Chapter 953 Danzo's Thoughts

Danzo snorted coldly and slowly walked to Sai's side, "Do you know what this failure means? Our Root organization will never allow such mistakes." Sai's body trembled slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to accept any punishment, just give me another chance." Danzo was silent for a moment and said, "Then tell me, why did this operation fail?" Sai raised his head with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, "The other party has the help of Konoha ninjas, and their cooperation is far beyond my imagination." Danzo's eyes became more and more gloomy, "Is this the reason? If they were Orochimaru's men, how could they be so useless?" Sai clenched his fists, "Next time I will investigate all the situations in advance and will not underestimate the enemy." Danzo stared at Sai for a long time before slowly speaking, "In that case, I can give you another chance. But remember, if you fail again, you don't have to come back." Sai breathed a sigh of relief and replied firmly, "Thank you, Lord Danzo, I will not let you down." Danzo turned and walked out of the prison door, leaving behind a sentence "Take good care of your injuries and prepare for the next mission" and disappeared into the darkness.

Sai looked at the direction where Danzo left and vowed to succeed. He dragged his injured body to analyze the loopholes in the previous mission. After several days of recuperation, Sai's injuries gradually improved. He collected intelligence everywhere and learned that the Konoha ninjas belonged to the team led by Kakashi.

So Sai began to study the fighting styles and habits of Kakashi and his team members. Just when he was fully prepared to set out on a new mission, he unexpectedly heard someone in the Root organization whispering that Danzo had deliberately assigned him this almost impossible task in order to find an excuse to get rid of him, a chess piece that had begun to have emotional fluctuations.

Sai was shocked, but he quickly calmed down. No matter what the truth was, he had to prove his worth. He went to the target location as planned, and sure enough, he met Kakashi's team again. Sai abandoned his previous recklessness and cleverly used the surrounding environment and the opponent's weaknesses to launch an attack. After a fierce battle, Sai finally succeeded in capturing the target person and successfully completed the mission. When he went back to report, Danzo rarely showed a satisfied expression, and Sai also temporarily kept his position in the Root organization.

However, Sai did not let down his guard. He knew that danger could come at any time in the Root Organization. In the subsequent missions, Sai became more cautious and completed them excellently every time. But with more contact with the outside world, the thing called emotion in his heart became more and more difficult to suppress. By chance, he saved a little girl who was almost hurt by the Otogakure ninja. The little girl's innocent smile touched his heart.

After this incident, Danzo noticed the change in Sai and thought that he was no longer a pure tool of the Root. So Danzo secretly planned a conspiracy against Sai. Sai noticed something, and when faced with a choice, he remembered the mutual trust between Kakashi's team. In the end, Sai decided to betray Danzo. He faked his own death and escaped from the Root organization. After leaving, Sai began to learn to live like a normal person, trying to get rid of the shadow of the past, and silently protected Konoha Village with his own abilities, becoming the guardian of Konoha Village hidden in the dark.

Days passed, and Sai was well protected in the dark of Konoha Village. However, Danzo did not intend to let him go. One day, the Root Organization received news that Sai was suspected to have appeared in the forest near Konoha Village. Danzo sent Aburame Togen and Yamanaka Fu to investigate. Sai discovered their arrival, and he did not want to implicate Konoha Village, so he took the initiative to show up and lead the two away. During the chase, Sai showed great strength. Although he did not want to hurt his former companions, he would never surrender. He used the skills he learned in the Root Organization and the techniques he created later to temporarily trap Aburame Togen and Yamanaka Fu. At this time, Danzo came in person, and he asked Sai why he betrayed with a gloomy face. Sai responded frankly that he had found something more worthy of protection than the Root Organization, that is, the happiness and peace of the villagers of Konoha Village. Danzo was furious and wanted to deal with Sai himself. At the critical moment, Kakashi led the team to arrive. Kakashi said that Sai was now a member of Konoha Village, and if Danzo insisted on taking action, Konoha Village would not sit idly by. After weighing the pros and cons, Danzo could only give up and leave with his men. From then on, Sai was completely integrated into Konoha Village and truly became an indispensable guardian of the village.

After Sai officially joined the daily defense work of Konoha Village, he proposed many novel and effective defense strategies with his rich experience in the Root Organization. The villagers gradually learned about his deeds and were full of gratitude to him.

One day, the Hokage Building received a mysterious letter, warning that Konoha Village would suffer a large-scale attack from an unknown force. Sai volunteered to investigate the matter. He sneaked into various suspicious locations to collect clues and found that it was a group of ninjas who were abandoned by Orochimaru's experiment and were full of resentment and united to seek revenge on Konoha.

Sai quickly returned to the village to report the situation, and the whole village immediately went into battle preparation. On the day of the battle, Sai used unique tactics to block the enemy's surprise attack. Then Kakashi's team and others attacked from the front, and the two sides were in a bitter battle. Sai seized the opportunity, went straight to the enemy leader and challenged him. After a fierce battle, Sai defeated the leader with his tenacious will.

After the victory of the battle, Konoha Village held a grand celebration. Sai stood in the crowd, looking at the laughing villagers, his heart filled with joy. He knew that this was his eternal home, and he would spend his life protecting the peace and hope of this land.

A few months later, the peaceful days were disturbed again. While on patrol, Sai discovered some strange traces that had a familiar aura, familiar yet elusive. After further investigation, Sai was shocked to find that this was actually related to some former members of the Root organization. It turned out that although Danzo had restrained his hostility towards him, there were still some radical elements who wanted to destroy the tranquility of Konoha and cause trouble for him.

Sai knew that he had to face this matter alone to avoid implicating Konoha Village. He followed the trail to a remote place, and saw several figures flashing out. "Sai, do you think you can escape the control of the Root Organization?" One of them sneered. Sai responded calmly, "I no longer belong to the Root Organization. Now I only fight for Konoha." After saying this, the battle was about to break out. Sai used all his skills to cleverly resolve the opponent's various vicious moves.

Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, footsteps were heard in the distance. It turned out that Naruto and his other companions had arrived. It turned out that everyone noticed that Sai had been behaving strangely recently, so they followed him quietly. Everyone worked together and quickly defeated the old members of the Root organization. Sai looked at his companions with gratitude, and became more determined to protect Konoha. He knew that as long as everyone was united, Konoha would be safe forever.