Chapter 89: Conflict between the Darkness and Root

 "That old son of a bitch Tanzō, is he trying to surprise me, huh?"

 Having made a fool of himself in front of his teammates, Kaze Shimura was a bit annoyed.

 "Long time no see, Kaze Shimura."

 Seeing Kaze looking surprised, Vivi Uchiha curled her lips, smiling with a hint of provocation.

 "Show some respect! Call me Class monitor!" Kaze said irritably.

 "Yes, Class monitor Kaze." Vivi Uchiha's words were respectful, but the smile on her lips became even more saucy.

 Dammit!

 Kaze glared at Vivi Uchiha and didn't bother to pay attention to this woman.

 He turned to look at Yuto beside him and gave an order.

 "Uncle Yuto, take her around the hall so that everyone can get to know her. This way, we can avoid any unexpected incidents in the future."

 A living Uchiha had entered Root.

 It was like a duck voluntarily going to be roasted (a pun on 'going to the capital to take the imperial examination' in Chinese culture). It was also like a chicken flying into KFC by itself.

 If someone who didn't know the situation bumped into her, there might be a fight on the spot. It would be a fight to the death.

 Yuto silently looked at Kaze without saying a word, but his eyes said it all.

 "Why do I have to do the work, young master?"

 Kaze responded with a look. "My young master, I haven't seen Sister Ayako and Seiven for a long time. Don't I need to have a little chat with them and get reacquainted?"

 Fine!

 Yuto knew he couldn't avoid it. He sighed and led Vivi Uchiha out of the room.

 After leaving, he kindly closed the door.

 That night, at the Shimura Residence.

 Seeing his son looking listless, Tanzō got angry and said in disappointment, "Kaze, you're not a kid anymore. Stop causing trouble outside. It's time for you to get married and start a family."

 "Didn't you take a fancy to any of the women from the Great clans that I introduced to you before?"

 "Let me think..." Kaze scratched his head and fell into memories.

 Among the women his father introduced to him, the prettiest one was the daughter of Koharu Utatane.

 Now that he thought about it, she was really good-looking. She had fair skin, beautiful looks, long legs, and knew quite a few difficult [Taijutsu].

 Kaze was a little smitten.

 But when he thought that she might turn into another Koharu Utatane in the future, Kaze immediately said, "No way!"

 "Dad, to be honest, among our allied families, I only like Yukiko Sarutobi."

 After some thought, Kaze said truthfully.

 Slap!

 Tanzō irritably slapped Kaze.

 Yukiko Sarutobi was the fiancée of Nagare Sarutobi.

 What the hell are you talking nonsense about, boy?

 Kaze covered his head and quickly said, "Well, I also like the blonde cute girl from the Yamanaka clan and the wild and mature woman from the Inuzuka clan. Uchi...!"

 "But the problem is that these families don't have a good relationship with our Shimura clan. You didn't introduce them to me!"

 Sigh...

 Tanzō took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to beat his son up, and asked as a compromise.

「So, what do you think of Kaori? Do you like her?」

「Sure, I do.」Kaze nodded without hesitation.

Since Kaori always did whatever he wanted and always thought about him, who wouldn't like a girl like that?

「But, Dad!」Kaze quickly added.

「I think the way things are between Kaori and me is just fine. There's no need to rush into marriage. I'm still young.」

「Besides, I need to focus on my training, Dad! Women will only slow down my speed of Hand Seal.」

After much persuasion, Kaze finally convinced Tanzō to give up the idea of forcing him to marry.

On Blue Star, it's common for people to get married in their twenties or thirties. Kaze really wasn't interested in that right now.

He was living a carefree life. Why would he want to get a wife to boss him around every day?

The next day, at Root's hall.

Kaze nonchalantly ignored the murderous glare from Vivi Uchiha and muttered to himself.

「We don't have any important Missions today. Just keep an eye on the Uchiha clan as usual.」

「Sister Ayako, you'll be on my team. Uncle Yuto, you...」

Just as Kaze was assigning Missions, there was a faint commotion outside the Root's gate.

「You guys wait here. I'll go out and see what's going on.」

Kaze frowned slightly, gave the order, and then turned towards the gate.

「Back off! Without Lord Tanzō's permission, you can't enter!」

「What a joke! Root is under the Anbu. Now that the Anbu Commander is here in person, why can't we enter?」

Once outside the Root's gate, the argument between the two groups became clearer.

One side was the Root members guarding the gate, and the other was the Anbu ninjas trying to enter.

「Back off quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!」a Root Ninja said coldly.

Even if the Hokage himself came, without Lord Tanzō's permission, he wouldn't be able to step into Root!

「How dare you! It's you who should back off!」an Anbu ninja roared.

「Going against the will of the Anbu directly under the Third Hokage, do you want to betray the village?」

The situation was tense. Many people had their hands on their weapons, ready to attack.

「That's enough!」

Kaze walked right between the two groups, pointed at the previous Anbu ninja, and said coldly.

「Who do you think you are? You're not qualified to represent the will of the Third Hokage.」

「Deliberately provoking a conflict between the two departments, can you bear the responsibility?」

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow (Reputation has its influence).

In front of ordinary Root Ninjas, the so - called elite Anbu ninjas might act a bit arrogantly.

But in front of the infamous Black Flash, who struck fear into the hearts of many...

The Anbu ninja who was just being so cocky immediately lowered his head and didn't dare to say another word.

「Humph!」

Seeing his subordinate back down, the Anbu Commander pushed him aside, stepped out of the crowd, and asked in a deep voice.

「If he can't represent the will of the Third Hokage, then what about me?」

Kaze gave the Anbu Commander a long look and sneered.

"Hey, Sarutobi Nagare, seriously? Is this boring tactic fun for you?"

He had just returned to Root when Sarutobi Nagare showed up with his men to cause trouble.

Kaze didn't need to think hard to figure out that the guy was deliberately targeting him.

"I've got no idea what you're talking about," Sarutobi Nagare shook his head, pretending to be all official.

"Root is under the Anbu. I'm just doing a routine inspection of a subordinate department as per the rules."

"You guys are blocking me like this. Does Root have something to hide?"

What the fuck!

Seeing Sarutobi Nagare feign confusion, Kaze got really pissed off.

Root is doing shady things. Isn't it all for your dad's sake, goddammit!

If you find something in Root, you're not only slapping my dad's face but also your dad's!

"The Third Hokage himself promised that Root has autonomy. Anbu has no right to interfere," Kaze declared firmly.

Sarutobi Nagare smirked. "True, Root has autonomy, but Anbu still has the right to oversee it."

"Now, get out of the way, or even your dad won't be able to save you!"

Nagare's purpose for coming here was to annoy Kaze and make him realize his clan's position.

To let Kaze know who really runs Konoha.

The commotion they made was quite a big deal, but so far, Hiruzen and Tanzō showed no sign of stepping in.

Both Kaze and Nagare knew that the two old guys were letting them, the young ones, fight it out.

Well, then...

Kaze lifted his chin and looked down at Sarutobi Nagare with disdain.

"I'll just say one thing: Get the hell out of here!"

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