The chat group admin really knows when to take action.

When the people trust the Uchiha, and the Uchiha possess a sense of responsibility, honor, and belonging, they will be loyal to Konoha.

Chapter 42, Night and Roots

An uninvited guest arrived at the base of the leaf.

The Fourth Hokage

Theoretically speaking, the Root organization is not under the Hokage's jurisdiction.

But now the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, wants to intervene.

"Bring Danzo to me!"

The Fourth Hokage no longer had a smile on his face.

After all, this time they came to kill someone.

The members of Root exchanged glances, and one of them, wearing a fox mask, spoke up.

"Please wait a moment, Lord Hokage!"

Minato Namikaze narrowed his eyes and instantly appeared in front of him.

"Do you have the right to make me wait?"

"boom!"

The Root ninja wearing the fox mask crashed directly into the wall.

Minato walked directly through the main gate at the base.

Just walked through the door.

Danzo, whose right hand was wrapped in bandages, walked over.

"What brings the Hokage to my Root clan?"

The Fourth Hokage asked directly.

"You're the ones spreading the rumors in the village lately! Stop pretending. I wouldn't have come here without solid evidence."

Danzo narrowed his remaining eye.

"Lord Hokage, the Uchiha clan is extremely dangerous, especially during the Second Hokage's reign...!"

"Shut up, you're trying to teach me how to do things. I'm the Hokage now."

Minato Namikaze spoke coldly, his tone extremely aggressive.

Danzo never expected that the Hokage, who was usually very gentle, even a little too gentle, would utter such fiery words.

It shouldn’t be!

It's just spreading some rumors; it shouldn't have affected the Hokage's greatest interests yet.

"Fourth Hokage, please note that this is Root, not under the Hokage's jurisdiction."

Danzo showed no weakness, and many Root ninjas wearing animal masks emerged from the surrounding shadows.

"It seems that it can be confirmed now. My attempt to ease the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the villagers was indeed due to your interference."

Although it was just casual conversation, they had already taken action.

The Flying Thunder God mark moved slowly and had now reached Danzo's feet.

Yellow flashes, one-hit kills—these are all signs of extensive combat experience.

Minato Namikaze knew that Danzo possessed an arm created from Hashirama's cells, with Sharingan eyes transplanted into it, which would allow him to unleash the Uchiha clan's forbidden technique, Izanagi.

One Sharingan is equivalent to one life.

It's not that we can't beat them, but it's very troublesome.

In the battle between life and death, speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness are paramount.

And without a doubt, Minato is the fastest one.

Ultimate moves and secret techniques are useless if they can't be used.

He will not give Danzo the opportunity to use Izanagi.

The next moment.

The Fourth Hokage disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already behind Danzo, his three-edged kunai flashing rapidly, aimed straight at Danzo's throat, ready to kill him with one blow.

It was too fast; all the people saw was a golden figure.

At this critical moment.

A Root ninja stood in front of Danzo, blocking the fatal blow.

Danzo knew that the Fourth Hokage was the fastest man, so how could he not be on guard?

He was aware of his own weaknesses and needed time to unleash his strongest technique.

When Danzo went to attend the Five Kage Summit, he brought two followers with him.

The purpose was to buy himself some time to unleash the forbidden technique Izanagi.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Danzo quickly formed hand seals, and a circular, spiraling wind blade instantly shot out from his mouth.

The Anbu blocking Danzo's path was instantly split in two.

Minato Namikaze flicked his kunai lightly and reappeared next to it.

The wind-escape vacuum wave flew backward, leaving a deep scratch on the high wall behind it.

The Fourth Hokage was not discouraged even though he couldn't kill Danzo with a single blow.

After all, a cunning old fox like Danzo is very afraid of losing his life.

"What do you mean by 'Fourth Hokage'?!"

Danzo's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Minato Namikaze said coldly.

"Of course, it's to take your life."

At this moment, a person was sitting on a stone pillar at the root base, holding a bucket full of popcorn, seemingly watching a good show.

Jiang Nan swung his thighs, utterly bored.

His mission was to prevent Danzo from escaping, but Danzo did not run away.

He couldn't take action; he could only watch.

"Why not use my method? First, take a trip to Pluto, then die and be cremated at the center of the sun, then go through the infinite cycle of death and reincarnation with Diavolo, all perfectly arranged. Finally, extract the memories and play them on the big screen in the ninja world countless times. What a wonderful way to die!"

Jiang Nan said softly.

Unfortunately, the Fourth Hokage had to personally send him to meet the Six Paths.

Jiang Nan wasn't the only uninvited guest lurking in the darkness.

In the darkness, unnoticed by anyone, Fugaku Uchiha stood there quietly.

The Mangekyou Sharingan coldly observed the entire scene.

He was recruited by the Fourth Hokage; whether he participated or not was up to him, but he needed to witness one thing.

Fugaku Uchiha seemed to have noticed that the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the villagers had recently intensified, so he agreed to the Fourth Hokage's request.

As for what needs to be witnessed, it is naturally Danzo's arm full of Sharingan.

I believe no Uchiha could tolerate this.

When Erzhuzi saw it, he was so angry he almost exploded.

Jiang Nan turned his head and looked at Uchiha Fugaku in the darkness.

Theoretically speaking, activating the Mangekyou Sharingan can bring one's strength to the Kage level.

Fugaku Uchiha was also a rare Kage-level fighter in Konoha.

Unfortunately, he didn't even get a chance to fight back and was killed by Itachi.

"Oh dear! Even the gentle and cheerful boy has gone astray!"

This was actually a three-pronged strategy devised by the Fourth Hokage.

This first bird was Danzo's life. Two Kage-level fighters, the Yellow Flash and the leader of the Uchiha clan, were involved. Either of them could defeat Danzo, let alone when they joined forces.

The second tactic is to win them over. Once the two work together, they're essentially in the same boat. Why would a murderer want his partner to have blood on their hands? It's to be tied to the same boat.

The third advantage is influence. Once the Uchiha clan leader is on their side, things will be much easier. Although the Uchiha clan has different factions, the Uchiha clan leader can suppress all factions. As long as both sides work together in secret, winning over the Uchiha clan will be a piece of cake.

Father, like son.

As an observer, Jiang Nan saw through all of the Fourth Hokage's plans at a glance.

"Politics really can change a person. The Fourth Hokage used to be very innocent."

Members from other chat groups also projected their messages over at this time.

Everyone's watching the live stream.

Looking at the initial battle below, Lu Mingfei said with great regret.

"It seems we're too late; the battle has already begun!"

Jiang Nan said calmly, "It's just the beginning. Watch carefully, and I'll show you what it means to be a seasoned veteran with extremely rich combat experience."

Lu Mingfei smiled dismissively; the online keyboard warrior was asking for advice.

Naruto

There are some differences between the settings in the anime and the manga.

In the anime, Fugaku Uchiha awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

There is also Shisui's single-eyed Susanoo.