Fleeing from Konoha

Chapter 814: Chapter 21: Laying the Groundwork (Part 2)

"Hmm, is there any talent in the village that can be recruited into Root?"

Danzo asked, seemingly unintentionally.

Due to the previous Hyuga incident, Root is currently under heavy scrutiny by the Anbu.

Even so, Root cannot simply sit idly by and must continue to expand its power.

Root is in desperate need of worthy individuals.

There’s an urgent need to absorb fresh blood into the ranks.

When Danzo mentioned this matter, Aburame Ryuma suddenly recalled and replied, "There is indeed a rather special junior in the Aburame Clan. He possesses an unusual insect cultivation constitution."

"Who is it?"

The Aburame Clan is the family of Aburame Ryuma.

It is also one of the few radical factions within the Aburame Clan.

As one of the few powerful Jonin in the Aburame Clan, Aburame Ryuma also holds significant authority within the clan, making it very easy to know if there’s any talent in the family.

However, not just anyone is qualified to join Root.

If they lack that special trait, joining Root would only harm them.

Root requires talent with that special trait; otherwise, no matter how strong their potential, Root has no need for them.

"Aburame Torune, who just enrolled this year, has a body that can harbor nano-sized poisonous insects. Although his mastery isn’t great yet, his potential is immense."

"Is he capable of joining Root?"

"Yes, his abilities are revered even among the adults in the Aburame Clan."

"Revered... is it?"

Danzo murmured softly.

A group of adults revering the strength of a child is indeed rare.

However, if what Aburame Ryuma says is true, then the potential of the young Aburame Torune is undeniably great.

"Let’s recruit him after he graduates from Ninja School; he’ll also need to pass Root’s assessments."

Root holds the ’Dark’ of Konoha; without the characteristic of ’Dark,’ even the most outstanding talent cannot undergo training in Root.

Otherwise, not only would it cause dissatisfaction among subordinates, inciting them to fiercely resist their superiors, but it would also bury such talent, causing Konoha to lose an excellent ninja.

"I understand. I’ll send someone to follow up."

Since Aburame Torune belongs to the Aburame Clan, sending someone to follow up won’t be as troublesome as the procedures required for Uchiha Itachi.

Moreover, bringing such a formidable child into Root might reassure some people in the clan. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Such special talent can only truly shine within specialized departments.

Despite many ninja clans disliking the Root organization, they still annually send talent to Root for special training.

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"Well then, thank you for the information, Jiraiya-sama. We’ll take our leave."

In a hotel in the Land of Hot Water, the Anbu slightly bowed to Jiraiya, then left with their subordinates to continue their mission.

After the Anbu left, Jiraiya stroked his chin.

"Has the village also noticed the matters regarding that organization? I didn’t expect Teacher Sarutobi’s actions to be so swift..."

Originally, he planned to relay this information back to the village soon, but to his surprise, Konoha had already taken action, dispatching the Anbu to conduct a search operation on the mysterious organization.

The reason being that one of its members included Orochimaru.

In Jiraiya’s view, it’s impossible for that organization to sit peacefully and have tea; they must have some ulterior motive.

However, regarding the organization’s name, its purpose, and its members, Jiraiya hasn’t investigated thoroughly.

Initially, he was wandering throughout the Ninja Realm to investigate Orochimaru while casually gathering information about Chiba Hakushi and others, but surprisingly, he didn’t find any information on Chiba Hakushi and others. When following up on Orochimaru, he discovered that Orochimaru had already joined a mysterious organization.

Teaming up with him was a puppet master whose abilities were extremely formidable.

In a two-against-one situation, Jiraiya dared not act rashly.

The puppet master’s strength was clearly on par with Orochimaru, so fighting them would certainly end in his defeat and possibly even put his life at risk.

At this point, Jiraiya has long abandoned any hope regarding Orochimaru’s return to Konoha.

He only wants to uncover the secrets behind the organization Orochimaru joined and figure out what they plan to do in the Ninja Realm.

This is of utmost importance to Konoha.

"Oh well, since there’s no lead currently, might as well quietly write the novel for now."

Naturally, Orochimaru must continue to be monitored, but the current follow-up has already aroused Orochimaru’s vigilance, so it’s better to let Konoha Anbu test the waters for now.

Thinking of the unfinished novel, Jiraiya’s face suddenly showed a lecherous grin.

His first masterpiece was officially released this March.

Moreover, its market sales have surpassed his original expectations.

This made him feel like his path is not solitary.

On the pursuit of being a gentleman, he shares countless passionate gentleman companions.

Thanks to these like-minded companions, his first book could become such a hit, earning royalties he had never dreamt of in his life, truly astounding the literary world of Ninja Realm.

In this year’s most popular writer selection in the Ninja Realm, he, one of the Sannin, was definitely the biggest dark horse.

Indeed, the light of genius is hard to conceal no matter what.

The past experiences in collecting materials weren’t entirely useless.

Because of these rich and colorful content, he could write literature that astounded the Ninja Realm.