Xu Fan Slowly Raised a Question Mark

Xu Fan Slowly Raised a Question Mark

"This way."

The moment they left Ichiraku Ramen, the Root Shinobi at the head of the group took the lead and guided the way.

Xu Fan looked over these people and realized they had no intention of making a move here.

There were few people on the street, but this was still the village's main road.

Even Danzo was not arrogant enough to act so brazenly.

If he had guessed correctly, these Root Shinobi intended to take him somewhere secluded before killing him.

But Xu Fan naturally had nothing to worry about.

Even if they were Root Shinobi, stronger than ordinary Jonin, they should have been no different from the Cloud Shinobi elites.

Even those people had been unable to withstand his external Chakra Release.

Not to mention that he had now mastered a Fire Release ninjutsu like the Great Fireball.

He would use these people to get some practice in and, while he was at it, steal a few ninjutsu from them.

Most importantly, he could use this chance to intimidate Danzo!

At that thought,

Xu Fan's mood immediately brightened. He followed them toward their destination while remaining alert for any sudden move from the Root Shinobi.

Xu Fan gradually noticed that the Root Shinobi had formed a Cross Formation as they walked.

There were at least two Root Shinobi guarding him in front, behind, to his left, and to his right. It looked as though they were deliberately sealing off his escape routes.

As time passed, they moved farther and farther away from the center of Konoha, and the sky gradually began to darken.

More interestingly, Xu Fan was becoming increasingly familiar with this road.

"Aren't we going to see Danzo?" Xu Fan asked knowingly. "If we keep going down this road, we'll reach the Uchiha Compound."

The Root Shinobi said nothing and simply continued onward.

Just as expected...

These people planned to find a place to kill him, then pin the blame on the Uchiha Clan.

In fact, the current timeline was already very close to the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Danzo and the other members of the Konoha leadership had discussed this matter with Hiruzen Sarutobi more than once.

Coupled with Danzo's beliefs, he had always disagreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi's approach to governing the village.

The more talent Xu Fan displayed, the more troublesome it would be if he became the next Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Therefore, eliminating him before he could grow was the optimal solution.

Besides, if his corpse appeared in the Uchiha Compound, they could use the incident to pressure the Uchiha Clan.

Once the Uchiha Clan did anything extreme, even Hiruzen Sarutobi would find it difficult to stop Danzo.

In truth, Hiruzen Sarutobi's handling of the Uchiha Clan had always been baffling.

Apart from repeatedly saying, "I'll find a way," during Konoha leadership meetings, he took no substantive action.

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi merely compromised and had Itachi carry out the purge.

So, if he died at the hands of Root,

Hiruzen Sarutobi would probably choose compromise again.

After all, it was one dead Xu Fan versus one living Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew perfectly well which mattered more.

Only...

Danzo clearly knew far too little about him. How could a mere ten Root Shinobi possibly be his match?

"Enough."

Xu Fan suddenly stopped walking and stretched his muscles. He had lost the patience to keep going.

They were already far enough from the village that no one would notice what happened here.

"Keep moving."

When one Root Shinobi saw Xu Fan stop, he immediately reached out to press down on Xu Fan's shoulder, intending to force him onward.

Xu Fan decisively released his Chakra, aimed it at the Shinobi, and blasted him away.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, the Root Shinobi was sent flying backward. He rolled several times across the ground before finally coming to a stop.

"The game ends here." Xu Fan swept his gaze over everyone present, his voice low. "Since you're here to carry out an assassination, come at me together."

No one had expected Xu Fan to react like this.

Even if he truly was different, the people facing him were Root Shinobi.

Assassination missions were routine for them.

They did not understand why Lord Danzo had assembled a team of ten to assassinate a ninja student who had not even graduated.

But no matter how one put it, just how strong could he be?

Back then, even the assassination of Hiruzen Sarutobi had only required a ten-man squad.

Yet they could not understand what had just happened.

Xu Fan had clearly been standing still, so how had he blasted a Root Shinobi away?

How had he done it?

"Attack!"

The Root Shinobi in command was the first to react, issuing orders to the others.

Even if there had been an unexpected development, it would not affect the final outcome in the slightest.

They would kill Xu Fan here, then frame the Uchiha Clan.

This was Lord Danzo's direct order.

To them, it was an absolute command.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Xu Fan's gaze narrowed as he watched the Root Shinobi draw the swords at their waists and charge at him.

Their movements were clean and efficient, without a single unnecessary motion.

A flash of cold light arrived first, the blade racing straight for his throat.

If it had been anyone else, they might have died beneath that sword in less than a breath.

Unfortunately, he had already...

Signed in!

Boom!

A tremendous explosion rang through the air as visible Chakra erupted from Xu Fan's body, wrapping around him and forming a Chakra cloak.

Clang!

The sword struck Xu Fan's Chakra directly, producing a crisp collision. Then a crack spread across the blade, instantly covering the entire sword before it shattered apart.

Crack!

Seeing this, Xu Fan grabbed the Root Shinobi by the throat.

"Do you want to dance too?"

Xu Fan deliberately lowered his voice and tightened his grip. Then he leaped up and delivered a kick, using his Chakra to send the man flying dozens of meters in an instant.

As expected of Madara's classic line. It really did make one's blood boil.

However, Root Shinobi were all nameless people without emotions.

Even though Xu Fan had displayed overwhelming power, none of them felt fear, nor would they retreat!

They quickly pulled back, readjusted their formation, then took out kunai and hurled them rapidly, intending to use them as a feint.

But just as Xu Fan was about to begin a slaughter, another kunai shot out from the forest to the side, moving in an incredibly strange trajectory and neutralizing all of the Root Shinobi's feints.

Clatter!

The kunai flying toward Xu Fan fell to the ground one after another.

The Root Shinobi immediately became wary.

Xu Fan frowned and instinctively glanced toward the direction the kunai had come from.

In less than a breath, a black figure shot out of the woods and landed steadily in front of Xu Fan.

"Good thing I made it in time."

An Anbu uniform, a head of silver hair, and that familiar voice...

It's you, Fifty-Fifty... no, the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake!

Kakashi then turned back and said softly, "Don't worry. I'll protect you."

Xu Fan: "???"

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