Hatake Kakashi Absolutely Will Not Be a Chakra Unit!

Chapter 94: No Need for Understanding

"Lord Danzo, Minato Namikaze of the Yellow Flash has been inaugurated as the Fourth Hokage."

Danzo Shimura, the Darkness of the Shinobi World, currently stood in a forest twenty li from Konoha, receiving a report from a Root member about recent events in the village.

"The Yellow Flash, hmm? I had heard he was about to become Hokage. Hiruzen mentioned it to me as well."

"Obito Uchiha has cured Rin Nohara. He is now under Anbu surveillance in the Uchiha compound."

"Is it Hiruzen's squad?"

"Yes."

With the report concluded, the Root member formed a hand seal and left the forest. Danzo turned his gaze to his trusted subordinate beside him. He had not had much interaction with Minato Namikaze. This young man who walked in the light and he, a ninja accustomed to the darkness, followed different paths and could not work together.

Although they could maintain a superficial harmony, over time, it would inevitably interfere with Root's various operations.

"We will return to Konoha first. If the Fourth Hokage inquires about Root's affairs in the near future, you know how to answer."

"Understood, Lord Danzo."

"After the Uchiha clan returns, I need to replenish the Sharingan I lost in the battle. Their bodies will be given to Orochimaru for his use. Accelerate the transaction with him."

After saying this, a Root member from Danzo's left rear departed, heading in the direction of the Land of Water. The rest returned to Konoha with Danzo.

Root members had their own access channels and did not need to report to the gate guards. In fact, Konoha had three passages: one for ordinary ninja and civilians, one for the Hokage's direct Anbu, and the last one for Root.

In a sense, Root, which had its own channels for carrying out missions, was more powerful than the Hokage Guard Platoon and could undertake missions that the Anbu could not.

When Minato Namikaze heard that Danzo Shimura had returned alive from the Land of Waterfalls, he did not immediately inform his student. Instead, he planned to go to Root headquarters alone to inquire about the situation.

Minato couldn't determine whether Danzo being alive was good or bad for Konoha. Based on his in-depth understanding of Root over the past two days and the partial information given to him by the Third Hokage, he could conclude that some of Root's internal missions had absolutely nothing to do with the Will of Fire, nor with peace.

But this news was definitely good news for Obito.

It meant that his student hadn't engaged in infighting and killed the powerful leader of Root. Even his confinement could be lifted.

"Inform Obito Uchiha that he is free to move about starting today. Have him submit a three-thousand-word letter of repentance tomorrow, after which I will cancel the Anbu surveillance on him."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

After giving the order, Minato Namikaze put down his documents. There was no time like the present. The time to meet the leader of Root was now. Such a surprise visit would prevent them from preparing for his arrival. If they slipped up, he would have a legitimate reason to question Root's existence.

This organization, which carried out missions without his approval, was a thorn in Konoha's throat. It was worth it to either soften it or pay a price to remove it.

Although Minato Namikaze, who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, was seen as a gentle and powerful figure by the villagers, to his enemies, he, who never showed mercy, was an absolute god of death.

Once identified as an enemy by the Yellow Flash, even a long-standing organization like Root would be in for a world of hurt.

The interior space of Root headquarters was exceptionally vast, like a hollowed-out mountain. Every step created an echo that continuously reverberated and amplified, overlapping with the sound of the next step.

Danzo Shimura stood in the inner part of the empty headquarters, quietly waiting for the echoes to approach. He focused his left eye on this young man who had taken the Hokage position that originally belonged to him, not underestimating him in the slightest.

"Lord Fourth Hokage."

"Lord Danzo."

After exchanging greetings, Minato Namikaze compared the current Danzo with the Danzo in his memory. In the past, only his right eye was covered by bandages. Now, his entire right arm, including his shoulder and right cheek, was covered. An ominous aura seemed to emanate from beneath the bandages. Minato, with his excellent sensory abilities, raised his guard.

The chakra in this right arm was not the same as his own.

It's a transplanted right arm and right eye.

Based on the available information, Minato couldn't determine whose handiwork this arm was, but he guessed it must have been an injury sustained during the battle with Obito.

"What business brings Lord Hokage here?"

"My student had some conflict with you, and some unpleasant rumors have spread. It is said that the death of Hanzo of the Salamander is also partly related to you. As Hokage, I believe I have the right to know everything."

"There is no need for Lord Hokage to worry about this. Your student and I had no actual conflict. This arm is an injury I sustained while fighting Hanzo of the Salamander. It has been bandaged and is no longer a major issue."

"Why kill Hanzo of the Salamander?"

"This era has no need for a demigod who has loomed over the ninja world for over a decade."

Minato Namikaze's tone was calm. Even in such a tense conversation, he spoke as if chatting with an old friend, showing no weakness despite the gap in age and experience.

"Next time you take such action, you still need to inform me, the Hokage. After all, it could easily lead to war."

"The continuation of the war in the ninja world is not necessarily a bad thing for Konoha. Peace is important, but prolonged peace will dull a warrior's will. Only with appropriate stimulation can the new generation realize their greater value."

This was almost a complete exposure of his ambitions. Danzo bared his fangs, narrowing his left eye, not backing down in the face of the Hokage's questioning. From the moment the Fourth Hokage stepped in here, the Darkness of the Shinobi World knew that the light wanted to illuminate the darkness.

"Lord Danzo, how many ninja are currently in Root?"

"Over three hundred."

"Are the abilities of these ninja all registered?"

"The ninja of Root are born in darkness and die in darkness. In this life, they must provide as much strength as possible for Konoha's growth. The leakage of their abilities is undoubtedly an exposure of weakness to them."

"Even if it's exposed to me?"

"Precisely."

"Is there no room for negotiation, Lord Danzo?"

"Please understand, Lord Hokage."

"I cannot understand."

"You are the leaves bathing in the sun, and I am the root in the darkness. The two need not understand each other, yet they cannot be separated. The existence of Root is the source of nutrients for Konoha, the source of life for the leaves."

Danzo pointed to his dark ninja attire.

"No need for understanding, only acceptance, Lord Hokage."

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