To pay off the debt, become Hokage!

Uchiha Shigeka raised his eyebrows.

He looked deeply at the man who disappeared in the crowd, lowered his head and opened his right hand.

A note appeared there.

Uchiha Shigeka took a look and saw that it was a secret code belonging to the Konoha ninja.

His eyes fixed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Mikoto, I have something to do."

Uchiha Shigeka showed Mikoto the note, which said not to let anyone else know.

He doesn't care. If there is something fishy, ​​it's better to make it public. The more people know about it, the better.

Uchiha Mikoto cracked the code and a strange look appeared on her face.

The Hokage assigned a task to Shigeka, but asked him to go alone to meet the ninja who came to issue the task.

She knew that Shigeka was very powerful and that the Hokage was very optimistic about him.

It is possible that this could happen.

However, Chonghua told her the note that no one else could know...

"I'll tell Ono-senpai and Hiashi."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shigeka patted Mikoto's little head and immediately understood what he was thinking.

"That's not enough. You have to let the Uzumaki clan know as well."

Uchiha Mikoto nodded: "I understand, I will go back now."

"Sir, your seafood is ready."

Uchiha Mikoto took out the money, threw it on the stall without even looking at it, picked up the bag and ran back.

The stall owner counted the bills, slapped his thigh, and looked anxious.

"Hey, there are so many! Little girl!"

The little girl Mikoto has disappeared.

Then let’s find little boys, they are companions, right?

The stall owner turned around and was stunned. Oh, the little boy is missing too.

Looking at the extra money in his hand, he swallowed.

"This is... just luck!"

......

"You came."

Uchiha Shigeka came to the place mentioned in the note and observed the surrounding environment.

In the dark dense forest, the distance between trees is small, one next to the other, and the tall treetops are connected to each other, making the sunlight fragmented, leaving only a few spots of light.

It's a bit dark.

Hearing the words of the man with his back to him.

Uchiha Shigeka answered in a low voice and with a serious expression.

"I am coming."

Hearing this, the man turned around and revealed an ordinary face.

It is the face of an NPC passerby that appears in the crowd and can be easily ignored if you are not paying attention.

"follow me."

Uchiha Shigeka raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you here to deliver the mission issued by the Hokage to me? Let's go, where are you going?"

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Chapter 41: Dark and Roots Are Different

The man turned around and looked at Uchiha Shigeka expressionlessly.

"That's not your concern."

Uchiha Shigeka greeted people with a smile but did not move.

He asked back, "A ninja must always be cautious. The note does have Konoha's code, but that doesn't prove you are a ninja of Konoha."

"After all, there was the Kumogakure spy incident a while ago, wasn't there?"

"Uchiha Shigeka, this is just your unfounded association." The man said in a flat voice, without any ups and downs: "This is not the place to hand over the mission. Follow me and you will know whether I am a Konoha ninja or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man kicked his feet, jumped onto the treetop and walked forward without looking back.

I'm not afraid that he will run away.

Uchiha Shigeka followed him. Of course he would not run away. He had a hunch and knew where the other party came from.

With his current strength, he can't say he can do whatever he wants, but he will have no problem getting away with it.

In this case, he naturally wanted to go the whole way and see what their plans were.

The two men walked one in front and one behind in the dense forest. Uchiha Shigeka estimated the distance. Based on the ninja's leg speed, they were getting farther and farther away from the coastal city.

Swish!

Uchiha Shigeka followed the passerby and jumped out of the dense forest. The dazzling sunlight was a little piercing, and his vision was a little dazed for a moment.

The man stopped, and Uchiha Shigeka stopped ten steps behind him.

This is a flat place, surrounded by dense forests. Looking down from the sky, in the endless green jungle, there is an area that looks like it was dug out with a spoon, abrupt and conspicuous.

Uchiha Shigeka looked up and saw someone already waiting there.

He was dressed in ANBU attire, with a dagger slung behind his back. The shape and pattern of the mask were different from those worn by the ANBU he had seen before.

It's not an animal, and the patterns are more complex.

Uchiha Shigeka didn't show it on his face, but he thought to himself that Shimura Danzo couldn't hold back anymore.

Ordinary ninjas would think that all ANBU are the same, but Uchiha Shigeka, who has activated the plot cheat, knows that.

The image and pattern of the mask are the features that distinguish the dark part from the root.

The Root is part of the Anbu organization, but does not belong to the Hokage. It is an independent ninja unit under the personal command of Danzo Shimura.

Uchiha Shigeka remained motionless and observed them.

The Root ninja nodded to the passerby and looked at Uchiha Shigeka.

He spoke, his voice dry and emotionless, as if he was reading from a script.

"Uchiha Shigeka, a temporary recruitment for Anbu, change into these clothes, we are going to the Land of Hot Springs to carry out a secret mission."

Uchiha Shigeka's pupils suddenly moved, and he glanced to the right behind him, where someone suddenly appeared.

【He is also a ninja of the Root.】

He held the same clothes and dagger weapons as them, and Uchiha Shigeka glanced at the mask he was asked to wear.

It is the pattern of red spider lily.

"Do you have the mission letter from Hokage-sama?"

The Root Ninja took out a scroll from behind him and threw it to Uchiha Shigeka.

Uchiha Shigeka took it and opened it. The mission book looked very formal, and he also saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's Hokage seal.

The mission letter looks quite real. Considering the relationship between Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi, it is not difficult to get a real mission letter.

After all, he is Sarutobi Hiruzen's trusted Hokage assistant and an old comrade-in-arms with a deep friendship. How could he do anything that would be detrimental to him?

Uchiha Shigeka closed the mission letter.

"I need to speak to the leading jonin."

"No need. The Anbu's mission has the highest priority and is kept secret. It cannot be told to ninjas outside of the Anbu. Change your clothes. We need to leave quickly."

The Root Ninja added: "This mission is Hokage-sama's assessment of you. If you complete the mission well, after the mission is over, you will be considered to join the Anbu and serve Hokage-sama."

"Oh?" Uchiha Shigeka's eyes rolled, and he suddenly asked in confusion: "I have clearly told the Hokage that I don't want to join the Anbu. The Hokage understands me and respects my thoughts."

"Why is it inconsistent with what you said?" Uchiha Shigeka looked at the Root Ninja and said, "Should I believe what the Hokage said or what you said?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen never told him to join the Anbu, nor did he mention wanting to join the Anbu.

This is a lie.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen had a good opinion of him, he was old and had the attention of Uchiha Takai and Uchiha Akira.

He wanted to openly stuff Uchiha Shigeka into the ANBU...The current Sarutobi Hiruzen is more courageous than when he was old, but only a little. Hesitation and concern are his underlying colors.

If he wanted to let Uchiha Shigeka enter ANBU, he could, but not the current ten-year-old him.

Uchiha Shigeka thought that Sarutobi Hiruzen actually wanted him to take the initiative to ask to join the Anbu.

"This is the decision of the Hokage. I am only conveying the mission."

The Root Ninja holding the Anbu equipment approached Uchiha Shigeka and said, "We are tools. We only need to complete the tasks given by the Hokage. We don't need any reasons."

"Hokage must have a reason for doing this, Uchiha Shigeka, stop dawdling, the mission is urgent, every second counts!"

"Are you sure this is a mission issued by the Hokage?"

Uchiha Chong Shigeka turned around and looked at the Root ninja with a smile.

"Of course this is a mission issued by Danzo-sama."

This Root Ninja was unaware and revealed the real mastermind behind them.

!! ?

The passerby and another Root ninja's faces changed drastically, and they looked at their companion who had revealed the truth about Shimura Danzo in astonishment.

This is... an illusion! When!?

The Root ninja calmed down, he had been through a lot and knew what was happening in this situation immediately.

They were exposed.

But there is a remedy.

The Root Ninja said in a deep voice: "This is a mission jointly issued by Lord Hokage and Lord Assistant. After all, it is a confidential mission involving the northern battlefield. Lord Hokage and the others need to discuss it more..."

Before he could finish his words, a passerby next to him was talking to himself.

"Danzo-sama said that we need to observe your background, and if possible, we will absorb you into the Root. If not, we will pretend that you went to the battlefield and were killed by the enemy because of your lack of strength. Remember, do not expose the Root..."

"damn it!"

The Root Ninja immediately drew his dagger and rushed towards Uchiha Shigeka.

What's the point of trying to make up for it now that the plan has been leaked like this? Just go ahead and kill Uchiha Shigeka!

Whoosh whoosh!

Three black shadows leaped out from the dense forest on the left. Although the images and patterns on their masks were different, they were all Root ninjas.

The Root Ninjas were selected by Danzo Shimura from the best of the Anbu training department and they are quite powerful.

They moved very quickly and approached Uchiha Shigeka in an instant. The short swords and kunai and flying swallow swords stabbed into Uchiha Shigeka's body fiercely.

Puff!

"Ugh..."

Uchiha Shigeka's face showed horror and blood gushed out of his mouth.

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Chapter 42: It’s all my fault for being too sinister

The Root Ninja looked even more solemn upon seeing this.

There is no doubt that Uchiha Shigeka is a genius, so no one believes the fantasy that he can be killed so easily.

Seeing that he couldn't deceive these Root ninjas, Uchiha Shigeka stopped pretending and revealed his cards.

He looked at the Root Ninjas around him with a smile that was full of ill intentions.