Slipping Out of Root

Time flies.

Two years have passed.

Uzumaki Menma in Root has learned to walk and talk.

However, Uzumaki Menma's tender little face is filled with confusion.

Am I Uzumaki Menma?

Uzumaki Menma only vaguely remembers a little about this world now.

If he is Uzumaki Menma, then it seems like it should be a Limited Tsukuyomi world.

But...

Uzumaki Menma looks at Danzo, who is sitting in his seat with a gloomy look despite having no expression, and his little head is in a mess.

And the Shadow of Shinobi is my grandfather, what the hell?!

If it's Limited Tsukuyomi, shouldn't Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki be alive?

"Grandpa Danzo?"

Thinking he was dreaming, Uzumaki Menma tentatively called out to Danzo.

Danzo corrected him with a straight face, "Call me Danzo-sama!"

Uzumaki Menma was startled: "Yes! Grandpa Danzo!"

Danzo's face darkened, but he didn't correct Uzumaki Menma again.

Danzo now vaguely regrets why he agreed to adopt Uzumaki Menma two years ago.

At the beginning, Danzo not only didn't want the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to have any accidents, but also wanted to cultivate a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who would only listen to him.

However, because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's Telescope Technique, Danzo's plan has not been successfully implemented.

Once, Danzo couldn't help but interfere with and shield Hiruzen Sarutobi's Telescope Technique.

However, the next moment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi came to visit Root.

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi now comes to Root almost every few days, which annoys Danzo very much.

If this continues, Uzumaki Menma cannot be cultivated according to his ideas at all.

"Hahaha, Danzo! I'm here!"

Hearing the voice but not seeing the person, Danzo already knew who was coming.

The door to Danzo's office was opened, and Hiruzen Sarutobi walked in.

Hiruzen Sarutobi directly picked up Uzumaki Menma and asked, "Menma, how have you been lately? Have you been listening to Grandpa Danzo?"

Danzo rolled his eyes: "If you're so worried, just take him back, so I don't have to bother!"

"I'm also very busy now. I just arranged Naruto's affairs, and Konoha has so many things to do that I can't handle it. Besides, Danzo, you are taking good care of Menma, aren't you? You even let him stay in your office. It seems you like little Menma very much. Why don't I send little Naruto over too? Then you'll have two grandsons." Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested.

"Forget it, one is enough to annoy me, two would kill me?" Danzo directly and decisively rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi's suggestion.

Danzo believed that as long as Naruto Uzumaki also entered Root, then Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely stare at Root with the Telescope Technique 24 hours a day.

Moreover, the frequency of Hiruzen Sarutobi's visits to Root has changed from once every three days to once a day.

Now, because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's Telescope Technique, many of Danzo's projects cannot be carried out and are in a state of stagnation.

This is Root! Not a daycare center!

If Naruto Uzumaki comes, how can he continue to run this Root?

Uzumaki Menma now has a dazed expression.

Naruto is also here?

What the hell is going on with this world?

Shouldn't he and Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist, be the same person?

Hiruzen Sarutobi chatted with Danzo for a few words and then left.

Uzumaki Menma fell into deep thought.

Now it seems that although he is in Root, he is still quite safe.

Perhaps it is because Hiruzen Sarutobi has been paying attention to him that Danzo is not able to attack him.

Uzumaki Menma suddenly had the urge to court death.

Moreover, this impulse was directly put into action.

Uzumaki Menma wobbled to Danzo's front, calling out to Danzo in a milky voice: "Grandpa Danzo."

Danzo looked down at Uzumaki Menma: "What?"

Uzumaki Menma opened his arms: "Hug."

Danzo frowned.

Uzumaki Menma's heart skipped a beat. Had he gone too far this time?

"Troublesome brat!"

Danzo muttered, but still reached out and pulled Uzumaki Menma into his arms, letting him sit on his lap.

Uzumaki Menma sat quietly on Danzo's lap, while Danzo began to read through the documents.

Before long.

The still young Uzumaki Menma was very sleepy, and before he knew it, he had leaned against Danzo's chest and fallen into a deep sleep.

Danzo glanced at Uzumaki Menma and sighed.

Truly troublesome!

Danzo gently picked up Uzumaki Menma and placed him in the crib in the office.

In his sleep, Uzumaki Menma had a dream.

He dreamed of a black Nine-Tails, nine masked animals, and... black dumplings?

Another year passed.

Since Uzumaki Menma had that dream, his original golden hair slowly turned black.

Now his hair had completely turned black, without a trace of gold.

At this time, Uzumaki Menma was wandering around Root.

He would touch anything strange he saw.

If he saw other ninjas working, he would stand on the side and watch for a while.

Moreover, the people in Root didn't stop Uzumaki Menma at all.

Because everyone knew that Uzumaki Menma was Danzo's grandson.

Now Uzumaki Menma was very familiar with everything in Root, and wouldn't get lost even with his eyes closed.

However, whenever Uzumaki Menma wanted to leave Root, someone would stop him.

Inside the Root office.

Danzo was dealing with business.

"Ryoma, where's that brat?"

From the shadows of the office, a man appeared wearing a black cloak, black sunglasses, and a purple mark on his right cheek.

Ryoma Aburame.

Danzo's direct subordinate.

Ryoma Aburame respectfully replied, "Young Master Menma is playing inside Root."

Danzo frowned and scolded, "This is ridiculous! Is Root a place to play around? You go..."

Danzo's tone suddenly changed, "Forget it, let him be. It's best if he doesn't bother me, just don't let him leave Root."

In this year.

Danzo's mentality had completely changed.

He had slowly gotten used to Uzumaki Menma's existence.

Now Danzo had completely given up on trying to train Uzumaki Menma into a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who only obeyed him.

Instead, he wanted to train Uzumaki Menma into a qualified ninja.

Danzo had already planned to find a few powerful ninjas in Root to personally teach Uzumaki Menma.

Uzumaki Menma wandered around Root for a long time.

Feeling a little bored, Uzumaki Menma decided to go back to his room.

But when he passed the Root gate, Uzumaki Menma was surprised to find that there were no ninjas guarding the gate.

Uzumaki Menma's eyes rolled, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Uzumaki Menma looked around, and when he found that no one was paying attention, he quietly sneaked up to the Root gate and opened a crack.

Through the crack in the door, Uzumaki Menma saw the world outside Root for the first time, and he couldn't have been more excited.

Uzumaki Menma cautiously looked back, and after confirming that no one was there, he slipped out of Root.

Leaving Root, Uzumaki Menma opened his small arms and took a deep breath.

"Ah! The scent of freedom!"