Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

With Kakashi joining in, the plan became much simpler.

Aoba initially prepared to be the bait himself. But there was a problem that could not be solved. That was that Danzo was not a lone wolf, he had a large number of subordinates.

It is very likely that the other party will not take action himself, but will send his subordinates to carry out the task.

In order to solve this problem, Aoba took action continuously and killed six elite teams of the Root. He wanted to weaken the power of the Root and force Danzo to take action.

But this is still not safe, because there should be more people at the root than he saw.

But if Kakashi joins, then the chances will be even better. If the two of them join forces, it will be basically impossible for the Root to succeed without spending a lot of money.

Moreover, if the action is too big, it will alert Konoha. Although Aoba killed the Root's people secretly, if the Root attacked Aoba and Kakashi, it would not be open and aboveboard.

One is that the Root has no direct evidence to prove that the murderer is Aoba or Kakashi. Another problem is that the Root essentially has no law enforcement power within Konoha.

That's right, the positioning of the Root organization is actually very awkward. Because in theory, the Root does not exist. It is a department that does dirty work for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Therefore, the Root's daily activities are all under the banner of the Anbu. In most cases, the Root's missions are outside the village.

This is a bit like the CIA in later generations. Within Konoha, if they did not use the sign of Anbu, any of their actions would be legal in theory.

Under normal circumstances, Danzo would have no problem relying on the favor of the Third Hokage. But if he attacked two meritorious ninjas of Konoha in a big way, then even if Hiruzen favored Danzo, he would have to be severely punished for all the major families to see.

Therefore, both sides acted in secret with a tacit understanding.

Aoba and Kakashi were becoming more and more undisguised. During a quest to kill a Root ninja, Aoba accidentally exposed his signature Kusanagi sword.

In this way, Danzo directly locked onto the two of them. He was ready to kill them first and report later. He would first arrest them, torture them severely, collect all the evidence, and then leave Sarutobi Hiruzen speechless.

And considering that Kakashi and Aoba were too powerful, Danzo finally decided to lead the team himself, bringing a large number of Root experts to capture these two daring rebels outside Konoha.

Danzo has already labeled these two guys as traitors. If they dare to kill the Root, Danzo will not let these two guys live no matter what.

Although Kakashi and Aoba were both famous warriors, Danzo was not afraid. He had many trump cards in his hand. If it really didn't work, he would do it himself. With ten resurrection coins and a Kotoamatsukami who was like a plug-in, it would not be a piece of cake to take down these two bastards.

In the jungle north of Konoha, Aoba and Kakashi once again surrounded and killed a Root team. But after killing them, Aoba realized something was wrong.

"Too weak, it must be a trap. It looks like Danzo can't help himself anymore."

"How are your preparations going?"

"Of course I'm always ready." Qingye said, and the kunai in his hand suddenly disappeared.

He used Flying Thunder God and sent a kunai back, informing the shadow clones at home and the beginning of the Yumi plan.

The next second, there were a lot of footsteps and sounds of breaking through the air. Looking around, there were at least thirty Root ninjas surrounding the two.

"Kakashi, Kamikawa Aoba, you two are so brave. You dared to attack my Root ninja. Now the evidence is conclusive. Come back to the village with me immediately to stand trial."

However, Aoba and Kakashi on the opposite side looked at Danzo with strange expressions.

"Excuse me...what is the Root. Does Konoha have such a department?"

"......" Danzo was almost choking on his breath. The existence of the Root was indeed a secret. But it was impossible for these senior ninjas to not know about it.

He was upset because Aoba's question was undoubtedly poking at his lungs. Because the Root was not legitimate, it had always been a concern for Danzo.

Especially in recent years, he wanted to get some good seedlings from the ninja school, but Sarutobi Hiruzen obstructed him in various ways. These days, he was repeatedly killed by Aoba and Kakashi. The root suffered heavy losses.

In a rage, Danzo wanted to use Kotoamatsukami directly on Aoba to replenish the lost power of the Root.

But after thinking about it, he held back. The main reason was that in his eyes, although Qingye's fighting ability was good, he didn't have any special talents. It was not worth him using Kotoamatsukami.

Aoba felt nervous for a moment. He even prepared Flying Thunder God. As long as Danzo showed the intention to remove the bandages, he would just pull Kakashi away.

Fortunately, Danzo finally held back.

Aoba needs some time. It mainly takes time for Hidan to activate the Death Blood. Also, we need to prepare the Sealing Scroll at the same time. And make sure Hidan turns against us.

All the details need to be ensured to be perfect, and then a fatal blow can be made. So Qingye did not rush to take action, but continued to talk nonsense with the other party.

"Kakashi, you little bastard, you should have been rooted out back then."

As soon as Danzo opened his mouth, Aoba almost laughed out loud. Danzo's words could be said to have completely made Kakashi determined to kill him.

Because Danzo was not responsible for White Fang's death. Therefore, the responsibility is somewhat vague. But Danzo's words directly indicate that I was the one who killed your father. And now I regret not killing you.

Kakashi said nothing and drew the short sword from his back.

Qingye thought about it and sent a message asking people not to take action for the time being.

Kakashi has no swordsmanship skills. There is almost no demonstration of this in the original novel. This is mainly because swordsmanship has too many limitations in the later period. Unless he is swinging a sword in a Gundam, it is basically meaningless.

However, during this period, swordsmanship was still a very practical skill. And Kakashi obviously knew swordsmanship. It was just that after his father died, he basically didn't use it.

Now, he has untied his knot and picked up his father's sword again. He has suddenly become a Kakashi that Aoba has never seen before.

Danzo brought a lot of people with him, and they were all elite, basically consisting of jonin, special jonin, and various special auxiliary ninjas.

Moreover, before the battle, they used the barrier technique to seal off the surrounding area. Little did they know that this was exactly what Qingye wanted.

This operation was to kill Danzo. But Aoba had no intention of falling out with Konoha yet. Therefore, this operation could not be exposed. At least not in public.

Aoba's original plan was to kill everyone, and Danzo's action of blocking the surrounding area perfectly matched Aoba's plan.

"I'll leave Danzo to you, and I'll take care of the others. Remember our plan, and don't be too ruthless."