Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

A satisfied smile appeared in his eyes.

"good very good!"

Even using "very good" twice in a row cannot fully describe Danzo's joy at this moment.

In the end, the Jinchūriki still ended up in his own hands.

"Shisui, do you think I can't take the Jinchuriki away without your help?"

Danzo snorted coldly at the thought of Shisui daring to refuse him.

With Shizuku's help, this mission will be much easier.

But Shisui refused.

The reason is quite ridiculous.

Fearing to provoke the future of the storm.

How ridiculous! I kidnapped Naruto just to deal with Namikaze Mirai, didn't I?

By placing a cursed seal on Naruto that controls life and death, they can use it as a threat to force Namikaze Mirai to compromise.

Perhaps, we can find an opportunity to place a curse mark on Namikaze Mirai as well.

At that time, this unruly tiger will be in our own hands!

Danzo was never someone who was afraid of taking risks!

World War II! World War III! How many risks did he take?

His only concern was that the returns wouldn't match the risks he took!

But this operation is different.

The potential profits are so substantial that they are enough to entice him to take the risk!

While Hiruzen Sarutobi was still hesitating, I had already found the way to victory.

As expected, it still requires my intervention.

Danzo's eyes revealed a smug smile, as if he could already see the scene of Namikaze Mirai falling down.

The sudden, pitiful wail behind him froze the smile on his face.

"Ah! What is this???"

"help me!"

Danzo turned his head and saw it!

Silver fluid seeped wildly from Naruto's shadow, and the root that was holding the unconscious Naruto was suddenly enveloped by the silver fluid.

The silvery fluid, like tentacles, coiled around the root of the man's body, pried open his mask amidst his terrified screams, and penetrated deep into his mouth.

The root of the body trembled, its eyes rolled back, revealing a large amount of white in its eyes, and saliva mixed with blood flowed down from the edge of its lips. The hand that was holding Naruto fell limply.

Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, the surrounding roots instinctively panicked and created distance.

Panic, shock, and other emotions spread from these roots.

In just a few seconds, the root of that creature had completely lost its life force, turning into a drooling corpse with only the whites of its eyes remaining.

"Damn it! What's going on?!"

Danzo's single eye bulged with several crimson veins as he stared intently at the gruesomely dead root.

The two Root members who brought Naruto were also shocked by this scene and trembled as they took a step back.

"We...we don't know either..."

Danzo turned his head, his eyes blazing with anger, and stared at the two of them.

"Damn it! You two brought a Jinchūriki, didn't you notice anything unusual along the way?"

Stared at by Danzo with such a cannibalistic gaze, the two Root members who brought Naruto quickly knelt down, cold sweat beading on their foreheads.

"Lord Danzo, we rushed here immediately after knocking out the Jinchuriki, and we didn't find anything unusual along the way!"

As members of Root, they were well aware of Danzo's methods!

I was extremely nervous.

On the way back, they were on high alert, focusing all their attention on getting there.

They were completely unaware of the Jinchūriki's abnormality.

Danzo looked as if he had swallowed a toad whole; his face was ashen.

Given this unexpected turn of events, there is no doubt that Mirai Namikaze had made prior arrangements regarding Naruto.

Perhaps they're on their way here right now.

At his speed, he'll arrive here in no time!

In that brief moment, the seeping silver fluid engulfed two more people at their roots, who were watching this gruesome scene.

A strange sense of fear spread from the roots around them.

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"Get rid of this disgusting thing quickly!"

Danzo urgently issued the order.

The eerie fluid seeping from Naruto's shadow has brutally killed three Root members in a short period of time!

His death was extremely gruesome!

Even Danzo, the leader of Root who was well-informed, had never seen such a chilling attack!

It was as if a strange entity, not belonging to this world, had descended upon us.

After killing three Root members, the silver fluid showed no signs of stopping. It wrapped around Naruto's body, extended its tentacles again, and rushed towards the surrounding Root members.

Upon hearing Danzo's order, Root wanted to deal with the silver fluid, but they had no idea where to begin.

Their attack had no effect on the fluid!

The thrown shuriken embedded in the fluid caused no damage, and ordinary ninjutsu attacks would only cause the fluid to disperse slightly before it coalesced again.

"Ahhhh!!!"

In a short period of time, another member of the root was killed.

Silver tentacles pierced his chest, wrapped around his body, lifted him up, and threw him into the forest behind him.

Gan and Wen, who brought Naruto, were completely stunned by what they saw.

They risked their lives to bring Naruto back from the Uchiha clan, and were overjoyed, thinking they would be rewarded by Lord Danzo.

I never expected this to happen!

At this moment, they were enveloped in deep terror.

"Damn it! This thing is protecting the Jinchūriki?!"

Although its structure is completely incomprehensible, its behavioral logic is very easy to understand.

Kill all enemies who come near Naruto!

"Trash! A bunch of trash!!!"

Danzo angrily slammed his cane into the ground, and bloodshot veins shot out from his single eye.

The roots I've carefully cultivated can't even handle this damn thing!

This place is near the Uchiha clan's territory.

It's possible that Namikaze Mirai has already realized that if things continue to drag on, who knows what might happen.

We must bring Naruto back to the Root base immediately!

"You few, hold off that silver monster. The rest of you, come with me and take the Jinchūriki away!"

Danzo gave the order with a shout that brooked no refusal.

The roots he selected turned deathly pale in an instant.

Fighting this bizarre thing is tantamount to suicide!

So far, all their attacks have been ineffective.

On the contrary, this silver monster, like a creature from another world, split into different shapes and easily killed them!

"Yes."

But, as the roots, do they have a choice?

Even knowing it's a mission that will inevitably lead to death, it must still be completed.

This is the destiny of the roots.

Danzo rushed over, grabbed the unconscious Naruto, and leaped up, heading towards the Root base.

The silver fluid seemed to have guessed his thoughts, splitting off a tentacle that wrapped around Naruto's calf.