Tearing Off the Mask

It seemed the Hokage had kept the plan well concealed.

Unfortunately, the Third Hokage had overlooked one person: his friend Danzo at his side.

After leaving the office, the first thing Danzo did was select a new location and move Root. Thinking of the humiliation of being forced to leave, Danzo swore that he would kill Uchiha Yuu someday.

He also dispatched Root personnel. This time, there would be no more mutually destructive assassination attempts. Danzo intended to use someone else's hands to kill Uchiha Yuu.

"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 then, having only recently begun to make a name for himself in the village.

"Konoha cannot be trusted lightly. They call him the Darkness of the Shinobi World; every scheme and trick bears his hand."

Listening to his son, Ōnoki took a deep breath. He wanted to cultivate Kitsuchi. If he stepped down one day, he hoped Kitsuchi would take up the mantle.

His strength was passable, 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 side dared to deliver this letter to him, they undoubtedly wanted to use his hand to eliminate Uchiha Yuu.

"Don't look at things so one-sidedly. I really don't dare hand the Tsuchikage's position to you. I'm afraid you'll squander everything I've built one day."

Ōnoki felt that his body could still hold on for a few more decades. If his son proved disappointing, then he could only place his hopes on his grandson's generation.

"I've heard of the Poison Ninja. He belongs to the Uchiha family and has a