Konoha's Clow Magician

"There may be Kumogakure's spies sneaking into the village, and they mistakenly regarded you as an enemy during the investigation."

It was said to be an explanation, but there was no hesitation in the words of the root jounin, as if it was just a routine. The two root ninjas behind him took two steps forward, assumed a fighting posture, and vaguely surrounded him.

"You bastard! If you have the guts, say it again!"

Senju Hideki didn't seem to notice their actions. He pointed at the leader of the root jounin and shouted curses, but his heart was unmoved.

If the ANBU of the third generation can be considered a ninja, a human being of flesh and blood, the root ninja is completely just a 'tool', a tool that belongs exclusively to Danzo. He has no need to be angry with the attitude of a group of tool people, let alone Besides, this is just a transaction.

But you still have to have the attitude you should have. As the Hokage, he was directly under the ANBU, but he was attacked by the men of the second leader of the village, the "Nabe Kage". At this time, if he shrank back like a "bastard", what would it mean?

What would the third generation think of him?What do the ninjas in the same issue think of him?

Now that he is being reasonable, he should make the matter bigger and let Danzo know that he cannot be manipulated at will, otherwise this old guy will not know what he will continue to do.

but……

The deal that was agreed upon still had to be carried out. In the sight of his white eyes, the root ninja who was squatting down to treat Kabuto's injury was using the cover of the jounin to collect his piece of flesh and blood into the scroll.

It's not easy to make an attack at this time.

……

On the other side, the face of the root jounin remained expressionless under the mask. When he heard Senju Hideki's curse, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

If scolding worked, what else would a kunai do?Resentment and anger are superfluous emotions for ninjas. Is this the level that the Hokage directly reports to ANBU?Lord Danzo still wants to recruit him into the Roots, is this kind of guy worthy?

If he attacks directly, I can still give him a high look.

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, a huge fist quickly enlarged in his sight. The root jounin was about to fly away, but his calf was pulled by something and stopped for a moment.

boom!

cool!

Although Senju Hideki was not as knowledgeable as the tool man, when he punched the opponent in the face, he felt relieved, especially when he thought that the person who hit Danzo was not responsible, the feeling was doubled. .

"Are you crazy? You actually attacked the root directly." The other two root ninjas tried to force him to stop the attack with words, but they themselves rushed over with kunai in hand.

"Heh, am I not helping you fight against Kumogakure's spies?"

Senju Hideki shook his aching fist and stepped hard on his right foot, "Tree Release·Trip Rope!"

At the next landing point of the two root ninja's steps, two long tree vines suddenly extended out and wrapped around their calves like snakes. The attacking figures were stagnant for a moment just like the previous root ninjas. He was punched out twice.

The root ninja who was treating Kabuto Yakushi was stunned for a moment. It seemed he didn't expect his teammates to be knocked down so easily. He was about to leave with the mission scroll and Kabuto Yakushi, but Hideki Senju in front of him let out a mournful cry and fell down. .

At the same time, accompanied by a burst of wind, Konoha's patrol team arrived belatedly.

"Tree?"

Seeing Senju Hideki lying on the ground, Kai and Kakashi who were in the team were shocked and quickly leaned down to check his injuries.

The patrol captain stared closely at the remaining root ninja with identical eyes, and said coldly, "Who are you?"

The root ninja looked at the surrounding patrol ninjas and said quickly, "This is a misunderstanding, we are..."

"They are the roots!" Senju Hideki, who was lying on the ground, managed to straighten up with the help of Kai, with a hint of grief and anger in his voice, "Just because I offended Lord Danzo before, they are here to retaliate now."

Upon hearing that this was Danzo's subordinate, the patrolling ninjas around him stagnated. They were also a little confused and didn't know what to do for a while.

At this moment, several ANBU ninjas wearing masks also arrived at the scene of the incident. The leader of the ANBU jounin glanced at the whole place, and finally his eyes fell on Kakashi, "What happened here."

Kakashi stood up and said seriously, "Captain Elephant, the root ninja attacked Senju Hideki, the ANBU directly under the Hokage."

Captain Xiang was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the root ninjas around him and said slowly, "Take them all back to me and wait for the Hokage's decision."

The root jounin who had just stood up said nothing and stared coldly at Senju Hideki. He did not try to escape or defend, and allowed the ANBU ninja to seal the chakra on his body.

"Shu-kun, you come with us too!"

Senju Hideki struggled to stand up, bowed reluctantly, sighed and said, "Captain Xiang, that's not necessary. Anyway, the result is just Danzo-sama telling me that this was a misunderstanding, and he can still punish me for my testimony." The village's 'Darkness of Shinobi' will fail."

The patrolling ninjas around looked angry, but in their hearts they thought the matter would go away.

Captain Xiang waved his hand, no longer forced, and leapt away with the members of the root.

When the patrolling ninjas dispersed, Kakashi said calmly, "Shu, how long are you going to keep pretending?"

Senju Hideki stretched his body, got rid of his half-dead state, and chuckled, "My acting skills should be very good. How did you find out?"

"Only a fool would believe that you would be defeated by a root team." Kakashi curled his lips.

"Shu, are you okay?" Kai opened his eyes wide.

Hearing this, Senju Hideki and Kakashi looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

……

naruto room.

The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand, stared at his former companion, and said in a deep voice, "Danzo, what exactly do you want to do?"

"This is a misunderstanding." Danzo said calmly with a slight smile on his lips, "My men mistakenly thought that Hideki Senju was Kumogakure's spy, and his methods went too far for a while."

"Who are you trying to fool by saying this?" Even though the Sandaime, who had always been modest, couldn't help but feel a burst of anger rising in his chest after hearing this explanation. have no choice.

The second Hokage died in a hurry during the First World War. He was able to secure the position of Hokage, and Danzo took the greatest credit. The two worked together to make Konoha as strong as it is today.

But when did the two of them start to drift apart?

Was it when Danzo started supporting Orochimaru to rise to power?No, maybe earlier than that, probably when Danzo knew that he would never become Hokage through normal means!

The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, took a deep breath from his pipe and said solemnly, "This is the last time. Don't let me hear the news about Nebe's attack on Senju Hideki again."

Danzo nodded, and after turning around, a smile appeared on his face.