War Plan, Eight Inner Gates!

"Tch, that old geezer got punished too?"

In a cold, gloomy laboratory, a ninja with an extremely pale, sinister face—so androgynous it was hard to tell whether they were male or female—held up a vial and observed the changes inside.

He was Orochimaru!

Since Minato Namikaze took office, Orochimaru had spent most of his time in the laboratory here, leaving him somewhat behind on news from the village.

Now, he had also learned that Root had been abolished and that the chakra points where Shimura Danzō gathered chakra had been destroyed.

That news gave him a certain feeling of sympathy for a fellow sufferer.

Orochimaru knew some of the things Shimura Danzō had done, so he naturally understood that such an outcome was perfectly normal for him.

Then what about himself?

Orochimaru's lips curled upward. Once the things he had done were exposed, although his crimes might not be as numerous as Shimura Danzō's, he certainly would not get off lightly!

Moreover, Shimura Danzō had an old friend who could save his life. Did he?

The Third Hokage was his teacher, but that was all. He did not believe he held a more important place in the Third Hokage's heart than Shimura Danzō did.

More importantly, he did not have a Sharingan, much less Izanagi. He probably would not last until the Third Hokage decided to save him.

"Minato Namikaze is quite capable."

Orochimaru smiled. Although he had cooperated with Shimura Danzō before, that did not mean he believed Minato Namikaze was in the wrong.

It should be said that, in his view, Minato Namikaze's actions were absolutely the most correct course of action.

If he had become Hokage, he certainly would not have allowed an organization like Root to continue existing either.

Did Konoha need Root? No, Shimura Danzō