A Classic Reenactment!

Root Blades!

No, they should be called "Modified Humans."

They were a force created through the cooperation between Danzo and Orochimaru.

They could not use ninjutsu, and they were slow.

As long as one knew their intelligence, even a genin could deal with these three-meter-tall creatures covered in snake scales.

But since Danzo had been willing to cooperate with Orochimaru, they naturally possessed tremendous value.

The battlefield!

That was where Root Blades—or rather, Modified Humans—truly belonged.

Their immense strength and resilient bodies allowed them to avoid their own weaknesses on the battlefield and fully bring out their advantages.

After all, in terms of combat strength alone, each was equivalent to a Special Jonin who specialized in taijutsu.

And today, there were a full thousand of them.

Yes, a thousand.

That number represented a massive expenditure of sacrifices, resources, and wealth.

When Danzo had "assassinated" Tang Ping last time, it was not that he had not wanted to bring more Root Blades. It was simply because he could not possibly smuggle such a large number into Konoha.

Thus, the Root Blades that could not be taken away had all been received by Asuma, eventually forming this elite force.

However, their origins were problematic, and they did not align with the "Will of Fire," which was why they had not been deployed before.

But with the situation now critical, and Asuma using "atonement" as an excuse, he had managed to persuade Jiraiya.

Most importantly, if these Root Blades were not sent in, Konoha's ninjas would be the ones paying the price.

And there was someone to take the blame!

Danzo.

He was the one who had created these things. They were merely making use of discarded assets now. They would still be criticized for it, but far less severely.

Without someone to