Facing more than twenty figures of Lin Mu, the masked men felt immense pressure.
But they were members of Root, and their duty was to obey orders.
Since Lord Danzo had ordered them to bring this brat back or kill him,
then they would bring him back or kill him!
"Fight me!"
With a low roar, Lin Mu charged straight at the masked leader, radiating murderous intent.
The masked leader glanced to either side and singled out several men.
"You, come with me to kill his real body. The rest of you, stop those clones!"
They were members of Root, after all-well trained and ruthlessly efficient.
At their leader's command, they immediately scattered to find their opponents.
Lin Mu now faced... no fewer than six Jonin!
By now, every ninja Root had dispatched had revealed themselves. Lin Mu took a look and counted what seemed to be sixteen.
Six of them were Jonin. Root's strength was terrifying!
Before transmigrating, he had heard that the Hokage ruled Konoha in the light, while Shimura Danzō was its emperor in the shadows.
Now he could see that reputation was well deserved. Root's resources and strength were simply overwhelming!
A team sent to find a mere Genin like him actually consisted of six Jonin and ten Chunin!
Had these masked men known what Lin Mu was thinking, they would have smiled bitterly to themselves.
An ordinary Genin certainly would not have warranted such a powerful force, but Lin Mu possessed a Wood Style Body. That made him extremely important!
Besides, Lin Mu was traveling with a powerful ninja like Jiraiya. Getting close to him naturally required even greater strength.
Unfortunately, both Shimura Danzō and these masked men had underestimated Lin Mu's own strength.
He already possessed the strength of a Jonin!
And with one