Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Chapter 113 Konoha Raised a Ghost

Leaves are divided into black and white.

White, Hiruzen Sarutobi is the largest; Black, Danzo Shimura is the largest.

Black and white are not clearly distinguished, and good and evil cannot coexist.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were also brothers, sharing an unbreakable bond since childhood.

The Root was an organization established and commanded by Danzo Shimura. Its initial purpose was to train personnel for Hiruzen Sarutobi's ANBU.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also tacitly acknowledged his existence.

At the beginning of Hiruzen Sarutobi's tenure as Hokage, Danzo Shimura's Root organization became Konoha's most direct and effective weapon for a long time, eliminating all threats inside and outside the village with the attitude of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free".

However, power often corrupts, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption.

Initially, the Root was organized according to the divisions of the Dark Division, with four squads led by Danzo, totaling 17 people.

But over the years, it has become, like the roots of a large tree, intricate and complex, forming an extremely large organization.

There are countless researchers and intelligence agents.

Moreover, the Roots only obey Danzo's orders.

After the Nine-Tails' rampage ended, members of Root, under Danzo's orders, even formed a ten-man team to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been reinstated.

It was only because Kakashi, whom he had originally recruited, defected at the last minute and failed.

Then came the famous "You'll regret it" classic scene.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi ultimately chose to forgive Danzo Shimura.

Perhaps this is the bond between the men of Konoha.

However, as a tacitly approved entity, Root's combat personnel are still only in the size of a secret squad, which is only seventeen people.

just now.

As the leader of the Root and the one who bears the blame, Shimura Danzo remains at his Root base at this important juncture.

He also wanted to go to the festival to see Konoha, which was now thriving.

But he has more important things to do now.

"Did you find anything out of the investigation?"

Danzo Shimura questioned his subordinates about the Root.

The Root ninja shook his head. "Aside from meeting the Jinchuriki once, the Hokage has stayed in the Hokage Building and has never left."

"Never left?" Shimura Danzo frowned, stood up, and paced back and forth in his office.

"Hiruzen has been acting so strangely lately, he must be up to something, but I never expected him to be keeping it from me now."

Danzo Shimura sighed with emotion, lamenting how things had changed so much.

Even if he had assassinated the other party back then, Hiruzen would have forgiven him. Now, just because of a rumor, he keeps his distance from him.

They didn't even tell him about the village's plans.

"Go and organize the intelligence. I'm going to the Hokage Building."

"Yes!"

at the same time.

The battle between Obito Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi had only just begun.

Uchiha Itachi had already arrived at Shimura Danzo's doorstep.

He did not conceal his presence, so he was discovered by the Root ninjas as soon as he arrived nearby.

"Who?" The two Root members on patrol immediately became alert.

"It's me." Itachi Uchiha, wearing an Anbu mask, slowly emerged from the darkness.

"It's you! What brings you to the Root Headquarters?"

Itachi Uchiha was a famous figure in both the Anbu and Root, and Root ninjas could recognize his mask at a glance.

Itachi Uchiha took out a scroll from his pocket, which had Hiruzen Sarutobi's special chakra mark on it.

"Convey the Hokage's order to Elder Danzo."

"Go in."

Once the Hokage's exclusive mark was confirmed, the Root ninja immediately let Uchiha Itachi in.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura often used this method to exchange information and assign tasks.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi's "Imperial Sword," Itachi Uchiha entered Root without any hindrance.

They arrived at Danzo Shimura's office.

Danzo Shimura, who was originally planning to go to the Hokage Building, sat down again.

"Uchiha Itachi, what message does Hiruzen want you to convey to me?"

Itachi Uchiha glanced at the people behind Danzo Shimura, but said nothing.

Danzo Shimura understood what the other party meant, waved his hand, and said, "Ryoma is the person I trust the most."

He still needs to be wary of Uchiha Itachi, after all, he's an Uchiha.

Ryoma Aburame is one of the strongest fighters in Root right now, and he can easily stop Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha only showed his Mangekyou Sharingan to Fugaku Uchiha and Obito Uchiha.

"It's about a masked man. The Hokage suspects he's the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage!"

"The Hokage was worried that the village was raising a demon, so he kept it a secret."

Masked man!

I've raised a ghost!

Danzo Shimura's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously wondered if Hiruzen had found out about his contact with the masked man.

That's why the other party has been ignoring him?

But he quickly dismissed the idea. He had contacted the masked man a year ago, when they agreed to target the Uchiha together, but there had been no news since.

This masked man is unreliable too.

Danzo Shimura forced himself to remain calm and said, "Tell me in detail!"

Itachi Uchiha handed the scroll in his hand to Danzo Shimura.

"The Hokage's message is all in there."

Danzo Shimura took the scroll and examined it, discovering that it was indeed a restriction set up by Hiruzen Sarutobi himself.

Only then did he anxiously remove the seal on the scroll.

But when he opened the scroll, a crow appeared on it.

The crow's eye was a dart-shaped Mangekyou Sharingan.

With just one glance, Shimura Danzo, who was not on guard, fell into the illusion.

He and Hiruzen had long been intimately familiar with each other, and he never imagined that the other would harm him.

Uchiha Itachi, who was originally kneeling, suddenly sprang up, his right hand forming a claw as he grabbed at Shimura Danzo's eye beneath the bandages.

"Lord Danzo!"

Aburame Ryoma was shocked, but he was prepared. The swarm of insects he usually kept on his body flew towards Uchiha Itachi.

These insects can drain a Jonin dry in an instant.

However, what he faced was a pair of windmill-shaped Mangekyou Sharingan eyes.

"Tsukuyomi!"

"Amaterasu!"

The two eye techniques were used one after the other.

The moment Aburame Ryoma was restrained, a kunai pierced his heart.

The swarm of insects that rushed towards him also burst into flames.

The swarm of insects dwindled at a rate visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha also removed the eye that belonged to Shisui Uchiha.

Having lost the Mangekyou Sharingan, Danzo Shimura never had another chance to escape the Kotoamatsukami genjutsu.

In the genjutsu world, Shimura Danzo is also suffering the greatest torment of his life, besides not being able to become Hokage.

"It's no use, Elder Danzo. You can't possibly break this illusion."

"Uchiha Itachi! Are you betraying Konoha?"

Bound to the cross, Shimura Danzo stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Itachi, who was now only half a body.

As Itachi Uchiha said, he had tried everything, but no matter what method he used, he could not break free from this genjutsu.

Itachi Uchiha simply ignored him, his expression calm.

"Elder Danzo, who is the one who truly betrayed Konoha—you or me?"