Meeting Danzo

"To think this kid would actually be targeted by Root?"

Not long after Yun Xi followed the two Root chunin away, a dark shadow appeared before his home.

If Yun Xi were to see this scene...

He would certainly realize that the person before him was none other than Uchiha Itachi, whom he had encountered outside the village!

Originally, after returning to the village from the outskirts, Uchiha Itachi had intended to head straight back to the Uchiha clan compound.

However, he was worried that Yun Xi might leak the information about having seen him outside the village.

Thus, he had planned to come here and give him a warning.

But he hadn't expected...

That this kid, Yun Xi, would actually be taken away by Root...

Seeing this, a flicker of caution crossed Uchiha Itachi's face.

After all, he knew better than anyone what kind of place the Root organization was.

After a moment of deliberation.

Uchiha Itachi ultimately decided to follow them to see exactly what was going on...

On the other side...

With his eyes covered by a mask, Yun Xi followed the footsteps of the two Root chunin while secretly pondering ways to escape.

"Why would the Root organization come looking for me..."

This was a question Yun Xi had been mulling over ever since he left his house.

And he still hadn't figured it out...

"Forget it, I'll wait until I get there to see what that old man Danzo is up to!"

Although in the original Hokage story, Danzo could basically be considered Konoha's greatest villain.

He was also the eternal scapegoat.

But...

Yun Xi wasn't actually very panicked.

After all, while Danzo often carried out missions involving assassination and reconnaissance.

Yun Xi had never discovered Danzo engaging in the indiscriminate killing of innocents!

In other words, no one currently knew that Yun Xi was a transmigrator.

In everyone's eyes, he was merely a Konoha civilian.

Danzo would absolutely have no reason to scheme against him...

"Go on in."

About half an hour later, the Root chunin who had led the way slowly removed the mask from Yun Xi's face and gestured for him to enter.

Having been in darkness for so long, Yun Xi instinctively squinted the moment the mask was taken off...

"So this is Root?"

Rubbing his eyes, Yun Xi observed the environment within Root while following behind the two chunin.

The overall environment of Root didn't actually differ much from ordinary Konoha architecture.

The main structure was wooden, and the dim corridors were illuminated by scattered flickers of torchlight.

The only difference was that Yun Xi could sense an inexplicable aura permeating the interior.

It felt like killing intent...

Yet it was different.

It was like the strange sensation of a cold, biting wind blowing in the middle of a scorching summer...

Other than that, there was nothing particularly remarkable.

Aside from that killing intent which made Yun Xi inexplicably uncomfortable, if he hadn't been told beforehand that this was the headquarters of the Root organization, Yun Xi would have just assumed it was a dilapidated building.

"Kid, stop looking around!"

Seeing Yun Xi glancing about as he followed behind them, the Root chunin on his right spoke up to warn him, then stepped directly in front of Yun Xi and said in an extremely stern tone: "If you don't want to die, then behave yourself..."

"Understood."

When one is under the eaves, one must bow their head; facing the murderous Root chunin, Yun Xi could only lower his head in resignation.

He then followed directly behind the two of them...

"I must become stronger!"

Although Yun Xi did not offer any resistance at this moment, his determination to grow stronger intensified.

If he possessed strength above the Kage level right now, would he still need to fear a mere Chunin?

Unfortunately...

Yun Xi did not yet have the power to overturn Konoha...

But that did not mean he wouldn't in the future!

Secretly etching the figures of the two men before him into his memory, Yun Xi swore to himself.

One day, he would definitely shove the heads of these two bastards into the sewers of Konoha!

"Lord Danzo, the person has been brought."

After walking along the dim, narrow path for a few minutes, led by the two Root Chunin, Yun Xi arrived in a relatively spacious hall.

The decor of the hall did not differ much from the rest of the facility.

It remained the same as the gloomy path before.

The same sparse, flickering lights...

The same eerie, suffocating silence...

The only difference was perhaps that the space had become somewhat broader.

And the presence of one more person...

Danzo...

"Understood."

Realizing that Yun Xi was standing right before him, Danzo, who had been facing away, slowly turned around.

At this moment, Danzo looked no different from his appearance in the original story.

He still wore his white robes and maintained that gloomy, dead-fish expression.

At the same time, he exuded an aura that made Yun Xi feel extremely uncomfortable...

"You two may leave..."

The cold words emerged from Danzo's mouth.

With a casual wave of Danzo's hand, the two Root Chunin standing beside Yun Xi exchanged a glance before vanishing from the spot instantly...

In a flash.

Only Danzo and Yun Xi remained in the vast hall.

What exactly is this old geezer Danzo up to?

Watching Danzo, who remained silent but kept his gaze fixed firmly upon him, Yun Xi couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Clearly, based on his current behavior, it seemed Danzo had specifically sought him out.

But...

Yun Xi couldn't for the life of him figure out why!

Just as Yun Xi was lost in confusion, Danzo spoke...

"Yun Xi, male, orphan, the longest-serving repeater in the Konoha Ninja Academy..."

After reciting Yun Xi's file, Danzo slowly raised his expressionless face, locked onto Yun Xi with dead-fish eyes brimming with killing intent, and asked, "Is that correct?"

"Lord Danzo, since you already know everything, why bother asking me?"

Initially, Yun Xi had wanted to answer "yes" out of instinct.

But thinking that it was better to take the initiative than to be passively interrogated, he chose to strike first!

Sure enough, as Yun Xi spoke in a teasing tone, a strange smile appeared on Danzo's face.

It was an inexplicable smile...

Yet to Yun Xi, it looked even worse than a grimace.

"Interesting, what an interesting little brat..."

At this, Danzo finally shook his head, the smile at the corners of his mouth not fading.

He slowly pulled a white file from his robes and walked toward Yun Xi.

First, he handed the file to Yun Xi, then spoke proactively: "Dead-last, do you want to become stronger?"

"What the hell?!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xi, who had been feeling a bit drowsy, instantly snapped to full alertness!

This Danzo really doesn't play by the rules!

Yun Xi began to complain inwardly about the Danzo standing before him.

Truly.

Before coming here, even if you had beaten Yun Xi to death, he never would have imagined that Danzo would take the initiative to send someone to invite him to the Root headquarters.

And to be waiting for him here in advance...

All just to personally offer him a recruitment!

Furthermore!

The most crucial point was that, judging by the information revealed in his previous words, Danzo actually seemed to want to help him become stronger!