"Uncle! Uncle, save me! Bad guys! There are bad guys here!"
Naruto, tucked under a Root member's arm, struggled desperately and screamed, reaching out to claw at the Root member's face.
But at only three years old, his strength was no match for a trained Root operative.
No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free from the Root member's hold.
"So noisy! Shut his mouth!"
Bloodshot veins bulged in Danzo's eyes as he impatiently ordered the Root member holding Naruto.
His mood was exceedingly foul. To move the Jinchuriki, he had already lost far too many Root operatives.
His heart was bleeding.
"Yes!"
But before that Root member could act—
Scht! The Silver Fluid wrapped around Naruto suddenly shot out a tentacle, instantly piercing his heart. The Root member let out a scream as his body fell downward.
"Damn it! The frequency sped up again!"
Danzo's eyes reddened!
There were barely any Root operatives left among those he had brought, yet they still could not find a way to crack this damned thing! More than ten Root operatives had died on the route from the Uchiha Clan Compound to the Root Base.
Nearly every stretch of the road had a Root corpse lying along it!
If he had not been cautious enough and brought ample subordinates to minimize the chances of accidents, they probably would not have even made it this far!
Looking at the final stretch ahead, the bloodshot eyes of Danzo relaxed slightly.
Fortunately, they were almost there!
"Are the preparations at the base complete?"
Danzo asked coldly.
"They are complete. We are only waiting for the Jinchuriki to arrive."
The Sensor Root following beside Danzo answered in a trembling voice.
There were barely any Root operatives left alive around them. If he had not