Root

Couple of days past Lucci's team come back with the Vice Leader on their hand, base on the appearance of the Vice Leader, the mission did not go well.

Inside of the meeting room.

Everyone arrive, including Senju Clan, and the Konoha Ninja.

"Now, you can start your report." Lucci said.

One of them step in and now at them, he then start to speak.

"Towards our destination, there's no problem appeared, except for the person of Hidden Cloud Village who they to escape couple of times, everything is actually fine."

"But day later, a group of Nibja try to ambush us, they are twenty in total and wearing concealment clothes to hide their identity."

"We asked them what are they doing but they only asked if we are from Uzumaki Clan, and I answered truthfully, but who knows they start attacking us when they heard we come from Uzumaki Kingdom."

"Did you discover what Ninja are they?" One of the Elder asked.

"Not even any identification, the only thing we get is the strange Jutsu that is curve hidden on the tongue of each of them."

The Uzumaki Ninja take out the piece of paper and show the mark to them.

Seeing the mark, Senju and even Nara Shinobi face change, they look Pala and gloomy seeing the mark on the paper.

Old Patriarch and the Elder also see the mark, but they are confused, they don't know who's mark is that and they don't hear any group who have such marking.

Seeing th confusion from th face of Uzumaki, Nara Shinobi feel relieved, if they discover the truth he don't know what will happen to them.

"Did anyone of you know this mark?"

"Or any group who use such marking?"

"I think I saw this somewhere, but I can't remember where." One of the Elder said.

"Try to remember Six Brother, we haven't let any potential treats left unchecked."

"Ummm..... Where did I see this mark? I'm sure I saw it somewhere."

While everyone is trying to find the answer, Xin who sitting beside them said." You looking it wrong."

"Young Master?"

"This mark looks like this."

Xin move the paper to reverse position then show it to them.

"Now, do know who have this kind of marking?"

In instant, the whole room turn silent, their expression is scary as if they going to massacre a whole clan.

Not only them, the Senju and Konoha Shinobi turn pale seeing the marking on the table, how can they forget such resembling marking.

"Isn't this the Curse Tongue Mark that Konoha Root use to their members."

"..." Uzumaki Shinobi 

"...." Senju Shinobi 

"....." Konoha Shinobi 

Xin smile at them and nodded.

"You guys are right, this is the mark of the Root."

"A Curse mark that put to any members of Root to prevent anyone of them to rebel."

"And the holder of this mark I'd only one person, the leader of the Root, Shimura Danzo, the Darkness of Konoha."

"...." Everyone