Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 161 Roots

Uchiha Itachi returned home with bags and packages, just in time for dinner.

Halfway through the meal, Uchiha Mikoto put down her bowl. "Itachi, Yoru came to your house today. You should have seen her, right?"

"Tell me quickly, how are you two getting along? Did you succeed?" Uchiha Mikoto said, then winked mischievously.

Fugaku and Sasuke stopped eating and stared at him.

Itachi's face flushed instantly, and he stammered, "Mother, I didn't see Ye today. I plan to go find her again tomorrow."

Uchiha Mikoto was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but then she smiled gently and said, "Alright, then you'd better do your best and succeed on your first try."

"Mmm!" he said, his head bowed, a little shy.

Itachi knew from his mother's words that Ye had come to see him today, but why didn't he see Ye?

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in his heart. He stood up and said, "Father, Mother, I'm full. I have something to do and I need to go out for a bit."

"Go quickly!" Mikoto knew where he wanted to go and urged him directly. Only Sasuke looked indignant, "Why are you pairing Sister Ye with Brother?"

Sasuke also wanted to leave, but Fugaku suppressed him, which made him even more resentful.

Itachi left his house and hurried towards Uchiha Ye's residence.

He knocked on the door several times but received no response. His bad premonition grew stronger, so he turned and ran towards the other side of the street, but to his disappointment, she wasn't there.

Itachi was about to search elsewhere when Kakashi approached. Clinging to a sliver of hope, he asked, "Kakashi-senpai, have you seen Yoh today?"

Kakashi glanced at him up and down, then shook his head, thinking to himself that Ye's unusual behavior today was probably caused by the person in front of him.

Having received his answer, Itachi turned and left, asking, "Ye, where exactly are you?"

Uchiha Yoru had already arrived at Danzo's Root headquarters, but to her surprise, Orochimaru was waiting for her at the crossroads she was sure to pass.

"Orochimaru-sensei, how did you know I would come here?"

Orochimaru glanced at her but didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Walking alone into the darkness, is that kid really worth it?"

He really has a hard time understanding this kind of feeling.

"I didn't expect my teacher to be so gossipy, but darkness isn't so bad, it suits me quite well."

"If I join the Roots, the research lab can still be used, right, Professor?" she asked calmly.

"It seems you've made up your mind. Well then, I wish you success." Orochimaru glanced at her, then turned and left.

Watching Orochimaru's departing figure, Uchiha Ye stepped into the Root base without hesitation.

In the vast underground space, the sound of Uchiha Hajime's every step echoed.

After walking for a while, a member of the root guard at the gate stopped her.

Without wasting words, Uchiha Ye went straight to the point, "Tell Lord Danzo that someone even stronger than Uchiha Shisui has come to visit."

The Root ninja wearing the patterned mask glanced at her through the mask, then activated the 'Body Flicker Technique' and disappeared from the spot.

Before long, the Root ninja reappeared. "Come with me, but before that, you must hand over any weapons you are carrying."

“I understand.” Without hesitation, Uchiha Ye unfastened the short sword from his waist and handed it over along with his ninja tool pouch.

She followed the Root members into the dimly lit passage. She hadn't gone far when a short knife came flying at her.

Uchiha Yoh seemed to have anticipated this situation and easily dodged it.

Suddenly, several more Root ninjas appeared, but she wasn't intimidated at all. She quickly defeated them and walked inside on her own.

After walking for a few minutes, the view suddenly opened up, and a man who looked to be over fifty years old stood there with his face wrapped in bandages, only his right eye showing. He was leaning on a cane with one hand and his other hand was wrapped in bandages.

Uchiha Ye tossed the weapon he had just snatched from Root at Danzo's feet, and after a series of crackling sounds, said, "Lord Danzo, your subordinates seem a bit weak."

“Uchiha Ye!” Danzo immediately recognized her, looked her up and down, and found that there was not a single mark left on her body.

It seems that when she said she was better than Uchiha Shisui, she wasn't just saying it casually.

"You didn't come here just to show off your strength, did you?" Danzo said indifferently.

"Of course not, I'm here to join the Dark Side. The Third Hokage should have mentioned it," she replied calmly.

"Since it was the Third Hokage's suggestion, why did you come here?" Shimura Danzo asked with a strange expression.

"Oh, that? I just feel that the hidden branches and roots are more likely to help me grow stronger."

"If Lord Danzo does not wish me to join Root, I will leave now."

She explained calmly, then expressed her intention to leave. Just as she was about to turn around, Danzo spoke up, "I agree to let you join Root."

"But I want to tell you that the rules of the Root are very strict. If you join the Root, you must give up everything you have now. Can you do that?"

"Don't worry! I've heard about Root before, which is why I'm here." Uchiha Ye's eyes instantly turned icy cold.

"Oh? So now there's someone you cherish most who has done something detrimental to Konoha, and I need you to kill them. Can you do that?" Danzo continued, a figure flashing through his mind. "Like Uchiha Itachi!"

"Of course, that's no problem, but I'd rather you die." Uchiha Ye instantly appeared behind Danzo, his palm condensing spiritual energy into a knife that he used to cut off Danzo's bandaged hand, and with his other hand, he conjured a sword that pierced Danzo's heart.

When Danzo reappeared, Uchiha Yoh wasn't surprised at all. He figured it was because Danzo's right eye had activated Izanagi. Cutting off his arm was obviously because he didn't want to kill him so many times; he was just too tired!

"How dare you?" Danzo's face was now full of disbelief, a far cry from his previous calm demeanor.

Just then, several Root ninjas appeared simultaneously, surrounding him and protecting him.

Seeing this, Uchiha Ye laughed, and after a while, she spoke, "When you were targeting the Uchiha clan all day long, shouldn't you have thought that this day would come?" She walked step by step closer to Danzo's position.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Seeing the vacuum sphere hurtling towards him, Uchiha Ye didn't even glance at it. With a casual wave of his hand, the vacuum sphere was instantly shattered into pieces in the air.

"What kind of method is this? I've never seen anything like it before!" Danzo only wanted to escape at this moment. Staying would surely mean certain death. With his arm severed, he had no chance of reviving. He also couldn't use Wood Release. This person seemed to know all about his methods.

He ordered his men to flee for their lives.

"Heh... That's enough, Lord Danzo!"

Uchiha Hato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and reappeared beside Danzo, uttering a soft "Cut in half!"

Danzo's body was separated from his body and he fell to the ground!

He still has the cells of the First Generation and is still alive. "You...you are...the mysterious person who...entered the forbidden chamber that night..."

"Congratulations on guessing correctly, but unfortunately there's no reward!"

An ice blade instantly appeared in Uchiha Hajime's hand, further confirming Shimura Danzo's suspicions.