I don't know if it was intentional or what, but the base of such a large organization is a bit dim.
When Guanyue reported to the Root for the first time, he was summoned by Danzo.
At this time, Danzo was holding up a crutch, his entire right arm was wrapped in his robe, and his right eye was covered with a white bandage.
"Oboro, huh?"
"Yes, Lord Danzo." Guanyue half-knelt on the ground. He had changed into the newly received uniform and wore a mask with a black flame pattern on his face.
Danzo looked at the young ninja in front of him. He had naturally read all of Shisui's resume. Shisui's identity was special, so Danzo naturally had his eyes on someone recommended by him.
Kanzuki Oboro, fifteen years old, is a Chunin, a ninja with relatively balanced abilities, especially physical skills. He was a classmate of Shisui in the ninja school, and he was second only to Shisui at the time. He was also a highly-anticipated rookie during the Ninja World War, but later a scandal broke out and he gradually faded into obscurity.
Because of this incident, Guan Yuelong has not had any new teammates until now. He has been carrying out missions as a single team, and occasionally conducts joint missions with others, but the number of times is very rare.
The current Guan Yuelong can only be said to be a ninja who is slightly better than ordinary ninjas.
"You and Shisui have a pretty good relationship."
"We are from the same period."
"You are a special case in Root. Since Shisui recommended you, I think you must have something special." Danzo said, looking at Guanyue calmly.
"Roots are the abode of those with darkness in their hearts. Such people know how to use power better."
"Are you such a person?"
"I don't understand. I just want to do my best." Guanyue responded calmly, with no expression visible under the mask.
"Do your best?" Danzo narrowed his single eye and became more concerned about Guanyue.
At such a sensitive time, Shisui, who was in the situation, suddenly brought someone in, which was enough to make Danzo alert.
This kid is a bit thoughtful...
Danzo's expression was somewhat ambiguous. He looked at Guanyue for a long moment before speaking, "Horn."
Swish!
Suddenly, a hooded man in black clothes appeared beside Guanyue. He was not wearing a mask, had a tattoo on the lower side of his cheek, and was wearing a pair of black sunglasses.
"Shisui has a mission, so Kaku will lead you from now on," said Danzo.
"yes."
Leaving where Danzo was, the hooded man in black followed him out.
"Gen often has missions, so you should be prepared." Jiao took the initiative to speak. His voice was a little heavy, the voice of a middle-aged man.
"I won't be with you for long. Once you become a qualified Root, I will leave."
"Horns, right?" Guanyue asked.
"Jiao is my code name. I won't call you by your name during future missions." Jiao said.
"Then call me Gui." Guanyue said casually.
Jiao was stunned for a moment, then calmed down. "The so-called 'roots' are people who have no name, no feelings, no past, no future, and only a mission in their hearts."
"Remember to report tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, the man instantly disappeared from Guanyue's sight.
[Name: Aburame Ryoma (horn)
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Favorability: 51
Relationship: Colleague
Bond Route: Not Selected]
Aburame... Ryoma?
Is she from the Aburame clan? Their dressing styles are indeed quite similar.
Guanyue thought that he had no impression of this person.
When Guanyue returned home and opened the door, she saw a familiar figure sitting in her room.
"Welcome home." Shisui said with a smile.
Guanyue's face darkened slightly. After closing the door, he walked forward silently and closed the open window.
"You're trespassing again."
"What does it matter? It's your home anyway." Shisui shrugged and said indifferently.
"Can you just barge into my house?" Guanyue said helplessly.
"What's the relationship between us? Why do you care about such a trivial matter?" Shisui said with a curled lip.
Guan Yue ignored him, put the mask and knife on the table, and hung up the uniform he took off.
"Have you reported to Gen today?" Shisui asked, looking at the mask with black patterns.
"Um."
"Have you met Danzo?"
"Um."
"How does it feel?"
"Be wary."
Shisui nodded upon hearing this, not surprised.
"Danzo is an extremely suspicious person. He may be suspicious of my purpose in bringing you into the Root. It is extremely difficult to gain his trust. Even my past self has always made him very wary."
The reason for saying this is that he is no longer trusted by Danzo at all.
"It's a bit too difficult to go to the trouble of gaining the trust of such a person," Guanyue said.
"As long as you show enough value, he will be unable to resist the urge to use your knife, even if he knows it may be a double-edged sword."
Shisui was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then do it your way. I trust you."
Guanyue glanced at him and didn't say anything else.
"It won't be long before I return to the normal ninja organization. I'll leave the matters inside the Root to you." Shisui said with a chuckle. He sat on the chair, supporting himself with his hands on the edge of the chair, and gently swinging his legs.
"Although we're not working together, it feels good to be in this kind of collaboration. It's a long-lost sense of tacit understanding."
"I can get along well with anyone." Guanyue said lightly.
"How can others compare to me?!" Shisui said righteously, "We have known each other for such a long time."
"Besides, I am the one who truly knows your true level?"
Guan Yue raised an eyebrow: "Really?"
"Of course." Shisui said with a little pride, then smiled. "But... you are definitely no match for me."
"What's there to compare between you, a Jonin, and me, a Chunin?" Guan Yue rolled his eyes and said.
"Chunin?" Shisui was a little amused.
"What else?" Guanyue looked calm.
"Forget it. I'm sure things will go much smoother for me in the future anyway." Shisui said, stretched, and stood up from the chair.
"I just finished my mission and came to see what's going on with you."
"What mission?" Guanyue asked.
"Just some normal Root missions, not much different from ANBU. You'll find out soon enough," Shisui said and sighed.
"Danzo has excluded me from his inner circle, so I can only rely on you."
"I alone am not enough." Guanyue said.
Shisui was startled when he heard that.
"You also need an informant on the Hokage's side." Guan Yue said calmly.
"Oroki, you..." Shisui looked at him blankly, but his good friend's face remained calm.
"What? Have you always considered yourself a Hokage?" Guan Yue stood by the window, his eyes as calm as dead water making him feel a little nervous.
He didn't know what kind of mood his good friend was in when he said such words.
"Isn't that right?" Zhiping calmed down and looked at Guanyue and asked back.
"Shisui, you haven't forgotten your last name, have you?"
"...Hokage-sama trusts me very much." Shisui said in a deep voice, "He also agreed to let me handle the entire incident."
"Trust?" Guanyue sneered, "That's just the unbridled confidence you gained after stripping yourself naked in front of him."
Shisui seemed to be in a trance, standing there in silence.
"Impossible...Hokage-sama wouldn't do that." He muttered to himself.
Guanyue looked at him calmly. Since he had agreed to Shisui's involvement in the beginning, it was impossible for him to let history repeat itself.
It doesn't matter to Uchiha, Danzo, or Hokage, as long as the guy who calls himself a friend is still alive.
"If you are so eager to show your cards, you will only be treated as a discarded pawn." Guanyue said slowly.
"The entire incident is no longer something that can be controlled by one person."
"But the power of the two of us can determine the outcome."
"Shisui, if you'd like."
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