Chapter 71 Danzo: My Roots!
The darkness of Konoha is in the air; the First Hokage, Danzo, is in a terrible mood.
His subordinates haven't contacted him for two days!
According to his original plan, Sarutobi should have sent that unlucky guy the day before yesterday to try to take over his position.
The people arrived at the base in the morning, the poison was administered at noon, and the body was buried in the afternoon.
After all, this wasn't the first time Sarutobi had done something like this.
He had tried to take Root from his own hands before, but how could the people he sent possibly shake his position?
After that, Sarutobi gradually let himself go and became freer.
Who would have thought that a mere Uchiha Shisui could reignite Sarutobi's ulterior motives!
Hehe, it's alright, it's alright.
When the time comes, Sarutobi will come to my doorstep, crying and begging me to come out of the mountains and lead the Roots to clear the obstacles for Konoha once again.
When the time comes, the Uchiha will be the first person I operate on!
Then yesterday, Danzo did not receive any information from his subordinates, and Sarutobi did not come to beg for mercy as expected.
However, Danzo remained calm and composed.
He had confidence in his subordinates, and even more so in the Cursed Seal Technique that he had obtained from Orochimaru and upgraded himself.
However, Orochimaru recently joined the Akatsuki organization, which is not good.
Back then, I led my men and Hanzo to kill the founder of Akatsuki.
Then, that red-haired man with the Rinnegan went into overdrive and went on a killing spree.
Fortunately, I was cautious and used Shadow Clone Jutsu to do dangerous things.
As expected of Tobirama-sensei's technique, it's really useful.
Fortunately, Orochimaru was unaware of this, but it has become a potential problem.
We'll find an opportunity to send someone to infiltrate the Akatsuki organization and, while we're at it, kill Orochimaru.
The mere thought of those mysterious and powerful purple circles in his eyes made Danzo's lips curl into a smile, and the desire in his eyes was almost uncontrollable.
With those eyes, I'm sure I can become Hokage!
I'm sure I can make Sarutobi completely submit to me, and then he'll voluntarily step down and give way to me!
Finally, today has arrived.
Danzo felt a little panicked. Early this morning, he squatted in his yard, waiting for the gate to open. Orochimaru knelt and shouted those words.
"Welcome back, Lord Danzo!"
But he waited from day to night without receiving a single feather, though Sarutobi did come once.
"Danzo, what are your thoughts on the future administration of Konoha?"
Sarutobi laughed heartily, his face full of wrinkles squeezed together like a chrysanthemum, which was so annoying in Danzo's eyes.
That shouldn't be the case. Why is Sarutobi laughing?
"Hmph, I'll just sit here and watch."
Danzo's tone was strangely aggressive, and a hint of panic inevitably showed in his eyes.
"Hey, let me tell you, you can't control the roots anymore."
Sarutobi looked at his old friend and smiled inwardly, but still tried to comfort him.
"From now on, you will serve as the Hokage's assistant. I will forgive and forget what you did in the past."
Although Sarutobi's intentions were good, his inner joy made his tone inevitably a little... gloating.
This made Danzo very angry.
"What do you mean?"
Danzo suddenly looked up, his eyes fixed on Sarutobi's narrowed eyes.
"Oh dear, I've already found someone to manage the Roots for you, and all the Roots members listen to him."
"So your task from now on is to assist me, the Third Hokage."
? ? ? ! ! !
"Are you kidding me!"
"How could my men possibly listen to the people you sent?!"
What about your own curse mark? What about your own brainwashing?
Was all that work for nothing?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Danzo stood up abruptly, staring directly into Sarutobi's eyes, trying to find any sign that he was lying.
Unfortunately, Sarutobi had already inspected the current state of Root.
The original members of the Root organization have all been thoroughly disciplined by Tenzo and Itachi.
('∇')シ┳━┳
As for those curse seals, some were seals used by the Heavenly Treasury, while others were directly and forcibly controlled.
In any case, these members have already lost their humanity. Although time may wash them back, Konoha doesn't have enough resources to give them.
Especially since these were Danzo's subordinates.
"Who did you send?"
Danzo plopped down and lowered his head.
"..."
"Uchiha... Itachi."
"Ha?"
"Sarutobi Ga******"
"you*******"
"Ahem, judging by the time, they should be making their move soon."
Sarutobi glanced at the darkening sky and guessed that the new Roots should have already begun to move.
"It's alright. If any of your men survive, I'll send them here to keep you company."
Seeing Danzo completely insane, Sarutobi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
No, I can't lay a hand on him!
At the very least, one cannot take action in one's own home.
Otherwise, his dream of becoming Naruto would truly be in vain.
Sarutobi, how cruel you are! Have you forgotten what Tobirama-sensei told us? Have you forgotten those crimson Mangekyō Sharingan during the Nine-Tails' rampage?
Danzo closed his eyes and said nothing more.
Sarutobi moved a small stool and sat down next to Danzo.
The two remained silent, and even setting aside Danzo's red-faced expression, Sarutobi's smiling face alone was a beautiful sight.
Late at night, a knock on the door shattered this damned bliss.
"You're here."
Sarutobi opened his eyes and looked at Danzo.
Danzo's body trembled slightly, then he stood up and opened the courtyard gate.
Approaching them were seven members of the original root group, led by his second-in-command, Yi.
However, he lost an arm.
The other six were also seriously injured, missing limbs.
A well appeared on Danzo's forehead.
(╬｀Benefit´)ｺ
Root deputy knelt, not daring to look at Danzo's ferocious face.
Having broken free from Itachi's control, the group looked back at what they had just done, and the feeling of being both themselves and not themselves was terrifying.
"Root deputy... never mind, come in first."
In the past, Danzo would have definitely killed all of them to show his authority.
However, they are now among his few remaining subordinates.
"Hey, Danzo, don't be sad. Come to my office tomorrow, let's have some tea and then discuss some government affairs."
Sarutobi got up and prepared to leave. He had originally planned to stay here to keep an eye on Danzo in case anything went wrong.
While I'm at it, I'll also comfort (or tease) my best friend.
"Get out of here!!! Get out of here now! Get as far away as you can!"
Danzo picked up a showerhead from the yard and threw it directly at Sarutobi, but he missed, as Sarutobi had already left.
"You, gather the remaining members! I will never allow the evil Uchiha to steal my Root!"
Danzo angrily addressed the seven people standing in the courtyard.
However, the remaining members are probably only those from the Rumor Department and the Surveillance Department, as well as some members who are on missions.
"Um, Lord Danzo, the evil Uchiha Itachi obtained our member distribution from the minds of the dead members."
"Perhaps, all of our members are gone..."
Tonight in Konoha, an extremely roar came from the Shimura clan, which was even heard by the Sarutobi clan next door.
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