Root Organization

"Uzumaki Naruto, nice to meet you!"

Uchiha Shisui's body stiffened, standing like a statue rooted to the ground.

What?!

What?!

What?!

What had he just heard?

Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and Uzumaki Kushina, the Red Hot Habanero's son… Uzumaki Naruto?

Oh my god!

Those two esteemed individuals actually had a child?!

Uzumaki Naruto was their child!

Seriously?!

Uchiha Shisui swallowed hard, feeling his worldview completely overturned.

He knew that Lady Uzumaki Kushina had been pregnant; it wasn't a secret in Konoha Village.

But after the Nine-Tails incident, hadn't Lord Hokage said that to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox, Lady Uzumaki Kushina and her unborn child had both died?

Now Uzumaki Naruto was claiming to be their child…

Suddenly, Uchiha Shisui shivered, noticing something he hadn't before.

Uzumaki Naruto's appearance… wasn't it precisely when the Nine-Tails incident ended?

Considering Uzumaki Naruto's golden hair and the Kekkei Genkai, Adamantine Chains, Uchiha Shisui inexplicably believed this fact.

Lady Uzumaki Kushina's Adamantine Chains.

Lord Minato Namikaze's golden hair.

But…

Uchiha Shisui's body remained stiff.

How did Uzumaki Naruto know such a top-secret matter, something even he, the strongest Uchiha ninja, was unaware of?

Would Lord Hokage kindly tell Uzumaki Naruto?

Although Uchiha Shisui was naive, he wasn't foolish. He knew this was absolutely impossible.

Telling Uzumaki Naruto the truth could very well lead him to resentment, perhaps even turn him into an enemy of Konoha Village, subsequently causing the Nine-Tails to rampage and destroy Konoha.

So…

Uzumaki Naruto found out the truth himself?!

Goosebumps erupted all over Uchiha Shisui's body, his mind swirling with shock like a surging tsunami.

Uzumaki Naruto knew the truth, yet he still maintained a gentle demeanor externally.

Was gentleness his true nature?!

No!

This was definitely Uzumaki Naruto's own disguise!

Uchiha Shisui felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

A boy who grew up surrounded by malice, upon learning his true identity, could still maintain such a flawless facade.

This was clearly the makings of a major villain!

"Naruto, what do you intend to do?!"

Uchiha Shisui struggled to lift his head. Though he couldn't see, he felt as if Uzumaki Naruto's coldness permeated the air.

"Does it matter?!"

Uzumaki Naruto retorted.

Uchiha Shisui nodded vigorously.

A faint smile played on Uzumaki Naruto's lips: "To my knowledge, during the Fourth Hokage's era, the Uchiha Clan's relationship with Konoha was quite good, nowhere near the current state of animosity."

"But as soon as the Fourth Hokage died, the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha rapidly deteriorated. Do you think that's normal?"

Uchiha Shisui swallowed, unsure what Uzumaki Naruto was getting at.

Uzumaki Naruto looked towards Konoha Village and said indifferently:

"Uchiha Shisui, don't you think… I could do better than that old man Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

Uchiha Shisui gasped.

Uzumaki Naruto… was planning a coup!

Uchiha Shisui was speechless. He had originally thought that Uzumaki Naruto had saved him by chance.

Now it was clear that everything had been part of Uzumaki Naruto's plan, and saving him was just one small part of it.

It was even an insignificant part; his plan definitely wasn't just about saving him.

Danger!!!

This blond-haired boy in front of him was too dangerous!!!

It wasn't just his Kekkei Genkai; even more terrifying was his nature. No one knew what kind of face Uzumaki Naruto was hiding behind his mask.

About a few minutes passed.

Uchiha Shisui spoke bitterly, "I never thought I'd hear such astonishing truth right before I die."

"But it's too late."

"If it were earlier, perhaps I really would have considered agreeing to you, but now... Uzumaki Naruto, you should leave."

Uchiha Shisui sighed, "The Root ninja won't let me go. If you don't leave soon, they might discover you."

"Oh, really!?"

Uzumaki Naruto glanced into the distance and said, just as Uchiha Shisui was about to speak again:

"If you're talking about a group of masked individuals, then there's no need to say more, because they're already here."

"What!?"

Uchiha Shisui's face changed drastically.

Swish! Swish! Swish...

Three ninjas in black robes and mysterious masks flashed onto the open ground.

"Uchiha Shisui is here, and he's alive. It looks like he's lost most of his fighting strength."

"His other Mangekyo Sharingan is gone; he must have entrusted it to someone else."

"That boy is Uzumaki Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. I don't know why he's here, but he's very weak."

"..."

The three mysterious individuals started talking among themselves as if no one else was there the moment they appeared.

No.

Rather than talking.

It was more like they were exchanging information, their voices extremely cold, seemingly devoid of any emotion in their calmness.

Hearing these voices, Uchiha Shisui knew who had arrived, and his face became very grim:

"Root ninja."

The three Root ninja completely ignored Uchiha Shisui.

After their cold exchange.

One Root ninja looked at Uzumaki Naruto and asked coldly, "Uzumaki Naruto, is Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan with you?"

Uzumaki Naruto ignored them, just as they had ignored Uchiha Shisui.

With his azure eyes fixed on Uchiha Shisui, Uzumaki Naruto spoke, "So, Uchiha Shisui, tell me your choice."

"Is it a meaningless death here, or do you choose to follow me and witness a new world?"