Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

"You've finished asking your questions, Danzo. I also want to ask you why you did this?"

The smile on the Third Hokage's face vanished as soon as he said this.

Upon hearing this, Danzo burst out laughing.

After a while, he stared intently into the Third Hokage's eyes and said:

"Because you are too weak, Hiruzen!"

"You actually think about trying to win over the inherently evil Uchiha clan!"

"Hiruzen, I'm so disappointed in you. You're not fit to be Hokage!!"

"Everything I've done is for the village, for Konoha!"

"I will correct the mistakes my teacher made back then, step by step, Hiruzen!!"

The Third Hokage, puffing on his pipe, waited quietly for Danzo to finish speaking.

He slowly exhaled a smoke ring and said:

"Danzo, you're too radical."

“The Uchiha will always be the Uchiha of the village, even when our teacher was alive.”

"Have you forgotten our comrade, our comrade-in-arms, Uchiha Kagami?"

“The Uchiha are not inherently evil; they are just a bit paranoid. I will correct them.”

Upon hearing this, Danzo could no longer contain himself.

"The Uchiha are born evil"—that's a quote from the teacher!

He retorted loudly:

"You're too weak, Hiruzen!"

"Sooner or later, you will regret everything you have done today!"

"Enough, Danzo! I am the Hokage!!!" the Third Hokage roared.

Seeing this, Danzo dragged his body slowly past the Third Hokage.

He ignored the numerous ANBU ninjas and walked straight towards the door.

“Danzo,” the Third Hokage said.

"What, you want to kill me?" Danzo stopped in his tracks.

"I just want to remind you, Danzo, that we will always be friends."

At this point, the Third Hokage paused for a moment before continuing,

"I don't want to go through what happened today a second time."

"If you want the position of Hokage, you can compete for it openly and honestly, instead of resorting to underhanded tricks."

"Hiruzen, you're still so weak..." Danzo said in a low voice.

"That's why I am the Hokage basking in the sunlight, while you are the Root buried in the darkness."

The Third Generation watched his best friend's departing figure step by step.

Then, with a bang, the door was slammed shut.

"There's one more thing I forgot to tell you, Danzo."

"Your Root organization will not receive funding for the next few years, and Root's activities are not permitted in Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Danzo stopped in his tracks.

He responded in a low voice: "I will lead the Root to gather intelligence on the major ninja villages and will not appear in Konoha, Hiruzen."

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Chapter 040 Danzo and the Third Hokage's Shock

At night, exhausted, Danzo returned to the Root Base at the foot of the Death Forest.

He unfurled the scroll outlining his plan to assassinate the Third Hokage.

The outcome of the failure was already predetermined, and Danzo didn't care much about it.

When news of the capture of Uchiha Haneda and Hatake Kakashi appeared before his eyes, he completely lost his composure.

A Root Jonin was actually killed by two brats?!

A naturally evil Uchiha brat created a lightning release ninjutsu of at least B-rank and instantly killed a Jonin?!

Muramasa was about to die when he self-destructed, and Kakashi Hatake actually took the blow for Haneda Uchiha?!

A sense of absurdity kept rising in my heart.

Danzo held the scroll close to his eyes and read it word by word.

The more he looked at him, the more surprised he became, and his expression grew increasingly strange.

A mere genin, Might Guy, smashes through the ranks of thirty Root members and saves the Hokage's guard from dire straits?!

One move, Daytime Tiger, instantly killed seven Root members, including three Jonin and two Special Jonin?!

Outrageous!

This is absolutely outrageous!!

"Who wrote this report? Where did they get this information from?!" Danzo roared.

"Lord Danzo, the information comes from spies planted in the Hokage Building and ninjas who escaped."

A Root ninja replied cautiously.

Snapped! ! !

The sound of banging on the table echoed in the empty base.

Danzo braced his hands on the stone table, staring intently at the passage leading to Konoha ahead.

"Hiruzen! You've gone too far!!!"

…………

The moon at night.

The third patriarch was sitting in his office, writing an apology letter to be sent to the daimyo's residence.

Suddenly, a memory came through, and the Third Hokage's composed expression instantly turned to astonishment.

Might Guy, a genin who had been around for thousands of years, unleashed a forbidden technique, instantly reaching the Kage level in strength, and kicked seven elite members of Root to death.

So scary! !

Even the Third Hokage wouldn't dare to directly confront the imposing aura of the Day Tiger attack from his memory.

That kick would have either killed or crippled someone!

To his even greater surprise, Haneda and Kakashi were able to turn the tables and kill the Root Jonin!

It's important to know that every Root ninja has experienced numerous life-or-death battles.

The tasks to be performed must be at least at the A level!

The blood on your hands could even drown you!

Not to mention the Jonin, who represent the elite!

The Third Hokage took a deep drag on his pipe, the nicotine stimulating his brain and allowing him to piece together the battle scene from his vague memories.

Haneda and Kakashi first tested the waters with shuriken and explosive tags, which was quite conventional.

But when Haneda rushed forward and kicked him, it gave him the feeling of seeing Tsunade.

Both are filled with violence, but Tsunade uses her fists while Haneda uses his legs.

The elites of Root were undoubtedly very cunning and had planned ahead, using shadow clones to attract Haneda and Kakashi's attention.

Meanwhile, his true self remained hidden in the mound, concealed in a location that almost everyone would subconsciously overlook.

Under the cover of darkness, both Haneda and Kakashi were undoubtedly deceived.

At that moment, the Root Jonin, taking advantage of the dust, ambushed Haneda and subdued him in an instant as he struggled to break free of his arms.

But Kakashi started performing.

He used the prepared mirror, along with Haneda's Sharingan, to force the Root ninja to look away.

Haneda then took the opportunity to escape.

The battlefield is ever-changing, and Kakashi, in a desperate situation, was able to quickly come up with a way to help Haneda escape.

Haneda immediately understood Kakashi's intentions and used an illusion technique to cooperate.

Kakashi is undoubtedly not only a ninjutsu genius, but also a tactical genius.

Haneda was also an extremely qualified ninja, and he knew very well how to cooperate with his teammates.

This brief clash was already a peak that most ninjas could not reach.