Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

In the northwest corner of Konoha, there is a dense forest near the Hokage Rock. There is no one here all year round, and only the puppets from the Barrier Squad come here to check.

But tonight, it's lively here for the first time in a long time.

Under the cold moonlight, two masked ninjas carefully protected Danzo behind them.

"Enemy attack, be careful, Danzo-sama!"

Behind the two of them, Danzo narrowed his one eye and calmly scanned the forest in front of him. The enemies hidden in the forest had nowhere to hide under the Sharingan.

"It seems someone can't hold back any longer."

Danzo knew that he had been making more and more noise recently and it was inevitable that he would be targeted. However, these people dared to take action against him before he even left the village. They simply did not take Shisui seriously.

"Yes, what could that stupid Uchiha know? I still have to control Konoha!"

Whoosh whoosh~
A cold wind blew, and several kunai tied with detonating tags shot out from the front. After the kunai were shot out, seven figures rushed towards the three people.

The ninjas hiding in the woods obviously didn't expect that Danzo and his three companions would discover them so quickly. They had to change their plan and take the initiative to prevent the target from escaping. After all, they couldn't always grasp Danzo's whereabouts.

Danzo curled the corner of his mouth slightly and snorted with disdain.

The two Root members beside him immediately drew their swords and rushed forward to meet him.

"Don't do anything, I'll take care of it!"

Danzo formed seals with his hands and inhaled deeply. A breath like a sickle-weasel swept across, instantly knocking down the kunai and cutting several people in half. Blood and internal organs were immediately spilled on the spot.

"They're going to send a ninja of this strength to assassinate me? How naive!"

"You won't be so proud for long!"

A ninja with only half of his body left fell in front of Danzo and roared with his last bit of strength.

"At this level, I am not even qualified to move my body."

Just as he finished speaking, Danzo and the other two suddenly jumped up, and saw the original ground suddenly sank, and dozens of shurikens flew out from the forest.

Danzo tore off the bandage and used the Sharingan to observe the angle from which the shuriken were flying. He formed seals with his hands again, and the wind blades swept down all the shurikens in an instant, and found the positions of those ninjas according to the angle of the shuriken.

A moment later, Danzo stabbed the last man's heart with his long sword.

"It's been a long time since I last fought in real combat, and it allowed me to get my body moving a little bit."

Danzo had not experienced this feeling of fighting with others for a long time, but he clearly felt that his strength was not as good as before. Unfortunately, the erosion of the first generation cells was too terrifying, and even he did not dare to try it easily.

Orochimaru has been taking money without doing anything for a long time, but for the sake of the power of the first generation of Cell, he can only tolerate him for the time being.

"Master Danzo, do you want to take them back to the Root for examination?"

With the abilities of ninjas, they can obtain a lot of information even from corpses.

"unnecessary."

Danzo covered his eyes with the bandage again, replied calmly, and then slowly walked away in the blood with the help of his wooden stick.

He knew very well who the enemies this time were. There were too many of them, so many that he didn't need to confirm their identities. They were everywhere, and only if these people joined forces could they attack him within Konoha.

The two immediately followed, and the three of them covered their tracks and returned to the root base.

In fact, Danzo was not sure that he could survive in the hands of those people. The people who came today were just testing him. Once the other party understood his strength, he would use his real killing move.

Danzo was thankful that Shisui still valued him because of the Third Hokage. With Shisui's support, he would be able to firmly grasp the Root.

However, the threat from those people still exists, and he needs to improve his defenses before he can find a way to deal with them.

"Owl, I have already contacted a small portion of the Chunin in the village. What do you think I should do next?"

Owl is Hattori Ryozo's new title after entering the Root. At this moment, Owl is half-kneeling in front of Danzo, and his originally beautiful long hair has become short.

"Master Danzo, there are a lot of Chunins in the village. Even if there are only a small number of them, it is still a huge force. Since those people have already discovered it, we might as well select some people to join the Root immediately, and then directly make it public to win them over. After all, we have the instructions from the Hokage. Everything Master Danzo does is for Konoha, and they can't resist!"

One word awakens the dreamer!
Danzo paused, then realized that he taught the Chunin ninjutsu not in order to spread the ninjutsu, he just wanted to win over these Chunin. Since he was discovered by those ninja clans, he might as well cash in and convert his reputation in the Chunin class into strength.

As long as he has this strength, he will be able to compete with those ninja clans and the Hokage, and then he will have more power to continue to win over other people.

If he could go one step further and allow a small number of the Chunins to become Jonins, then he would also be able to occupy a seat in the Jonin Conference. By then, he would surpass Shisui and become the Sixth Hokage. He would be able to wipe out the Uchiha and save Konoha, and it would not be impossible for him to slap the Second Hokage in the face!

"Your idea coincides with mine. Shisui only cares about himself. The future of Konoha ultimately depends on us!" Danzo nodded, in a good mood.

Upon hearing this, everyone praised in unison: "Master Danzo is wise!"

So, the next day, Danzo asked someone to bring Shisui and give him funds to start recruiting people everywhere.

Before this, most Chunins only had the impression of Danzo from what they had heard of him. It couldn't be said that he was bad, but only that he was very bad.

After Danzo returned from the Land of Grass, he began to send ninjutsu to the Chunins he valued. Thanks to the ninjutsu given by Danzo, the strength of the Chunins have all improved, and now their impression of Danzo has changed drastically.

On this basis, the private recruitment of the roots took only one morning and thirty people confirmed their intention.

This made Danzo overjoyed, as the Root had never seen such a grand occasion before. The reactions of these ninjas made him realize that his actions were correct.

You know, the ninjas sent by the Root for invitation were all carefully selected by him. As long as they are trained carefully, they will be qualified to pass the assessment and become Jonin in the future.

"Hahaha, good, Owl, you did a great job. You can choose which of these ninjutsu you value."

Danzo laughed, very happily, and with a wave of his hand, he gave Owl an extra sum of money in addition to the ninjutsu, and also increased the bonus for joining the Root.

An old man from the Root, looking at the laughing Danzo, couldn't help but sigh: "It's been a long time since I saw Danzo-sama laugh like this."

But if Danzo is happy, naturally some people will be unhappy.

Although the recruitment of the Root was carried out in private, there were thirty people who directly agreed. It can be imagined that the scope is actually not small, and the ninja clan soon noticed it.

However, they had no reason to stop the roots, so the matter was brought to Shisui.

When Nara Suzaku brought the things over with a helpless look on his face, on the table in front of Shisui was the information sent by Uchiha Teru yesterday, which was about the attack on Konoha's consultants in the village.

When Nara Suzaku saw this, he knew who Shisui was going to help with just a glance, so he immediately changed his attitude and adjusted his words to tell the story.

"Hokage-sama, this is what happened. What should we do next?"

Nara Suzaku was impartial. Although he did not directly state the interests involved, he also hinted at many things.

"I remember that the Root's missions were always dangerous, with heavy casualties, but it was difficult to recruit them. I heard advisor Danzo complain about it before. Now that they have finally recruited people, what reason do I have to stop them?"

Shisui held his forehead and said with an embarrassed look.

Is it illegal to recruit people at the root?
Is it illegal to teach people ninjutsu?
Even the Uchiha could not take any punishment measures for Danzo's two actions based on the existing laws.

So Nara Suzaku could only laugh dryly. He didn't want to pay attention to this matter in the first place, but he had no choice but to avoid it.

"As for what they said about forcibly pulling people in, I'm not sure about that. Let's put it this way. Invite advisor Danzo and ninjas from various divisions, and call a few ninjas who agree to join the Root. After all, this concerns the stability of Konoha, so it's better to make things clear."

"Yes."

Nara Suzaku agreed, and under his arrangement, Danzo and ninjas from various departments arrived soon.

A considerable number of ninjas from various divisions were very excited, as this scope of discussion gave them the illusion of participating in decision-making. However, Danzo's mood was somewhat complicated, as he was doing this for Konoha, but if Shisui didn't support him, then everything he did would be untenable.

"Hokage-sama, Danzo has repeatedly forced the ninjas in the village to join the Root, which is contrary to the will of fire. This is a heinous crime!"

As soon as everyone quieted down, someone couldn't wait to start blaming Danzo.

In their opinion, since Shisui was unwilling to protect Utatane Koharu, he definitely wouldn't be willing to protect Danzo either. Utatane Koharu deserved to die, and Danzo deserved to die even more.

Danzo snorted coldly and glanced at the man. He had never seen such a thing in his life before, that someone dared to frame him.

Shisui said nothing, he knew Danzo had done this before, and quite a few times, but that was all in the past.

"What does Advisor Danzo think?"

"You are foolish. The Root is the sharp sword that hides in the darkness and protects Konoha. It is their honor to join the Root. How can some rats understand the greatness of the Root?
Bathed in the sunlight, how can you, as ignorant as you are, see the guardian of darkness? "

Danzo's cold voice sounded, but it made Shisui's mouth twitch.

The man did not argue with Danzo after hearing this, but gritted his teeth and said affirmatively: "Hokage-sama has also heard it. Advisor Danzo has admitted his actions. For the sake of Konoha, please stop it immediately!"

"Please stop this, Hokage-sama!"

Their test has just begun. If the strength of the Root is increased, it will be very troublesome for them to deal with it. If they arouse the dissatisfaction of the Hokage, they will pay a greater price.

"When did I ever say that the Root forces ninjas to join? All ninjas who join the Root do so voluntarily. They all come to the Root because of their ideals. How could I use such despicable means?"

Danzo didn't blush or get nervous, and calmly suppressed everyone's requests.

Nara Suzaku knew that Shisui had already made arrangements, so before other voices of objection were raised, he took the lead in suggesting: "Hokage-sama, whether it is forced or not can be found out by calling those ninjas to ask them."

Shisui nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "What do you think?"

"This"

Everyone was dumbfounded and confused, this was not what they expected.

Given Shisui's perception of Danzo, why didn't he attack him directly when he had an excuse?

"Hokage-sama is wise!"

However, someone reacted quickly and was the first to sigh.

Everyone followed closely behind, but their voices were not as loud, and only a few people remained calm.

After Nara Suzaku brought people into the office, several people immediately half-knelt and saluted Shisui.

"Yes, that's right. You are all the future of Konoha. Get up. I will ask you a few questions and you can answer them truthfully."

Shisui's expression was gentle, which instantly calmed the tense people.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

"I heard that Advisor Danzo used despicable methods to force you to join the Root. Is that true?"

"That's not true! Lord Danzo is a good man! We joined the Root voluntarily!"

As soon as Shisui finished speaking, someone hurriedly explained. The two people beside him nodded in agreement, but one person lowered his head and did not respond.

The ninjas from various divisions felt their hearts skip a beat when they heard this, but Danzo felt as comfortable as if he were sitting on the chair in the Hokage's office.

Only Shisui's eyes moved slightly, and then he looked at the last Chunin who had kept his head down.

"Yes, Hokage-sama, Advisor Danzo did threaten me to join the Root. If I don't agree, the Root will take action against my family. Please, Hokage-sama, save my family!"

Before Shisui could ask, the Chunin took the initiative to start crying.

The smile on Danzo's face suddenly stopped, and the ninjas from various departments were also stunned, and then looked at Danzo in surprise.

Danzo stared at the man intently, then fell into thought.

"Is it the same threat he made before?"

Seeing that Danzo did not deny it immediately, someone shouted: "Such behavior is a violation of Konoha's laws. Hokage, please investigate it strictly!"

Upon hearing this, Nara Suzaku's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat. He quickly looked at Shisui, with panic and confusion rarely seen in his eyes.

"Strict investigation?"

Shisui gave Nara Suzaku a look to calm him down, then frowned slightly, switching his gaze between Danzo and the Chunin. After hesitating for a moment, he finally sighed and said, "Then let's check it out."

Danzo narrowed his eyes and his aura suddenly changed.

In an instant, a group of Anbu appeared and surrounded the area.

At this moment, Danzo thought of Utatane Koharu.

He felt that he seemed to be deceived by Shisui, who dared to appear in the Hokage Building alone. This Hokage Building bathed in sunlight also hid countless deadly cold fronts.

"Do you want that guy to help you?"

Everyone was delighted, but they heard Shisui just whispered, "Fai."

"clear."

Although it was only one word, Hui immediately understood what Shisui meant. He activated the three magatama and walked straight to the front of the Chunin. The moment they looked at each other, he pulled the other person into the illusion.

Seeing Uchiha Hui's behavior, everyone had different expressions.

Are you really checking?

"Did Counselor Danzo force you to join the Root?"

"No."

hiss~
The Chunin who was controlled by the Sharingan told the truth, causing everyone to gasp.

"Then why did you say that just now?"

"Some people threatened my family and if I didn't say that, they would do something to my family."

"Hmph, how dare you! You dare to threaten the ninjas of the village? You simply don't take me seriously!"

The angriest person was naturally Danzo, but those who were familiar with Danzo's past inevitably felt a sense of disharmony.

Shisui did the same, but he quickly turned his attention to the threat.

His expression was serious and his aura was dignified. He stood up and said, "Threatening the villagers and framing the consultant, Daohuo and Hui, you two must investigate immediately. I want to see who dares to do such a reckless thing!"

"Yes!"

The situation kept reversing, and everyone finally noticed something was wrong.

"Advisor Danzo, I remember that there are only 17 places for the Root, right? Although this is a false accusation, is it necessary for the Root to recruit so many people?" (End of this chapter)