Meanwhile, Iruka had already arrived at the Hokage Building!
"Lord Hokage!!!!"
Bang!
Iruka flung open the door to the Hokage Office. The matter was urgent, so he couldn't worry about etiquette!
Sarutobi Hiruzen, sitting at his desk, hurriedly put away a Crystal Ball...
"Ah... Iruka, shouldn't you be teaching at this hour? Why are you in such a panic?! Did something happen at the Ninja Academy?!"
Iruka paid no attention to the Crystal Ball the Hokage had put away and hurriedly explained!
"Lord Hokage!!! Elder Danzo just ordered Root Ninja to take Ito Hirofumi away from the Ninja Academy! And that ninja was extremely forceful!"
"What did you say?!!!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up with a frown!
He had already received word from Jiraiya, who was on his way back to Konoha. He'd planned to have Jiraiya take Ito Hirofumi as his student!
But he hadn't expected Danzo to make a move behind his back?!!!
"Hmph!!! Danzo!!! You're showing less and less regard for me!!!"
"Lord Hokage! What should we do?!"
"Iruka, don't panic. I'll head to Root right now and find out what's going on!!!"
"Sorry for the trouble, Lord Hokage!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, and a squad of Anbu Ninja appeared behind him! They set off for Root in a great procession.
By now, Ito Hirofumi had also arrived at Root Base...
It was his first time seeing what Root Base looked like.
He had to admit, it didn't look like a pleasant place. It was dim, gloomy, oppressive—even felt like a prison!
The entire Root Ninja hall was shrouded in darkness.
Shimura Danzo sat in the leader's seat at the highest point of the hall, staring down at Ito Hirofumi with his single eye.
The moment Ito Hirofumi saw Danzo, Senju Hashirama furrowed his brows inside the