For Root, ambushes and assassinations were practically routine. They had even targeted important missions from every nation.
Danzo could be said to have some nerve, but unfortunately, it was limited. He wanted to act but did not dare to. If Danzo had truly dared to make a move against the daimyo, the position of Hokage might really have been his.
Unfortunately, he had fought Hiruzen Sarutobi for the so-called position of Hokage his entire life, only for his schemes to ultimately fail.
When all was said and done, he was merely a ninja.
For this mission, Root had practically deployed all of its strongest fighters. These ninjas were Danzo's painstaking work over many years.
But as long as they succeeded, even if they could not kill the Legendary Sannin, obtaining evidence would make his rise to Hokage only a matter of time.
Root's ninjas were all geniuses Danzo had carefully selected from the major ninja clans.
Moreover, each of these geniuses harbored more or less resentment toward their own clans or other matters.
Brainwashed by Danzo and bound by the Curse Mark, they obeyed his every command with absolute loyalty.
As for whether killing the three of them would weaken Konoha's strength, that was not within Danzo's consideration.
As long as he could become Hokage, nothing else mattered.
After becoming Hokage, he would train other geniuses and lead Konoha toward prosperity.
But looking at Konoha now, it was clear that its foundations had already been nearly ruined. If Danzo truly killed the Legendary Sannin and then became Hokage, Konoha would become weaker than ever before.
If war broke out with the Hidden Rock Village or the Cloud Hidden Village, it could cause serious problems.
However, to Danzo, whose mind had been completely clouded by power, none of that mattered more