Ninja World

Regarding the sudden summons from the Hokage, Uchiha Tatsumi did not appear too surprised.

He had already guessed this outcome in his heart.

On the surface, it seems that this incident has passed, but in fact, the storm behind it is still far from subsided.

It became a battlefield for power struggles among Konoha's top brass.

After all, after living for the second life, the environmental struggle in which Uchiha Tatsuma lived was fierce and silent, perhaps more rich and exciting than the power struggle of the ninjas.

A young man who has experienced stumbling can naturally understand all this easily.

What he saw was just as he expected.

Hatake Sakumo became the center of the storm and was besieged in Konoha Hospital. Uchiha Tatsuya quietly left Konoha Village and went to Orochimaru's laboratory.

There, no one except Orochimaru can threaten Uchiha Tatsu.

The instructor became his protective umbrella.

Although his vigilance towards Orochimaru has relaxed a bit.

But still haven't given up completely.

Uchiha Tatsu was not shy about relying on this towering tree as his support.

There is no shame in pulling off the skin of a tiger when it comes to ninjas.

It wasn't until night fell that he returned to Konoha through the ANBU-only passage.

I thought I could escape the storm. After all, I only played an inconspicuous role in this mission.

But I didn't expect that I would still be called to my door.

Now that I have found myself, I cannot avoid this matter.

So he could only nodded calmly.

"good."

Following the figure of the ANBU ninja, he walked into the darkness.

...

It's late at night, the Hokage Building is brightly lit, and the office workers coming and going are still in a hurry.

The atmosphere in the building was a little tense.

The ANBU ninja led Uchiha Tatsu into the Hokage building.

Along the long corridor, neither of them spoke, they just walked in silence.

Walk through the spiral staircase.

The next corner will lead to the Hokage's office, and Uchiha Tatsu pauses slightly.

The ANBU ninja in front was wearing a mask and looked slightly sideways.

The two stopped in a dark place.

"how?"

The voice is deep.

"Do you think the mission is more important or the companions are more important?"

The young man stood in the dark and was silent for a moment, then asked.

The pupils under the mask dilated a little.

There were no words for a long while.

Then he withdrew his gaze, sneered, and strode forward.

"You just want to ask such a boring question?"

"That's right."

Uchiha Tatsu followed and heard the ANBU ninja walking in front say.

"Ninja..."

"Of course we have to put the mission first."

After hearing this clear answer, Uchiha Tatsu no surprise flashed on his cheeks, he just nodded calmly.

"I see."

It turns out that this is the common understanding.

There were several masked ninjas in robes waiting in the corridor in front of the Hokage's office.

The body is a little tight.

'root'

The ANBU ninja led Uchiha Tatsu in front of them, turning a blind eye to their slightly hostile eyes.

He walked to the door of the Hokage's office and knocked three times.

"Sandaime."

"People are here."

He bowed slightly, did not enter the door, and took a step back to make way for Uchiha Tatsumi.

The three ninjas at the base also set their sights on Uchiha Tatsu.

Seven years old.

Full member of Roots.

"Remember what you should say..."

The voice of a man wrapped in a black robe was slightly rough, he looked at Uchiha Chen and said indifferently.

"Ninjas...should put their mission first, but their companions only live once."

"Sometimes you need to weigh it yourself."

The ANBU ninja suddenly spoke for some reason, interrupting the root ninja's voice.

"you"

There was a chill in his eyes.

The root and the dark part come from the same source.

The root department is originally a department under the ANBU, and is specifically used to transport blood to the ANBU.

But since Shimura Danzo took over the root, the appearance of this special "ninja school" has changed.

"Anbu can do it"

"The same goes for the roots."

Danzo forcefully opened the way for the Anbu and forcibly took away most of the power that the Anbu had previously had.

Nowadays, the two behemoths dormant in the darkness still dislike each other.

There is cooperation, but most of it is competition.

"Think it over for yourself...boy."

The ANBU ninja sneered disdainfully, and then turned his attention to Uchiha Tatsumi.

In his opinion, Uchiha Tatsu will definitely not stay at the root for too long.

As an ANBU directly under the Hokage, he had many contacts with the Hokage, and he heard this name several times.

The person that Hokage-sama likes.

It will inevitably return to the light eventually.

Although the matter this time involved Uchiha, as far as he knew, Uchiha was not involved deeply and was mainly aimed at Danzo.

Uchiha Tatsu didn't pay attention to the hostility between Genbu and Anbu. He just straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, sorted out what he was going to say next, and then pushed the door open and entered.

The lights in the room are fairly bright, but the atmosphere is indeed a bit gloomy.

As soon as Uchiha Tatsu entered the door, he saw Danzo Shimura and Fugaku sitting in the side seats on the left and right, their faces a little ugly.

"Fugaku?"

Uchiha Chen was a little surprised in his heart, and even shuddered slightly.

Could it be that Uchiha was also involved in this matter?

"This is really troublesome..."

Among them, the Sandaime Hokage sat upright, his cheeks were tight and showed no emotion or anger. When he saw Uchiha Tatsumi walking in, he slightly relaxed the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.

"Hokage-sama."

The young man knelt down on one knee.

"Lord Danzo."

Then he turned his attention to Uchiha Fugaku. Fugaku's face was not very good-looking at the moment, but when he saw Uchiha Tatsumi's gaze, he still managed to show a smile and nodded.

"Brother Fugaku."

Uchiha Tatsumi was very satisfied with Fugaku's title.

"Hokage-sama just asked me to use my Sharingan to identify certain things."

A far-fetched explanation...

Fugaku seemed to want to give Chen some reassurance, but it made the young man even more worried.

Haven't you broken up yet...

...

Naruto, roots, Uchiha family.

The three most important forces in Konoha sat together, surrounded by Uchiha Tatsu in the center, like a small boat sinking in the ocean.

A little carelessness can lead to irreversible consequences.

The young man answered every question carefully.

Standing behind the Hokage was a middle-aged man with light yellow hair wearing an ordinary green uniform. He looked at Uchiha Chen cautiously, seeming to be thinking about something.

Then he nodded to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So far, most of what Uchiha Tatsu has said is true.

The leader of the ANBU Intelligence Division still has his own secret technique for detecting the truth and falsehood, plus the secret technique of turning around.

His eyes were slightly lowered.

Every ninja who participated in the mission and survived was under review, and Uchiha Tatsu was the last one.

Because his role in it was really very small, he was just a genin.

So it wasn't taken seriously.

He recreated every detail about the mission.

He didn't do anything stupid on his own initiative. The gaze of the middle-aged man with blond hair gave him a dangerous feeling.

Seems to be able to see through lies.

The faces of Hokage, Danzo, and Fugaku were expressionless at this moment.

Like a paper man.

"Good mental strength..."

The middle-aged ninja with light yellow hair standing behind the Hokage raised the corners of his mouth and said with a little appreciation in his tone.

Um?

Uchiha Chen's eyes widened slightly, and the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.