Hashirama Cells!

Root's shinobi were indeed all elites, but unfortunately, they were facing Anbu forces that vastly outnumbered them.

So no matter how strong they were, they did not last long.

By then, the Anbu, their eyes bloodshot from killing, had no intention of caring whether the enemy begged for mercy.

The Vice Captain Commander's order was to kill without mercy, so slaughtering every last Root member was perfectly justified.

Very quickly, the Anbu cleared out all the Root members and returned to stand before Minamoto Takuya.

"Reporting to the Vice Captain Commander, all Root traitors have been dealt with!" one squad captain reported.

"Mm, good. Have the injured members withdraw first. Also, arrange for some people to send the Root shinobi corpses to the Intelligence Division to investigate their identities," Minamoto Takuya said.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the squad captain immediately made the arrangements.

When it came to calling up personnel, the squad captain was far more familiar with it than Minamoto Takuya.

"Next, begin searching Root. Check every corner!" Minamoto Takuya ordered.

"Yes!" After receiving the command, the Anbu all moved into action.

Before long, the Anbu reported one suspicious matter after another to Minamoto Takuya. They were all minor issues, but the sheer number of them...

It truly lived up to Root's reputation as Konoha's darkness.

"Sir, there is a prison beneath Root. Some people who previously vanished from Konoha are being held inside!" A squad captain reported, his tone filled with shock.

Minamoto Takuya was not surprised. Most of the corpses Orochimaru used had initially been collected from battlefields. Only after the war, when corpses became scarce, had he gradually turned to bodies from around Konoha and even Konoha's villagers.

As for Shimura Danzō, he rarely left the village. The subjects for his experiments must have come from