In the final analysis, I am just a mouse living in the darkness. Once I lose the protection of Danzo, the most powerful "darkness", I will no longer have a foothold in this world.

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

Sai suppressed her inner fear and lowered her head to Danzo, promising that she would not make such a stupid mistake again.

Without Danzo and without roots, he cannot survive. This is a bloody reality before his eyes.

Even if we understand that such a decision is against humanity, it is still very ridiculous in the eyes of ordinary people.

But this is the meaning of one's own survival.

Danzo is the supreme, holy and noble ‘god’ in our hearts.

As a 'god', in this village, his interests must take priority over the Hokage, overriding all rules, even the rules of the village itself.

I don't have a name, and I don't need a name.

Sai is also a false code name just made up to complete the mission.

He is just the root, Danzo's brother and foot, and the minions of darkness.

No one, not myself.

No thought is required, no self-awareness is required.

Just dedicate everything to your roots and Danzo’s ideals.

Thinking of the nature of such a thing, Sai's inner panic quickly calmed down.

That's right, just keep walking down this dark road.

"Go down. Since you are injured now, I will give you three days to recover."

Danzo lowered his eyebrows and glanced at Sayi before spitting out these words.

Sai stood up silently, like a working machine, and left the cell with great obedience.

After Saoi left, Aburame Horine and Yamafaze walked out of the shadow of the cell and came to Danzo's side.

As Danzo's most trusted right-hand man today, it not only represents loyalty, but also represents the ability of the two of them, which exceeds that of most of the root members.

"I'm sorry, Danzo-sama, this is my dereliction of duty. I should choose someone else to join Team 7 to protect the Jinchuuriki. I know that he failed in the last mission, but I still firmly believe that his ability can atone for his sins..."

Takegen lowered his head and said.

"Now it is not a matter of right or wrong. What is important is the safety of the Jinchuuriki. The problem of the Demon Country must be taken extra precautions, but the organization hidden in the shadows cannot be careless. Moreover, this matter is dereliction of duty.

Not only you, but also the Anbu under the leadership of Tsunade. Regarding this matter, I will put pressure on Tsunade through the advisory group and place a root team next to Naruto Uzumaki. This team will be composed of

Terai will lead it. Terai’s ability is not weaker than yours, Saoi can just act as a guard on the surface.”

Danzo thought for a moment and answered.

After all, if there is a fault, even he, the root leader, needs to reflect on his own mistakes.

"Terai? With his ability, isn't it a bit..."

Shanfeng Feng frowned.

Terai, like them, is also an outstanding cadre in the root group.

Their own strength is very high, and in terms of qualifications, they still belong to their seniors.

Letting such high-level cadres serve as bodyguards would be overkill.

Moreover, the root volume is huge and requires sufficient management to manage and assign tasks.

Especially when Danzo's freedom is now restricted, middle and high-level managers are particularly important.

"Just do this. The Jinchuuriki will grow up sooner or later, and you can just withdraw when the time comes."

Danzo's eyes flickered, not knowing what he was calculating.

Although Torine and Yamafaze were surprised, they did not hesitate at Danzo's order and nodded.

"Speaking of which, how did the mission you were asked to carry out secretly go?"

Danzo turned around and asked.

"That mission... I am currently searching carefully, but after unremitting efforts, I finally collected some. In addition, during the search, I also discovered Orochimaru's people and eliminated many of Orochimaru's minions.

"

Answer by taking the root.

Although Orochimaru himself was powerful, the ninjas he took in were not worth mentioning in front of the elite ninjas at his base.

The results of encounters in the wild, in most cases, were that Orochimaru's subordinates were all wiped out by their elite elites, leaving no one behind.

"Hmph, give that rotten snake some more time to survive, and when the time comes, he will kill Uchiha Sasuke as well!"

A fierce look flashed in Danzo's eyes.

"So, Uchiha Itachi's side..."

"After Uchiha Sasuke left, his position has become variable...and the best way to change this situation is to kill him from the ground up."

If Konoha continues to control Uchiha Sasuke, then Uchiha Itachi's stay will naturally be of great value to Konoha.

However, after Sasuke learned the truth and left, Uchiha Itachi's loyalty needed to be questioned.

This kind of spy whose loyalty is questionable, just like the pharmacist Nonou who was abandoned by him in the past, needs to be cleaned up.

The current Uchiha Itachi is already a sharp blade whose position is uncertain. Whether it will stab the enemy or Konoha, it is possible... but the root does not need this kind of uncertainty.

Uncertainty is a hidden danger that needs to be eliminated.

"yes."

Take the root and sigh in your heart.

Uchiha Itachi is undoubtedly a good sword, so it would be a pity to give it up like this.

You can make good use of his residual value and share the dirty things that are too late to deal with.

But Danzo's orders need to be resolutely implemented, and it seems that the information channel with that side needs to be cut off.

In the future, the only way to obtain information about that organization is from Orochimaru, or from Jiraiya.

After all, not only the roots of the organization were being targeted, Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, was also paying attention using the information channels of Mt. Myoboku.

"Besides, there is no need to investigate Asami Masumi."

Finally, Danzo added this sentence.

Takegen looked at Danzo in confusion.

Perhaps from the Hokage's point of view, the current deputy director of Konoha Hospital Asami Masumi is not a big problem, but judging from the results of the root investigation, no matter what, there are uncertainties behind Asami Masumi.

Hidden danger.

Judging from Danzo's intentions, it seemed that he had no intention of secretly executing the other party immediately.

"However, after investigation, her fiancé Fujisaki Takeshi..."

"Takeshi Fujisaki died in my hands."

Danzo revealed this astonishing fact.

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Takene looked at Danzo in surprise.

A hint of reminiscence appeared on Danzo's face.

"That is an excellent ninja who has inherited the true will of fire. Unfortunately, no matter how excellent the chess piece is, it is still a chess piece. When this chess piece knows too much, the 'darkness' involved is far beyond what Naruto can

When the scope of the deal is reached, Naruto will also become the protector and accomplice of the 'darkness'. Then, naturally there is only one left waiting for the fate of the chess piece."

Danzo said this with some regret in his eyes, whether it was sarcasm or emotion.

Take roots and become silent with the mountain wind.

"Danzo-sama, could it be that Takeshi Fujisaki was a spy planted by the Sandaime in the past..."

Although it is a question, taking root and mountain wind seem to confirm something.

According to the records in the root, in the past, in order to limit the development of the root, the third generation secretly trained a group of spies among his direct subordinates, and instructed them to sneak into the root, collect information about the root, and monitor the movements of the root, in order to limit the root.

the goal of.

However, this was a power struggle between high-level officials that occurred silently, so it did not have any obvious impact at the time. Even most of the jounin knew nothing about it, and it did not spread to the ears of the public.

, became a talking point after dinner.

In the records of the roots, there is a blank history of the spy war... only the number of sacrifices of those spies who infiltrated the roots was recorded, but the process, the names of the victims, whether the Sandaime finally achieved his political goals, and the roots were lost.

How much, all are not recorded.

Except for the core members who were actually involved at the time, probably no one knew anything about the history of that period.

Danzo did not deny or approve this, but stated in an extremely calm tone:

"I am giving him the last dignity as a Konoha ninja... nothing more."
Chapter completed!