Before Liumu left the Hokage Office,
he found himself stumped by what to do with Anko.
Anko needed to be investigated for now, in case she was like Orochimaru.
Where she would stay during that time became a problem Minato had to consider.
"Huh? Don't look at me. I'm poor. Just supporting Han and myself is hard enough. Don't even think about dumping her at my place."
"I haven't even said anything yet."
Minato was utterly speechless.
Liumu was clearly very capable.
He could even capture Orochimaru alive, yet he always made excuses to avoid the village's missions.
Was poverty an excuse?
The reason he was poor was that he was too lazy.
"She's from Konoha to begin with. She must have somewhere to live. Just have someone watch her. What's so complicated about that?"
"But... what about Root?"
Danzo was Root's leader, but Danzo was already lying here.
Root's members needed to be dealt with as well.
As Minato spoke, he stared straight at Liumu with a calm expression.
That look
immediately gave Liumu a bad feeling.
Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away was best!
But just as Liumu was about to make his escape, Minato's measured voice came from behind him.
"Hiding won't help. Though we haven't found Danzo's killer yet, the truth always comes out eventually."
"I don't need to explain what Root means within Konoha, do I? Think about it. A position beneath only one person and above everyone else. Even if you made a mistake, no one would dare interfere, would they?"
Liumu: ...
Temptation!
Blatant temptation.
But was I, Liumu, someone who couldn't resist temptation?
That's right!
I was!
But...
"Fine, I get it. I'll go take a look at Root tomorrow. But let's be clear: once I've handled things there, you have to