Aburame Ryoma, an Elite Jonin, was the current captain of Root's Guard Squad.
He was the younger brother of this generation's Aburame Clan leader, five years younger than the Sannin and twenty-three this year.
He had served under Danzo ever since the Third became Hokage and Danzo took command of Root eight years ago.
If Ling Tian had never appeared, he and Orochimaru would have become teammates after the Second Shinobi World War, when Orochimaru joined Root. During the Third Shinobi World War, they would have served together as Danzo's bodyguards.
In the future, Orochimaru would call him a genius shinobi no less talented than himself, and even stronger in certain respects.
Sensing, reconnaissance, healing, espionage-he excelled at them all.
He was an all-round shinobi through and through.
At that moment.
Aburame Ryoma received the information his insects brought back, and his expression changed drastically.
Hearing this, the other Root shinobi immediately rushed in the direction Danzo had left.
Ling Tian, whose clone had transformed into White Fang, smiled faintly. "The Clone Technique really isn't as useful as the Shadow Clone. I didn't move a muscle, and they still spotted me."
As he spoke, the clone disguised as Hongsi disappeared. He added, "I'll leave this to you. Find a way to get out before reinforcements arrive."
With that, this White Fang also vanished in a puff of white smoke.
Ling Tian's clones had hardly any fighting power.
Watching the men charge toward him, Dai instantly opened the Six Gates. Blue chakra, so dense it seemed ready to burst out, made his black hair whip and his clothes billow.
He lowered his voice just as Ling Tian did. "You don't count a Trainee Member as a member? Not one of you is getting past me today."
Leaping forward, Aburame Ryoma pointed