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The ANBU ninja couldn't believe that someone would dare to so blatantly refuse Danzo's invitation, even using the word "scram." He was so angry his blood pressure kept rising. If he weren't wearing a mask, one would surely have seen his face flushed and neck bulging.
"Look into my eyes."
Rongxin couldn't be bothered to talk to him anymore and uttered this sentence inexplicably. The ANBU ninja was startled and subconsciously raised his head, but he quickly realized something was wrong and wanted to lower his head, but it was already too late.
The three tomoe in Rongxin's eyes spun rapidly. The ANBU ninja's gaze became dull, and he stood foolishly in place.
What a pain!
Leaving the man there, if this were outside the village, Rongxin would definitely have killed him. But within the village, he couldn't.
"Swish..."
After Rongxin left, a figure quickly appeared. It was an Anbu ninja directly under the Hokage's command. He checked the ANBU ninja's condition, sighed, turned, and left.
Although their organizations were similar, Anbu personnel and ANBU personnel simply couldn't be lumped together.
In their eyes, ANBU personnel were a type of 630 that one shouldn't casually interact with. When such a situation occurred, all he could do was check on the other party's condition, then silently report to the Hokage.
"You're saying, ANBU personnel sought out Uchiha Rongxin?"
"Yes, Lord Hokage. However, the discussion was unpleasant. Uchiha Rongxin used genjutsu to control the other party and then left."
The Anbu ninja who had been following Rongxin answered truthfully, without favoring either side.
The Third Hokage, sitting in his chair, pondered for a moment, then sighed, "I understand. You may leave. Continue to follow, do not interfere."
"But Lord Hokage, shouldn't we recall Captain White Fang? Everyone is awaiting Captain White Fang's return. ANBU's actions like this are tantamount to poaching from our Anbu. This is not in accordance with the rules."
The Anbu ninja didn't leave but instead complained a few more sentences. According to protocol, Rongxin would join Anbu; this was something everyone was certain of. But ANBU actually dared to recruit him so brazenly, simply disregarding the entire Anbu and disrespecting the Third Hokage.
(ccb) "Danzo knows what he's doing. If it weren't for the fact that Uchiha Rongxin hasn't joined Anbu yet, then the one extending the invitation wouldn't be ANBU personnel, but himself."
The Third Hokage thought for a moment and still answered this question. He understood Danzo well, who had grown up with him, was both a rival and a companion.
"As for White Fang, let's wait. The impact of last year's incident has not yet completely dissipated. We can't be too hasty."
White Fang's strength and prestige were respected by everyone in Anbu. Most Anbu ninja were awaiting his return, but unfortunately, this time would be very long. The impact of the White Fang incident was not so easily erased.
"As for Uchiha Rongxin's matter, there's no need to interfere. If Root personnel go too far, I will personally handle it."
Although they both belonged to the same type of department, ANBU and Anbu were completely different organizations. One was directly controlled by the Hokage, the other by Danzo. They didn't directly influence each other, but privately, there was some sense of rivalry.
Anbu personnel were ruthless in their methods and rarely left survivors when carrying out missions. But compared to ANBU, they would appear much cleaner, because ANBU was even darker!
If a criminal fell into Anbu's hands, there might still be a thirty percent chance of survival. But if brought into ANBU, it was basically a death sentence with no chance of survival.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
With the Third Hokage saying this, it was equivalent to issuing an order. The Anbu ninja could only comply and leave the office.
"What's wrong? Eaten dynamite, or quarreled again?"
Having dealt with the annoying ANBU ninja, Rongxin made his way to Tsunade's office in the hospital. Seeing Tsunade fuming, he sat on her desk and asked with a smile.
"Little brat."
Tsunade shot him a glare. "It's not all because of that bastard! Speaking of which, what exactly happened between you two? Why was Dan so severely injured?"
Quarreled again!
Rongxin chuckled. The reason he said "again" was because the relationship between Tsunade and Kato Dan seemed to have reached the brink of collapse. The number of quarrels was increasing, especially this time. Kato Dan had brought trouble upon himself, and as a result, he was severely injured during a mission, yet he directly pushed the blame onto Rongxin.
For this matter, he had quarreled with Tsunade quite a bit.
"Haven't I explained it already? The enemy was strong, and he wanted to handle it himself. As a result, his strength wasn't up to par, and he ended up severely injured. If you don't believe me, you can ask Minato. Minato was there too."
"Forget it, I've heard this explanation of yours several times already."
Tsunade waved her hand, too lazy to bother. Indeed, if you court death yourself, you can't blame others. It happened suddenly, and it's very difficult for teammates to save you. Even Minato could only shrug his shoulders. What could Rongxin do?
At that time, Rongxin indeed could have helped, but he chose to ignore it. Not to mention, the Iwa-nin who fought Kato Dan was truly not bad, with explosive power, almost dragging Kato Dan down to hell with him.
The final result was Kato Dan being severely injured and the opponent dying. The subsequent two missions were completed by Rongxin and Minato together.
Quarrel, quarrel, I'm really looking forward to the day you two break up!
Rongxin chuckled inwardly and said, "By the way, someone from ANBU approached me just now."
"Danzo?"
Tsunade, who had clearly been somewhat distracted, immediately focused her attention upon hearing "ANBU." "Don't pay any attention to them, and absolutely do not agree to anything! If Danzo seeks you out personally, I will help you. Remember my words, have absolutely nothing to do with ANBU!!"
Among Konoha's upper echelons, the person Tsunade disliked the most was Danzo—sinister and unscrupulous, it was difficult for anyone to have a good impression of him.
Although most of what he did was for Konoha, his methods and principles of conduct had turned Danzo into a dark figurehead. Apart from the Third Hokage and his initial few teammates, no one was willing to get close to him.
"I know. I'm leaving first. Today is the Uchiha clan's celebration. I need to be there."
Although he didn't interact much with the Uchiha, Rongxin needed to attend such a family celebration.
"Go ahead."
A trace of sadness and nostalgia appeared on Tsunade's face. Rongxin shrugged and left the office, letting Tsunade be quiet by herself.