When Kato Mitsukaze saw Shimura Danzo, they were in a spacious underground training ground. Shimura Danzo was standing on a high platform, and below the platform was a large group of ninjas wearing combat training uniforms.
Kato Mitsukaze glanced at them. There were about a hundred people, and only a few of them were wearing masks. Most of them weren't wearing masks.
A ninja wearing a white devil mask, who looked like a leader, was training others. Beside the white devil mask, there were several ninjas wearing different types of masks. They looked like instructors.
Shimura Danzo heard Kato Mitsukaze saluting him from behind, but he didn't look back. Instead, he looked at the training ground below and introduced to Kato Mitsukaze, "Come here, come and see this old man's ninja troop."
Kato Mitsukaze followed Shimura Danzo's words and looked at the training ground below the platform. Rather than a ninja troop, it was more like a team of ninja students in a ninja school.
The ninjas below the platform, except for a few tall ninjas wearing various kinds of masks, most of them were relatively thin eleven or twelve years old teenagers, boys and girls. They were all at the age of graduation from the Wood Leaf Ninja School.
However, the expressions on the faces of the teenagers below the platform were completely different from the expressions on the faces of the little ninja students that Kato Mitsukaze saw in the Wood Leaf Ninja School.
The expressions on the faces of the little students in the Wood Leaf Ninja School were carefree, full of hope, and happy. The expressions on the faces of the teenagers below the platform were cold, numb, determined, and fanatical.
After listening to the white devil mask for a while, Kato Mitsukaze looked at the pile of masks on the table next to Shimura Danzo. Kato Mitsukaze vaguely guessed what Shimura Danzo was doing.
However, even though he guessed it, Kato Mitsukaze still asked, "Is this an assessment for new members of the organization?"
Shimura Danzo did not turn around and said, "Haha, you guessed it? There will be a mask distribution ceremony later. Since you're here today, why don't you watch it with me? "
"They are all war orphans. Some are from Wood Leaf, and some are from other countries. I arranged for people to adopt them since they were young. I gave them food and clothes so that they could survive in this cruel ninja world."
"Giving them ninja training is in the hope that they can become the Wood Leaf tree, the roots buried deep in the earth, the roots that support the Wood Leaf tree."
When Shimura Danzo finished speaking, he turned around and stared at Kato Mitsukaze with his one eye flashing with an inexplicable light.
After saying this, Shimura Danzo did not say anything, nor did he wait for Kato Mitsukaze to reply. He turned around and looked at the training ground below the platform. He looked at his Root ninja unit.
At this time, the white devil mask below had finished his speech. The remaining teenagers began to fight one-on-one under the leadership of several other masked Root ninjas.
It was different from the battle between the ninja students in the Wood Leaf Ninja School. It was not so much a one-on-one battle. It was more like a one-on-one battle.
The people below were obviously more ruthless than the students in the Ninja School. The combat assessment below was also more dangerous than the graduation assessment in the Ninja School.
Every attack was aimed at the opponent's vital points. The ninja weapons used were obviously sharpened. From time to time, cold light flashed. There were also ninjutsu used. Some of them were mass destructive ninjutsu, even forbidden ninjutsu. If both sides were careless, they would either die or be injured.
The assessment had only been going on for a short while. Kato Mitsukaze saw no less than seven or eight people on the platform directly die on the training ground below.
Kato Mitsukaze thought about the way Shimura Danzo looked at him just now. He looked at the pile of various masks on the table next to him, and then looked at the fierce assessment below the platform. The corner of his mouth slightly twitched. He did not say anything. He quietly stood beside Shimura Danzo and accompanied him to look at the training ground below.
There were a total of two rounds of battles below. In the end, there were less than 20 people standing in front of Shimura Danzo. As for where the other people who were eliminated went, Kato Mitsukaze didn't ask, and Shimura Danzo didn't say.
After the end of the assessment, Shimura Danzo also gave a lecture, and focused on promoting the will of Wood Leaf Roots to the new members below. It was similar to the graduation ceremony of Sandaime in the Ninja School.
Then there was a mask awarding ceremony. Shimura Danzo personally issued different masks to the people who passed the assessment.
Officially accepting everyone's mask means that this person is an official member of the Roots organization.
After everything was done, Shimura Danzo said to Kato Mitsukaze, who didn't speak, "Let's go, accompany this old man to walk around this Roots organization base. You have been here so many times, but you haven't had a good time here, right? Walk around with me. "
Kato Mitsukaze shook the white long-eared rabbit mask in his hand and glanced at the group of young ninjas below who had received new masks. He smiled silently and didn't say anything. He left the platform with Shimura Danzo and started walking around the Roots headquarters.
After the interlude of the assessment for the new members of the Roots organization, Shimura Danzo and Kato Mitsukaze talked about the meeting between the higher-ups of Wood Leaf Village and the deputy chief of the Northwest Stronghold's stronghold.
Shimura Danzo, who was walking in front, said, "Did Hiruzen tell you about it?"
Kato Mitsukaze answered, "Is it about the deputy chief of the Northwest Stronghold's stronghold? Yes, he told me about it when he saw Lord Sandaime at noon. "
Kato Mitsukaze would never hide such information from Shimura Danzo.
"Hur hur, I didn't expect you to be promoted to the position so smoothly this time."
Shimura Danzo's laughter sounded a little hoarse and harsh. However, Kato Mitsukaze could tell that Shimura Danzo was in a very good mood. After all, Kato Mitsukaze had been working with Shimura Danzo for so long, and he had always been a serious person.
Now that Shimura Danzo was laughing so happily, Ren Xiaosu wondered if it was because of the long-eared rabbit mask in Kato Mitsukaze's hand.
After that, Shimura Danzo began to tell Kato Mitsukaze about what happened at the meeting between the higher-ups. He did not take all the credit for it.
However, Shimura Danzo's tone couldn't hide the smugness of playing with power in the palm of his hand, and his infatuation with power.
Shimura Danzo and Kato Mitsukaze started chatting enthusiastically. Most of the time, it was Shimura Danzo who was talking, and Kato Mitsukaze would chime in from time to time.
It was rare for Guoying to be so happy, so Kato Mitsukaze did not want to dampen his spirits. All kinds of flattery came out of his mouth, and his flattery was so loud that it could shake the heavens.
Kato Mitsukaze was very familiar with deceiving Guoying, just like how he was very familiar with poaching Guoying.
When Kato Mitsukaze came out of the three-storey hotel, in addition to the rabbit mask, he was also holding a few scrolls of different sizes. The familiar formula, the familiar smell, the Guoying store had opened again.
The mask in Kato Mitsukaze's hand was not given to him by Shimura Danzo, and he took the initiative to pick it out from the pile of masks. It could be considered as a subtle indication to Shimura Danzo that he was a member of the Root organization. As for whether Shimura Danzo believed it or not, that was none of Kato Mitsukaze's business.
In any case, Kato Mitsukaze had already reaped a lot of benefits from the Guoying store. He had already eaten the benefits and expressed his loyalty. As for when the Guoying store opened again in the future, Kato Mitsukaze expressed that the more the better, he would definitely eat it all.
PS: Please subscribe.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
