Just as Yamanaka Inoichi was about to call his clansmen over to get to work, two figures suddenly barged into the Yamanaka Clan compound and blocked his path.
"...Root?!"
The Root Ninjas' masks were distinctive, and Yamanaka Inoichi immediately recognized their strange patterns.
He frowned.
His guard went up.
"Why has Root suddenly shown up uninvited?" Yamanaka Inoichi asked expressionlessly. He wanted nothing to do with Root, knowing full well that Danzo coveted the Hokage position.
Danzo's desire to become Hokage was like the Uchiha Clan's desire to stage a coup-a "secret" that plenty of people could guess.
The Yamanaka Clan was ultimately aligned with the Hokage.
Naturally, they resented Danzo's ambition to usurp him.
Of course, Yamanaka Inoichi also wanted to distance himself from the Uchiha Clan, which was plotting a coup. Unfortunately, Uchiha Chisen had people from the Konoha Military Police Force bring corpses over every day. Even if Yamanaka Inoichi wanted to keep his distance, the need to examine those bodies forced him to remain in contact.
Then the Root Ninja on the left spoke coldly. "Clan Head Inoichi, these eight bodies are all ninjas from Root. The Yamanaka Clan has no right to probe the secrets in their brains."
The Root Ninja on the right added, "You are not to touch these bodies. Our people will come and take them away."
Yamanaka Inoichi's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.
All eight bodies were Root Ninjas? Had Uchiha Chisen clashed with Konoha's Root again?
"Fine."
Since Danzo was willing to clean up this mess, Yamanaka Inoichi was happy not to make trouble for himself.
Before long.
Sure enough, more Root Ninjas arrived at the Yamanaka Clan compound.
And Yamanaka Inoichi discovered that their leader was none other than Shimura Danzō!
Danzo stood beside Yamanaka Inoichi, silently gazing at