The moment Danzo stepped out of the office building, sunlight spilled over him, yet it did nothing to dispel the darkness in his heart.
He glanced up at the brilliant sunlight, his lips curling into a chilling, utterly obsessive smile as he murmured to himself.
"You're the leaf in the sunlight, standing amid the masses, basking in glory and praise."
"And I'm the root buried deep in the soil, bearing the darkness, hiding in the shadows, cleaning up all the filth that can't stand the light for you."
"Hiruzen, I understand what you mean."
"You want a good name, gentleness, and the righteous cause of the light."
"So in the end, all these dirty, ruthless, heartless deeds still fall to me."
As he finished speaking, a dark, bone-chilling aura instantly spread around Danzo.
The vicious killing intent of Root's leader swept over him. Without stopping or looking back, he headed toward his secret base.
Outside the Sky Screen, the entire Shinobi World was already staring in stunned disbelief, erupting into heated discussion!
"My god! I finally understand what kind of person Danzo is!"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi plays the good guy, pretends to be righteous, and dumps all the dirty work on Danzo!"
"One plays good cop, the other bad cop, huh? Konoha High Command really has this routine down!"
"Kushina! She's Naruto the Seventh's mother, the Fourth's wife!!"
"And yet, when she was just a little girl who hadn't done anything wrong, Konoha High Command guarded against her and schemed against her at every turn, just because she came from the already-destroyed Uzumaki Clan and might not side with Konoha!"
The more the people of the Shinobi World thought about it, the angrier they became, and their curses wouldn't stop.
"I finally see it clearly! Konoha can't tolerate anyone who's too