From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 390 First Encounter with Danzo and the Uchiha

"That's how it is. We don't know what happened, but I'm certain that it wasn't the Anbu who made the move, but Root!"

Konoha Village, Police Department

Asuma looked at the insane clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, with a helpless expression.

Such a big incident outside the barbecue restaurant naturally alerted the police department.

However, when the Uchiha from the police department arrived at the scene, they were dumbfounded.

The two parties involved were, on one side, a delegation from Sunagakure, who were nearly killed by Asuma's nameless A-rank Lightning Release attack; on the other side were Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, Asuma, the Hokage's son, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and his henchmen...

This……

They, the Uchiha, are just unsociable, not stupid.

Just when they didn't know how to handle the situation, Asma, who had just gained great fame, unexpectedly cooperated and was willing to go to the police department with them, which led to this meeting.

Upon hearing the word "root," a barely perceptible hint of joy flashed across Fugaku's face.

In Konoha, Danzo and his Root organization are the Uchiha's biggest enemies. Now, Root is involved in the attack on the Sunagakure delegation. Although it's impossible to bring down Danzo, it will definitely cause him trouble.

So he asked again, "Root, are you sure?!"

“Even from that distance, I can smell the stench of decay on them,” Asuma said with a smile. “And it’s not just me; Jiraiya-senpai and Minato-senpai should be able to smell it too, they just don’t have enough evidence.”

"A putrid smell?" Fugaku Uchiha mused. "It seems you're somewhat dissatisfied with Root!"

Asuma looked up at Fugaku Uchiha, who looked young and whose nasolabial folds weren't as deep as they would be in the future, and shook his head. "I have no connection with Root, nor any grievances. I'm here simply to fulfill my duty as a Konoha villager and explain what happened."

Just then, a commotion arose outside the door.

"Who's outside?" Fugaku's face showed displeasure. This was the Konoha Police Department, Uchiha territory, and very few people would dare to cause trouble here.

"It's me!"

The door to the minister's office was pushed open, and Danzo, his head wrapped in bandages, walked in. Behind him, four Root ninjas were confronting four Uchiha ninjas, and the atmosphere became tense.

"Elder Danzo, what brings you here?!" Fugaku asked in a deep voice, his expression displeased.

"What am I doing here? What do you think I'm doing here? Asuma is a hero of the village. He just returned to the village and was arrested by your police department. Are you Uchiha people plotting a rebellion?!"

In short, it's a big label.

Asuma shook his head repeatedly. This was truly simplistic and brutal. With this level of political maneuvering? They thought they could govern Konoha well? Dream on!
“Elder Danzo, Asuma was not arrested by us; he came here voluntarily to cooperate with the investigation.”

"You came here willingly. If it weren't for the aggressive tactics of the Uchiha clan, why would Asuma have come here?!"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Asuma, sitting to the side, coughed awkwardly, interrupting the bullfight between the two. "Uh, Uncle Danzo, don't get excited, getting excited can hurt your health."

Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi were best friends, not only in business but also in personal relationships. So Asuma and Danzo knew each other, and their relationship, at least in the past, wasn't bad.

As for secretly plotting against Danzo, well, it was all for the greater good of Konoha!
Only then did Danzo seem to notice Asuma. "Asuma, don't worry, with me here, no one can wrongly accuse you." "It's not me they're wronging, it's you!" Asuma said helplessly. "Uncle Danzo, how did you train your Root members? You even did a sloppy job of silencing people, and so many people saw it! Even if I didn't come to the police department, the old man would have called you in for questioning. Have you thought about how to deal with him?!"

"I……!"

Danzo's tone faltered. "What do you mean by 'silencing'? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"I'm not making this up. Jiraiya-senpai and Kushina-nee were both there. Your Root subordinates performed terribly. I'm fine here, I can pretend I didn't see anything, but they might not be so forgiving. I'm just here at the police department to go through the motions and give the village an explanation, but have you thought about how you're going to explain this to Sunagakure?!"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

“Okay, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then just pretend I didn’t say anything!” Asuma stood up. “Anyway, I just happened to run into it by accident, and this has nothing to do with me.”

After saying that, he turned to look at Fugaku and said, "Minister Fugaku, I have done all the necessary cooperation. May I leave now?!"

“Of course.” Fugaku gave Asuma a strange look and nodded. “You’re just here to cooperate with the investigation. Now that you’ve finished, you can leave.”

Asma smiled, nodded to the two of them, and swaggered out of the office, ignoring the standoff at the door.

Inside the office, Danzo and Fugaku, each with one eye red, glared at each other, and the atmosphere became awkward.

After a moment of silence, Danzo snorted coldly, said nothing, and left with the four Root members.

"Clan leader, Danzo has gone too far! He barged in without any explanation, and..."

"How many times have I told you to use titles when you're at work?" Fugaku glared fiercely at the defiant Uchiha Yusuke. "When has Danzo ever been unreasonable? What we need to do now is prevent him from finding any fault with us."

"But……!"

"But what? You want to clash with him? What good will that do for the Uchiha?" Fugaku said coldly. "What happened today has nothing to do with our police department from beginning to end. Asuma is right, he's just here to go through the formalities. As for how to handle the aftermath, we don't need to worry about it."

"Yes!" Although Uchiha Yusuke was very dissatisfied, he had to admit that Fugaku was right. Because of Asuma's butterfly effect, Konoha did not show signs of decline. On the contrary, because the older generation had not yet entered their twilight years, White Fang was still strong, the Sannin were gradually entering their prime, and Asuma had risen unexpectedly, their momentum was far greater than at the end of World War II. At this time, the Uchiha clan had not produced any geniuses, and the strength of the weak was obvious. Therefore, they did not have the same strong spirit as later. Although they were dissatisfied with Danzo, looking at the mountain of Hokage above their heads, no matter how much dissatisfaction they had, as long as their bottom line was not crossed, they could only endure it.

Meanwhile, after leaving the guard post and meeting up with Kurenai who was waiting at the entrance, Asuma made a few jokes and was about to take Kurenai shopping when an Anbu appeared, saying that the Hokage had invited him. Asuma immediately looked disappointed and began to mutter, "That old man, why does he always have so many problems? Aren't Jiraiya-senpai and the others here? Why is he calling me? I'm not going."

The masked member's expression froze. If it were anyone else, he would have already made his move, but this one...

It's best not to interfere in matters between father and son, but the Hokage's orders cannot be disregarded.

"Asuma-sama...!"

"No, don't call me sir, I'm not that old!" Asma interrupted him. "Go back and tell him I'm going shopping with my girlfriend and don't have time for him."

"Asuma...!" The red-faced girl next to him suddenly turned bright red and pinched him hard. "Stop talking nonsense, go quickly, the Hokage-sama is calling you, it must be something important."

"He has...!"

Just as he was about to continue spouting nonsense, he sensed a hint of murderous intent emanating from Hong's red eyes, and immediately curled the corners of his mouth, "Fine, fine, I'll go!"

(End of this chapter)