Chapter 140

The 'Root' he had painstakingly built was left with only some useless waste.

Other ninja clans were flocking to the powerful Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye; he couldn't even recruit new members!

Once upon a time, Danzo, as the darkness of the ninja world, was so glorious.

In the ninja world, his reputation resounded far and wide!

But now, he was so suppressed by Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye that even recruiting new members was difficult, and he could only drain blood from his own ninja clan.

"All of this is because of him! Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye!"

Danzo said through gritted teeth.

Suddenly.

A Root member appeared and said expressionlessly.

"My lord, just now when we went to the Aburame clan to recruit new members, we were refused."

"The Aburame clan leader claimed that the Aburame clan no longer has suitable personnel to send to join the glorious 'Root', and asks for your understanding, my lord."

Danzo’s eyes widened suddenly.

"What did Itachi say?!"

The Aburame clan was Danzo’s most trusted and capable asset!

The Aburame’s parasitic insects had extremely outstanding levels in reconnaissance and assassination.

They had always been an important component of the Root.

And now, the Aburame clan leader was actually refusing his recruitment?

'No suitable personnel'—this sounded like an excuse!

The Aburame clan was considered a major clan in Konoha; how could there be a shortage of personnel!

There was only one possibility for this to happen!

"Damn Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye—"

Danzo let out a roar of unwillingness.

Then his eyes rolled back, and he actually fainted straight away.

Now, the surrounding Root members were momentarily stunned.

They didn't know whether they should go to help him up.

After all, they hadn't received any orders.

But it didn't seem right to just let Danzo lie there.

Finally, they looked at each other in confusion and decided—

To keep standing.

Thus.

The pitiful and hateful Danzo lay on the cold floor for half the night.

He was finally woken up by the cold and caught a severe cold.

Three days later.

Boss Jiao safely delivered Princess Asaka to Konoha.

As a princess of the Land of Earth, Princess Asaka naturally received a high-standard welcome.

At the welcome party, the leaders of various ninja clans were all present.

Because the person holding the party was named Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye.

This was someone they absolutely could not afford to offend.

However, they were also very curious why the princess of the Land of Earth had suddenly come to Konoha, and without a single guard.

"Do Itachi think it's possible that this princess actually came for Clan Leader Senju?"

Nara clan head Shikaku Nara stroked his chin and speculated.

Sitting next to him were, naturally, his good partners, the other two of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi.

Choza Akimichi looked like a good-natured person and just smiled without speaking.

He usually didn't participate in such topics.

Most of the brainwork was left to the smartest, Shikaku Nara.

He only needed to be responsible for the action.

Inoichi Yamanaka felt that his friend’s speculation was very reasonable.

He looked at the podium, at Princess Asaka standing behind Hokage Senju Tsunade with bright, sparkling eyes, and followed her gaze.

"Itachi might be right; her gaze has been fixed on Clan Leader Senju."

"It seems that in a few days, we will need to congratulate Clan Leader Senju on taking another wife."

However, Shikaku Nara frowned and said.

"A wife is unlikely, after all, Clan Leader Senju already has three wives."

"And one of them is our princess."

Choza Akimichi asked curiously.

"Are Itachi talking about Lady Tsunade?"

Shikaku Nara rolled his eyes and said.

"Of course I mean Princess Maru Shiori! Also, Lady Tsunade is the Hokage now; it’s a bit impolite to call her that!"

Choza Akimichi nodded repeatedly.

The still-young Choza Akimichi had none of the composure he would have later.

He stopped showing extra curiosity and put all his heart into dealing with the delicious food.

Inoichi Yamanaka frowned and said.

"But Princess Asaka is a princess after all; if she becomes a concubine, wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?"

Shikaku Nara shook his head and said.

"Regardless of the outcome, it is not appropriate to discuss these things now."

"In a few days, the truth will be revealed."

On the podium.

As Hokage, Senju Tsunade first welcomed Princess Asaka’s arrival as a representative of Konoha, and then handed the stage over to Princess Asaka.

Letting her greet the various clan leaders participating in the party.

However, Princess Asaka’s gaze was fixed tightly on Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye in the center below, not moving an inch.

When Senju Tsunade stepped aside, wanting her to say a few words, she immediately shouted excitedly.

"Senju Senju Senju Xingye-kun, I want to marry Itachi! Even if it’s just as a concubine, it doesn't matter!"

The whole venue fell into a deathly silence.

What had they just heard?

Were they having auditory hallucinations?

What did this Princess Asaka just say?

Why didn't they quite understand?

Clan Leader Inuzuka looked to his side in confusion.

"...Old friend, did Itachi hear what this princess just said?"

Clan Leader Kurama held his forehead, looking a bit pained.

He had heard it, but he hadn't expected today’s party to turn out like this.

This Princess Asaka was truly too bold!

She had none of the reserved temperament of a princess, and the way she presented herself was exactly like a little fangirl on the street for Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye!

He admitted that Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye’s charm was astonishing.

The unmarried girls in his clan were all hoping to marry Senju Senju Senju Senju Xingye like Megumi Kurama.

But to say her thoughts in public like this, without the slightest sense of shame, was truly hard to imagine as the behavior of a princess.

After a long while.