Naruto: Hundred Flowers Niandi

There are dark and damp underground passages that extend in all directions. The dim lights cannot completely dispel the darkness here. The occasional sunlight penetrates through the gaps and is quickly swallowed up by the shadows.

This is the only way to get to your roots.

Chiba Mai didn't ask aloud and followed the root ninja silently, walking step by step without looking away.

The perception of mental energy has spread to the limit. This place is much larger than she imagined. Every few steps, several strong or weak chakras will appear in the perception.

Ever since she suffered an unexpected assassination in the northwest battlefield, whenever she went to a strange environment, Chiba Mai had to habitually sense the surrounding situation. Although she might not encounter unexpected situations every time, there were some. The saying goes, be prepared.

While Chiba Mai secretly sensed the distribution of root ninjas, she silently thought about all the possibilities after meeting Shimura Danzo later.

After walking for about three to five minutes, after turning a corner, they came to a huge square space. The root ninja stopped here, pointed forward with his empty hand, and then turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Chiba Mai didn't care either. After all, all root ninjas share the same brain and can't control their mouths. The most important thing is that she has seen Shimura Danzo standing quietly not far away.

"Danzo-sama, I don't know why you have come to see me." Stepping forward, Chiba Mai bowed slightly and saluted. Looking at the root leader who still looked gloomy in front of him, he asked in a deep voice.

"Mai, I've heard about your deeds in the northwest battlefield. You did a great job." Shimura Danzo seemed to want to pretend to be an elder supporting newcomers, trying hard to show his pleasant side.

However, in Chiba Mai's view, this gloomy temperament and the hideous scars on his face make him a standard villain in any comic book.

No matter how much Danzo slowed down his tone, he could not make her feel the gentleness and kindness of the third generation, who was also an old man, as if he was treating a junior. Instead, he looked very weird and twisted.

"Thank you, sir." Chiba Mayi suppressed the urge to complain and replied in a low voice.

"I suggested you join the Roots at the beginning. You said you wanted to study and grow for a while." Danzo Shimura had no idea that Chiba Mai had a strong urge to complain in his heart. He still tried hard to show off the appearance of a kind old man: "Now you have this Wait for the results, then I will bring up the old matter again, now I invite you to join the root again, what do you think?"

Sure enough, after all the talk, after pretending for a long time, he still wants to accept me as his younger brother, but I'm sorry, I still hope to have an independent brain and a free tongue.

Danzo's purpose was not surprising, but Chiba Mai really couldn't stand the management methods and systems at the root, so she said the words she had already considered on the way:

"Danzo-sama, thank you for your kindness, but we are still in the war period, and it will take a lot of time to adapt to root work. I think the frontal battlefield is more suitable for me.

However, I promise you that I will seriously consider your invitation when the war is over. "

After saying that, Chiba Mai looked down at her feet, silently mobilizing the muscles and bones of her body, and the rapidly running chakra filled her meridians, preparing to deal with whatever might happen next.

Being rejected again, the gentleness Shimura Danzo tried to maintain on his face gradually disappeared, and the gloomy temperament he tried to suppress resurfaced again. His face became colder, and he looked silently at the petite figure with his head lowered slightly in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

The silence on both sides made the already dark environment even more depressing. The empty space was silent. Chiba Mayi could even hear Shimura Danzo's gradually heavier breathing. This was a sign of a person's extreme anger.

In perception, more than a dozen chakras hidden in the shadows are ready to attack. As long as Shimura Danzo gives the order, what awaits Chiba Mai will be a thunderous attack.

"click"

After a long silence, the cane in Danzo Shimura's hand suddenly lifted and fell gently. The slight sound of the wooden cane body and the ground echoed softly in the empty space.

This seems to be a signal.

After the sound, the restless chakra in the shadow began to gradually subside, and then slowly exited this space.

"I look forward to the day you join."

Shimura Danzo took a deep look at Chiba Mai, then turned and left, leaving only an old and low-pitched word.

It wasn't until the footsteps walked away in a hurry that Chiba Mai slowly raised her head. A bright light flashed in her half-closed eyes. She looked around at the deserted place and sighed with regret.

"I thought I would take action directly.

If we kill Danzo directly here, we will save a lot of trouble in the future.

If you are forced to fight back, you shouldn't be labeled as a traitor.

It’s a pity, does it mean you underestimate your own value?”

The moment she walked out of the root underground passage, Chiba Mai felt that she was in Konoha. The ground and the underground were simply two different worlds.

This trip is over. At least for a short period of time, Danzo will not cause trouble for him anymore, so it's not like he gained nothing.

"Next, I have to meet the old village chief. I feel so busy."

Naruto Office.

As usual, the Third Hokage was smoking a pipe and exhaling smoke, but his hands were constantly processing documents. No matter what period of time, as the shadow of a village, he could never be idle.

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door. The Third Hokage kept his hands on the door without raising his head. He held his pipe in his mouth and squeezed out two words: "Come in."

"Old village chief, you really don't have a moment to spare."

Before the door was fully pushed open, a clear and sweet voice came in first, and then a petite figure flashed in.

Hearing the words "Old Village Chief", the Third Hokage had a smile on his lips, put down the pen in his hand, took the pipe in his hand, looked at the figure standing in front of him, and said with a smile: "Mai, you are back. You must have had a hard time along the way.”

"It's not that I'm working hard, but you, the old village chief, are so old. Do you really not think about finding a successor?" Chiba Mai handed the information Nara Shikaku asked her to bring back to the table and smiled. : "Nursing flowers, playing chess, and drinking tea are what the elderly should do."

"Oh, it seems that you are still worried about Onoki's sneak attack." The Third Hokage picked up the information and glanced at it casually, then put it aside and pointed to himself with a wry smile: "I, the old village chief, am Are you angry?"

"I didn't mean that," Chiba Mai shook her head, brushed the ponytail on the back of her head, and said with some intention or carelessness: "Although he is also an old man, compared with some old and disrespectful people, , Old village chief, you are so much better, you are simply a role model for the elderly."

The Third Hokage seemed to have heard the implication of Chiba Mai's words. He paused with the hand holding the pipe and sighed: "Has Danzo called for you?"

Chiba Mai did not speak, but shook her head and looked around.

Silence is better than sound here. The Third Hokage looked at Chiba Mayi's silent expression and smiled helplessly: "Tell me, I will try my best to promise you whatever you want from me."

Seeing the expression of the third-generation old man coaxing his grandson, Chiba Mayi curled her lips in displeasure, but she still quickly seized the opportunity to make a request:

"For such an old village chief, Danzo-sama still wants me to join the Roots, but I just visited the Roots base and I don't like the atmosphere there, so I declined again.

However, it seems that Danzo-sama is very angry, so I hope that after the war is over, I can join the ANBU directly under your command. "

"That's it." The Third Hokage thought he was going to be ripped off, but he didn't expect it to be such a simple and desirable request, so he immediately agreed: "No problem. When the war is over, I will recruit you into the ANBU in the name of Hokage as soon as possible, and wait for you to adapt. For a while, even being promoted directly to the captain of the dark side won’t be a big problem.”

"How about now, are you satisfied?" The Third Hokage stroked his beard and smiled.

"Then, I'll thank you first." With the goal accomplished, Chiba Mayi stopped pretending and thanked her readily.

"Well, you continue your work and I won't interrupt you. I'll see you later, old village chief." After saying that, he bowed and Chiba Mai quickly opened the door, dodged others and closed the door in one go.

"Boom"

Seeing the figure in front of him disappear in the blink of an eye, the Third Hokage smiled and shook his head, put the pipe back into his mouth, picked up the information that Chiba Mai had just sent, and looked at it carefully.