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"What?!"

Aburame Torune's expression was one of utter disbelief. He even began to doubt whether he had heard correctly.

Haru had just declared that he would take over Root!

And not long ago, he had killed Lord Danzo!

Right in front of all the Root ninjas!

This was incomprehensible and utterly unacceptable!

But Haru didn't care about what Torune thought. Although he wasn't skilled in political maneuvering and had been an ordinary person before his transmigration, he was now an ordinary person with power.

However, he possessed a certain degree of omniscience.

He didn't need to ask to know that the Uchiha clan was planning a coup. He knew that Uchiha Fugaku was torn between his clan and the village.

He knew that Danzo wanted to eradicate them completely.

So, Haru knew that all he needed to do was base his plans on these facts.

Even now, everything he said was both true and false.

He had killed Danzo because Danzo kept causing him trouble and even tried to control him with Kotoamatsukami.

But the coup was real, and Danzo's plans were real.

In fact, Haru believed that Danzo had gathered so many Root members precisely to eliminate the Uchiha clan.

And to use the Sharingan he obtained from them to deal with Haru.

Truth and lies intertwined, and even Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't be able to see through the deception.

Even if Hiruzen went back and confronted Uchiha Itachi, Haru wasn't worried.

From the moment Itachi agreed to cooperate with him to eliminate Danzo, he was on Haru's side and believed that Haru had a way to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village.

No matter how Itachi viewed him, what mattered was that Itachi needed him.

And Itachi, who needed Haru, would naturally bear the burden of this.

Just like the saying, light and darkness are inseparable.

During Hashirama's reign, he was the light, and Tobirama was the darkness.

During Hiruzen's time, he was the light, and Danzo was the darkness.

During Tsunade's era, she was the light, and Jiraiya was the darkness.

Naruto and Sasuke also shared this relationship.

There always had to be someone to do the dirty work that the light couldn't do. Haru would become the light, and Itachi would be the darkness.

"Torune."

Hiruzen finally recovered from his shock. Although this was a blow to him, he was still the Hokage of the village.

Moreover, he had already arranged a meeting with the Raikage in the Land of Iron.

Even if Danzo was dead, he couldn't return to the village at this moment.

"Go back first and inform Koharu and Homura. Tell them I'm aware of the situation and that they should do nothing until I return."

Hiruzen paused, then turned to Haru. "Since you've dealt with Danzo, the Uchiha clan should also…"

"Itachi is handling it," Haru replied without hesitation.

This was indeed the task he had assigned to Itachi, and the latter had agreed to carry it out.

Torune looked at Haru, still filled with resentment, but upon hearing the direct order from the Third Hokage, he had no choice.

"Very well, let's leave it at that."

Hiruzen straightened up, cutting off any further discussion from Torune and ordering him to leave and relay his message to Koharu and Homura.

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Torune took a deep breath, acknowledging Hiruzen's command before departing.

Only after witnessing Torune's departure did Hiruzen turn his gaze back to Haru, his expression thoughtful.

"This was all part of your plan, wasn't it?"

"Hmm?" Haru met Hiruzen's gaze, feigning ignorance.

"You didn't have to go this far. Even if Danzo hadn't died, I was planning to disband Root and then…"

"Never mind." Hiruzen shook his head. There was no point in discussing this now, as Danzo was already dead.

This was a fact, and whether he could accept it or not, he had to face it.

However, Haru's direct request to take over Root had caught him off guard.

"If Danzo hadn't died, disbanding Root would have been pointless. You know better than I do that with Danzo's methods, even if Root members were absorbed into the Hokage's Anbu, they would still obey Danzo."

Haru paused. "Besides, he crossed a line."

"A line?" Hiruzen frowned, as if realizing something.

"He not only injected himself with Hashirama's cells but also transplanted Sharingan into his arm. And the right eye hidden beneath his bandages was Shisui's Kotoamatsukami."

Haru revealed this information directly, noticing how Hiruzen's face turned pale, especially at the mention of Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.

In fact, if Haru remembered correctly, when Shisui had approached Hiruzen, proposing to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the coup, Danzo hadn't been present.

But the moment Shisui left Hiruzen, Danzo had hunted him down.

So, who had leaked this information?

Perhaps Kotoamatsukami could indeed stop the coup, but who wouldn't fear such power?

"What happened to Shisui's eye?"

"It was sealed. Before his death, Danzo used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Neither the Sharingan nor Hashirama's cells remain." Haru fell silent after speaking.

Hiruzen's mood grew even more complicated.

But regardless, Danzo was dead. As the leader of Konoha, Hiruzen wouldn't act based on personal feelings.

However, allowing Haru to take over Root would mean bringing him into the village's higher echelons.

Although the Senju name carried weight, and Haru's strength was formidable, his methods were reminiscent of Tobirama's.

Hashirama's power combined with Tobirama's tactics.

If Haru were allowed to grow…

Hiruzen studied Haru thoughtfully.

He had an advantage that others lacked—not in strength or tactics, but in his youth. At only thirteen, he had decades ahead of him before reaching Hiruzen's age.

Even his body hadn't reached its peak.

He was indeed worth nurturing and entrusting with responsibility.

Now that Danzo was dead, disbanding Root had become less important.

"Haru, until a more suitable candidate is found, you will be the commander of Root."

Finally, Hiruzen relented, agreeing to hand over Root to Haru.

However, this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. In Hiruzen's eyes, this was also a test for Haru.

Of course, it was only leadership of Root. Hiruzen had no intention of making Haru a Hokage advisor or allowing him into high-level meetings.

"Yes, Lord Hokage," Haru replied with a smile.

With this, all of Danzo's subordinates would become his pawns.

And Hiruzen's Anbu would follow in due time.

"Now, let's continue our journey. We must head to the Land of Iron," Haru said, already looking forward to the rewards of this mission.