One week later.
At the entrance of Konoha, a tall and tall young man walked slowly into the bustling crowd.
He was wearing simple black clothes, with a gentle and harmless smile on his face, and his clear eyes curiously looked at the reconstructed scene around him. He was the clone "Xing" who had returned from "traveling in the mountains and rivers".
"Senju Lord Chen"
"Senju Lord Chen"
The two ninjas on guard at the gate of Konoha Gate saw Senju Chen and immediately stood up straight to say hello to "Star".
"Well, thank you both for your hard work."
"Xing" responded with a bureaucratic smile.
"It's not hard, it's not hard..."
"Yeah, it's not hard."
After the "star" had gone far away, the two people got together.
"When did Senju Lord Chen go out?"
"You asked me how I knew?"
"Then why don't you stop me and ask? What if it's an outsider who fakes it?"
"Who dares to impersonate him, and why didn't you stop him?"
"How dare I? Last time he forced his way into the village and hurt people, and now there is a Anbu brother lying in the hospital."
"That's right, so let's stop asking about important people's affairs and just do your best."
"Yes, yes..."
The moment "Xing" stepped into the village, Senju Chen, who was resting in Senju's mansion with his eyes closed, moved his eyelids slightly.
The next second, an invisible torrent of consciousness crossed the barrier of space and completed the primary and secondary switching.
"Xing"'s body paused slightly, and in the depths of his gentle eyes, a glimmer of light that only he could detect flashed.
I'm back, just in time. It's better to come early than to come by chance.
The main reason is that the main body is currently working hard to digest the system's feedback on a large number of battle memories about Madara Uchiha, of which only one-third has been digested.
Hokage just sent a message to the building asking him to come over. Senju Chen was dizzy and just about to get up and go. Didn't this "clone" come back?
The clones are easy to use. They can be used for business trips, fights, and errands. They are proficient in everything and don't occupy the staff. After the teacher has almost finished the research on White Zetsu, I will make another hundred and eighty different models of clones. One is responsible for handling government affairs, one is responsible for traveling with my sister, and one is responsible for studying Ninjutsu... Tsk, it's wonderful to think about it.
While he was dreaming in his mind of "Clone 996, the main body will enjoy peace and happiness", he directly arranged for the clone to go in the direction of the Hokage building.
Hokage building, top floor conference room.
The air was filled with the smell of old paper and heavy tobacco, as oppressive as the sky before a rainstorm.
Hiruzen Sarutobi pushed a scroll with a fire seal in his hand to the center of the table. There was an unconcealable tiredness in his old voice. "Nakayama Clan has completed the investigation of all relevant corpses. The conclusion is very clear. The Root members who assassinated high-level family members last night, as well as several previous actions that secretly provoked conflicts in the village, were all directed by Shimura Danzō."
He paused, his eyes swept over the Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu and Shikaku Nara present, and finally landed on the leisurely Senju Chen, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"I have decided that from now on, Shimura Danzō Hokage Advisor will be deprived of his position and all authority of the head of the 'root' department. He will be imprisoned in the bottom prison of Konoha for life imprisonment. This matter will be reported to the Daming Mansion immediately."
"Agree"
"Agree"
"..."
Senju Chen is not surprised by this result. Danzo's downfall is inevitable. This old guy has done many evil things, and being able to spare his life is because Third remembers his old love.
What he is more concerned about now is the huge "legacy" left behind by Danzo after his fall.
As expected, Utatane Koharu's face with the nasolabial folds immediately became serious, and his sharp voice broke through the dullness. "Hiruzen! Although Danzo has fallen, the cancer of 'root' must be completely eradicated! Those subordinates who were brainwashed by him are just a bunch of mad dogs who only know how to obey orders! Keep them, sooner or later they will be a disaster!"
"That's right." Mitokado Homura nodded, looking deeply convinced, "The existence of 'root' is originally a product that is outside the Hokage system, and is a private soldier of Danzo. Now that he has fallen, this organization should also be disbanded, and all members should be re-examined, and those who are qualified will be incorporated into Anbu, and those who are unqualified... should be completely purged!"
It can only be said that these two people were also frightened by Danzo. They have been comrades for so many years, but they never expected that they would be such people behind their backs.
After listening to what the two of them said, Senju Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes.
My two elders, your political wisdom is just like your age, so rigid that only bones are left.
Disband? Clean up? Do you know the "root" of Danzo's operation for decades? Its intelligence network covers the entire Shinobi World. To what extent does it penetrate? How big an intangible asset is that?
Throwing away a top intelligence agency like rubbish is different from tearing down the load-bearing walls of your own home?
"I object."
Senju Chen spoke calmly, not loudly, but like a pebble dropped into stagnant water, it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"Objection?!" Utatane Koharu's voice rose an octave, staring at him in disbelief, "Little Chen, do you know what you are talking about? Do you want to keep that dark organization?"
"Elder Utatane, please pay attention to your words." Senju Chen still had that harmless smile on his face, but his eyes were a little colder. "I just think that just because a cook's cooking is unpalatable, we can't destroy the entire kitchen."
He slowly stretched out his finger and began his "fallacy".
"First, the intelligence capabilities of 'Gen'. Everyone here knows better than me, Iwagakure's recent troop mobilization, who is Kazekage's successor to Sunagakure, Kirigakure is pursuing another bloody policy... How much of this information was provided by 'Gen'? If we disband them, we will become blind and deaf. Do we have to wait for the enemy to attack us at our door before we send people to ask for directions?"
"Second, the execution ability of 'Root'. Assassination, lurking, and instigating rebellion, these dirty jobs must be done by someone. Should we let the elites of Anbu give up their work of protecting Hokage and performing S-class tasks to deal with these unattractive things? Professional matters should be left to professionals. The members of 'Root' may have ideological problems, but their professional abilities are impeccable."
Senju Chen's words left Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu speechless. Although they were stubborn, they also knew that what Senju Chen said was the truth. They were all ninjas, and these were the jobs that ninjas should do.
Utatane Koharu struggled to retort, "But what about their loyalty? They only listen to Danzo! Now that Danzo is locked up, who can guarantee that they will not cause trouble?"
"Loyalty?" Senju Chen smiled, with a hint of an adult looking at a child, "Loyalty has never been a problem. What they are loyal to is not the person Danzo, but the 'root' system, the person who can give them the meaning of existence. As long as they change their 'owner' and give them a new 'meaning', they will be the best tools."
It's best to control these brainwashed tool people, right? As long as you give them more pictures and make them feel that they are "die" for the village, they can make even Teacher Orochimaru feel ashamed.
"Change the owner? Who?" Mitokado Homura frowned, "Who has the qualifications and ability to take over this mess?"
"I'll take over." Senju Chen said firmly.