"Heh. Kid, you're still two thousand years too young to play games with me." With that, Tianqi walked away without looking back.
After Tianqi rested for another day and spent a day strolling around with Tsunade, the monthly brainwashing meeting at Root finally arrived.
Tianqi got up early and headed for the outskirts on the other side of Konoha. Before long, he reached the place he'd agreed to meet Danzo. All he found there was a tiny, run-down shack.
Two men wearing cat masks immediately stopped him and said coldly, "Military grounds. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed in."
When they blocked his way, Tianqi simply took out the token Danzo had given him.
"Go on in. Lord Danzo is waiting inside." They took a look at it and let Tianqi pass without further inspection. Why would they check more carefully? Who the hell would go into Root for no reason, let alone carry a top-level token? Did they have nothing better to do? This wasn't a tourist attraction.
Inside the shack was a staircase leading underground. As he walked down, Tianqi looked around curiously. "Even though it's underground, the airflow and lighting are about the same as outside. Looks like Sarutobi Hiruzen has given Danzo plenty of support."
At the bottom, two more men in cat masks appeared and took Tianqi straight to Danzo's office.
At the door, a ninja knocked. Thump! Thump! Thump! "Come in," Danzo called from inside.
"Lord Danzo, he's here," one of the cat-masked ninjas said respectfully.
"Good, I know. You may leave." Danzo waved his subordinates out.
"Danzo, this place is something else. The buildings and the quality of the ninjas I saw on the way here are all exceptional. You could practically call yourself the Hokage underground. Sarutobi Hiruzen must have given you a