"Danzo, what have you done now?"
Looking at the defeated army before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.
The strength of the Root is almost on par with that of his own Anbu!
Including those Danzo himself didn't send, there should be at least seven or eight elite Jonin, enough to wipe out most of the forces in the Shinobi World!
Even a regular Kage Level would die against Root!
And yet, these very Root have suffered such heavy casualties?
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo suspiciously. Could this old man have gone to ambush the Raikage?
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's suspicious expression, Danzo inexplicably flushed red.
"Sarutobi, what have you taken me for?!"
Danzo's voice was so loud that it instantly Hiruzen Sarutobi back to his senses.
Look at what you're thinking!
With the Raikage's strength, Danzo would be out of his mind to provoke him!
Moreover, he understands the Raikage; if the Raikage were to intervene, he would probably already be negotiating with Raikage.
How could the Raikage allow Danzo to return like this?
You're lucky if they don't skin you alive!
"Uh, that was my misunderstanding..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled awkwardly, trying his best to quell Danzo's anger.
Although he didn't know why Danzo was angry.
"Snort!"
Danzo his head, turned and left the Hokage Building, heading towards the Root Base.
He doesn't have time to argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi right now.
The most urgent thing now is to go back and set up a protective barrier to prevent the Rinnegan attack on Konoha and killing him.
Watching Danzo's silent retreating figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Danzo's previous lecture to him and could only sigh in the end.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Root Anbu Ninja involuntarily turned their gazes back and forth between the two.
These two... why do I have this strange sense of déjà vu?
Danzo's final "humph" took on a completely different meaning in everyone's eyes.
They had all seen this kind of "humph" more or less before.
The Root were alright; most of them hadn't seen Danzo talking about Hiruzen Sarutobi much.
But the Anbu is different; they have more authority to speak on this matter than the Root.
The Anbu, as the Hokage's personal guard, usually stay by Hiruzen Sarutobi's side.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely familiar with Danzo's usual musings.
If not once a day, then it happens quite often.
Some members of the Anbu even recalled the forbidden books they had collected a couple of years ago, and their gazes toward Hiruzen Sarutobi changed considerably.
'So, Lady Biwako really is the third party in this love affair?'
'No wonder the Lord Hokage was so tolerant of Elder Danzo, so that's why!'
' The Lord Hokage and Elder Danzo have this kind of relationship, so what about the other two elders? What roles do Elder Utatane and Elder Mitokado play in their relationship?'
From that day onward, through various Anbu, whether through hints or direct statements, the rumors about Danzo's Danzo to eldership by selling his genitals quickly spread throughout Konoha.
During that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a deep disgust for the forces that sent handsome men of all ages to his room.
Even though he has stated countless times, "I'm a straight man, and my son is already this big!", most people are still skeptical.
After all, it's stated in the book that Hiruzen Sarutobi is attracted to both men and women!
Back at the Root Base, Danzo looked at the desolate and empty space and made a momentous decision.
"Restart the Wood Release plan!"
Danzo said in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping seriously over Root members present.
"Now is a time of war, which provides ideal conditions for experiments with Wood Release."
"Everyone can collect a large number of test subjects!"
"And!"
Danzo paused, mentally prepared his speech, and then pointed to Rieko's corpse.
"Dismember this Uzumaki Clan's corpse and use it as a catalyst for Wood Release!"
"As distant relatives of the Senju Clan, the Uzumaki Clan must be effective in the Wood Release experiments!"
Danzo's eyes were bloodshot; he desperately needed power!
As for Kagami, the only successful Wood Release experiment subject, he was taken away and confiscated by Hiruzen Sarutobi before he could even train.
Now he has to start all over again!
'Damn Sarutobi!'
Damn Roger!
Danzo, as was his habit.
In his eyes, if Roger hadn't exposed him, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have taken the "armor"!
However, everything is still in a turning point!
Danzo suddenly looked at a researcher in a white lab coat, his expression solemn.
"How many Hashirama Cells do we currently have? Is it enough for 10,000 people?"
The researcher whose name was mentioned shuddered and hesitated before standing up.
"Sir, the Hashirama Cells currently in the base are probably not enough for ten thousand people!"
In all aspects of the Wood Release experiments, besides the internal body, the external nutrient solution also had to be prepared using Hashirama Cells.
In the case of the Wood Release experiment, at least one hundred grams of Hashirama Cells are needed for one person!
Even if you stripped all the flesh off the First, it wouldn't be enough for a serving of 10,000 people!
"Then let's focus all our efforts on nurturing them!"
"Sparing no expense to cultivate new Hashirama Cells, we must accumulate 10,000 units of Hashirama Cells within one month!"
"If you don't achieve that, then there's no point in you continuing to exist!"
Danzo roared, giving the researchers a death order.
"Huh? I..."
The researchers wanted to argue further, but ultimately shut their mouths under Danzo's gaze.
Danzo in satisfaction as he watched the researcher successfully mute himself, especially noticing his expression of wanting to speak but not daring to.
He had suffered too much shock and setback in the Land of Rain, and now was the time when he desperately needed to vent.
"Time is tight, and the task is heavy, so get to work!"
Seeing the researcher who had just sat down, Danzo sternly reprimanded him and sent him out.
As a researcher, he should work 25 hours a day out of 24!
And we should remember to be grateful to Shimura Danzō, thanking him for giving us an opportunity to showcase our talents!
This is something you can't find anywhere else! We should cherish it!
In the end, one person was successfully eliminated from the meeting room. Looking at the almost unchanged room, Danzo felt that it was much more spacious!
He nodded in satisfaction and moved on to the next topic.
"Now, let's talk about stealing the Uchiha blood..."
Back in his lab, the researcher locked the door as soon as he entered, then kicked the table!
"Damn it, he knows nothing and yet dares to say that!"
He cursed and swore, and because all the members of Root had been infected with the "Cursed Tongue Eradication Jutsu," he could only refer to Danzo as "that damned guy" instead of "that damned Shimura Danzō."
After venting his frustrations, he looked around the laboratory and finally let out a long sigh.
"Sigh, let's get to work!"
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