Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi followed Shin Uchiha out of the Root Base, both unable to suppress a sigh of relief.
To them, Root and Danzo were an eternal nightmare, one they could never escape.
Moreover, neither Yakushi Nonō nor Kabuto Yakushi could resist Danzo's methods.
If Shin Uchiha had not intervened this time and summoned them back from their assignments, Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi would never have known that Danzo had quietly replaced the person each of them cared about.
Cautious by nature, Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi had gradually interacted along the way, carefully testing each other before finally confirming each other's identity.
That realization had left them both in a cold sweat. If even the person in their memories could be replaced, then all the sacrifices they had made for each other became a joke. That was why they were so wary and afraid of Danzo.
Shin Uchiha knew nothing of the thoughts running through their minds behind him. After all, in his eyes, Shimura Danzō was merely someone he could crush at any moment, hardly worth his attention.
Shin Uchiha did not lead them far. After leaving the Root Base, he found a deserted spot and began his first conversation with them.
Shin Uchiha sensed his surroundings and, finding no one nearby, turned to face Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi, who had already stopped.
Being a top-tier spy did not make Yakushi Nonō a heartless person. Quite the opposite, she was exceptionally kind. She had even opened an orphanage specifically to take in homeless children, and Kabuto Yakushi was one of the children she had taken in.
So, when facing the kindhearted Yakushi Nonō, Shin Uchiha gave her a gentle smile and said, "Yakushi Nonō, I've looked into your background. You don't need to question