I Shadow, You Regret

Simu had no objections to Danzo's punishment.

After all, confinement was practically no punishment at all to him.

Once the matter had been dealt with, a Root ninja immediately came to find Danzo.

"Lord Danzo, the Hokage wishes to see you."

"I know."

There was no surprise on Danzo's face.

After all, his subordinate and a Uchiha Clan ninja had exchanged large-scale ninjutsu in the street, causing an enormous disturbance—especially with that decrepit Hiruzen always thinking about maintaining balance.

Danzo had every reason to believe that Hiruzen would not dare make a decision against the Uchiha Clan.

Unless the Uchiha Clan truly rebelled.

But if they waited until the Uchiha Clan was fully prepared and formally rebelled before taking action, Konoha would inevitably suffer terrifying losses.

As Konoha's Root, Danzo would not allow that.

Before leaving Root, he glanced toward the room where Simu was being confined.

What the [Third Hokage] Hiruzen Sarutobi does not dare to do, I, [Shadow Beneath the Earth] Shimura Danzō, will do!

When he arrived at the Hokage's office, Danzo was unsurprisingly met with the Hokage's stern scrutiny.

"I never expected Root to have such an outstanding young talent."

The Third spoke slowly, without the slightest hint of anger in his voice.

But Danzo, who knew him well, understood that Konoha's ruler was deeply dissatisfied with his concealment.

To prevent the matter of his ongoing research into Hashirama Cells from being exposed, Danzo had never told Hiruzen about Kinoe and B, the two Wood Release users. Their names had not even appeared on the roster submitted to ANBU.

If Simu had not exposed them himself today, Hiruzen Sarutobi might never have learned of their existence.

Because of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that things were slipping beyond his control.

Root had become entirely Danzo's territory. His