Chapter 424

Kitazawa thought it was bad and quickly blocked in front of Tsunade.

Wind Style: Gale Palm!

A wild wind surged out, blowing away the smell of blood.

Tsunade subconsciously grabbed his shoulder, her body trembling slightly, trying hard to maintain herself so she wouldn't fall.

"Lady Tsunade, are Itachi okay?"

Kitazawa glanced and found her face was slightly pale, her pupils a bit unfocused.

"I... I'm fine."

Tsunade shook her head and said.

She didn't see the blood, only smelled the blood, so it wasn't that serious.

Kitazawa breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and didn't leave again.

He stood on the spot, like a cannon, supporting with Wind Style, Fire Style, and Water Style in turn.

Soon, all seven official Root members had been taken down.

The remaining reserve Root personnel were surrounded by the Anbu.

They had already lost more than half—or more accurately, more than half had been knocked unconscious.

"Who is Torune Aburame?"

Kitazawa asked on Tsunade's behalf.

After a few seconds, Torune Aburame slowly raised his hand.

His expression was similar to the other Root members, but the uncertain emotions in his eyes exposed his inner thoughts.

Simply put, he hadn't been completely brainwashed.

"Come here."

Kitazawa explained: "I am Shino's teacher; we are here to take Itachi home at the request of the Aburame clan."

"Shino?"

The expression on Torune Aburame's face changed.

It looked like he had turned from a fake person into a living one.

"That's right."

Kitazawa nodded and said: "It is Shino Aburame, your good friend."

Hearing this familiar name, various memories couldn't help but surface in Torune Aburame's mind.

The expression on his face became richer and more complex.

A moment later, he made up his mind and walked to Kitazawa.

Although Torune Aburame was young, he had heard of Tsunade's great name.

If it were only Kitazawa leading the team, he wouldn't dare to leave the Root.

Because he was worried the Root would be unfavorable to the Aburame clan.

But Tsunade was here, and Kitazawa said it was at the request of the Aburame clan, so he naturally didn't need to stay in the Root anymore.

"Tsunade!"

Just then, a distorted and angry voice came from far to near.

Tsunade took a deep breath, her body shaking off the influence of her hemophobia.

She turned to look at the newcomer: Danzo Shimura, the one-eyed man leaning on a cane.

"Tsunade, what are Itachi doing?"

Danzo Shimura asked coldly: "Attacking ninja of the same village—are Itachi trying to defect?"

"That's the question I should be asking Itachi!"

Tsunade took out the Hokage's order and asked: "Does the Root, which only listens to your orders, still remember that it is a ninja of Konoha?"

"Itachi!"

Danzo Shimura was infuriated.

He had rushed over immediately upon hearing the news that the Root base had been attacked.

But he hadn't expected Tsunade to have obtained Hiruzen Sarutobi's order.

Damn it!

What exactly was his old partner trying to do?

Could it be that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care about their decades of friendship anymore?

"Who knows if your Hokage's order is fake?"

Danzo Shimura gripped his cane and asked: "Even if it's real, does the Hokage's order say to force your way into a Root base?"

"It doesn't."

Tsunade put away the Hokage's order and said: "But your Root violated the rules first; I am just acting according to the rules."

"Where is the rule about forcing your way into a Root base?"

Danzo Shimura asked angrily.

"I forced my way in—what can Itachi do about it?"

Tsunade asked righteously.

When it came to being unreasonable, she was even more unreasonable than Danzo Shimura.

"Itachi... didn't Itachi say Itachi were acting according to the rules?"

Danzo Shimura was so angry he wanted to use Kotoamatsukami.

But he noticed Itachi Uchiha was also there, so he didn't dare to use it.

After all, his Kotoamatsukami came from Shisui Uchiha.

Danzo Shimura didn't know that Itachi Uchiha had long since learned the truth from Shisui Uchiha.

What he was worried about was that Itachi Uchiha would report this matter to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In that case, he would be unable to defend himself, and the fact that he ambushed Shisui Uchiha would be confirmed.

Plus, he still wanted to use Kotoamatsukami to control Tsunade; no matter how tolerant Hiruzen Sarutobi was toward him, he would absolutely not allow it.

"Rules are dead, people are alive."

Tsunade smiled faintly and said: "I'm taking Torune Aburame; if Itachi have any problems, go find the old man."

"Torune Aburame?"

Danzo Shimura finally understood Tsunade's purpose for forcing her way into the Root base.

Damn Aburame clan!

He reacted immediately.

This Aburame clan had definitely already leaned toward Tsunade.

A trace of panic arose in Danzo Shimura's heart.

Tsunade was indeed trying to compete for the position of Hokage!

Then how could he compete with her?

"Let's go."

Tsunade glanced at him, snorted coldly, and bypassed him.

Kitazawa took Torune Aburame and hurried to follow.

Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha and the other Anbu vanished on the spot.

Danzo Shimura froze on the spot.

He wanted to order the Root to kill Tsunade and Kitazawa and the others.

But he knew the consequences of doing so were something he couldn't bear.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't even need to make a move; Jiraiya and the others wouldn't let him off.

"Ahhh!"

After they left, Danzo Shimura finally couldn't hold it in and said furiously: "Damn it! Itachi just wait!"

The nearby Root ninja saw their leader lose his composure for the first time and couldn't help but kneel on the ground, shivering.

【Current Mission: Seize Torune Aburame from the Root.】

【Mission Reward: Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.】

【Host has completed the mission; reward issued.】

Kitazawa had just left the Root training base when the system prompt appeared before his eyes.

A large amount of information flooded into his mind.

The Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, in the original work, was a sealing jutsu unique to the Root.

Every ninja who joined the Root would have this jutsu planted on their tongue by Danzo Shimura.

Its effect was simple: if the person under the jutsu wanted to say specific things, their whole body would go numb, unable to speak or move.

And there were two ways to lift it.

Either the caster lifts it voluntarily, or it lifts automatically after the caster dies.

When Kitazawa watched the anime in his previous life, he had wondered if they could write it down since they couldn't speak.

But now that he had mastered the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, he understood its power.

It was triggered the moment the thought appeared.

Whether speaking or writing, it was impossible.

"Kitazawa, just send him back to the Aburame clan directly."

After returning to Konoha, Tsunade said: "I'm going to the Hokage's office to tell the old man the situation."

Just taking Torune Aburame away wasn't enough; she wanted Hiruzen Sarutobi to completely clarify the Root's recruitment procedures.

"Understood."

Kitazawa nodded and agreed.

"One more thing."

Tsunade walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and said: "Starting tomorrow, Itachi will follow me to learn the Strength of a Hundred."

"Ah?"

Kitazawa was stunned.

He really hadn't expected this.

"Don't misunderstand."

Tsunade snorted lightly and said: "I saw that your fighting today was too hesitant and not refreshing enough."

Weren't all ninjutsu ninja like that?

Kitazawa complained in his heart, but was still very happy.

The Strength of a Hundred was a serious, powerful taijutsu with an extremely high ceiling—it could even shatter a Susanoo with one punch.