That night.
Fugaku personally led twenty young men of Jonin rank into the Root Base.
Haruma, seated at the head of the table, surveyed the crowd below and nodded in satisfaction.
Even the unscrupulous merchants who collect debts in the martial arts world employ a number of thugs. Haruma, who prides himself on being the most cunning and ruthless person in the Shinobi World, can't possibly do everything himself.
The more underlings you have, the faster you make money!
The richest man in the Shinobi World: Starting by impersonating Danzo!
At this moment, Haruma took another big step towards her ideal.
Early the next morning, Haruma received a message from the Anbu, ordering him to go to the Hokage's office building.
On a clear, early Haruma, Shisui and complained irritably, "Being Hokage is like being a rabbit; the slightest movement startles you."
"After all, Chief Fugaku's actions last night were so obvious, it's normal for the Hokage to question you," Shisui calmly analyzed from the side.
"Whose side are you on?" Haruma rolled her eyes. "You really are an ungrateful wretch."
"No way!?" Shisui explained anxiously, "I'm definitely on Zhi... Boss's side!"
I was just analyzing the situation.
"Alright, alright," Haruma waved her hand, "Let's go deal with this old guy first."
"He's already reached the second-in-command position, and he still can't get enough sleep. Working in the system is really... exhausting."
On Haruma, I walked along complaining all the way.
"Speak, what is it this time?"
Haruma sat in the chair and asked expressionlessly.
Sarutobi stared intently at Danzo, his gaze hardening. He said in a stern voice, "Why didn't you discuss the matter of summoning the Uchiha Clan to Root with me beforehand?"
"Discuss?"
Haruma Tian smiled coldly, "You recruited Tenzo into the Anbu and absorbed all the original Root ninjas, why didn't you consult me about it?"
Sarutobi didn't answer, seemingly feeling somewhat guilty, but still coldly said, "You can rebuild Root if you want, but the Uchiha Clan can't."
"I think you might have misunderstood something, Sarutobi."
Haruma narrowed his eyes and replied coldly, "Although you are the Hokage, I can decide for myself the formation of Root."
"Putting aside the fact that this right was granted to me by the Daimyo, the Uchiha Clan themselves have no objections, so what right do you have to object!"
"Or is it that the Daimyo's orders are utterly meaningless to you?"
Danzo!
Sarutobi roared, "Daimyo, you know best what methods you used!"
"And what about the Uchiha Clan's access to high-level power? Weren't you the most opposed to that back then?!"
Upon receiving the news last night, Sarutobi both furious and even more puzzled.
How could Danzo, who had always targeted the Uchiha Clan Danzo, possibly be involved with Fugaku?
If, as before, only one or two Uchiha Clan were serving in Root, Sarutobi wouldn't have reacted this way.
As a result, all the Root's executor ninjas are now Uchiha Clan.
So, is Danzo in charge of Root, or is the Uchiha Clan clan in charge of Root?
If Fugaku has any other intentions, it's still uncertain whether Danzo will be able to command his subordinates.
Sarutobi couldn't bear the consequences of being betrayed.
Why choose the Uchiha Clan?
Looking at the enraged Sarutobi, Haruma sneered, "Do I have any other choice?"
"Or are you saying, Sarutobi, that you're willing to return the people you previously assigned to the Anbu to me? Or that you agree to let me go to the various clans to build up the Root's manpower?"
Upon hearing Sarutobi frowned deeply.
He had just promised those Root ninjas that they could stay in the Anbu and enjoy life in the sunlight.
Sarutobi couldn't bring himself to contradict himself after only a few days.
However, clan ninjas with Kekkei Genkai their hands would be even less likely to allow Danzo to select people from among them.
"In short, the Uchiha Clan won't do."
Sarutobi remained resolute, offering neither a solution nor agreeing to Danzo's demands.
"You don't still expect me to scam those orphanage kids or fool those civilian ninjas who just graduated from the Ninja Academy, do you?"
Seeing no words, Sarutobi seemed to acquiesce.
Haruma chuckled, "Heh."
"Only you could be this hypocritical."
"Either you let me choose someone from the family, or you don't care who I use to rebuild the Root!"
Haruma slammed her hand on the table and stood up, declaring, "There's no room for negotiation on this!"
"If you have any objections, you can go to the magistrate and have me dismissed!"
After saying that, Haruma turned and left without any hesitation.
Haruma didn't mention the Root ninjas from before; he looked down on those scoundrels now as well.
Sarutobi furious, glaring at Danzo figure, but he was speechless.
Even as the Hokage, he couldn't openly disobey the Daimyo's orders.
Secretly detaining Danzo's former Danzo was the limit of what Sarutobi could do.
Although they couldn't hear the conversation inside, they could still hear the occasional table-slapping sounds from outside the door, as well as Shisui Kakashi, who was wearing Anbu mask.
Kakashi glanced at Shisui out of the corner of his eye, trying to figure out his identity based on his figure, but he couldn't make sense of it for a long time.
Danzo reorganized the Root organization, and he recruited mostly Uchiha Kakashi. I knew that last night.
However, Kakashi didn't know many people from the Uchiha Clan. But this person gave him a strange sense of familiarity, which was exactly what Kakashi strange.
"Click!"
Haruma pushed open the door, glanced at Kakashi who was guarding the side, and strode away with a cold face.
Shisui quickly followed, and once they were some distance apart, he whispered in Haruma's ear, " Kakashi seems to have noticed me."
"He was glancing at me out of the corner of his eye from outside the door."
Upon hearing this, Haruma remained completely calm, her steps still light. "So what if they found out?"
"As long as I don't admit it, and you haven't revealed your true form, who dares to say you are Shisui Uchiha?"
Haruma said arrogantly, "Although my current identity is Danzo, I'm not just Danzo!"
Shisui nodded and withdrew.
This was a rather convoluted explanation, Shisui had a hard time understanding it.
Play within the rules; close friends only need to use Danzo's identity.
But beyond development...
Even if they have random identities like Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju, they can still use them as close friends just by wearing masks.
Disguising himself as Sakumo Hatake, committing murder to silence witnesses, and wreaking havoc in Konoha —his best friend might be even more adept at these underhanded tactics than Danzo.
If Kakashi speaks recklessly without evidence, he might end up questioning his very existence.
The main reason I was able to figure this out so quickly was because I had been disguised as Madara Uchiha and causing trouble outside, all under the arrangement of my best friend.
Root; enclosed space.
Thanks to Fugaku's team rebuilding efforts last night, the base has undergone a complete transformation in just one night.
Not only was the underground terrain greatly complicated by Earth Release Ninjutsu, but Haruma also placed seals, sensory aids, and Flying Thunder God seals in various passages.
Let alone someone sneaking in, without Haruma's permission, it's now so difficult for even a mosquito to get in or out of the Root Base.
Inside the secret room, Haruma returned to its original state, and he checked the balance in his mental online store...
The incredibly exciting string of numbers didn't bother Qingtian at all, as she sat Haruma on the wooden bed.
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