Wait, He Just Disappeared?

Kanami's head slumped, and after a moment of disorientation, he found himself inside the scarecrow.

Meanwhile, standing outside, his body was already being controlled by Yamanaka Fu's consciousness.

Tenzo supported the unconscious Yamanaka Fu.

A Root member nearby asked, "Did it work?"

"Um."

Kanami nodded in response to Yamanaka Fu's words.

Kanami glanced at the scarecrow and chuckled, "No matter how strong you are, you probably never imagined that my Ninjutsu could invade your consciousness, right?"

Kanami's consciousness inside the scarecrow remained unmoved; he simply watched him calmly.

"Good! Now we can avenge Lord Danzō!"

"Wind, kill him quickly!"

Several members of the Root showed expressions of joy.

However, Kanami shook his head. "No, I won't do that."

"What happened? Did the wind attack fail?"

The Root members beside him turned to look at Yamanaka Fu.

Seeing that Yamanaka Fu was still lying An'an on Tenzo's shoulder, he realized that it was Yamanaka Fu himself who had spoken.

"Damn it, what are you thinking? Lord Danzō has been killed by him!"

Tenzo remained silent throughout, simply staring straight at Yamanaka Fu.

"What good would killing him do? Lord Danzō is already dead, and Lord Danzō ever really that good to us?"

"What do you mean by that? Lord Danzō has just died, and you're already trying to deny his Lord Danzō?"

Kanami shook his head.

"I'm not denying Lord Danzō; I'm grateful to him for helping me understand my value within Root. However, the ideas he instilled in us were incorrect."

"If we truly follow Lord Danzō's principles, there could be no feelings between us, and the thought of revenge would never even arise."

One of the men from the Root questioned, "So we're just going to let this go?"

"Killing him will only cause more trouble. Does that mean we shouldn't live either if Lord Danzō dies?"

"And then there's assimilation with the Anbu. Tenzo is right, our ultimate goal is assimilation. Those who are unwilling will have to do other things to make a living."

Upon hearing this, the expressions behind everyone's masks varied.

They instinctively clenched their fists.

"Your name is Kanami, right?"

The Yamanaka Fu controlled Kanami's body, causing him to turn and look at the scarecrow.

"A genius like you shouldn't die like this, but you're also in great danger."

One of the Root clenched his teeth and asked, "Is this the right thing to do?"

The judgment of whether their tasks were right or wrong Danzō Shimura's whim, and now that the decision was up to them, they were at a loss as to what to do.

Tenzo, who had been standing to the side, remained silent, but his heart had already begun to waver.

'Without her, I probably wouldn't even have the name Tenzo now, would I?'

Tenzo thought of a girl named Yukimi, a smile playing on his lips.

Just as the Yamanaka Fu was controlling Kanami's body, pulling him away from the ground...

A figure landed.

"Aren't you going to kill me?"

When Yamanaka Fu saw the face of the descending figure clearly, his pupils constricted.

"Am I possessing Shadow Clone?"

Bang!

Kanami disappeared, Yamanaka Fu's consciousness returned to his body.

After removing the burly man who had fallen into a coma, the remaining six Root members once again assumed a fighting stance.

After taking two deep breaths, Yamanaka Fu said, "Why couldn't I sense your presence before?"

Why should I tell you?

Kanami was merely using Mind's Eye of the Kagura to conceal his Chakra aura.

Moreover, the current Kanami is still not the original form.

With the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, he only needs to use Shadow Clone to descend, while he activates Mind's Eye of the Kagura above, ensuring 100% safety.

He wouldn't expose himself to danger unless he was absolutely certain.

Tenzo had been silent until now, said, "Are you here to eliminate the root of the problem?"

"I'm not like your Root. I'll leave once you release that purple-haired Anbu," Kanami replied.

Kanami naturally sensed that Yugao Uzuki was firmly locked inside the iron gate by Wood Release.

"Good."

He never intended to do anything to Yugao Uzuki in the first place, but now that they share the same goal, Tenzo decisively formed hand Hand Seals.

Inside the iron gate, the Wood Locking Wall that had bound Yugao Uzuki all came apart, and the wooden parts that had been binding her arms and legs then dissipated after she was placed on the ground.

"What happened? That Root was defeated?"

Holding Samurai Sword, Yugao Uzuki quietly peered out through the crack in the iron gate.

"That child?!"

Her beautiful eyes flashed, and she suddenly pushed open the iron gate.

Is it really him?

Unable to contain herself, Yugao Uzuki asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I'll save you."

"Save me? How can you, a child, save me?"

Kanami rolled her eyes at her and said helplessly, "I've already told you, I'm a Ninja."

"You should leave," Tenzo said from the side.

Yugao Uzuki held her gleaming Samurai Sword in front of her, wary of Tenzo.

"You're just letting me leave like this? I'll report back to the Lord Hokage truthfully when I get back."

She had just seen several petri dishes, two or three meters high, lying in the corner of the iron gate. It was clear that this was evidence that Danzō Shimura had not given up on his inhumane experiments.

"We're just trying to save our lives. If you don't leave, that child you just pointed to might start a massacre."

You mean him?

Yugao Uzuki pointed at Kanami, wondering if she had misheard.

Tenzo nodded.

Although Yugao Uzuki still harbored doubts, since the other party had let her go, she wouldn't be foolish enough to pry into the matter.

He then kept an eye on the seven people while retreating towards Kanami's direction.

She retreated until she was next to Kanami, and when no one made a move, she put away her Samurai Sword.

He then decisively picked up Kanami and rushed towards the ground.

You're addicted to hugging me, aren't you?

I strongly suspect that she took advantage of me because I'm handsome and cute.

Before Yugao Uzuki could say anything after they hit the ground, there was a loud bang.

Kanami, whom she was holding, exploded.

Just as she was completely bewildered, Kanami released Mind's Eye of the Kagura and stepped out.

"It's just Shadow Clone."

Shadow, Shadow Clone?

Yugao Uzuki never imagined that the Kanami she saw earlier was actually Shadow Clone.

I was saved by the child I saved?

Her mind was completely blank at that moment.

Who exactly are you?

"Just pretend you're asking for my name... My name is Kanami."

"Kanami? Never heard of it."

Yugao Uzuki whispered.

"And weren't you in the Shelter? How did you end up here? And how did you convince them? You're so young and you can already use Shadow Clone Jutsu, why don't you join the Anbu?"

A series of questions were raised.

Kanami pressed his temples.

'I'm starting to understand Shikamaru better now.'

"You saved me once, now I'm returning the favor. Don't ask me anything, go do your thing, I'm leaving."

"Hey, wait--"

Without letting her finish speaking, Kanami used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the spot.

Yugao Uzuki was left completely bewildered.

"No, it just vanished? Space-Time Ninjutsu?"