Danzo extended his hand in invitation. This time, he believed Muzan would definitely accept.
"Join Root? Sure!"
Muzan would not be staying in Konoha for long anyway. Having Danzo serve as his umbrella of protection for the time being was not unacceptable.
"Good!"
He led Muzan to Root's secret base.
The outside was covered by a genjutsu barrier that concealed the true situation. Inside Root were numerous masked ninjas, all sharing one trait: cold and merciless.
That was not an expression a normal person should have!
This was Konoha's darkest place. Its purpose was to turn ninjas into tools that carried out orders without condition.
"Your experimental authority will be second only to mine. As for matters concerning the laboratory, anything you use for research will be entirely under your control."
Orochimaru was Muzan's teacher, and the two had extremely similar personalities. In order to cultivate him into Darkness of Konoha, Danzo had spared no expense.
As he introduced Root to Muzan, it became clear that, as another major force in Konoha, it truly had its unique qualities.
With the war over, many people had become orphans. Root's latest order was to gather those who had lost their parents during the war.
Compared to Konoha's Anbu, they were easier to control and could be trained quickly to obey Danzo's orders completely.
Muzan saw a group of children undergoing training. Their opponents were children their own age—the sole requirement for joining Root.
You had to be strong enough! And free of emotional bonds.
When the time was right, Danzo would have them slaughter one another. Root's graduation examination was more like the Genin exam in the Hidden Mist Village.
"You won't need to worry about funding for experiments here, and no one will discover them."
There was only one point Danzo