It seemed the Hokage had kept the plan well hidden.
Unfortunately, the Third Hokage had overlooked one person—his friend Danzo, standing at his side.
After leaving the office, the first thing Danzo needed to do was select a new location and relocate the Root. Thinking of the humiliation of being forced to leave, Danzo swore that he would kill Uchiha Yū one day.
He also dispatched Root personnel. This time, there would be no more mutually destructive assassinations. Danzo intended to use someone else's hand to kill Uchiha Yū.
"Do you think what he said is true?"
Ōnoki sat in the center, with his son Kitsuchi beside him. Kitsuchi was still a young man at the time, having only just begun to make a name for himself in the village.
"Konoha cannot be trusted so easily. That man is known as the Darkness of the Ninja World; every scheme and conspiracy bears his mark."
Listening to his son, Ōnoki drew a deep breath. He wanted to train his son. If he ever stepped down, he hoped Kitsuchi would be able to take up the burden.
His strength was decent enough, but when it came to schemes, he could not compare to certain old foxes.
"I can say with certainty that this is true."
Ōnoki did not even need to investigate. Since the other party dared to deliver this letter to him, they clearly wanted to use his hand to eliminate Uchiha Yū.
"Don't look at things so one-sidedly. I really wouldn't dare hand the Tsuchikage's position over to you. I'm afraid you'd squander everything I've built one day."
Ōnoki felt that his body could still hold on for several more decades. If his son proved incapable, then he could only place his hopes on his grandson's generation.
"I've heard of