This root is not [Wood Man]!

Orochimaru had a thoughtful expression.

The so-called wooden people are brainwashed ninjas who erase all the original memories of ninjas through drugs, ninjutsu, transformation, training and other methods, in exchange for their perfect instrumentality.

Absolute loyalty, fearless of death, and above all else...... Brainwashing has many, many advantages.

However, there is no such thing as perfection, and everything has two sides to the same coin.

Brainwashing makes the ninja's mind pure, and there are only thoughts that are instilled in the brain, which certainly gives the brainwashed person the advantage of being shaped like a tool by the user, but, on the other hand, it also means that the wooden man will inevitably lose the experience he once had.

Especially those wooden people who used to be ninjas of enemy countries, after being brainwashed, the original rich combat experience often disappears with memory.

For example, the Shangnin who just died, the rich experience of fighting high-speed ninjas, the rational way of fighting and the ability to predict, is by no means what a brainwashed wooden man can have.

Of course, those experiences that have been tempered so much that they become physical instincts do not disappear, but become more and more acute with the purity of the spirit.

Just like Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who are infinitely close to the shadow level, even if their brains are asleep, the body's instinctive reaction can prevent them from falling into a crisis.

But after all, ninjas are people who fight with their heads, and losing their memories is equivalent to losing [knowledge], which in Orochimaru's eyes is simply stupid.

The charm of this world lies in the infinite amount of knowledge.

And to exhaust that infinite knowledge, you can sacrifice everything for it...... Not just everything about yourself, perhaps, but everything else......

This is what the old man Sarufei said, right?

Sticking out his long tongue, Orochimaru licked his lips, revealing a slightly greedy look.

Maybe you can cooperate with the roots, their mature brainwashing knowledge system can greatly save their own time in research. However, the method of brainwashing is still too flawed, and I may be able to improve it in other ways......

Not for subordinates, only for [knowledge].

Shuimen's face turned pale, and he unconsciously glanced at the place where Jiu Sinai was.

The red girl's face was full of worry, her hands were nervously clenched in front of her chest, her shoulders were tense like knives, and there was a look in her eyes that wanted to come up to replace herself.

Unlike Makoto, who has just been promoted to Zhongnin, Watergate has had a special experience for nearly two years.

If Root had done a little research, he would have known his approximate strength, the elite upper ninja level, and, due to his unique talent for speed, the usual quasi-shadow was not necessarily Mizumon's opponent.

That's why Watergate has the confidence to be able to knock down all the enemies in front of him, and save the girl he loves from the fate of being reduced to a tool and a container.

Even if it is at the expense of himself.

Even if you need to stab anyone in your way.

Even if that person is also a ninja from the village.

Yes, this root in front of me is not the so-called [Wooden Man] trained by the ninjas of the enemy country, but a companion who works hard with the will of fire like himself, who belongs to Konoha and works hard with the will of fire like "wherever Konoha flies".

In order to protect what is important, do whatever it takes......

Maybe that's my own way of forbearance.

However.

Kushina is an important person for himself, he must be.

The village is also an important thing for oneself, and everyone in the village has an important bond with oneself, isn't it?

Protecting what is important to yourself is my ninja way.

But what do you do when something important conflicts......

When the kunai was deeply pierced into the throat of the root, the hand of the water gate did not tremble in the slightest.

However, Watergate's heart trembled deeply.

The ninjas around were probably not satisfied with their performance, right?

An ordinary ninja level, even if he is experienced, has been supporting himself for too long in his own offensive.

I'm not like Cheng and Dingzuo, who came to conduct a special assessment.

Killing an ordinary ninja, the Konoha ninjas present, there are too many people who can easily do it.

If you don't have a record and potential that can convince everyone, how can you be recognized by them and qualified to become a human pillar?

You've gone to great lengths to stop me.

Mizumon's indifferent gaze swept towards the Root Ninja crowd, colliding with the leader's eyes with a faint mockery.

Danzo's purpose was too clear to him, this old guy who led a group of the same losers to establish his roots after losing the battle for the Hokage's position was well known to everyone.

The human pillar power is an important weapon in the village, and that Uzumaki Mito-sama has had a considerable say in the village since the first generation, and according to Konoha's situation, the next Nine-Tails pillar power that can be properly cultivated and used will not be replaced for at least 20 years.

In other words, the human pillar force will have a non-negligible influence on the high-level affairs of the village in the next 20 years.

Kushina seems to be much easier to control than herself, an obedient person pillar force is too important to Danzou who wants to be the Hokage, and Danzo, who is nearly 50 years old, can't afford to wait for the next 20 years.

Mizumon doesn't know if Tuan Zang has made other efforts in the selection of human pillar power, but if he can easily prevent him from becoming a human pillar force instead of Kushinai, Tuan Zang will definitely not be stingy with a subordinate of the upper ninja level, not to mention a guy who has nothing special, but because he is a root veteran and has experienced a hundred battles, he has rich experience in fighting high-speed ninjas.

The idea of Tuan Zang is like watching the fire, and the ice blue pupils of the water gate are not crazy, only the cold of the void remains.

It's just a political struggle...... But like a real battlefield confrontation, he used the technique of abandoning the son, maybe Tuan Zang thought that this was a big thing and was informal, but Watergate completely despised this "forbearance" because of this.

I don't know what real sacrifice and darkness are, this guy will be just a clown if he does "roots" for another hundred years......

What you want to gain must sacrifice something.

In the same way, if something is sacrificed, something must be gained.

With such a sacrifice of his subordinates, Danzang may have achieved his own goals, but what about his subordinates? Can I get a pension if I sacrifice my life? Will the wife, children, and family be properly cared for? Can you get the glory of being remembered by the village after death?

No kidding, an organization in the dark like the Roots, people who die on the Roots mission, can't even have a memorial monument by name...... If you die for the village, then you can still use "die for the village" to be self-satisfied, and what can you get by dying in a pure power struggle like this?

Roots Hidden in the Dark...... Why did the three generations never worry that the radicalization of the roots would affect the deployment of the entire village?

The ninjas of the root can only be used to fight with other nations, and can never support Danzo to ascend to the position of Hokage. Now that an organization has been established and plunged deep into this darkness, it is never expected that there will be a day when it will turn over into the sun.

As long as Konoha still has a decent ninja, as long as the head of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is not broken, it is impossible for Danzou to become the Hokage.

Such a clown, also want to stop himself?