The whole prison building was in chaos, mainly the Uchiha's office. There were people running around with papers, and some were typing furiously on their computers with a half-finished coffee cup next to them. The one that was the most stressed out though, was Sasuke. He had shadows under his eyes, his hair was a mess, and his suit was crumpled in several places. The Uchiha had fallen asleep on his desk again, and he had been startled out of his nap when Suigetsu barged into his office, almost tripping over his own feet. He had shoved a picture in the raven's face, and Sasuke had been ready to kick him out, before he actually saw the photograph. It was from a security camera, and he even recognized the store in the shot. The person walking out of the store was unmistakable, even though his disguise was very good. It was Itachi.

After that a furious tracking of the camera and the places around the store had begun. They had been ready to give up, when they found another camera footage. Itachi was leaning on a lamp near another store, and another man, dressed in a waiter's uniform, passed by him. When the footage was slowed down, Itachi could be seen putting a piece of paper in the waiter's pocked as the man walked by. Everybody was sure that the Uchiha was already gone but they could try and find the waiter. When the footage was rewound, they paused and zoomed in on the waiter's back, where his restaurant's insignia was. After printing out a picture of the insignia, the Uchiha had gotten up from his desk and turned to the people waiting for orders.

"Suigetsu, you're going to come with me and help me with the tracking and capture of this man. Ibiki, you're coming as well. We'll have to interrogate him on the spot. I think Itachi will be far away when we find the man but we may get a lead from him. Mamoru, I'm leaving you in charge here while I'm gone. You're dismissed." A chorus of "Yes, sir!" echoed in the room, before everybody went to do their tasks.

The soft tap of a chess piece being placed on the board could be heard in the room. Smoke from one of the players' pipe was drifting through the air. The room was Japanese-styled, with sliding doors and tatami flooring. The chess board was placed on a low table in the centre of the room, along with two pillows, which the two players sat on. The room was located near the house's garden, so one of the sliding doors that looked over it was open, letting in fresh morning air. A low sigh could be heard from the smoking man, before he released a puff of smoke and moved his own piece.

"I feel like I'm getting too old for these games. I'm not as good as I used to be."

"I could say the same, Hiruzen. But this is a good exercise for the mind and we need to keep our minds as sharp as possible at this age." Danzō commented, before he moved another piece. He was always better at making strategic plays, and he was sure he would win after a few more moves. Now was the time to act. He waited for Sarutobi to make his move, before he pretended to think about his own for a while, and then he started talking. "There was something specific I wanted to discuss with you today."

The other man sighed, probably already expecting this turn of events. After all, Danzō never did anything without a hidden motive behind. "It's about the prison under the Uchiha's watch. I know you had pitied him and accepted his mother's proposal for him to work there. I can't say he isn't managing the place sufficiently but the brat doesn't have enough backbone to make extreme decisions, Hiruzen. You heard his opinion about Itachi's case. As much as I'd like to trust him, I think we both know that a criminal wouldn't just leave a trail for someone to sniff him out and find him." Sarutobi hummed in agreement, his browns furrowing as the other man made a big move.

"I can see where you're coming from, but what do you want me to do about this?"

"I'd like to hold a meeting with the elders again and make a proposal." Tap. Tap. Five moves left.

"Oh? And what proposal would that be?" Four moves.

"I'll ask to get full control of the brat's prison, and get their agreement to use more drastic measures to extract the rest of the information about Itachi from the Uzumaki." Danzō declared. The smoking man tensed, a warning flashing in his eyes. Three moves left.

"You know that torture is something both me and the elders disapprove of, Danzō. There is no need for unnecessary violence." Two moves left.

"Oh, but there is, Hiruzen. There is no guarantee that what the Uzumaki is saying is true. We might as well be falling into Itachi's hands. We have to quickly get out the rest of the information from the brat, prepare, and go to capture the Uchiha before he's gone. I know you don't like violence but you know I'm right." There was a long pause before Hiruzen let out a defeated sigh. One move left.

"Fine. I'll see what I can do but I can't promise you anything." The black haired man nodded in understanding, before moving his last piece.

"Checkmate. Seems like I win again, Hiruzen." This time in more than one way.

"Seems like you do." The smoking man groaned from his place and started to prepare a new game, but Danzō shook his head.

"I'll be going now, I have a lot of work to do. We'll play some other time." Sarutobi nodded, and led the other man to the sliding door.

"You know your way out. I'll stay here and put away the board. Just know that I'm still against the idea of using violence but I'll help you this time."

"I know. You never do agree with me, do you?" Danzō asked rhetorically, before bowing his head a little, and turning around to walk away. Once he was outside, a black car pulled over to the front of the house and he got in it. "How did it go?"

"The bait has been thrown, sir."

"Good. Tomorrow, I'll finish the last stage of the plan. Meanwhile, contact our spy. It's time we made our move."

"Yes, Danzō-sama."

A/N: Oh my god, I'm sooo late with this. BUT school is finally over for me, and I will have more time to write now~ Next chapter should be out faster, since it was originally going to be one big chapter, along with this one, but I decided to cut it in half, both because I wanted to end this chapter here, and because it would have taken me waay too much time to write a longer chapter. You know how I am though, so I can't promise anything, especially since I started another story, which was a great idea, right? Haha... :") Anyways, enough of my rambles, R&R and cya in the next chapter~