Kinoe, Tenzo, Yamato

"Are you alright, Feng?"

Yamanaka Fu shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Then, the heavy iron door was pushed open, and a group of masked Ninja walked in.

Without exception, they were all Root members trained by Danzō Shimura.

The one who just used Wood Release was the Masked Man, codenamed Tenzo.

After entering, he used Wood Release Ninjutsu on Yugao Uzuki without saying a word.

"Wood Release · Wood Locking Wall."

Several thick logs suddenly emerged from the ground and enveloped Yugao Uzuki.

Let's wait for Lord Danzō to return before making a decision.

Then, Tenzo and the Root members, including Yamanaka Fu, arrived outside the iron gate.

"Wind, where is Lord Danzō?"

Yamanaka Fu hesitated before saying, "Lord Danzō... seems to have been killed."

"What?"

The several Root members present all exuded murderous intent.

Even beneath the mask, Tenzo's expression was deeply moved.

"Feng, what happened? Didn't you and Torune go to help Lord Danzō's nephew? What happened?"

Yamanaka Fu nodded. "Yes, we all thought we were just dealing with a brat, and that we could handle it without even lifting a finger, as usual."

"But... in the end Lord Danzō at the hands of a red-haired boy! I... I..."

Seeing that Yamanaka Fu was hesitant, the Root members behind Tenzo urged anxiously, "Tell us the details!"

"Good."

"..."

After several minutes, Yamanaka Fu recounted in detail what had happened and how Danzō's death was confirmed to everyone.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment.

One of the Root members asked timidly, "Then... what about Lord Danzō's body?"

Tenzo slowly spoke, "The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique has most likely sealed the corpse to the Yomi."

"Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique?"

"It's Sealing Jutsu that Lord Danzō inscribed on his body, which will be triggered upon his death."

Tenzo said somewhat weakly.

"Then, Lord Danzō is truly already..."

Silence fell upon everyone again.

Suddenly, one of them spoke, breaking the silence.

So what do we do now?

Upon hearing his question, everyone's eyes fell silent.

They joined the Root from a young age and were raised to be emotionless killing machines, but how can a person be completely devoid of emotion?

The lack of emotion only applies to strangers; ruthlessness and decisiveness are evident.

But now that they no longer have Danzō Shimura as their leader, they don't know what to do in the future, and they can't find their own value.

"Let's go kill that brat!"

I agree!

"You can go now, I'm going home. What's the point of doing all this now that Danzō is dead?"

Everyone had their own ideas.

Originally there were dozens of figures, but after a few left, only seven remained.

"Tenzo, what should we do with that Anbu?"

"Kill her. If Lord Danzō were here, he would probably kill her outright."

After losing their leader, people subconsciously tend to attach themselves to those stronger than themselves.

The strongest fighter among these people was Tenzo, who had mastered Wood Release Ninjutsu, so he was naturally regarded as the one who gave orders.

Tenzo pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "No, Lord Danzō can act with impunity, but not now."

"From now on, our Root will either be purged or assimilated into the Anbu. If people find out that we killed Anbu members, then only purging will remain."

Seeing that everyone remained silent, still weighing the pros and cons, they noticed...

Yamanaka Fu stood beside Tenzo and said, "I agree with Tenzo's decision."

Just then, Yamanaka Fu suddenly frowned.

He sensed that someone was coming down from the ground.

"Everyone, someone's coming."

Are there other people?

The remaining seven people present quickly took out Kunai, hid in a corner, and prepared to assassinate.

"Huh? Why is nobody here?"

The newcomer landed on the Iron Passage and scratched his head.

It's him!

Hidden in the shadows, Yamanaka Fu saw the newcomer's distinctive red hair and instantly recognized him as Kanami.

The others, seeing Kanami's red hair, turned to Yamanaka Fu and asked, "Is he the murderer who killed Lord Danzō?"

Yamanaka Fu nodded. "Yes, that's him."

"How did he end up here too?"

Just as Yamanaka Fu was pondering something, someone from among the group hiding on the other side suddenly rushed forward.

Not good!

By the time they noticed, it was too late to stop the Yamanaka Fu.

The burly man who jumped out wielded Kunai and plunged it viciously into Kanami.

"What? Just an ordinary kid?"

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief.

With a bang.

Kanami, who had been stabbed, turned into smoke.

Shadow Clone?!

Where is the main body?

The burly man's eyes widened as Kunai hurriedly scanned his surroundings.

BOOM!!

Just as he was searching for Kanami, Kanami fell down from above and stomped him to the ground.

It made a loud thud as it struck the pig iron.

The underground Root Base was eerily silent until this sudden, deafening roar filled the underground space and echoed in everyone's ears.

"Leopard!"

With a furious shout, the remaining two men who had been lurking on the other side leaped out in a rage and launched an attack on Kanami.

The four men on his side already knew that the other Danzō, but the three on the other side did not.

"Come back! He's the murderer of Lord Danzō!"

Yamanaka Fu shouted loudly to stop him.

Upon hearing that Kanami was the murderer of Danzō, the two Root lost their composure even more. One drew a short sword from his back, while the other wielded Samurai Sword with both hands and swung it at him.

"Wood Release · Wood Locking Wall!"

As the two rushed forward, several thick trees sprouted from beneath their feet, wrapped around their bodies, and forcibly pulled them back.

"Wood Release, Yamato?"

Kanami made a judgment after seeing the man who released the Ninjutsu.

The two Root members who were rescued by Tenzo were somewhat annoyed.

"Tenzo, what are you doing?"

"Didn't we agree to avenge Lord Danzō?"

"Do you think you can beat him? You're just throwing your life away?"

Another Root member standing next to Tenzo said the same thing.

"Calm down."

Tenzo released the Wood Locking Wall from its restraints and fixed his gaze on Kanami, who was standing on the burly man in front of him.

"Ah!"

The Root member named Leopard, who was being trampled on the ground, roared angrily and Kunai.

Kanami stomped on and broke the arm that was swinging at him.

"Here you go."

Before he could cry out in pain, Kanami stood behind him and kicked him hard.

Bang!

The man's ribs snapped instantly, and he flew heavily towards the direction of Tenzo and the others.

Seeing this, Tenzo leaped up and caught the man to prevent him from crashing into the iron gate behind him and causing further injury.

Yugao Uzuki, who was firmly controlled by the Wood Locking Wall inside the iron gate, naturally heard the commotion outside.

"Who's outside? Have the other Anbu discovered this place as well?"

Yugao Uzuki's beautiful face frowned.

Her hands and feet were bound by wood, and she couldn't move an inch. She could only hear the sounds outside, but couldn't do anything.

Outside the iron gate.

Kanami and seven members of the Root were locked in a standoff.

"Let go of that purple-haired Anbu."

As he was speaking, suddenly Yamanaka Fu threw something towards Kanami from the other side.

Kanami's senses caught the attack instantly, and he dodged to the side.

"Huh? What's this?"

Kanami looked closely, and in an instant, his consciousness was sucked in.

"Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Seal Technique!"