Sarutobi Toru wore a thoughtful expression. "I never expected that, with your suspicious nature, Teacher Danzo, you would actually give Hatake Sakumo the method for using the Cursed Seal."
That really was unexpected. Sarutobi Toru had only learned the Cursed Seal technique from his Teacher Danzo after taking control of Root.
Well, eighty percent of Root was his people. Learning the Cursed Seal had been ridiculously easy for him.
In other words, even when Sarutobi Toru had been Root's second-in-command in the Original World, Shimura Danzō had never taught him how to use the Cursed Seal.
Though the precaution Shimura Danzō had kept in the Original World had been utterly useless—Sarutobi Toru had already dug up every last one of his secrets.
Still, that only showed how rare it was for Hatake Sakumo to obtain the method for using the Cursed Seal.
"However, Hatake Sakumo wasn't the one who taught me how to use the Cursed Seal. I secretly learned it myself," Sarutobi Toru continued.
Shimura Danzō was slightly startled. He immediately imagined a mysterious ninja who had been watching him at all times. Since Sarutobi Toru called him teacher and Hatake Sakumo senior brother, he also assumed that Sarutobi Toru had secretly learned many skills from him.
"What exactly do you want? With your abilities, perhaps you could cooperate with me..." Sensing Sarutobi Toru's threat and recalling his unfathomable concealment and surveillance techniques, Shimura Danzō gradually calmed down and began trying to recruit him.
"Oh? How would we cooperate?" Sarutobi Toru asked with apparent interest.
"It's simple. As long as you help this old man ascend to the position of Hokage, you may choose any of Root's research materials and resources as you please," Shimura Danzō said.
"You really are generous. But at your age, what would becoming Hokage