"Ahem... Hehe..." Hyuga Hiashi laughed awkwardly at the sight.
He had wanted to reprimand Hyuga Lanmo for his rudeness, but considering the Hyuga clan's neglect of him over the years, he had no right to scold him.
Being able to act as a matchmaker for the two and sit here talking was already the limit.
If he were to use his position as the Hyuga clan head to intimidate others, it would be extremely inappropriate.
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing. I didn't mean anything by it.
I just really like you.
You know, I've asked the Third Hokage to let you join Root time and time again, but you just wouldn't agree.
I know there's a misunderstanding between us, but it really is just a misunderstanding.
I have absolutely no connection with... Orochimaru. I did know him before, but I didn't know about what he did.
I'm loyal to Konoha, how could I possibly support Orochimaru's inhuman experiments?
Hyuga Ranmo, you have to believe me..."
Danzo said, laughing as he sipped his tea, but inside he was furious.
In all his years, when had he ever humbled himself like this to anyone?
Even the Third Hokage wouldn't have given him this treatment.
If this kid still didn't agree to go with him today, then he wouldn't hesitate to use any means necessary.
He was here today to give him one last chance to resolve the issue peacefully!
Upon hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga's smile vanished.
No wonder Danzo had come to their house, asking him to find Hyuga Ayame and have a talk.
So they had such a deep connection?
"Lord Danzo, what's going on between Orochimaru and Hyuga Ayame?"
Hiashi couldn't help but ask.
After asking, he realized his mistake and shut his mouth.
As the head of the Hyuga clan, he hadn't known why his own clan's child had gone missing, nearly died, and then been away from the village for half a year.
How could he have the nerve to ask others?
"Ahem, it's nothing, it's all a misunderstanding.
Let's not talk about the past. Hyuga Ayame, I've explained everything I needed to today. I came here to ask you, do you believe me?"
Danzo had practiced his acting several times before coming here; he was confident in his skills.
"I don't believe you!"
Hyuga Ayame turned to look at him.
In the night, his deep blue eyes appeared even more profound and reserved, as if they could see through everything.
His eyes were truly beautiful.
During the day, when his pupils were unfocused, they didn't seem so striking, but as night fell and he could see, his entire being seemed to be imbued with a spiritual light through those eyes.
"You…" Danzo slammed his teacup heavily on the table, taking a long time to calm himself down after being provoked by Hyuga Ranmo.
"Hyuga Ranmo, why are you so stubborn?
You are, after all, a member of Konoha.
Isn't it your duty to join Root and protect Konoha?
Right, Hyuga clan leader?"
Suddenly, Danzo's gaze fell on Hyuga Hiashi.
What was he doing at his house?
Wasn't he just asking him to help persuade Hyuga Ranmo?
Why wasn't he saying a word?
This old fox, just sitting there smiling and drinking tea, not saying a word.
Couldn't he even control a six-year-old child?
"Heh, how should I put it?
I feel the child is still too young, lacking any real ability.
Let's talk about him joining the Anbu in a couple of years!"
Hyuga Hiashi was a clan leader; some things were obvious at a glance.
If the Third Hokage had agreed to let Hyuga Ayame join Root, would he still be asking for his help?
Clearly, the Third Hokage had rejected him, and Danzo wanted someone too.
Why go to such lengths to find someone to help?
Wasn't he always the type to resort to underhanded methods when open tactics failed?
Since he didn't use underhanded methods directly, it proved he had weighed the situation.
He couldn't defeat Hyuga Ayame, so he came here to make him offend people.
He wouldn't do such a thing.
The Hyuga clan had been indifferent to Hyuga Ayame all these years; why would he be forced to act like a big shot and offend someone who had defeated Onoki?
He wouldn't do that!
But was Hyuga Ayame really that powerful?
Hyuga Hiashi looked at him strangely, wanting to use his Byakugan to check his chakra levels, but had to give up because Danzo was sitting opposite him.
"You… alright, I've come here for nothing today. Hyuga Ayame, are you really not going to join Root?"
Danzo stood up; this was his last attempt to politely ask Hyuga Ayame.
"No, absolutely not!"
Hyuga Ayame suppressed his anger and said.
Who did he think he was?
"Fine, you wait..." With that, Danzo stormed out of the main house, leaping away from Hiashi Hyuga's home.
Hyuga Ranmo bowed slightly to Hiashi, then rose and turned to leave as well.
As he left, Hiashi used his Byakugan to examine Ranmo's chakra.
Only thin, thread-like strands of chakra flowed through his meridians—not even as strong as a genin, right?
It seemed the rumors were indeed false.
But why did Danzo insist on having this child?
That was too strange.
HyugaRanmo returned home.
His friends had already left, and the yard was dark.
He went inside, turned on the light, and began washing up to prepare for bed.
In the middle of the night, suddenly a pair of arms grabbed the bed, followed by a "bang," a puff of white smoke, and the person on the bed had turned to wood.
Looking around, Hyuga Ranmo was already in the yard, surrounded by five or six skilled ANBU members.
Danzo stood in the darkness, truly insane, actually attacking him in the village.
"Capture him! Alive or dead!"
At this, the surrounding Anbu rushed forward…
Hyuga Ranmo leaped and engaged him in battle.
In the darkness, a pair of eyes watched through a crystal ball—the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Beside him stood a masked figure, short in stature, with clean, white hair—this was none other than the young Kakashi Hatake.
"My lord, shall we make a move?" he asked in a low voice.
The Third Hokage shook his head.
"No rush, let's see his abilities..."
"His speed is very fast..."
Just as he finished speaking, Hyuga Ranmo had already shaken off several Root members and appeared above Danzo.
"Today, it's either you or me!"
After saying that, he suddenly leaped up, a powerful bolt of lightning appeared in his hand, and he slashed down at the people below!
Danzo dodged.
"Wind Release Shuriken..."
Danzo's Wind Release Shuriken was made by infusing wind release into ordinary shuriken to increase its sharpness, thus making it easy to cut through rocks.
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