In Root, Danzo already knew the news of Uchiha Tomie's resurrection, but he didn't know that Tomie's eyes were with him, implanted in his arm, ready to be consumed to activate Izanagi.
That Root Ninja didn't explain the situation to Danzo.
Indeed, in that Root Ninja's eyes, Uchiha Tomie was a dead person.
Even if he was a genius, a dead genius was nothing, so there was no need to report this matter to Lord Danzo.
Coincidentally, two days ago, this Ninja and other Root Ninja went on a mission and were killed.
"Are there still Uchiha survivors?
Uchiha Sasuke can't be touched, so it's better to recruit this one into Root.
I hope he can grow; Root's power is a bit insufficient."
Uchiha Shisui died, and Uchiha Itachi defected.
Root no longer had any existence that could rival a Kage.
These days, Root was struggling much more than before in confronting Ninja from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning at the border.
Danzo hadn't realized that he had already been influenced by Tomie's power.
It could only be blamed on Danzo's greed; he transplanted so many Sharingan, including Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, which gave Tomie an opportunity.
Before emerging from the coffin, Tomie activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, raising his ocular power to its utmost potential, and with the Sharingan embedded in Danzo's arm, he briefly controlled Danzo for five seconds.
Don't just see it as a Sharingan; for Tomie, even a single cell slowly growing could eventually become a new Tomie.
So, Uchiha Tomie used his ability to manipulate Danzo.
Although he would struggle to defeat a Jonin head-on right now, his dual Mangekyo ocular power was actually superior to Danzo's, which is why his power was far less than Danzo's, yet he could slowly assimilate Danzo into a clone.
Five seconds seemed like nothing, but for Tomie, it was enough.
In that instant of controlling Danzo, he used Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo from Danzo's right eye to control Danzo.
Tomie understood that Mangekyo abilities were not absolutely invincible.
He couldn't be 100% sure he could control Danzo, so he didn't forcefully change Danzo's will to make him obey his commands.
Instead, he inserted an instruction into Danzo's mind, making him subconsciously favor Tomie when encountering matters related to Tomie.
Anyway, in a year or two, Danzo would be assimilated into a new Tomie, becoming a clone of Uchiha Tomie, so there was no rush.
Forcefully twisting Danzo's will would only reveal flaws.
Things were fine as they were now.
In the Hokage Office, after Tomie had walked away for a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt something was wrong.
Why did he let that little guy go so easily?
"Was it Genjutsu?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned serious, then he chuckled. Was he being overly nervous? Tomie was only eight years old; how could she possibly cast a Genjutsu on him? Not to mention Tomie, even Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi couldn't use Genjutsu on him without their Mangekyo Sharingan.
Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only sigh, "Alas! I'm getting old, and my heart is softening. It was like this with Orochimaru, and it's the same this time. It seems I need to convince Jiraiya to return and become the Fifth Hokage. How should I persuade him?"
With a whoosh, an Anbu entered without even knocking. After entering, the Anbu immediately knelt on one knee and reported the situation.
"Hokage-sama, many people in Konoha are currently discussing Uzumaki Naruto's parentage, saying he is the Fourth Hokage-sama's son. Senior Kakashi is investigating who spread the news."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's head buzzed. What was going on? Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly thought of Uchiha Tomie. This incident happened right after she was resurrected. Could it be related to her?
No, Tomie couldn't possibly know Naruto's background. She was only a year older than Naruto; how could she know Naruto's true identity?
"Who is it? Is it Danzo? Besides him, who else would dare to do such a thing? Or is it Minato's old subordinates? Or perhaps the one spreading the news is Kakashi, who is currently investigating?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind rapidly analyzed the situation. He quickly ordered the Anbu to summon Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Utatane Koharu.
Uchiha Tomie was quickly dismissed by Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, she was just an eight-year-old Ninja Academy student, and her performance at the academy was only on par with an average Uchiha genius, far from Itachi and Shisui.
Uchiha Tomie herself was sent back to the Ninja Academy by an Anbu. Since they needed to communicate with the school's teachers, Hiruzen Sarutobi dispatched an Anbu.
After the communication was settled, Tomie returned to her classroom for lessons. Sasuke was a first-year student, while Tomie was in her second year.
That Anbu did not leave. His current mission was to secretly keep an eye on Uchiha Tomie.
One could only say that Hiruzen Sarutobi had too little trust in the Uchiha, even when Uchiha Tomie had amplified the good in his heart. If his good nature hadn't been amplified, he would probably have asked someone from the Yamanaka Clan to read Uchiha Tomie's memories.
In the classroom, the classmates were stunned to see Uchiha Tomie return. Some rubbed their eyes in disbelief to confirm they weren't mistaken.
Didn't they say the Uchiha Clan was annihilated, and only Uchiha Sasuke survived? How could another survivor appear after so many days?
"That's great, it's really great that Tomie is alright."
"Hmph! How did someone like that manage to survive by sheer luck?"
"Maybe he hid like a coward, and only came out after hiding for so long."
"Speaking of which, how did he survive? Even the Uchiha Clan Head died, but this guy actually survived."
Different people had different thoughts. Some disliked Uchiha Tomie for no reason, simply because he was an Uchiha.
Others liked Uchiha Tomie. Even though Tomie looked very feminine, his appearance was simply too striking. Even without activating the 'Beauty as Desire' skill, he garnered many fangirls, and a few fanboys too.
There were also members of the Nara Clan in this class. The characteristic of this clan was high intelligence and cleverness, so he wondered how Tomie survived. Sasuke had a reason to survive, after all, he was Itachi's younger brother.
Uchiha Itachi annihilated his entire clan, but couldn't a madman have a shred of compassion?
Tomie's survival was too improbable. Could Uchiha Itachi be attracted to men, and took pity on Tomie's beauty?
The Nara Clan member quickly shook his head, casting out that thought. He felt he was overthinking.
Even if, for argument's sake, Uchiha Itachi had a problematic sexual orientation, he should have taken Uchiha Tomie with him, not left him behind.
Tomie was unaware of his classmates' inner thoughts and couldn't be bothered with these little kids.
He returned to his seat, maintaining a cool and aloof demeanor. His original body was a cold and distant Uchiha, with no friends at the academy.
Tomie felt this was good; he didn't have to deal with inexplicable social relationships. He didn't listen to the lesson but instead pondered his future development and revenge.