Chapter 181

"Since Tenzō was a ninja Danzo secretly trained in Root, why did he send him to the Ninja Academy?"

Uchiha Mai was puzzled.

Not only in this world—even in the Naruto databooks, it was clearly written that Tenzō, also known as Yamato, graduated from the Ninja Academy at six and became a Chunin at six.

"Who knows?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shrugged and guessed, "Maybe it was simply to show off—to prove that Root could also cultivate outstanding ninja.

To prove that his ability to train young people was no worse than mine.

Childish."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's guess was indeed one possibility.

Why did the big villains in movies always ramble on at the most critical moment, only to let the protagonist turn the tables?

At the end of the day, they loved showing off and acting tough. Danzo wanting to show off did make sense.

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "Tenzō was the sole survivor among hundreds of people. He should live a more brilliant, brighter life.

He was not living only for himself. On his shoulders rested the responsibility of living on for those hundreds of other infants.

Danzo's Root is still too bloody and too dark. It is not suitable for young people to grow up in, and a Wood Release ninja is far too important to Konoha.

Your team is quite good. From top to bottom, they are all young and roughly Tenzō's age. They should have plenty in common."

There was a hint of compassion in Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone, though who knew whether it was genuine.

But just as he had said, Wood Release was too important to Konoha, just like the Sharingan was one of Konoha's defining symbols.

Among the current Uchiha Clan, those who could be considered part of the Hokage faction had benefited from Fugaku's efforts over