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Konoha Village.
Inside a hidden little house, beneath the ground, there was a mysterious world of its own.
This place was Root's new base.
Ever since Yoru destroyed the previous base, Danzo had been extremely unwilling and furious. But looking at the magma covering the ground, he had still chosen to compromise.
Of course, as the man who considered himself Konoha's darkness, Danzo had dug out another enormous underground space in a hidden location and built a new Root base.
Inside the main hall, Danzo still sat high above on the main seat. When this new base was being constructed, the first thing Danzo ordered his men to do was forge this new high platform.
It was as if sitting atop that platform and looking down upon all living beings could help Danzo recover the dignity he had lost in the past.
Whoosh!
"Lord Danzo!"
A black shadow suddenly appeared before Danzo, kneeling on one knee as he spoke respectfully. "This is intelligence secretly sent back by our hidden agent on the Sunagakure battlefield at the front line."
As he spoke, the black shadow raised an intelligence scroll with both hands and respectfully presented it to Danzo.
Hearing this, Danzo's expression became somewhat strange. After a brief pause, he still took the intelligence scroll into his hands and began reading it carefully.
Hm?
Danzo's pupils suddenly shrank.
The intelligence stated, "Yoru has forcibly imprisoned a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. That descendant of the Uzumaki clan hates Yoru deeply."
For Danzo, who wanted to become Hokage, it was only natural that he would plant his own pieces on the frontline battlefield.
And as one of the people who hated Yoru the most, Danzo naturally had hidden agents inside Konoha's main camp as well, using them to monitor Yoru's every move. Although, in truth, they had failed to monitor any useful intelligence at all.
Because they knew Yoru possessed terrifying sensory abilities, these hidden agents were also very self-aware. They did not dare approach Yoru's tent at close range. However, from far away from Yoru's tent, Danzo's intelligence agents were still secretly observing him.
The intelligence those agents had sent back before had been completely worthless!
Those damned reports were practically introducing Yoru's glorious achievements!
What Yoru retrieved the poison sample, saved all of Konoha's ninjas, and caused his prestige among the Konoha shinobi to soar!
What Yoru completely wiped out Sunagakure's elite squad, including two Jonin-level peak experts, proving his strength was terrifying beyond belief!
Damn it! Was I asking to see how amazing Yoru is?!
Danzo was almost driven to death by those brain-dead hidden agents!
Watching his enemy shine so brilliantly on the frontline battlefield, Danzo hated him so much his teeth itched.
Finally!
This time, the intelligence those agents sent back had made real progress!
A self-proclaimed wise light flickered in Danzo's eyes.
He imprisoned a descendant of the Uzumaki clan?
Danzo silently thought to himself.
Although Danzo's political talent was truly poor, and his way of doing things was stubborn and self-righteous, Danzo was not an idiot.
An idiot would never have been accepted as a disciple by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, nor could he have cultivated to his current level.
On the contrary, Danzo was very clever. He could even be considered a genius. It was just that he lacked true wisdom and only knew how to stir up petty conflicts and manipulate things from the shadows—methods that could never be brought into the open.
There was no one among Konoha's upper ranks who did not know about the relationship between Uzumaki Kushina, who had been chosen as Konoha's future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Yoru
Many elders had even expressed to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kushina should be imprisoned and forcibly separated from Jiraiya and Yoru
The future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was too close to Yoru Many elders were deeply worried. They all belonged to factions opposed to the Senju side, and they feared that once Yoru gained immense authority in the future, he would take action against them first.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had been shaken by their words for a brief period as well. After all, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was far too important to Konoha.
But as Yoru displayed more and more terrifying talent, and as his strength also grew increasingly frightening, Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected those elders' demands.
Yoru was destined to become a future super powerhouse. Moreover, his wings had already grown. He was no longer someone others could casually manipulate.
Clearly, this descendant of the Uzumaki clan should be the Jinchuriki Yoru prepared for the Nine-Tails!
Danzo silently thought.
Danzo had also investigated Yoru's personality.
Domineering.
That was Danzo's impression of Yoru
Although Yoru seemed very gentle toward Konoha's civilians, in reality, whenever matters involved his own interests, Yoru was extremely domineering.
Thinking about how Yoru had destroyed his previous Root base just because he had sent ninjas to Yoru's residence, Danzo hated him so much he gritted his teeth.
But it had to be admitted that Yoru's domineering attitude that day, along with the terrifying methods he displayed, had indeed caused a trace of fear toward Yoru to appear in the heart of Danzo—the man known as Konoha's darkness.
Of course, Danzo would never admit this.
And the most important point was that this descendant of the Uzumaki clan hated Yoru deeply!
Danzo's eyes filled with intense surprise.
This was simply the most suitable candidate to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
Danzo's heart was filled with excitement.
To be honest, Danzo did not want Kushina to become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at all. With the relationship between Kushina and that bastard Yoru, if Kushina became the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, then the Nine-Tails would practically fall into Yoru's hands!
If that happened, Danzo truly did not know when he would ever be able to avenge himself.
But this descendant of the Uzumaki clan was different.
He and I have something in common!
Danzo silently thought.
That common point was that they both hated Yoru!
Hatred was a wonderful thing.
Danzo silently thought.
Once someone hated another person, a weakness would appear in their heart. In order to kill the person they hated, they would be willing to pay any price!
By exploiting that weakness, Danzo was confident he could pull this descendant of the Uzumaki clan into his own faction.
When that time came, the Nine-Tails would be in his hands!
Then, wouldn't a mere Yoru be someone he could destroy with a flip of his hand?
And the position of Hokage that he had dreamed of for so long—with the Nine-Tails' assistance—would practically be within reach!
The more Danzo thought about it, the more excited he became.
He had to do it!
He absolutely had to make this descendant of the Uzumaki clan become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
Danzo roared inwardly. This was simply a heaven-sent gift that Yoru had delivered to him!
At this moment, Danzo felt as if he had completely grasped the overall situation. He felt more and more like he already possessed the bearing of the future Hokage.
"Yoru! I will make you regret this!"
A sinister voice came from Danzo's mouth. Inside this dark hall, it sounded especially eerie.
Dim candlelight flickered on both sides of the hall.
This place was Konoha's darkness.
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