You Will Definitely Be Able to Trust Elder Danzo

"Our actions have long been noticed by the villagers. Even if they don't know the reason, those great clans will reveal more or less information to them."

"What was that saying again? Knowing a few ninja is the same as knowing every ninja in Konoha..." The Anbu spoke quietly with Root.

In his eyes, Sakura was completely useless staying here. It would be better to send her home.

"Um, what exactly happened..." Sakura asked softly.

"You should hurry home, little girl. This is classified business, so don't ask any more questions..."

The Anbu felt his head swelling. He stepped in front of Root and waved his hand, trying to make the stubborn girl give up on her idea.

After much persuasion, he finally talked Root down and convinced Sakura as well.

After Sakura turned the street corner and ran far away, he let out a long breath and turned his gaze toward Root.

"The Hokage said that I'm in command here now. You only need to keep Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha from running around. Don't do anything else." Root ignored him, snorted coldly, and vanished right before his eyes.

The entire afternoon finally passed without incident. Naruto merely felt as though he were sitting on needles, ready to leap up at any moment.

When Sasuke Uchiha had first begun training under Shikaru Nara, he had also possessed an intense sense of pride. He had not thought highly of the Nara Clan, especially with a lazy bum like Shikamaru Nara in the class.

"You may not trust me, but if you meet Elder Danzo, you'll definitely be able to trust him," Root said word by word.

Some recorded secret techniques, while others contained intelligence. After reading those records, he somewhat understood why the Uchiha Clan was so proud and why