Chapter 574

Inside the laboratory, Su Xiao, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. After sitting up, he took out a watch to check the time.

"I've slept for six hours. How did this village official discover my whereabouts? Because of Orochimaru?"

Shaking his head, Su Xiao nudged Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang on the side.

"Get up, an enemy has arrived."

"Ou~"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's paws moved, but he didn't open his eyes and continued to sleep.

Su Xiao took an item from his storage space, pried open Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's mouth, and stuffed it in.

Three seconds later.

"Awoo!!"

After a scream, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was energized, all sleepiness gone. His tongue was stuck out very long, and he was rolling his eyes.

A small piece of chili fell from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's mouth; this was a Devil Chili, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was almost crying from the spiciness.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao, his teary, misty big eyes seeming to say: 'Master, how could you do this to your sleeping Xiang Bubu? You almost spiced me to death.'

"The enemy is here, and you're still sleeping."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang retracted his tongue and listened to the sounds nearby.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked, meaning the enemy was approaching from the left.

"They come with ill intent, huh."

Su Xiao walked out of the laboratory, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang following behind, and as he walked, he disappeared...

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang wasn't invisible, but had activated his divine skill 'You Can't See Me' to camouflage himself. In short, Su Xiao truly couldn't see this idiot anymore.

Su Xiao walked out of the underground laboratory; he really didn't know why Orochimaru always liked to build laboratories underground.

An old man stood not far from the entrance of the laboratory, leaning on a wooden cane.

"A member of Akatsuki."

Danzo always had the appearance of having his eyes closed, and was expressionless, giving people a gloomy feeling.

"Something up?"

Su Xiao glanced at Danzo and then looked around; there were at least a dozen Root members hiding nearby.

Through the original work, Su Xiao had a preliminary understanding of Danzo. Although this guy's last words were very inflammatory, the essence of a politician could not be changed.

Danzo was like a double-edged sword; used well, he could kill the enemy, but left alone, he would backfire, and he was extremely keen on power.

The only ones who could suppress Danzo were the Second and Third Hokage. During the Third Hokage's reign, the Third handled external affairs, while Danzo handled internal affairs; some things that couldn't see the light of day were all done by Danzo.

But once the Third died, Danzo, this poisonous snake in the darkness, exposed his true nature. If Su Xiao were the ruler of Konoha, on the day the Third died, no matter what price had to be paid, Danzo would have to be buried with him, otherwise, there would be endless trouble.

As the Third's childhood playmate and rival, Danzo could help the Third do things, just occasionally playing some small tricks.

If anyone else served as Hokage, this possibility wouldn't exist; whoever became Hokage, Danzo would want to kill them and take their place.

Although he failed every time he ran for village official, it had to be said that Brother Danzo was still very steady.

If he couldn't be the Fourth Hokage, he would find a way to be the Fifth; if the Fifth didn't work, he would find a way to be the Sixth. A poisonous snake hiding underground—this description couldn't be more suitable for Danzo.

"An Akatsuki member appearing near Konoha, I can take this as a threat."

Danzo's tone was neither hurried nor slow, and there was a hint of killing intent in that slightly squinted single eye.

"Think whatever you want."

Su Xiao drew the Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan from his waist; today's matter couldn't end well. He had a feeling that Danzo had set his sights on him, though the specific reason was unknown.

The Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan left its sheath, and the bright blade light reflected in Danzo's single eye.

"Hand over the First Hokage's cells and research results on your body, and I will spare your life. These are things that belong to Konoha."

Hearing Danzo's words, Su Xiao was stunned, then understood what was going on, his gaze shifting to Danzo's right arm.

The other party had transplanted Hashirama cells in his body. He had used primitive Hashirama cells for experiments earlier and was sensed by this poisonous snake. With the vitality of Hashirama cells, this was not impossible.

This was something Su Xiao had never expected, but the problem wasn't big. Root had only dispatched a dozen people, plus Danzo. Su Xiao was indeed not their match, but it would be very difficult for these people to keep Su Xiao here.

Under the suppression of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, Danzo didn't dare to make too big a move, only bringing out a dozen people.

Su Xiao stepped on the ground, making a move to rush toward Danzo.

Danzo's pupils shrank; he had heard a little about Su Xiao's close-combat ability.

Two figures blocked Danzo's path; they were Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune.

Just as both of them took fighting stances, preparing to meet Su Xiao, Su Xiao, who was rushing forward, suddenly stopped, his left arm raised.

Zzz~

The sound of metal wires retracting rang out. An imperceptible wire was tied to a tree trunk in the distance, pulling Su Xiao back rapidly.

"Lord Danzo."

Yamanaka Fu looked at Danzo, meaning whether to pursue.

Danzo hesitated for a moment, let go of the wooden cane, and took his right arm out from inside his clothes.

"Drag him down, buy me time. The Hashirama cells must be obtained."

"Yes."

Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune pursued Su Xiao, and those Root members hiding in the forest also pursued together.

Danzo's right arm was wrapped in bandages. Not only that, but there were also three shackles on this arm; these were used to suppress the vitality of the First Hokage's cells. The Hashirama cells that Orochimaru helped Danzo transplant were not perfect. If this arm were used for a long time, Danzo would be eroded by the Hashirama cells.

Precisely because of this, upon discovering that Su Xiao was carrying Hashirama cells and had appeared nearby, and after confirming Su Xiao's location, Danzo immediately came knocking.

Danzo had let his subordinates research the Hashirama cells, but unfortunately, a genius like Orochimaru was rare, and his subordinates hadn't researched anything.

Just as Danzo unlocked the second seal, a rush of footsteps came.

"Elder Danzo, why did you mobilize the Root squad without authorization?"

Danzo's movements had long since stopped; his right arm couldn't see the light of day, otherwise, it would expose many things, unless he could silence the witnesses.

The person who came was clearly not someone he could silence. If he dared to silence the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, he would only be able to defect.

"Protecting Konoha's safety is Root's responsibility. What business does the Fifth Hokage have?"

"Protecting Konoha..."

Tsunade gave a light laugh and didn't say anything more.

The organization Root was the organization Tsunade most wanted to eradicate. They were never seen when Konoha was attacked, but came out to stir up trouble during peacetime.

"Where is the enemy, and which ninja village are they from?"

Tsunade's question made Danzo's expression change slightly. He thought there might be a mole in Root, but this thought vanished in an instant.

"Akatsuki member, Bai Ye."

Danzo didn't hide Su Xiao's identity. Tsunade catching Su Xiao would also be fine; his goal was the Hashirama cells and the research data.

"Akatsuki member!? Bai Ye!"

Veins bulged on Tsunade's forehead, her amber eyes widened, and pale yellow chakra surged toward the surroundings.

"Where, is, he!"

Tsunade said this word by word. Her extremely angry appearance made Danzo somewhat surprised, and at the same time somewhat dissatisfied; in his view, a Hokage should not show their emotions.

The Akatsuki organization had just killed Jiraiya, and Jiraiya's body couldn't even be found, leaving only a string of codes.

Jiraiya's body was not yet cold, and an Akatsuki member had appeared near Konoha; it was normal for Tsunade to be so angry.

"Fifth, I have already sent people to pursue..."

Danzo's words weren't finished when Tsunade's angry eyes looked at him, which made Danzo feel a little angry inside.

"30-degree direction."

Leaving these words, Danzo turned and walked toward Konoha. Just after turning his head, Danzo's gaze was gloomy to the extreme.

Just as Danzo left, Tsunade's angry expression disappeared. Shizune ran out from the forest on the side with small steps, followed by several Konoha ninjas.

"Lady Tsunade, I have already assembled the Jonin squads that were not on missions. For now, only Yuhi Kurenai's squad has been found; other Jonin squads will arrive within five minutes. Anbu has already gone to pursue."