Under White Fang and Minato's gaze, Ronglin slowly removed the battle robe from his body and held it in his hand, laughing loudly.
"Then tell me—does a Fourth Hokage like me still need to exist?"
"This time, Danzo took quite a few people from Konoha with him. How wonderful. Every one of those who claimed to have cut ties with Danzo ran off with him, and they even took away the people I had deliberately hidden."
White Fang could only lower his head. Only a few people knew Tenzo's location. Neither Ronglin nor the Third Hokage could possibly have leaked it. There was only one possible source of the leak: the Anbu.
Back when Ronglin had wanted to execute Root's people, White Fang and the Third Hokage had felt it would be inappropriate to execute them all. They could select some of them and execute a few representative figures instead. Thus, many Root members had naturally entered Ronglin's direct ranks, where they could gradually gain access to things others could not.
"Lord Hokage."
Ronglin's words gave both Minato and White Fang a fright. Even as they regretted what had happened, they hoped Ronglin would calm down. Anything could still be salvaged; he absolutely could not do something rash.
"I'm giving you two months. If, after two months, the people who ran off with Danzo have not appeared before me, then you can go home and farm."
With a toss, Ronglin threw away the battle robe in his hand and strode off the rooftop, leaving behind Minato and White Fang with bitter smiles.
"Whoosh—"
The battle robe symbolizing the Fourth Hokage fell to the ground. Minato glanced at White Fang and lowered his voice.
"Lord Hokage is very angry. This is the first time I've ever seen him like this."
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