Danzo: This Kid Was Born for Root!

The air in the hall instantly froze.

Even the Root ninja beside them stopped breathing.

One ninja in an owl mask had even drawn his blade halfway.

Danzo's lone eye widened sharply.

The veins on the back of the hand gripping his cane bulged.

After all these years, not even Hiruzen Sarutobi had dared point at his nose and call him muddleheaded.

This brat must have gotten tired of living.

"Insolence!"

Danzo slammed his cane heavily against the stone floor.

The dull impact spread outward with the oppressive force of chakra.

Qian Ye was completely unfazed.

He slapped his thigh in apparent anguish.

"My lord, think about it carefully."

"What am I, Qian Ye, anyway?"

"I'm just a civilian Genin with no parents."

"Though I was fortunate enough to become Lord Orochimaru's disciple, do I have any foundation in the village?"

"What kind of people were in that escort team?"

"Hyuga Tianfeng, the main family genius of the Hyuga clan."

"Uchiha Yan, the young master of the Uchiha clan."

"And the heirs of the three Ino–Shika–Cho families."

Qian Ye spread his hands, his face full of helplessness.

"Do you think I had the qualifications to make decisions for them in the Hokage Office?"

Danzo frowned.

The fury in his eyes subsided slightly.

The kid had a point.

Hidden Leaf placed immense importance on clan status.

Even if a civilian Genin had earned military merit, he could never suppress those arrogant young masters from great clans.

"You mean they decided to conceal the identities of White Fang's former subordinates?" Danzo's voice was laced with suspicion.

Qian Ye immediately nodded like a pecking chicken.

"Exactly!"

"Uchiha Yan was the one who took the lead in all this!"

"Hyuga Tianfeng just echoed him from the side."

"I'm just a nobody. How could I