Another World

Fang Xu raised a hand and pressed it onto her shoulder.

"Put it away first."

Nazi did not move.

"You don't want to kill him?"

"It's not that I don't."

Fang Xu's tone was very direct.

"Danzo has done plenty of disgusting things. Keeping him alive is indeed an eyesore."

"But he still has value."

Nazi's brows furrowed slightly.

"What value?"

"He is the head of Root and one of Konoha's higher-ups."

Fang Xu explained slowly.

"As long as he is alive, Root's intelligence network, resource channels, and the forces it secretly controls can continue to be useful to me."

"More importantly, if he dies by my hand, Konoha's higher-ups will definitely pin it on me."

"Even if the Third Hokage is temporarily willing to stand with me, he will not be able to suppress everyone's suspicions."

Nazi fell silent.

"You're worried about completely falling out with Konoha?"

"It hasn't come to that yet."

Fang Xu withdrew his hand.

"I have friends in Konoha, businesses there, and resources I need to make use of."

"Killing Danzo outright might feel satisfying, but it would affect all of that."

"It's not worth the loss."

Nazi looked at him.

"Then how do you plan to deal with him?"

A hint of coldness appeared at the corner of Fang Xu's mouth.

"Bit by bit, I'll hollow out his power."

"I'll free every Root member from his control."

"I'll strip him of his intelligence, resources, and manpower."

"Then I'll make Konoha's higher-ups see just how many shameful things he has done."

"Once no one around him is willing to risk their life for him, and he no longer has any power to rely on, he will naturally become abandoned by everyone."

Fang Xu paused.

"By then, even if he is still alive, it will be