In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

The next day passed peacefully, and Lin Fan and Tsunade waited inside the house all night, but no one came to their door.

"It seems they've accepted it."

Lin Fan's voice rang out in the office. Tsunade yawned; she was still a little tired after dealing with official documents all night.

She opened her eyes, rubbed them, and got up from the sofa.

I looked at the man standing in front of the window that had been repaired yesterday.

"They've accepted it, but that doesn't mean they'll give up."

"Power is a wonderful thing."

Tsunade sighed and got up from the sofa. The ANBU at the door heard the sound and immediately brought over the toiletries that had been prepared in advance, along with the washbasin and other items, all of which were disposable products that had been checked and confirmed to be non-toxic.

When Tsunade returned from washing up in the bathroom next door, the Anbu had already laid out today's breakfast on the table—two steaming bowls of ramen.

Lin Fan sat on the sofa and took a small bite. Lin Xiaobai's breakfast consisted of a small amount of fruits and vegetables plus hay as the staple food.

"I've thought about it, and I'll go find Orochimaru and Sakumo Hatake today."

Lin Fandao.

Tsunade sat down on the other sofa.

"Looking for them?"

Tsunade wiped the steaming chopsticks off the bowl with a tissue.

If she remembered correctly, White Fang had already resigned, and the Third Hokage himself had signed the consent form.

"White Fang resigned because he was too exhausted from his work in the Dark Division. Forcing him to do that probably won't work."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks and slurped a few mouthfuls of ramen.

The development was too fast; only after eating this bowl of hot noodles did she feel a bit of reality.

"Moreover, although I have become Hokage, too many people witnessed what happened yesterday, and no one came to our door. Perhaps this also means that no one dares to choose to side with us at this time."

"This is not a good thing."

Upon hearing Tsunade's reply, Lin Fan glanced at her in surprise.

Hey, this woman isn't stupid.

"Currently, the high-level forces in Konoha are divided into two factions: the Third Hokage, who is also your teacher Hiruzen," Lin Fan said, slapping a piece of paper he had written yesterday onto the table and spreading it out. "The second faction consists of Elder Koharu Utatane, who is in charge of field work, and Elder Homura Mitokado, who is in charge of internal affairs. Finally, there is Danzo Shimura's Root faction."

Tsunade ate her noodles very quickly, finishing them in no time, and even drank a few sips of the clear soup.

The bowl was placed on the table, making a soft, clattering sound.

Tsunade casually wiped her mouth, her red lips trembling slightly.

"The Root was originally the training institution for the Anbu, but that's an outdated view. Now, the Root has basically become Danzo's private mercenary force. It would be quite troublesome for us to intervene, even though we've already imprisoned Danzo."

Lin Fan nodded in agreement.

Tsunade is right.

Most of the Root members have now become Danzo's men. Although it's much better than in the later stages, there are still less than twenty years between now and the later stages. It takes about twenty years for a ninja to grow into a Jonin. Danzo may have already planned this. Someone needs to handle the internal affairs of Root, otherwise it will be a ticking time bomb... And his choice is Hatake Sakumo.

"I don't know if I can do it?"

With a click, the door was pushed open, and Orochimaru, dressed in a cool and aloof outfit and wearing a formal Chunin vest, stood in the doorway, seemingly having listened for a while.

"Eavesdropping on the Hokage's conversation is a serious crime, Orochimaru. Although I have forgiven you, it doesn't mean that the crimes you committed can be so easily forgiven."

Tsunade's voice was calm, as if she had known all along that Orochimaru was standing at the door.

Lin Fan, needless to say, possesses "Dual Ears - Evolution +5", so he can hear everything that happens in the Hokage Building. He can even hear people on the second floor of the mission office slacking off and chatting about whether Konoha Village is doomed.

"Orochimaru, you've come at just the right time," Lin Fan said with a smile. He needed someone to cooperate with Hatake Sakumo to integrate Root.

Orochimaru sighed.

That day, he originally just wanted to go back and organize what he had done for Danzo over the years so that Tsunade could see it and show her his sincerity in "returning".

I spent the whole day yesterday organizing.

I just finished organizing it today.

This morning, when I went out, I heard that my teacher and Danzo Shimura had been arrested, and that Root ninjas had approached me, saying they wanted to cooperate to rescue Danzo Shimura... What on earth is going on?!

"Lin Fan, you did this, didn't you?"

Orochimaru was certain that Tsunade would never do such a thing. The only person who could do something like "sending the Hokage and Konoha's high-ranking officials to prison the very next day" was probably Lin Fan, whom he didn't know very well.

"Orochimaru, you really are clever." Lin Fan smiled slightly. At this moment, he inexplicably felt as if he had inherited the 'Will of Root'—as long as the murderer cannot be found, one can suspect the old man without hesitation.

"I did it. But I did it all for Konoha..."

Lin Fan paused.

Hmm? This sounds so familiar.

Tsunade and Orochimaru's lips twitched when they heard Lin Fan's words.

What kind of statement is this, Danzo?!

However, Lin Fan didn't think too much about it. Instead, he went over and pulled Orochimaru over to sit on the sofa.

"Don't overthink it. Don't worry, we're all doing this for the good of Konoha."

Listening to Lin Fan's shameless remarks, Orochimaru looked helplessly at the two bowls of ramen on the table and the rabbit that was still 'eating breakfast'.

"You said you'd work hard for Konoha's sake on the first day, then sent the Hokage to prison on the second... Now on the third day, are you going to purge all of Konoha's high-ranking officials and silence them all?"

"How could that be?" Lin Fan, seemingly oblivious to Orochimaru's teasing, sat down next to him and said with a smile, "I just feel that the roots of Konoha are completely rotten."

Orochimaru's eyes flickered slightly.

"Don't you think a windmill that doesn't turn is boring?"

Orochimaru: "...What do you mean by that?"

Lin Fan said, "Konoha has been established for 44 years, and now it has been 44 years. However, the ninja world has fought two Shinobi World Wars. Since the Second Hokage, Konoha has hardly changed at all. Is this development? People are like this; if they don't persevere, they will regress. So, Konoha has developed for more than ten or twenty years without any changes. Isn't that regression?"

Tsunade remained silent, but Orochimaru nodded. He had always believed that if a creature wanted to evolve, it had to keep climbing and evolving upwards, rather than staying in one place and waiting meaninglessly.

"What are you planning to do?"

"Clean up the roots, and bring the Anbu under the Hokage's absolute control. The Konoha elders do not have the authority to command the Anbu," Lin Fan said.

Yesterday, he heard many members of the Anbu talking about questioning Elders Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado. Although the two remained inactive, they were undoubtedly like Hiruzen Sarutobi, able to command the Anbu at will even if they were not Hokage.

This is detrimental to the Hokage's power.