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  March 17th.

  The door to Ryoma's suite opened and the two adults entered expeg to see the enemy shinobi Daichi captured, tied up and unscious. Ihey were met with ay room.

  Ryoma turo the Genin with a questioning look. "Where is the enemy?"

  Daichi had a sheepish smile as he looked at the t. "Yeah… About that. There are two ninjas. But I couldly carry them here without attrag attention. They're safely hidden in the forest along with my real self. The e that was here dispelled itself after making sure everything was safe."

  Daichi turo look at his sensei. "I figured you'd know what to do with the prisoners once you interrogated them."

  Ryoma accepted that logid Kakashi too silently nodded along to his student's reason. "Where are you?"

  "Approximately 450 meters north north west from here. I'll stay here and make sure nothing happens." e Daichi replied.

  The silver haired Jonin nodded and the sed vanished from the room in a swirl of wind and leaves. Daichi turo his t who was rexing in a chair.

  "Do you think they'll agree to your idea?" The Genin asked the man.

  "Well see. If we use the prisoners in the right way we might have a good ce for an alliance." Ryoma replied as he took a sip from his cup.

  Daiodded and looked out the window. At that moment the t asked him a question. "How did you find the culprits? Is anyone from within the families involved in this?"

  Daichi turo look at the man. 'Hiding that person's involvement won't do any good for me. Might as well spill the beans on that. But I'll have to keep the involvement of the Root ninjas a secret.'

  With that Daichi told Ryoma about the saboteur ihe building. The Dealmaker narrowed his eyes as he listeo the events that Daichi saw. 'What would he gain from this? ossible reason could he have to jeopardize this alliance?'

  At that moment his eyes widened as if he recalled something. He quickly got up from his seat and opehe scroll he brought with him. Numerous files and paper appeared in a smoke and Ryoma began to gh them as if he was searg for something specific.

  Daichi, atg the man, crossed his arms and sat in a chair. 'Looks like he has an idea as to what this is all about.'

  —-

  The sun had set and the sounds of various animals big and small roaming the night could be heard throughout the forest. The real Daichi was leaning against a tree keeping an eye on his surroundings and the two sleeping Root prisoners. It wasn't long before Kakashi reached the location.

  "Fill me in ohing that happened."

  The Jonin ordered and Daichi gave an at of his version of events.

  The Jonin g the prisoners and then turo his student. "Daichi, what's the real reason you didn't bring these two back to the resort? I know it's not because you were afraid of being caught."

  The Genin uncrossed his arms and looked at his teacher. 'He saw through that little lie huh. Not ued. I already have an excuse prepared just in case...'

  "Because, I think they're part of the anization Root. I'm not sure though."

  Kakashi's eyes narrowed and turo the two ninjas unscious on the floor. 'Root? Danzo sent them? But why would he…?'

  Daichi tinued. "I don't have any proof to back up my cims but if it turns out to be right then that would be proof that shinobi from our own vilge were interfering in business matters of the Capital and tried to assassinate a respected member uhe Daimyo. It would have caused a huge backsh. So I didn't take that ce."

  "What makes you think these tart of Root?" Kakashi asked.

  "Their chakra. I'm sure the Hokage has already told you this. I've fought several Root ninjas before. During my time training under Lady Tsu that time I made a clear note of their chakras. Its properties and how it behaved. Their chakra was cold… How do I put this? It's the way their chakra behaved. It's almost as if they were suppressing their emotions to the point of beiionless… These guys… Their chakra behaves in almost simir ways."

  Kakashi silently listened and nodded. 'His sensory skills are top notch.'

  The Jonin turo the other shinobi present. 'If he believes these two are Root then ces are he's right. Still, I o check…'

  The silver haired ninja bent down and opehe mouths of the two. 'If they're Root then they should have…'

  He saw the distinct seal of the Foundation oongues. 'Well, that firms that.' He stood and turo his student. "You're right. They're Danzo's men. Lord Hokage is not going to be happy."

  "What should we tell Ryoma?" Daichi asked his teacher.

  "We 't interrogate these two. They have a seal that prohibits them from divulging any information about their anization and they would definitely have mental defenses io protect against standard interrogation." Kakashi reasoned. He was silent for a few moments and then came up with a pn.

  "Daichi, did aher than their ta the building act suspicious during your surveilnce?"

  The Genin shook his head. "No. It was just that one guy."

  "Right now, our mission is to protect Ryoma. We have to proceed on the assumption that there is only one enemy in the building. We will tell Ryoma that we made a deal with the captured ninjas. Information on their informant in exge for their freedom. He might be able to use that as leverage or he might not. The oute of the iations doesn't us."

  Daichi inwardly disagreed with that. 'Not to you maybe…'

  "If there are other dangerous parties after our t we'll deal with them discreetly. This way we plete the mission and make sure the reputation of the vilge isn't damaged."

  "I like the pn but there is one problem. How do we get sensitive information about that guy?"

  The Jonin had an eye smile as he answered that question. "How else? I'm going to interrogate him. Let's see if we 't get the infht from his head. Stay here and keep a lookout. I'll be back soon." With those words Kakashi vanished in a puff of smoke.

  Daichi sighed. He created and dispelled a shadow e to update the e that was with Ryoma of the current situation. 'Guess all I do now is wait.'

  At that moment the shadow e keeping Ryoma pany also sent Daiew memories. 'Well, this just got a lot easier. If we corroborate the information then we win.'

  Daichi patiently waited in the forest and about an hour ter Kakashi returned.

  'He got past the guards at the resort and interrogated him without anyone knowing? Not surprising. Guess this is what a former Anbu captain is capable of. Those Jonin were never on his level to begin with. And with the Sharingan, pulling the information from his head and making sure he doesn't remember it will be a piece of cake.' The gamer ninja thought as he looked at his teacher

  Kakashi told his student what he learned and Daichi told him of the memories received from his e.

  Now having solid intel wreat value the two ninjas secured the Root shinobi and made sure they stayed hidden and couldn't escape.

  —-

  Ryoma looked at his two shinobi escorts. He listeo every word Kakashi spoke and by the end he had a smile on his face. "While I would have liked to see those two who tried to kill me pay, I suppose the information they shared makes up for it. This will defiurides my way tomorrow."

  "When are you pnning on fronting him?" Daichi asked.

  "Tomorrow at the pavilion. Ohh this is going to be fun." Ryoma chuckled to himself thinking of the chaos he was going to start tomorrow.

  With a pn ihe two Leaf ninjas resumed their guard duties. They stood guard outside the room in shifts and soon m came.

  March 18th.

  Ryoma had called a gathering of all the family members to the rge pavilion. Seeing the mediator still breathing and well, one person among the group was tense and Ryoma picked up on it. He along with Kakashi and Daichi were scrutinizing everyoo make sure there were no other enemies in the crowd. The two ninjas had several folders in their arms.

  "I gathered you all here because I have some iing information to share." Ryoma stood in front of the group and spoke.

  The two presidents frowned as they didn't know what the man to.

  The dealmaker tinued. "There was an attempt on my life yesterday. Someone here wao poison and drown me in my bathtub."

  Eyes widened and immediately murmurs began to appear. The two presidents g each other while the guards present were on high alert. The person standing to the back anig i he kept a calm face.

  "Now, thanks to my capable escorts I was unharmed and we were even able to find out who's responsible. That person is here among us."

  "Are you acg us to kill you and sabotage this meeting?" Yamamoto gripped his e and asked the mediator in a stern tohe people standing around calmed down and looked at the man in front of them. It was a temosphere.

  But Ryoma had a calm smile as he replied. "Just one of you. Yes. I am."

  "If there was an attempt on your life yesterday then why weren't we informed? If the goal was to sabotage this meeting then any one of us could have been in danger." Tsuyoshi asked the man with a frown.

  "Because my attacker had information that only someone ihis building could have provided. The truth is I didn't know who I could trust. But I'm happy to inform you all that I have found the person responsible. You'll uand once you read the information piled in these files."

  The people in the pavilion looked at the rival family in suspi. At that moment Kakashi and Daichi started distributing their folders to the two presidents, their advisors and their children. They began reading its tents and soon their eyes widened.

  They turo the two people standihe back with the Satoru family. Yusuke Satoru, the you child of the Satoru family, had wide eyes as he looked at the dots in front of him.

  "This 't be. There has to be a mistake." Tsuyoshi's you son was in shock.

  Daichi stepped forward and spoke. "There is no mistake. After the attempt on our t I was keeping an eye on everyone present here. During that time, I personally saw him send crucial information to enemies outside the perimeters of this resort st evening. I followed the trail and subdued the enemy shinobi. Sensei and I interrogated them and got the information..."

  Tsuyoshi looked at the mediator and uood that the Leaf ninjas were telling the truth. He had anger as he looked at the mediator. "You sent yuards to spy on my family?"

  "Yes." Ryoma nodded without showing a hint of hesitation.

  Even Yamamoto frow that nont reply. "You have nht-"

  "I have every right!" Now anger resent on the man's face. He looked at all those present and he spoke with anding presence.

  "Let me make this clear to all of you. I might not be a direct member of the Fire Daimyo's Royal court but I am a high ranking official uhe 3rd Minister. An attae is the equivalent of attag him and his reputation. Do you think that's something that's going to be taken lightly? Do you think you have the authority to question me? Especially after what happened?"

  Ryoma's words poured cold water on everyone present. They now fully realized the gravity of the situation and both families feared the retaliation from the mihe Satoru family more si was one of their members that itted the act.

  Daichi was impressed with the presence of the man. 'Looks like this guy be quite intimidating when he wants to be.'

  Yusuke was in disbelief. He turo the man standing beside him. "No. That 't be. Tell them Yuta. Tell them they're wrong about you. That this is some mistake."

  Everyone's attention was on Yuta Genjira. The spy who infiltrated the Satoru family.