Mu Yue secretly made his way to the Root Base as Shimura Danzō had instructed.
He had to admit that Hiruzen Sarutobi was better at dealing with people. For the same kind of meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen to visit Mu Yue's home after work, while Shimura Danzō still acted like a superior and made Mu Yue come to the Root Base.
Of course, Shimura Danzō might have been considering the possible repercussions. He did not want Hiruzen Sarutobi to know that Mu Yue still had ties to Root.
Mu Yue could understand that, but it did not stop him from thinking Shimura Danzō was lacking.
"Lord Danzō." The moment he entered the Root Base, Mu Yue slipped into character and respectfully called out to Shimura Danzō. Neither his expression nor his attitude offered the slightest flaw.
Shimura Danzō, seated in his office chair, nodded with slight satisfaction. Mu Yue's attitude showed that he was still the subordinate loyal to Root and loyal to Konoha.
"You handled the East Coast Battlefield very well. You showed the spirit Konoha ninja ought to possess," Shimura Danzō praised.
Shimura Danzō rarely praised anyone, because he believed that pushing people was more conducive to their growth. But Mu Yue had performed this mission so flawlessly that Shimura Danzō could find no fault with it.
More importantly, Mu Yue had let Shimura Danzō slap Hiruzen Sarutobi in the face during the high-level meeting. That was the main reason Shimura Danzō was praising Mu Yue.
Since the war began, Shimura Danzō had taken plenty of flak from Hiruzen Sarutobi. This time, he had finally vented his anger and shown Hiruzen Sarutobi the value of Shimura Danzō's judgment.
"This is what I ought to do as both a Root ninja and a Konoha ninja. We must never