A short while later, inside Root's base, several masked figures appeared out of thin air before Danzo, who stood in silence.
"Lord Danzo, the target is currently in the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's home!"
At those words, a sharp gleam flashed through Danzo's exposed eye, and he said:
"Everyone, assemble!"
"Yes!"
Root's members were highly efficient. In just a few seconds, several neat rows of masked figures stood before Danzo.
At a glance, there were about fifty of them.
These were fifty Root members. Whether Hiruzen Sarutobi as he was now could defeat them was still an open question!
Although, fundamentally, this plan only required Danzo himself, and the entire process was very simple.
He merely had to appear before the target, undo his bandages, and make eye contact with the target using that eye. With that, the plan would be complete!
Even so, Danzo still decided to bring a group along.
For no other reason than peace of mind.
Only with a group clearing the way ahead of him, or taking hits for him, would he feel secure.
Then, while Hiruzen Sarutobi was focused on reconstruction after the disaster and had no time for anything else, Danzo led a squad to Naruto's home.
When Danzo and his men arrived, however, they found that the target was already standing outside, his arms folded across his chest as he watched Danzo at his leisure.
Danzo frowned at the sight, then turned slightly to look at the man standing to his left, who wore a mask with blue markings. This was the man he had sent earlier to investigate Su Yu's situation.
Noticing Danzo's gaze, the man hurriedly said:
"Lord Danzo, we never came within a hundred meters of the target, and we did everything we could to conceal our presence!"
"Besides, we only