Based on the Point

Land of Fire

In a secret base of the Root, Danzo calmly descended the spiral staircase into the underground.

The spiral staircase in this base is dark except for the top floor, which is devoid of candlelight. From the second floor onwards, candles hang on the walls of the staircase, illuminating the passageway.

The two followed the stairs and soon arrived at the entrance to the underground base, where two guards dressed in Anbu and wearing masks stood quietly.

Shisui followed behind Danzo, curiously observing everything.

Danzo seemed to know what Shisui was doing behind him, and said softly:

"Shisui, this is one of the Root's bases. I used to be in charge of the Anbu squads and the Anbu training department. Many Anbu Ninja were trained here, joined the Anbu, and served the Hokage."

"I see! But why have I never heard of Root's deeds while I was in the Anbu?"

Uchiha Shisui followed behind Danzo, asking with some curiosity.

The Root is actually a branch of the Anbu and the Anbu training department. Danzo used these two positions to cultivate his own private armed force. They operated under the guise of being directly under the Hokage's Anbu, but their actions were not very legitimate.

During the Third Hokage's reign, Root carried out missions, most Konoha Ninja mistakenly believed they were Anbu Ninja directly under the Hokage. The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, protected Danzo, which allowed Root to exert immense pressure on the ninja clans and some high-ranking ninjas.

During the fourth generation of government, Shimura Danzō was stripped of all his positions, and within about seven years, the deeds of the Root were completely buried.

Neither the Third Hokage nor the Fourth Hokage would deliberately publicize the Root's disgraceful deeds. Most of the younger generation of ninjas are unaware of these kinds of events.

Danzo, leaning on his cane, walked through the base with Shisui in tow. Hearing Shisui's words behind him, Danzo replied softly:

"Because of my contributions, they have been buried by those with ulterior motives."

Danzo an ambiguous answer, and he didn't say who buried it. Some deeds need to be asked, and only then will they evoke empathy.

You can talk a lot on and on, but it's hard to achieve any empathy.

As Danzo expected, Uchiha Shisui behind him continued to ask:

"Someone deliberately covered it up? Your deeds should be set as a model for Konoha Ninja, so why is this happening?"

Shisui readily asked the question, already having a guess in mind.

Danzo did not answer, and led Shisui all the way to his base office.

The office is very simple, with a futon for people to sit on their knees. In front of the futon is a small coffee table with cabinets on both sides filled with scrolls and documents. The most eye-catching thing is that on the wall behind the futon, there is a huge Chinese character "root" written on it.

Danzo took out two scrolls from the cabinet, then walked to the prayer mat and knelt down.

Seeing this, Shisui walked to the opposite side of Danzo and knelt down as well, with a small tea table between them.

"Because someone like me can affect the power and status of certain people."

Danzo unfurled the scroll toward Shisui and softly answered Shisui's question earlier.

Seeing Danzo's actions, Shisui looked down at the scroll on the tea table. After glancing at it a few times, he picked it up with a somewhat surprised expression and began to read it carefully.

After a long while, Shisui, having finished reading the scroll, said with a somewhat serious expression:

"This... this can't be, right?"

There was a deep sense of disbelief in Shisui's words.

Danzo's face remained calm and composed as he replied in Danzo flat tone:

"This is reality, Shisui. What are your thoughts after reading this scroll?"

"How could the Nine-Tails Incident six years ago have been orchestrated by the Fourth Hokage? Such an event would not have been of any help to the Fourth Hokage. How could this be?"

Shisui was utterly shocked by the information in the scroll, his mind racing back to the Night of the Nine-Tails.

At that time, Shisui was still serving in the Uchiha Tekka Tekka, protecting the Fourth Hokage in the center of Konoha.

Nine-Tailed Demon Fox rampage occurred outside the village. The fourth generation master was in the center of the village, seemingly waiting for someone, and did not go outside the village immediately.

At the time, Uchiha Shisui and the others didn't understand and patiently carried out their guard duties. Later, a mysterious person skilled in Space-Time Ninjutsu appeared in the center of the village and was defeated by the Fourth Hokage.

The ninja, skilled in Space-Time Ninjutsu, also has an accomplice named Uchiha Zensui, a powerful ninja who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan 'Kekkei Genkai.

However, the fourth generation was stronger, defeating one and capturing another.

It was then that Shisui realized that Lord Naraku must have received some intelligence or sensed something, and thus waited in the center of the village to ambush them. He successfully thwarted the plot of two powerful enemies and protected Konoha.

After thoroughly investigating Uchiha Zensui, the Fourth Hokage declared him the culprit behind the Nine-Tails Incident Uchiha Zensui.

However, Uchiha Zensui possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, making him powerful and unpredictable. Taking advantage of the Fourth Hokage's momentary lapse in attention, he injured the guards and escaped from Konoha.

As the Fourth Hokage's personal bodyguard at the time, Shisui witnessed firsthand what the Fourth Hokage did during the Nine-Tails Incident, and therefore could not believe Danzo's intelligence files.

"That was a play orchestrated by the Fourth Hokage himself. Uchiha Zensui was the Fourth Hokage's close bodyguard; how could he possibly betray him? You actually believe such nonsense?"

According to my later investigation, the Fourth Tailed Beast released Nine-Tails Nine-Tailed Demon Fox to test its power.

Otherwise, how could a mysterious person have found Jinchuriki was under such close surveillance and whose birth took place in a secret location?

The mysterious figure on the Night of the Nine-Tails easily broke through the barrier. Even Tsunade, one of the Tsunade Sannin, and Namikaze Minato, the Yellow Flash, could not stop the mysterious figure from capturing the Jinchuriki.

Furthermore, the mysterious person possesses the Sharingan, Sharingan power is so great that it allows them to control the Nine-Tails. In Konoha, the only person who meets these criteria is the Fourth Hokage.

"Shisui, this information was obtained through the immense sacrifices of the Root members. That's why I'm so distrusted by the Fourth Hokage."

Danzo, with a serious expression, recounted the past in detail to Shisui, and then said:

"The Fourth Hokage is obsessed with Ninjutsu and will stop at nothing for power. It would be too dangerous for Konoha to have such a person leading Konoha."

Root is the hidden guardian of Konoha. We cannot allow this to happen; we must eliminate this threat.

Anyone who threatens Konoha, even the Hokage, must be eliminated!

However, the Fourth Hokage was skilled at manipulating people's minds, Jonin were influenced by him. The best course of action now is to secretly capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and protect him at Root Base to prevent the Nine-Tails Incident happening again.

Secondly, in order to save Konoha, a decapitation revolution is needed, and it is urgent and cannot be delayed!

"Shisui, you who possess the Will of Root, are you willing to act with me?"

Danzo slowly revealed his plan, his gaze fixed quietly on Uchiha Shisui.

In Danzo's mind, Uchiha Nara was extremely skilled at manipulating people's minds. The impressions of the Konoha leaders among themselves shared some commonalities.