Kaedeji gathered his personnel at Konohagakure's gate.
The team members stood fully armed before Kaedeji.
Twenty-four-year-old Special Jonin Choza Fujiki, fifteen-year-old Chunin Hyūga Iroha, sixteen-year-old Special Jonin Shibi Aburame, thirteen-year-old Genin Morino Ibiki.
And twenty-nine-year-old Genin Might Duy.
Kaedeji adjusted the Summoning Scroll at his waist as he looked at the subordinates lined up before him.
These people were all figures who would leave their names in history, but none of them had yet reached their peak.
Honestly, Kaedeji had been quite surprised by the teammates assigned to him in the mission order. The village had clearly put thought into it, and there were no Root ninja mixed in.
"Looks like something went wrong on Danzo's end. He kept saying he supported me, yet he couldn't even slip any men into the team. Knowing Danzo's personality, he might arrange a squad of Root ninja to act in secret."
Kaedeji understood perfectly well that this so-called secret operation was not as simple as protecting his safety and obeying his orders. To be more precise, whenever Kaedeji was winning, these Root ninja would be his most loyal subordinates.
But once the battle turned against them—especially if Kaedeji were badly wounded or near death—those Root ninja would definitely swarm in, completely disregarding the lives of their comrades from the village, and take only Kaedeji away.
Then, while Kaedeji was in poor condition, they would use techniques such as cursed seals, Sealing Jutsu, and Mind Transfer to control him.
Of course, they might also be looking for a chance to kill Kaedeji, because Danzo still possessed a forbidden technique—Impure World Reincarnation.
Danzo could not learn it himself, but Orochimaru, who had embarked upon the path of seeking immortality, would certainly learn such a forbidden technique. Perhaps those two were already considering the possibility of