Naruto: I can decompose everything

However, at this time...

The third generation suddenly stepped forward, blocking Yamato's path.

"Danzo, Yamato is already a member of Konoha's Anbu, and I personally ordered him to be under my supervision. You have no right to take him away today."

"Um?"

Danzo looked up at the other person, but his eyes held a sense of unfamiliarity and coercion that the Third Hokage had never seen before.

Fortunately, this feeling of unfamiliarity quickly disappeared.

"Hiruzen, you should know that this child has belonged to me from the very beginning. His Wood Release can only reach its full potential in my hands!"

Danzo's voice rang out, and although it was clearly a threat, the Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief instead.

"He is a Konoha ninja, not your tool."

He said it with righteous indignation.

He was somewhat surprised that his best friend had been resurrected.

But right now, the most important thing is who will possess the Wood Release technique!

"So, my Root organization has disbanded? I no longer belong to Konoha?"

Danzo asked with a cold laugh.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent.

The Root was originally a secret force controlled by Danzo, and now that the other side is using it as leverage, it is clear that they have anticipated that he is unwilling to easily escalate the conflict.

But... after the silence, he still stood firmly in front of Yamato, without wavering in the slightest.

Wood Release is too important for him to give up easily.

Meanwhile, Kakashi and Shisui Uchiha immediately stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with the Third Hokage, activating their three Sharingan simultaneously, their crimson eyes fixed on Danzo.

"Lord Danzo, please obey the Hokage's orders, otherwise we will have no choice but to stop you by force."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ANBU members immediately surrounded him and took out their ninja tools.

Seeing this, the Root members nearby immediately adopted a defensive posture, all showing wary expressions towards the Anbu members.

Although they were all severely injured and most of them were even naked, the killing intent emanating from them was by no means weak.

In a short time...

The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense!

Danzo sneered, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding Anbu members before settling back on the Third Hokage, his tone carrying a playful provocation:

"Use force to stop us? Hiruzen, are you really going to completely break ties with me for the sake of a child you just subdued? Don't forget, Konoha's fighting strength is depleted after the Nine-Tails' attack. If we fight amongst ourselves, the other ninja villages will be the ones who benefit."

These words indeed made Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression become more serious, but he still showed a resolute look:

"Shut up, Danzo. No matter what, Wood Release is the village's hope, and I will not..."

He spoke very seriously, but was interrupted before he could finish.

"What if his Wood Release power is incomplete?"

"What?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up abruptly, his eyes wide with astonishment, and instinctively asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Upon hearing this, both Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui felt a jolt in their hearts.

Needless to say, Yamato's heart sank instantly.

Sure enough, the next second...

"What do you mean? Heh, looks like the guy who leaked the information didn't tell you the truth."

Danzo snorted and quickly recounted Yamato's origins.

From Orochimaru's secret Wood Release experiments, to Yamato being the only surviving subject, and then to the fact that his Wood Release power was incomplete due to experimental flaws, unable to reach even one ten-thousandth of the First Hokage's level.

Every word was like icy rain, pouring down on everyone present...

"this..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shuddered, his resolute expression instantly crumbling, replaced by disbelief.

He turned to look at Yamato behind him. The boy was already pale, his hands were clenched tightly, and his eyes were full of inferiority and despair.

Clearly, Danzo's words shattered his newly established sense of self.

Uchiha Shisui and Kakashi, standing to the side, also looked astonished. They had never imagined that such a cruel secret was hidden behind this precious Wood Release power.

Even after learning the truth about the incomplete Wood Release technique, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of letting Yamato go.

Even without the anticipated devastating power, Yamato's symbolic significance as a successor of Wood Release remains strong.

This symbol can not only restore Konoha's glory, but also solidify his position in the village. For Konoha, which is currently beset by internal and external troubles, it remains an irreplaceable presence.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and was about to refuse Danzo.

But the next moment, Danzo seemed to see through his thoughts and, before he could, offered another bargaining chip that he couldn't refuse.

"Hiruzen, I know Yamato is important to Konoha, and I know you're unwilling to let go. So, as payment, I will dismantle Root's influence in a short time and hand it over to you completely. What do you say?"

"What? You're giving me the power of the roots?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils shrank sharply, his tone filled with disbelief.

Although Root is ruthless, it is a powerful and elite force. If it could be completely brought under his command, it could quickly fill the power gap left by the Nine-Tails' attack and stabilize the situation in Konoha. This was a long-held idea of ​​his.

"That's right." Danzo nodded slowly, his tone carrying a certain seductiveness: "I'll give you all my power, including my subordinates. I only want this child."

Upon hearing this news, not only Yamato, but even the original Root members were struck dumb. They desperately wanted to ask their 'Danzo' what had happened.

But they're not really in a position to negotiate.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also caught in an extreme struggle.

On one side is the Wood Release successor, who symbolizes the glory of Konoha and is related to their own status; on the other side is the Root power, which can immediately fill the gap in combat strength and stabilize the foundation of Konoha.

Both are things that Konoha urgently needs right now, but he can only choose one of them.

He turned to look at Yamato behind him, the despair in the boy's eyes almost overflowing, the helplessness of being abandoned by the whole world.

However, when he thought of the devastation Konoha suffered after the Nine-Tails' attack and the undercurrents of various factions within the village, he hesitated again.

At this moment, the power of the roots is undoubtedly the best medicine to quickly stabilize the situation.

Originally, he intended to lure the other party into assassinating him, but the attempt failed. Then, he would find an excuse to seize the other party's power and even devised an extremely secret and meticulous plan for this purpose.

Aside from not knowing that Yamato was a user of Wood Release, almost everything was arranged perfectly.

But... this battle disrupted many of his original plans.

This made the current situation very different from the original plan, and there was no longer any reason to seize the power of the root.

In an instant, his aged face was filled with exhaustion, and countless thoughts intertwined and collided in his mind.

This brought a smile to Danzo's face.

However, the smile looked very strange, as if it were not human.