Security forces at the Konoha Hospital were actually quite sparse. After all, Konoha possessed a barrier, and the hospital was located right in the center of the village; no one believed any organization would manage to breach the barrier just to attack a hospital—it simply wasn't worth the effort.
Consequently, Root ninja easily slipped into Kakashi's ward. Unnoticed by any doctors or nurses, they spirited Kakashi away and brought him down to the subterranean Root base.
Inside the gloomy Root base, a child called Ko watched as a stretcher was hurriedly carried in. Beneath the black cloth covering it, a lock of silver hair could be seen trailing down.
Chapter 48