The Third Hokage walked over to Hao Shuai and Danzō. First, he looked at the corpses on the ground, then at Naruto behind Hao Shuai, and finally turned to Danzō and asked sternly, "Danzō, what are you doing?"
The Third Hokage assumed Danzō had set his sights on Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so he was hardly pleased with him.
"Hiashi, you've got it wrong. I only came because I heard the fighting."
Danzō paid no mind to the Third Hokage's expression. After explaining, he looked at Hao Shuai and said, "You seem quite capable. Would you be interested in joining Root and working under me?"
"Join Root?" Hao Shuai propped his chin on one hand. "I suppose I could, but what's in it for me? When I went to teach at the Ninja Academy, Lord Hokage said I could take a few cute little girls home to be my wives."
Danzō: "..."
Naruto: "..."
Sasuke: "..."
Rock Lee: "..."
The members of Root: "..."
At that moment, everyone present looked back and forth between the Third Hokage and Hao Shuai, as if trying to figure out whether they had some kind of shady deal going on.
"You bastard!! When did I ever say that?! Who gave you permission to take little girls?!"
The Third Hokage snapped out of it and glared furiously at Hao Shuai, as if he could kill him with a look.
"Didn't you?" Hao Shuai suddenly crouched in the corner, looking pitiful and aggrieved. "I thought that when you let me teach, you meant—"
"Baka! Don't you dare lay a hand on your students!" The Third Hokage rudely cut him off.
"Enough. That's all for today. Everyone, go home!"
Realizing he had lost his composure, the Third Hokage first drove Danzō away with a glare. Then he