Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 32 He dares to assassinate the Hokage!

There's something illogical about this mission, and Kitahara Kaede isn't going to risk his life for it. What if the mission fails?

All he wanted was to ensure his own survival; everything else was secondary.

Therefore, compared to the other two partners' dedication to the mission, he was much calmer.

"Keiko, use your Byakugan to survey the surroundings."

Kitahara Kaede spoke up.

Just to be on the safe side, Kitahara Kaede decided to have Hinata Keiko use her Byakugan to investigate.

"Byakugan, activate!"

Hyuga Keiko made a few hand seals and opened her Byakugan.

This is also one of the reasons why the Byakugan is inferior to the Sharingan. Although the Byakugan has a higher chance of being awakened, it requires a pre-cast animation during battle, while the Sharingan has a lower chance of being awakened but does not require a pre-cast animation during battle.

"Someone's there!"

Hyuga Keiko suddenly said.

"A small squad is rapidly approaching, heading in our direction. Judging by their attire, they are members of the Dark Guard."

"Since it's the Anbu, it's nothing serious," Xiang Tianyuanlong said with a shrug. "You scared me."

Kitahara Kaede raised an eyebrow. Of course there was a problem.

He had a gut feeling that the Anbu was after him, but there was no need for it. The Anbu was backed by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. If Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to deal with him, there would be no need for this kind of trouble.

The purpose of this sudden mission is to lure him away from the village and then deal with him.

No, there's another possibility: the root.

Is it because you came into contact with Naruto Uzumaki yesterday?

If that's the case, then the only person who might make the move is Shimura Danzo.

However, this is just a guess by Kitahara Kaede.

"How far are we from that?" Kitahara Kaede asked.

"It's about another kilometer or so," Hyuga Keiko said.

Her white eye is flawed; with her current abilities, she can only see at a distance of about one kilometer, and there are still some visual gaps.

However, that 1° blind spot is not fatal when detecting at long distances, as it can be avoided by tilting the head.

"Let's change direction. If these ANBU are still chasing us, then they're probably after us," Kitahara Kaede said.

Upon hearing Kitahara Kaede's words, Xiangtian Yuanlong realized the seriousness of the problem.

They even realized that the arrival of these secret agents might be directly related to Kitahara Kaede.

This is the time to test their obedience to Kitahara Kaede.

Kitahara Kaede has made it quite clear that these ANBU members are most likely after him, and following Kitahara Kaede at this time could lead to being implicated.

"Are you alright?" Xiang Tianyuanlong looked at Kitahara Kaede with some suspicion.

"It has nothing to do with me, and these are most likely not from the Dark Bureau, but from the Root." Kitahara Kaede said without hiding anything.

"Roots? What are those?" Xiang Tianyuanlong had no idea.

However, when Hyuga Keiko heard this, her expression immediately changed.

As someone from a large family, even if it was just a branch family, her perspective was completely different from that of a pure commoner like Xiang Tianyuanlong.

At least she had heard of the Root's existence. The Root's brutality was recorded in various families, and he even captured many people from various families to train.

A living person goes in, and comes out as a heartless killing machine.

The various families were not unaware of this, and could even be said to have turned a blind eye, because they could not afford to provoke Danzo, or rather, they could not afford to provoke the faction of the third generation behind Shimura Danzo.

This group, centered around the Second Hokage's disciple, firmly controls the upper echelons of Konoha.

People are terrified of even mentioning the roots.

"That's a mysterious organization hidden beneath Konoha. On the surface, it's a training facility for the Anbu, but in reality, they do all sorts of evil things. If you encounter anyone from Root in the future, you'd better stay away from them," Hyuga Keiko explained. "However, it's not easy to tell; they might appear under the guise of Anbu."

Xiang Tianyuanlong's expression also turned serious. It seemed that this root was really not a good thing.

Root reputation - 1

"Let's go, let's change direction, and we'll soon find out if they're coming for us," Kitahara Kaede said.

He then glanced at the two of them and understood. If the other party was from Root, it meant that some unknown bigwig in Konoha had already set his sights on Kitahara Kaede. If he continued to stay with him, he might be eliminated along with the others. This was a life-or-death decision.

"Why are you looking at me? Of course I'm with you. We're teammates. If the higher-ups think you need to be eliminated, do you think I'd run away given our relationship?" Xiang Tianyuanlong said, somewhat annoyed. "Besides, if the Hokage thinks you're problematic, the Anbu will only target you. If not, then it's aimed at our entire team. Do you think I could escape then?"

"Given Root's style of doing things, I've heard they'll kill even ninjas from their own village. If that person has a request, they're all ruthless killing machines," Hyuga Keiko said after thinking for a moment.

She dared not mention the name of Shimura Danzo. To those who knew of his existence, he was an extremely terrifying figure, and mentioning his name was as if it would bring some kind of misfortune.

In their eyes, he was an unparalleled figure.

On the contrary, Kitahara Kaede was very calm. Firstly, she knew what kind of person Shimura Danzo was, and secondly, compared with the villains that appeared later, this was really nothing.

Xiang Tianyuanlong said with a wry smile, "Then it seems I really can't escape."

"It's not necessarily that bad," Kitahara Kaede sighed. "But what Gentaka said earlier was right. If the Third Hokage thought I was the problem, then the Anbu should have come to my door alone while I was in the village. Since they didn't, it can only prove that either the Anbu squad that came wasn't after me, or it was something Root did behind the Hokage's back."

"Keeping it from the Hokage? How dare that Root organization do this? I've heard that the Anbu are completely under the Hokage's command. Since Root is the Anbu's training institution, it should be the same, right? How dare they kill ninjas from their own village without the Hokage's knowledge?" Xiangtian Gentaka said in shock.

"That's nothing. Shimura Danzo used to be the head of the Anbu." Kitahara Kaede said casually.

Danzo Shimura!

Xiang Tianyuan silently memorized the name.

"Besides, he dared to assassinate the Hokage before, so what's the big deal about killing a nobody like me now?" Kitahara Kaede dropped a bombshell.