The mysterious masked man is a bit confused.
What's up with Akihara Kagura's strange way of thinking?
Normally, when someone is wronged, shouldn't they work hard to defend themselves and eventually be forced to flee after countless futile attempts? Why is Akihara Kagura willingly taking the blame?
"Zetsu, go have a look."
The mysterious masked man can only send the Venus Flytrap Monster underground to investigate what's going on and why the plan to force Akihara Kagura to defect failed.
"Alright."
The Venus Flytrap Monster immediately sank underground.
This monster named Zetsu infiltrated underground and followed a group of people to the Root base, hiding secretly to eavesdrop on Akihara Kagura's conversation with Shimura Danzo.
At the Root base.
When Shimura Danzo first saw the corpse of Aburame Ryuma, he was furious at Akihara Kagura's audacity and immediately wanted to catch this brat and teach him a lesson.
Now, Akihara Kagura is standing right in front of him, even acting as if killing Aburame Ryuma was justified, as if he had done nothing wrong.
"Why did you kill Ryuma?"
"I disliked him since I was at the Root. He even mocked me for being kicked out of the base, comparing me to Jia, saying we were both traitors... I just wanted to teach him a lesson, but when he called me a traitor, I killed him with a single move."
"..."
Shimura Danzo fell silent.
What's wrong with Aburame Ryuma's brain?
Why mock a killing tool without understanding the situation upon returning to the village?
Shimura Danzo didn't kick Akihara Kagura out of the Root because of betrayal, but because Sarutobi Hiruzen took him away, and he couldn't trust Akihara Kagura as before. But this brat still remains a usable tool.
"You handled the matter too extremely!"
Shimura Danzo took a deep breath to suppress his anger and continued to scold: "I had ordered you long ago not to kill freely in the village!"
"It's just an Aburame Ryuma..."
"Not like the other people in the village, Lord Danzo can definitely handle it..."
Akihara Kagura frowned, pointing at the two gatekeepers of the Root base: "When they kicked me out, I wanted to kill them too, but I was worried about angering Lord Danzo and being completely abandoned..."
"Hmph!"
"At least you know when to hold back..."
"At least you know to let me clean up your mess..."
Shimura Danzo gripped his cane tightly and said in a deep voice, "Fortunately, you dumped Ryuma's body in the Root base. If the Anbu discovered Ryuma's body..."
That would have been a big problem!
Fortunately.
Akihara Kagura killed someone from the Root.
If Akihara Kagura had killed other ninjas from the village, Shimura Danzo might have had to negotiate with others, and helping this brat cover it up would have been difficult!
Something feels a bit off...
Yet Shimura Danzo feels nothing is really wrong.
Forget it.
The most important thing right now is to make this brat change his penchant for killing—at least not easily killing people from the village!
This pesky brat!
Clearly a sharp weapon, yet before using it to attack the enemy, he had to be careful not to hurt himself.
"You are joining the Anbu, do not kill your comrades recklessly!"
Shimura Danzo could only suppress his anger, and coldly scold: "Sarutobi Hiruzen is no good; he won't cover for you like I do!"
"Can I kill the traitor Tianzang or Kakashi? What if they mock me for being kicked out by Lord Danzo?"
"No! They won't do that!"
Shimura Danzo's brows furrowed tightly, feeling as if he were speaking well about Tianzang and Kakashi. He quickly tried to clear his thoughts and finally brought up serious business: "I remember you should report to the Anbu today."
"Yes."
"Go on, then."
Shimura Danzo intended to dismiss the little guy Akihara Kagura first and warned: "If you cause trouble again, I'll send you back..."
"I won't!"
Akihara Kagura immediately interrupted Shimura Danzo's words.
Akihara Kagura knew that Shimura Danzo intended to say sending him back to Orochimaru's side; this old fellow was merely threatening, but could not utter it easily...
Because...
Perhaps there's an eavesdropper nearby.
Even though Akihara Kagura knew the mysterious masked man was always around him, he couldn't meet the new boss right now; he still had to give the new boss some troubles.
Workplace principle.
If a company wants you to join, being proactive and submitting a resume versus being headhunted brings entirely different benefits.
After leaving the Root base, Akihara Kagura went directly to Konoha Anbu to report, and after registering his information, he first received a full set of Anbu equipment.
A Kunai, a short Ninja Sword, along with Shurikens, a set of gray Anbu Armor, and a mask to cover his face.
Anbu Locker Room.
When Akihara Kagura came in carrying a bunch of equipment, a dozen Anbu Ninjas were already waiting for him inside, each with a different expression.
"Brat, you're late."
An Anbu Ninja who was getting a bit impatient was the first to speak, accusing: "Everyone's been waiting here for you."
"Is there a mission?"
Akihara Kagura glanced at him, then surveyed everyone present: "Or is it that you guys are too weak to complete the mission?"
"What did you say!"
A few members of the Anbu exploded with anger instantly!
"Don't be impulsive."
Kakashi Hatake stopped a few of them, feeling a headache coming on.
This brat is really a big trouble; on the very first day of joining, he has a conflict with colleagues. Who knows how much more trouble he'll cause in the future.
"Yeah, don't be impulsive..."
Tianzang quickly blocked his colleagues, speaking up: "Akihara Kagura is a newcomer, let's be more tolerant of him..."
After speaking, Tianzang actively showed goodwill to Akihara Kagura: "Do you want to change your equipment first? You can put your things in the locker, there's an unoccupied one inside..."
"Oh, right..."
"Almost forgot to tell you..."
"Kakashi-senpai assigned you to my team."
There are a total of four squads in the Anbu, each squad has four teams, each team consists of four people, and Kakashi Hatake is the sub-commander of an Anbu squad, while Tianzang is the leader of a team in this squad.
"Oh?"
Akihara Kagura looked at Tianzang in front of him, a hint of a smile in his eyes, suddenly becoming more friendly: "So I'm your subordinate? Sounds good."
[System Notice]: [You have a new supervisor (Tianzang), receiving a welcome package with a new trait Wood Release Kekkeigenkai!]
[System Notice]: [Detected that the host already possesses Wood Release Kekkeigenkai, the Wood Release Kekkeigenkai is enhanced, allowing you to develop more suitable Wood Release Ninjutsu.]
[System Notice]: [You have a new supervisor (Kakashi Hatake), receiving a welcome package, unlocking a new trait Eye of Bond (Left)!]
[Eye of Bond (Left), the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan, even with only one left eye, still possesses unfathomable Dojutsu power! If fused and enhanced with the Eye of Bond (Right), the Mangekyo Sharingan will become even more powerful!]