Fū Yamanaka, an obscure ninja, had already spent several years in Root.
Selecting Fū for Root was one of the many things Genitsu had done after taking office.
It had not attracted any attention. It was only natural for a new leader to build his own faction and cultivate trustworthy subordinates.
Even when Danzo had been in charge, he had enjoyed demanding young people from the various ninja clans, brainwashing them, and using them to bolster Root.
Fū Yamanaka was the young genius Genitsu had requested from the Yamanaka Clan after taking office.
At the time, Fū had already displayed considerable talent and was highly sensitive to the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Switch Technique.
Genitsu decisively brought him into Root and made him one of his own subordinates.
Now, Genitsu had finally put Fū to use. Not as a Root ninja who had to remain hidden in the shadows, but by directly ordering him to remove his mask and join Yamato and Izumi's team.
Yamato and Izumi's team had never reached full strength under Genitsu's interference.
That spot had been deliberately reserved for Fū.
"Even at the cost of your life, you must protect Uchiha Izumi. That is your mission... I don't care whether you understand it. You only need to know that Izumi is of vital importance to the village."
"Yes, sir. I will not give anyone the chance to kill her."
Fū answered without hesitation, his expression numb.
He did not fully understand it either.
It had nothing to do with disloyalty toward Genitsu or doubting him.
As a ninja, it was instinctive to conduct the most comprehensive analysis possible with all available intelligence, considering both positive and negative angles and making deductions from multiple perspectives.
Although Fū truly did not understand the reason, since he could not