Chapter 63: Danzo, So You're Also a Member of the Uchiha Clan! (2/2)

White Fang laughed heartily for a full half-minute. Perhaps exhausted from the laughter, he shook his head to regain his composure, bent down to pull out the blade stuck in the ground, and then looked up at Danzo.

Danzo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glanced at the back of his hand.

It had been a long time since he had seen his own blood...

Feeling White Fang's gaze, Danzo raised his head, his cold and indifferent eyes meeting White Fang's.

At this moment, it seemed nothing had changed from before.

There stood the hostile Uchiha, the murderous White Fang, and Danzo targeted by both.

But this time, Danzo no longer had the protection of his Root ninjas.

The only one protecting him, Minato, was on his way to transfer the responsibilities of the Anbu...

Even so.

As long as the opponent wore the Konoha forehead protector, Danzo couldn't back down.

It wasn't just because of power.

These kids... back when the old man and his comrades dominated the ninja world, even your fathers would kneel before me to receive orders!

Why should I, the old man, back down to you kids!?

The reason you can grow to where you are today is entirely due to the older generation of ninjas fighting desperately on the battlefield. How many threats did I eliminate for Konoha to ensure your peaceful growth?

Plus, with the reinforcements about to arrive...

Danzo now could not afford to back down an inch.

"Sakumo Hatake, you make this old man deeply disappointed..."

Danzo spoke in a cold voice, "This old man once had high hopes for you, even considering letting you inherit the Root organization, but I didn't expect you to be so useless, even harboring rebellious intentions..."

"You didn't pass the old man's test, Sakumo Hatake."

Upon hearing this, Wakaho raised an eyebrow.

Danzo... he is quite cunning.

He knows his deeds have been exposed and is preemptively digging himself out of a hole?

This way, even if the interception of the retreat signal is exposed, it would only seem like Danzo was testing the next heir to the Root, albeit with some cruel methods.

In the original timeline, White Fang died due to rumors, essentially under the weight of public opinion.

Now it seems, that was Danzo's doing.

So, is Danzo planning to directly confront White Fang and label him a rogue ninja?

I'm just saying... this time, can White Fang endure it?

White Fang didn't speak, his face full of mockery.

Obviously, no matter how high Danzo's verbal skills were, he couldn't shake White Fang's resolve.

Even so...

"You should consider your son more, Sakumo Hatake."

Danzo's voice was cold and slightly mocking, "That child has good talent, but in the future, he might have to live with the fact that his father was a trai—"

Before he could finish speaking.

Swish—!

Everyone only saw a flash of white light as White Fang's figure disappeared, reappearing behind Danzo in an instant!

Even Danzo didn't react in time!

Thud—

Splat—

The first to react was Danzo's left arm.

And the blood that spurted out!

"Now, do you think I've passed the test, Elder Danzo?"

White Fang's smile was cold and merciless.

"Ugh!" Danzo groaned, falling to one knee with his right arm supporting himself on the ground. The sudden loss of blood drained his face of color. He never imagined White Fang would dare to act directly!

Is this still the obedient White Fang?

And just at this moment.

"I understand now!"

"So, this was all a test?"

Wakaho, who had somehow already rushed to Danzo's side, exclaimed, "Elder Danzo, I misunderstood you!"

"You must have disguised your Will of Fire as the Will of Darkness to catch more rats, which is why that spy attacked you!"

"So this was the Hokage's plan all along..."

While speaking, Wakaho took advantage of Danzo's unawareness to tear off the bandage around his right eye!

"Brat!!!!" Danzo tried to stop him, but now he only had his right arm to use, and his palm was pinned to the ground by Wakaho's "accidental" stomp!

"Elder Danzo, let me bandage you and stop the bleeding, please cooperate... nani!?"

Actually, Danzo had quickly closed his eyes, but Wakaho still "discovered" it!

Wakaho stepped back three paces, looking surprised. His eyes gradually filled with confusion and doubt, finally transforming into admiration and respect!

"Elder Danzo, are you also a member of the Uchiha clan?"

Fugaku: "Huh!?"