Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"We are late."

Orochimaru looked around and his expression turned sad.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Danzo, can you tell us...what exactly happened here?"

"My men and I were attacked by the elite blasting troop of the Rock Ninja. Except for me... the entire army was wiped out."

“It’s such a shame.”

Orochimaru sighed deeply.

Why didn't I take you away?

In this way, all the root information will be mine!

"Now is not the time to regret, Orochimaru. The subsequent attack from the Rock Ninja may come at any time. The strength of the Land of Earth is very strong. I know them very well. Give me your troops, and then..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Orochimaru.

"Master Danzo, I understand how you feel, but I cannot give you the troops."

"Why?!"

Danzo's eyes really turned red now, and he stared at Orochimaru fiercely.

"You are in a very bad mood right now. I am worried about leaving my subordinates to you."

As soon as Orochimaru opened his mouth, the Konoha ninjas behind him nodded repeatedly, and some were even whispering.

"Who is this one-eyed old man?"

"I don't know, I haven't heard of it."

"It's pitiful, but he wiped out his entire army, so he's probably not a very powerful person."

"Be careful, remember his face, and don't follow him next time, or we will be wiped out too."

"That's right, it's better to follow Lord Orochimaru. We defeated all the Rock Ninja troops we encountered along the way!"

Although these discussions were spoken in a low voice, they were still carried by the wind to Danzo's ears, causing his blood pressure to rise rapidly and he almost fainted from anger!

You know nothing!

If it weren't for my Root elites blocking this explosive force, wouldn't you, a bunch of scum, and Orochimaru be blown to ashes?

As a result, he now has to take the blame and be ridiculed, causing Danzo's anger to burn uncontrollably!

"Okay, stop talking."

Fortunately, at this time, Orochimaru spoke and turned around.

"Ito, come and take Master Danzo to rest."

"Okay, Orochimaru-sensei."

Toru Ito, who had just rushed back from the Rain Country, ran out from the back of the crowd and helped Danzo up with a kind face.

"I don't need your help!"

Danzo stretched out his hand to shake off Ito Toru, but when he exerted force, he found that he couldn't.

This kid's strength...

While he was still surprised, Ito Toru exerted force and pulled Danzo up from the ground like pulling a carrot, and made him stand at attention from a sitting position.

"Let me hold you up."

"you!"

Danzo's face turned purple and black, but he couldn't get angry. He could only feel angry and sighed that everything was really wrong today. He was so weak after being injured by the explosion...

This old guy is really lucky.

Ito Tetsuya felt the same regret as Orochimaru.

Relying on Karin's perception ability, Kimimaro's skills, Orochimaru's intelligence network, and the attacking elite Iwagakure, they finally formed this plan.

The original goal of the battle was to send Danzo away directly, and then Orochimaru, who was [a step late], was inexplicably sad and inherited Danzo's will and legacy, successfully took over the Root, and at the same time began to prepare for a counterattack against the invading Iwagakure.

but……

The plan succeeded for the most part, but since Danzo was still alive, it could hardly be called a success.

However, the slight disappointment in Ito Toru's heart quickly disappeared. After all, he was the Pot Shadow. If he could be solved so easily, he would not be called the Pot Shadow.

"Ito, how did you find this place so quickly?"

After calming down, Danzo soon became suspicious.

After all, he came from the Land of Rain, and ran head-on into the elite blasting troops of the Rock Ninja, and was tragically blown to pieces.

Not long after, Orochimaru arrived with his team.

It would be reasonable to call all this a coincidence.

But Danzo himself is a conspirator, so how can he believe these coincidences?

If this is all by design...

His face turned from flushed to a gloomy blue again.

Are you playing the chameleon?

Ito Toru complained in his heart, and then replied: "We didn't even look for it. This was originally our route."

So my elite team members and I really helped you block the knife!

Danzo felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife. He was always the one who schemed against others, so when had he ever suffered such a big loss?

"Then as we were moving, we heard an explosion and we hurried over here."

"It's that simple?"

He asked with a hint of suspicion.

"What do you think, Danzo-sama?"

Ito Toru asked back.

"..."

Danzo remained silent.

Although everything made sense, he just felt there was something wrong!

"As I recall, you should have joined the Root."

His gaze fell on Ito Toru again, and his heart moved.

"And you've accomplished quite a few tasks, right?"

"Indeed."

"I know Orochimaru is your teacher, but are you really satisfied with his arrangement?"

Danzo's voice began to become low, with a hint of temptation in it.

???

What are you...

The corners of Ito Toru's mouth twitched slightly. Is he trying to incite me to rebel?

Is it because they lost so many elite troops at once and couldn't bear the blow, so they started to try all kinds of methods?

However, he soon realized that this was an opportunity.

"Master Danzo, I don't understand what you mean."

When Toru Ito spoke, he looked back, as if he was afraid that Orochimaru would hear him, and at the same time he showed some uneasiness.

When Danzo saw this expression, his originally tentative heart suddenly became excited.

Have the opportunity!

Humph...the weakness of human nature!

"Actually you know what I mean, you're just afraid to say it."

At this moment, Danzo seemed like a wise man who saw through the world, and the temptation in his tone became even stronger.

"It doesn't matter. Our conversation is known only to the two of us."

"It seems that Orochimaru trusts you very much, but what about the reality? He is still my subordinate. Now look at me. I have made such a great sacrifice for Konoha, but I get the treatment I am getting now."

"And what about you?"

Well...actually, I have contributed to your great sacrifice.

Ito Toru complained silently in his heart.

Danzo's words were not a very clever way of sowing discord, but if it were someone else, they might really be persuaded.

After all, his appearance is very deceptive, and in front of people who don't know him, the words of elders are always more convincing.

But unfortunately, the person he met was Toru Ito.

Ito Toru understood this guy's nature very thoroughly.

This is also the reason why Orochimaru specifically chose Toru Ito to look after Danzo.