Dānzo Shimura- Root Creator & Leader
The Creed: "In Root, you have no name. You have no feelings. You have no past. You have no future. There is only the mission."
Name StatusDajimu Active
Fū Deceased
Hyō Active
Kabuto Yakushi Defected
Nonō Yakushi Presumed Deceased
Orochimaru Defected
Sai Active
Shin Deceased
Tera Active
Terai Active
Torune Deceased
Root is an extremely strict group and each member of the organisation has a cursed seal imprinted on their tongue by Danzō, near the back of their throat, which will paralyse their entire body if they try to speak anything about Danzō, rendering them unable to speak or move; this is to prevent interrogations for information or betrayal. The seal disappeared after Danzō's death.
Danzō has also trained its members to lose their emotions by growing up as brothers from a young age, only to later be made to kill each other. This is done to kill any sense of sentiment or emotional attachment. This method was extremely Each member has a codename; even the members themselves apparently do not know their original names. Unlike normal ANBU, they carry a tip-less tantō instead of a katana. Also unlike normal ANBU, members of Root take orders only from Danzō instead of the Kage