Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

Danzo has been feeling unhappy lately.

The Root hadn't added any new members with potential for a long time. It wasn't that Konoha didn't have any, but Sarutobi Hiruzen had been obstructing them in various ways.

There was more than one promising youngster in this year's graduating class that he had high hopes for. But he couldn't touch any of them. Most importantly, he couldn't touch the little girl from the Uzumaki clan that he had high hopes for in the next graduating class.

This made Danzo more and more dissatisfied with the Third Hokage. But he had no choice because the other party was the Hokage. The strength of the Root was still not comparable to that of the Anbu.

Moreover, the support he had in the village was not enough. Now was not the right time to act. Danzo wanted to use Kotoamatsukami on Sarutobi Hiruzen more than once, but he held back in the end.

No matter how powerful Kotoamatsukami is, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards him and his governing strategy are very clear. Any slight change will be noticed.

Moreover, Kotoamatsukami's power is so precious that Danzo wants to use it at the most critical moment.

But soon, Danzo became even more unhappy because something happened to the Root.

One month after the New Year, for unknown reasons, the Root's action team was attacked one after another by unknown persons.

The opponent was extremely powerful, and the root team was wiped out in several attacks. I sent people to investigate the matter, but in the end, I found nothing.

Try to set a trap to entrap the opponent, but the opponent can avoid it just right every time.

Four teams were wiped out in a row, which didn't cause any serious damage to the Root, but it still made Danzo feel very frustrated.

The key point is that he still doesn't know who the enemy is.

He suspected that it was the Third Generation, but he quickly overturned it himself. Although the Third Generation restricted him in every way, Danzo knew that the Third Generation would not do such a thing.

A few days later, the fifth team was destroyed again inexplicably. The furious Danzo smashed his own office on the spot.

"A bunch of rubbish. The enemy is right outside Konoha, watching us all the time, and you can't even find any clues. What am I keeping you for?"

“I dare not refute. In fact, they are also puzzled. They don’t know why someone can do this. They clearly feel that the other party is around the village, but they can’t find him.”

"Master Danzo, I have an idea." The speaker was Danzo's right-hand man, Yamanaka Fuu, who was also a senior Root official in charge of intelligence around Danzo.

"speak."

"I have a guess, could the murderer be someone from within Konoha?"

"People from Konoha? The missing team are all elite. They were able to prevent any intelligence from leaking out. There are not many people in Konoha who can do this. Who do you suspect?"

"It's just like what the adults said. There are not many people who can do this. Hatake Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma, Jiraiya, and Kamikawa Aoba."

"Kamikawa Aoba! This name caught Danzo's attention." Because he was an ordinary ninja without "talent", Danzo didn't pay much attention to Aoba at first. Later, he fought against the Raikage and was undefeated, and Danzo realized that he was a talent.

He was rejected by the other party after several attempts to recruit him. However, at that time, Aoba was very popular and Danzo was not in a position to do anything. The key point was that according to the analysis of the Root, Kamikawa Aoba was completely different from the original White Fang.

If we dare to use the same method as before, the other party will defect in minutes.

Danzo didn't care whether the other party defected or not. But the Third Hokage valued Aoba and the mother and daughter of the Uzumaki clan very much. So he didn't allow himself to use those means. As a result, the plan to deal with Aoba was delayed.

"Do we have any grudges with Kamikawa Aoba?" Danzo naturally didn't think he had any grudges with Aoba. But Yamanaka Feng did remember it.

"Uzumaki Karin. That girl, the master has always wanted that girl. He even sent the Root to follow her. Kamikawa Aoba is very powerful, and it is very likely that he has noticed it.

According to our analysis, Kamikawa Aoba is a paranoid person who will take revenge for any slight. He is also very powerful and is fully capable of wiping out the elite team of the Root."

"So, Kamikawa Aoba is a big suspect."

"The other possibility is Hatake Kakashi. There's no need to elaborate on the reasons for this."

Danzo's face was a little gloomy, and he even began to regret that he didn't take advantage of White Fang's death to kill Kakashi, the evildoer.

"Start monitoring these two guys immediately. If they make any unusual moves, kill them first and report later."

"Yes."

Aoba's home.

"Brother Aoba, there are more and more bad guys around our house." Karin frowned and said. Her Kagura Mind Eye can easily detect those hidden Root Ninjas.

"Don't worry, they don't dare to come in. Just go to school normally."

"profound."

After Karin fell asleep, Yumi quietly entered Aoba's room.

"How did you feel when Karin called you brother tonight?"

During their private time, Yumi could always easily grasp Qingye's emotions. With just a few words, Qingye was so aroused that he pressed her down.

After a long time, Yumi lay in Aoba's arms.

"Have you started your plan?"

"Yes, it looks like Danzo has taken the bait."

"Are you sure? If not, let me do it."

Yumi knows that Danzo is a high-ranking figure in the village and is worried that there will be loopholes in Aoba's plan.

"No, your Wood Release makes too much noise and is too conspicuous. It's better not to move if you can. Don't worry, I have completed the training of Flying Thunder God. Although the plan is not foolproof, it is already invincible."

"That's good. Aoba, you don't have to protect me like this. I can feel that my power is very strong now. I can already protect myself, and even you and Karin."

Aoba hugged Yumi gently.

"You think too much, woman. The reason I don't let you take action now is simply because the timing is not right. Soon, it will be your turn to take the stage."

It was impossible for Aoba to leave Yumi, a top fighter, at home taking care of her husband and children all day.

In fact, he already had a plan for Yumi. He only needed to wait a little longer, and he would let Yumi shock the ninja world.

Kakashi has been feeling a little off lately. As an elite jonin of Konoha, Kakashi is no longer troubled by lack of mana, especially without the burden of the Sharingan. In a sense, the Sharingan without the Mangekyō is a constraint on Kakashi's strength.

At the same time, because of Aoba's crazy training every day, Kakashi always felt that if he didn't train, he would be sorry for himself. He had no choice but to follow Aoba.

This has made Kakashi's strength improve rapidly in the past year. At the same time, Kakashi has also changed, which makes the people in the root nervous.

Because he picked up his father's knife again.