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"The Root organization's code?!"
For a moment, Danzo almost doubted that he was hallucinating.
To confirm, he suddenly held his breath, raised his hand to signal himself to be quiet, and listened intently like a stone statue.
If it really is a code, then wait three more breaths.
He silently counted in his mind: "3...2...1..."
Just as the count reached "1", the same bird call rang out from outside the window precisely on time!
"Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo."
Sure enough!
The familiar coded sound arrived as promised, and Danzo's anxious heart was instantly relieved.
His tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and an uncontrollable look of ecstasy appeared on his previously gloomy face!
He suddenly stood up, threw his head back, and let out a triumphant laugh: "Hahaha! So that's how it is—as expected! How could I have fallen to such a state! It was all a disguise! So cunning and shrewd! Just as I thought! Just as I thought!"
Danzo's hair and beard stood on end, and he was so excited that he seemed to have become ten years younger.
He waved his fist, his face full of arrogance and pride.
It seems that in this dream, although "oneself" appears to be a law-abiding stay-at-home dad, he has actually been secretly lurking and silently maintaining the operation of the Root organization!
The coded message just now proved everything—
He did not give up his ambition in this world; all his "ordinariness" was just an act to fool outsiders!
After his initial excitement, Danzo quickly calmed down.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, but his single eye still gleamed with barely suppressed shrewdness.
Swish!
He nimbly got out of bed, walked to the clothes rack in a few steps, grabbed the dark kimono hanging there and put it on, then quickly put on the outer robe and wide-sleeved cloak.
In just a few breaths, he tidied his clothes, changing his lazy demeanor from his bedroom and reverting to the capable and unfathomable "Dark Tyrant".
Danzo moved swiftly, following the direction from which the coded message came.
He couldn't wait to see what the "roots" of this world really looked like!
Chapter 174 As expected of you!
in the audience.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Torifu Akimichi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado stared wide-eyed at the giant screen.
The scene displayed on the screen left these seasoned ninjas speechless with shock.
This absurd and outrageous scene made several high-ranking officials in Konoha almost doubt their own eyesight.
"This is truly indecent! Danzo, that shameless old man!"
Xiaochun, who was switching dorm rooms, immediately turned her head away, her face flushed with anger, unable to bear looking at the unbearable scene on the screen any longer.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Koharu in the next dorm have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
She adjusted her reading glasses and couldn't help but mutter a few complaints under her breath.
In contrast, Hiruzen Sarutobi, though he also glanced at the messy bed, remained much calmer.
He had witnessed Danzo's absurdity in his dream before; he could father more than ten children and probably had more than two female companions.
This completely changed Hiruzen Sarutobi's perception of his old friend.
Fortunately, Danzo's cold, angry voice quickly came from the screen: "Get out!"
Immediately, the two naked women, as if granted a pardon, didn't even bother to put on their clothes, picked up the two wailing babies, and fled the room in a panic.
The door slammed shut with a bang, and the bedroom finally returned to silence.
However, before the audience could even breathe a sigh of relief...
Suddenly, Danzo in the scene threw his head back and burst into laughter: "Hahaha! As expected of me! As expected of me!"
"What's wrong with Danzo? Has he suddenly gone mad?!"
Mitokado Yan couldn't help but rub her eyes, staring at the screen in disbelief, wondering if she was still half asleep.
The surrounding audience members were also completely baffled.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had maintained his composure throughout, frowned slightly, revealing a look of confusion.
Soon, the screen changed.
After calming his agitated emotions, Danzo quickly tidied his clothes and then solemnly pushed open the door and walked out of the bedroom.
As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, the maniacal smile on his face vanished, replaced by his usual shrewd and calculating expression.
Danzo carefully followed the subtle coded signals and made his way there.
He hadn't gone far when he was surprised to find that the sound was coming from a corner of his own yard.
"Is it here?" Danzo followed the sound and quietly crept to a secluded corner of his own courtyard, but after looking around, he did not find any figure.
He muttered something to himself, and then, following the custom of the Root organization, he lifted his toes and stomped lightly on the ground twice.
With a whooshing sound, the air in front of Danzo suddenly blurred, and a dark figure appeared abruptly in front of him!
It was a ninja dressed in an ANBU uniform and wearing a patterned mask, moving silently yet with astonishing speed.
The man knelt on one knee, bowing his head with utmost respect, and said, "Lord Danzo! I have important news to report!"
The voice was firm and solemn, and one could tell at a glance that the person who came was no ordinary person.
"What's the matter?"
Danzo remained outwardly calm and asked a question casually, but a hint of joy inadvertently flashed in his eyes.
Even by his extremely discerning standards, the aura of this subordinate before him was quite impressive—
They've already reached the level of elite Jonin!
It's important to understand that even within the real-world Root organization, there are very few subordinates with this level of strength; usually, only elites at the squad leader level possess such power.
Judging from the insignia on the other person's mask, this was not a squad leader at all, but just an ordinary member.
This shows that the root organization in the dream world is much more powerful than in reality!
Danzo was overjoyed, but he maintained a reserved expression and nodded slightly.
As expected of me!
He secretly praised himself, a smug smile subtly curving his lips.
After years of lying low, patiently enduring hardship and biding their time, they secretly developed and expanded their power.
Now it seems that all these efforts were not in vain!
If all members of Root are this strong, he might be able to confront Minato Namikaze head-on in the future!
Although Kakashi had reported that Minato Namikaze was incredibly powerful in the dream, Danzo had never witnessed it firsthand, and he was quite skeptical.
No matter how powerful he is, can he still be stronger than the strongest Hokage?
As for Minato Namikaze's confidants—the Uchiha clan—Danzo was even more disdainful: a mere thirteen-year-old boy could slaughter the entire traitorous Uchiha clan, so what did he, Shimura Danzo, have to fear!
If he could kill the Uchiha clan once, he could kill them a second time!
The only person he feared was his only rival—Hiruzen!
Thinking of this, Danzo was in a great mood and almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
However, he was shrewd and knew he needed to maintain his authority in front of his subordinates. At this moment, he merely narrowed his eyes and put on a calm and composed demeanor: "What is it?"
The Root ninja replied respectfully, "Reporting to Lord Danzo, Orochimaru has arrived!"
"What?" Danzo was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and his one eye suddenly narrowed.
This news truly took Danzo by surprise—
In my dream, I was actually connected to Orochimaru?
In fact, Danzo did not have any particular aversion to Orochimaru.
Even though Orochimaru was a rogue ninja expelled from Konoha, in Shimura Danzo's eyes, that status was nothing special.
As long as they can be used by him and contribute to Konoha, what does it matter if they are rogue ninja?
Moreover, he and Orochimaru have collaborated quite a few times in real life.
Ultimately, what Danzo truly envied were Orochimaru's astonishing research achievements!
In reality, he had cooperated closely with Orochimaru on numerous occasions, obtaining considerable benefits from him.
For example, the experimental subject "Tenzo" (Yamato) who mastered the power of Wood Release, and the First Hokage's cells and the power of the Sharingan transplanted into his right arm... all of these are inseparable from Orochimaru's research results.
Danzo had always coveted the forbidden techniques Orochimaru possessed. If he could fully master those research results, the strength of the Root organization could increase several times over!
Therefore, Danzo still harbors deep resentment and grudges over Orochimaru's escape today.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi had handed Orochimaru over to him earlier, he might have already taken all of Orochimaru's achievements for himself!
But upon further reflection, a cold smile crept onto Danzo's lips—
This is a God-given opportunity!
Orochimaru... delivered himself right to our doorstep!
Thinking of this, a burning light flashed in Danzo's eyes, and his excitement intensified.
However, he maintained his shrewd and calm demeanor, nodding slightly and saying in a low voice, "Lead the way!"
"Yes!" The Root member stood up to accept the order.
He swayed and walked to a large tree in the courtyard, where he gently pressed a spot on the trunk.
A faint rumbling sound came from the ground, causing the grass beneath their feet to tremble slightly.
Then, to Danzo's astonishment, the once ordinary grassy area slowly cracked open, revealing the entrance to a deep underground passage!
Inside was a row of pitch-black staircases extending straight downwards.