helped a lot recently. He couldn't really say anything, so he just said:
"In that case, I'll leave the Root's affairs to you!"
"Do well!"
"From now on, report to me once a day."
Danzo placed absolute trust in Shisui.
At the same time, this was also a good opportunity to train Shisui.
Facing Danzo's trust, Shisui could only nod and say:
"I'll try my best not to disappoint your expectations, Sensei!"
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
After Shisui left, another visitor arrived.
"How did Tsunade let you in?"
Danzo leaned on the bed, looking at Nono who entered carrying a fruit basket.
She was still wearing her black and white nun's habit, with round glasses.
Perhaps because she had been taking care of the children for a long time, her demeanor had become even gentler, exuding a maternal aura.
Hearing Danzo's question, Nono smiled and placed the fruit basket on the bedside table.
"After all, I'm also a medical ninja. Using the excuse of helping you recuperate, Lady Tsunade was a bit more lenient."
After washing her hands, Nono picked up an apple and began to peel it.
The sunlight shone on her golden hair, making her look very gentle.
When I woke up in Kikyō Castle before, the first person I saw was also Nono, right?
But at that time, Nono still saw me as a monster, trembling in fear just at the sight of me.
Thinking of this, Danzo suddenly asked curiously:
"You don't seem to be as afraid of me as before?"
Hearing this, Nono paused.
That's right.
When did I start not being so afraid of this "Darkness of the Shinobi"?
Was it when he helped me build the orphanage?
Or when he led Konoha to continuous victories?
Nono herself didn't know.
But later, she felt that this old man, who was described as a demon by others, didn't seem so unapproachable after all.
"Actually, I'm still afraid."
Nono was silent for a moment before speaking her mind.
"Although I'm afraid, it's not the same fear as before. It's more like reverence."
Nono smiled at Danzo, cut the apple, and handed it to him with a fork.
In the past, without Danzo's order, she would never have dared to do such a thing.
"Huh, reverence, huh?"
Danzo picked up a piece of apple and put it in his mouth.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day when someone would feel reverence for me."
Danzo felt a bit strange.
But he didn't dwell on the matter, instead asking about work.
"How's the preparation for the newspaper going?"
Due to the poor pre-war propaganda, Danzo was determined to establish a propaganda organization under the Root.
The newspaper was his first step.
And the person in charge of this was his former subordinate, Nono.
It wasn't that Danzo wanted to exploit Nono, but during the war, the manpower he could mobilize was limited.
Nono was one of his most capable former subordinates, and it would be a waste for her to just be an orphanage director.
Of course, Danzo wasn't asking her to work for free.
Once the newspaper started running normally, Danzo would apply for a large sum of funds for the expansion of the orphanage.
This was the reason Nono was willing to be driven by Danzo.
No matter what, her current life was much better than the life of a spy, living on the edge of a knife.
"The preparation for the newspaper is going smoothly. Printing the newspaper isn't a problem."
In work mode, Nono's maternal aura disappeared, replaced by a sense of efficiency.
"This is the first edition of the newspaper."
Nono took out a newspaper from her bag.
This newspaper wasn't much different from the ones Danzo had seen in his previous life, except for the lack of color.
After all, the technology in the shinobi world wasn't particularly backward. The printing technology was quite advanced; what was missing was just the concept.
Additionally, the Root had found a camera in the capital.
Although it was an old-fashioned camera, it could already take black and white photos and print them in the newspaper.
By the time of the original storyline, more than a decade later, there would even be movies and such.
Danzo took the newspaper from Nono and carefully read through it.
As expected, the first edition of the shinobi world's newspaper reported on the major event of Konoha's triumphant return!
Opening the newspaper, one could see the huge six-word headline:
[Konoha's Heroes Return]
The newspaper detailed the significant role Danzo played in the war.
It elaborated on Danzo's perspective of the war, stating that the war was just and reasonable!
It was a self-defense counterattack by Konoha against the aggressive actions of Iwagakure and Kumogakure!
All the fault lay with the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.
Konoha was merely forced to retaliate.
"Not bad. We can print this edition as soon as possible."
Danzo nodded and closed the newspaper.
Nono adjusted her glasses and said decisively:
"In that case, I'll go to the printing house immediately and have them speed up the work. We'll aim to print and release it tomorrow."
Danzo nodded slightly and said:
"Alright. If the market response is good, we'll need to update the newspaper more frequently."
"We need to let the villagers know the thoughts and policies of the higher-ups. The newspaper should become a bridge between the higher-ups and the people!"
Danzo became serious.
"This is a very important task. Besides you, I don't trust anyone else with it."
His words immediately stopped Nono from resigning.
She had originally planned to resign after setting up the newspaper.
But now that Danzo had made her role sound so important, resigning would feel like a betrayal of Danzo.
Even a betrayal of the village?
Nono could only sigh in her heart.
Since things had come to this, what else could she do?
Keep working, I guess.
"Alright. But Lord Danzo, we haven't decided on a name for the newspaper yet."
Nono raised an issue.
Although the first edition of the newspaper had been printed, the names of the newspaper and the press hadn't been decided yet.
Danzo already had a plan for this.
"We'll call it 'The Shinobi World United Press' and 'The Shinobi World United Morning Post.'"
"Shinobi World... United?"
Nono was stunned.
Wasn't that a bit too ambitious?
After all, this newspaper currently only covered Konoha's internal affairs. Wouldn't "Shinobi World United" be a bit of an overstatement?
Could they really represent the voice of the entire shinobi world?
Danzo saw Nono's thoughts and explained:
"Nono, we need to think long-term."
"If we don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, the enemy will."
"Similarly, if we don't represent the entire shinobi world, the enemy will!"
"Do you understand?"
Hearing Danzo's explanation, Nono seemed to gain some insight.
"I understand. I'll go and make the arrangements now."
Watching Nono's retreating figure, Danzo showed a satisfied smile.
It wasn't that he liked to morally bind others, but he really didn't have many people under him.
Finding a subordinate as experienced, capable, and loyal as Nono wasn't easy.
Danzo deeply understood the importance of propaganda, so the position of newspaper editor-in-chief had to be held by a trusted confidant.
Kakashi and Ryoma were still on sick leave.
Shisui was assisting with the Root's affairs.
The other members weren't ready for such a responsibility yet.
So, for now, this heavy burden could only be placed on Nono's shoulders.
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