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"Danzo, that's the Fourth Hokage's..."

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, Danzo Shimura realized that the other man had wavered, so he turned around and leaned forward, putting his arm around Hiruzen Sarutobi's shoulder.

"I am the root of Konoha buried deep in the earth, I will bear all the blame!"

"Hiruzen, do you still remember back in the Land of Lightning, when I..."

After a long while, when Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was immersed in the past, looked up again, Danzo Shimura was no longer in front of him. A struggle flashed in his eyes, he raised his hand and then lowered it again, and finally could only sigh softly.

"Minato, I'm sorry, but Konoha needs the power of a Jinchūriki right now!"

Danzo Shimura was walking along the road in a cheerful mood, followed by the Root Guard led by Ryoma Aburame. Suddenly, he saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the base, and his heart sank.

"Ryoma, how many people stayed behind when you left the base?"

"Lord Danzo, there are 30 ninjas remaining at the branch base, including one Jonin, five Special Jonin, and the rest Chunin!"

Danzo Shimura nodded calmly. He felt that there shouldn't be any major problems in the hour he was away. After all, even the Root branch base had countless traps on the outside and a sealing barrier inside. Unless an enemy of the Kage level made a move, it would be difficult to break through in such a short time!

As they drew closer, seeing the houses used for cover crumble into ruins, Shimura Danzo's face was filled with rage, followed by a wave of fear. He seemed to have underestimated the enemy's strength!

Ryoma Aburame slowly stepped aside, revealing Naruto unconscious beneath the black cloak. He then made a secret gesture towards Danzo Shimura.

The team then split into several groups and dispersed in all directions for a safe transfer, with their destination being the single headquarters!

Obito Uchiha secretly observed everything from the darkness. Seeing that they had split into five teams, he chose to follow Danzo Shimura. As for the three younger ones, although their injuries were mostly healed, he didn't dare let Karin and the others follow them, lest they end up like throwing good money after bad...

Following Danzo Shimura's group, they traveled through various corners of Konoha.

Meanwhile, the real Naruto had already been taken back to the base by one of the teams. Obito observed for several days and found that Shimura Danzo was just eating, drinking, and having fun in the clan, wasting his time. He could only lie low for the time being.

At the Root base, Ryoma Aburame stood guard outside a door. A crisp sound was heard, and then a mountain ninja with a hideous death was carried out. The people accompanying him shook their heads.

"No, the secret technique can't control the Jinchuriki. It doesn't even have a chance to create false memories before it backfires instantly!"

Yu Nu Longma nodded silently, then waved his hand, and several researchers in white coats entered the room behind him.

"Preserve several copies of this child's genetic cells. Since we can't control the tailed beast's power for the time being, let's conduct some experiments with the cells first!"

Naruto was imprisoned at the Root base. While the guards were tight, all sorts of people would come in every day to conduct experiments and brainwash him.

For a child of that age, there is only a general understanding of the world. However, Naruto did not succumb to the daily brainwashing and manipulation by Root.

After several weeks of such days, Naruto felt an unprecedented sense of relief, because he no longer had to stay in the dark and gloomy laboratory, nor did he have a solitary cage.

Instead, they were thrown into a small room by Root ninjas, where there were children of similar age, some standing and some standing.

A Root ninja shoved Naruto into the room and then calmly left. Shortly after he left, a short-haired boy slowly walked up to Naruto.

"Newcomer, remember the rules: the adults will only bring you one meal a day. If you're not full, go and steal if you have the strength; otherwise, you'll go hungry!"

"Oh, it's okay, I don't eat much!"

Hearing Naruto's innocent answer, and seeing the needle marks all over the other's exposed skin, a hint of pity flashed in the short-haired boy's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.

"I'm the boss of room number 3. Anyway, I've already told you the rules. Whether you want to follow them or not is up to you!"

"By the way, you can call me..."

"letter!"

Naruto squinted and grinned. Although he had suffered a lot in Root, it did not affect his personality. The physical and mental blows only made him look a little listless.

"Okay, Brother Xin!"

"I'm not your older brother, I'm just giving you a friendly reminder..."

Xin turned and left, but a tail he couldn't shake off remained behind him.

"Hey, Brother Xin, with everyone staying in such a small room, what are we going to do if there aren't enough beds..."

"Rob!"

What does Brother Xin usually eat for dinner?

"Steamed bun!"

"Brother Xin, what powerful ninjutsu do you know?"

"Shut up!"

Xin helplessly pointed to a corner, and a fairly robust-looking young man understood and immediately stood up.

"That bed is yours now, don't follow me anymore!"

After finishing speaking, Xin turned around and went to his own bed to lie down. The strong boy who gave up his bed picked up another slightly thin boy and threw him on the ground, taking over the other boy's bed.

Seeing this, Naruto quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

The burly boy turned around, saw it was Naruto, and laughed dismissively.

"I wouldn't do that to someone who's too soft-hearted. In Room Three, fists are everything!"

"Hey, Fatty, you're disturbing me. Go to sleep!"

Upon hearing Xin's voice, the robust youth shrugged somewhat guiltily. Although the other party looked sickly, he was indeed the strongest among the group of youths!

Without saying another word, he went to the bed he had taken and lay down. Naruto also said nothing, helped the thin boy up, and smiled.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. Your bed is taken, so let's squeeze in for now!"

"Ah, thank you, my name is..."

The next morning, before Naruto had even woken up, Root ninjas came up from outside the iron bars and called out a group of boys one by one. They then led them to a training ground and pointed to a pile of junk in the distance.

"Bring all the weapons inside. Today's mission is to throw kunai!"

"Those who fail to meet the standards will not get food!"

After the Root ninja finished speaking, he stood calmly to the side like a wooden statue, while Shin organized the boys to laboriously move the kunai to the center of the field, and then took the lead in throwing them.

Seeing this, Naruto imitated Shin's actions, throwing his kunai in one smooth motion, but unfortunately, he missed the bullseye every time, and naturally, he didn't get any food when it was time to eat.

Seeing this, Xin appeared from a corner and broke off a small half of the meat bun in his hand, giving it to the other person.

"Take it and eat it!"

“e=(′o｀*))) Sigh, why do others only get steamed buns and pickled vegetables, while Brother Xin gets meat buns to eat!”

Before Xin could reply, the robust young man spoke up from the side.

"Because he is the strongest!"

"Yes, because I am the strongest..."

Shin watched as Naruto nearly choked to death on a meat bun due to hunger, and helplessly patted his back, a pang of pity flashing through his heart.

"I'm sorry, Naruto..."

"For Xiao Zuo's sake, please forgive me!"