'Well done, Satsuna.'
Even as Satsuna was sent flying, Kaze couldn't help but silently praise his courage.
If the Konoha Police Force had struck first, they would've been condemned for excessive force.But if Danzō made the first move? Then it became an assault on officers of the law.And with that last declaration of his — "kill them all" — the situation had completely flipped.
Now, this was no longer a power struggle.
It was Konoha's police force enacting justice — and being forced to defend themselves.
And if Danzō just happened to die in the crossfire?
Well… that would be an unfortunate accident during lawful self-defense.
As for Satsuna, though his injury looked brutal, it wasn't fatal.
"Sei, protect yourself," Kaze said calmly, his eyes narrowing as he vanished in a blur using the Body Flicker Technique, reappearing beside Satsuna.
But that order to "protect yourself" wasn't about Sei's safety.
It was for the body cam attached to his gear.
Originally meant to help document and restore the police department's reputation…Now, it would serve as undeniable proof of Danzō's assault and abuse of power.
(T/N: I assume since the tech tree in Naruto world is a mess, this is not impossible. Right???)
With this footage, not even the Third Hokage or the village council could frame the Uchiha.
Of course, as vice-captain of the police force, Kaze had no intention of sacrificing anyone.
Activating the full precision of his Observation Haki, Kaze used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power to cleanly split open the skin and muscle at Satsuna's throat.
He deftly removed the crushed cartilage blocking the airway.
Then, channeling electricity into the wound, he used the natural heat from resistance to cauterize the area and stop the bleeding.
It would likely damage Satsuna's vocal cords…But he could breathe again.
"Hhhk— haaah…"Satsuna lay on the ground, gasping for breath. The pain of suffocation slowly began to fade.
He understood — his life had just been pulled back from the edge by Kaze.
"If not for Kaze… I'd be dead right now…"
As he stared at Kaze's profile, gratitude filled every corner of his heart.
But Kaze didn't have time to relax.
While he was tending to Satsuna, four Root ninja had already surrounded him.Each wielded a deadly katana, eyes brimming with killing intent.
Their formation blocked every escape route.
They moved in unison — a coordinated strike meant to leave Kaze no room to dodge or counter.
But what they hadn't expected…
Was for Kaze to remain perfectly still.
He didn't move an inch as all four blades plunged straight into his torso.
"Wha—?"
Even Danzō's expression twitched with confusion.
The same Kaze who had instantly killed Torune inside the Hokage building…
Why wasn't he dodging now?
But in the next instant—
Crackle!
Brilliant blue lightning exploded from Kaze's body.
A sharp, crackling noise rang out, echoing through the underground base.
It was the elemental transformation of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
So long as it was a physical attack—Kaze was completely immune.
"Lightning Style… Thunder Elephant Gravitational Pull!"
Kaze's body surged with blue lightning as he made his next move.
Using the natural conductivity of metal, he directed current through the four blades still lodged in his body.The electricity shot down the katanas like live wires—locking onto the Root operatives' hands and freezing them in place.
There would be no escape.
Then came the real punishment.
With a sharp pulse of power, Kaze sent a devastating jolt straight through their palms, flooding into their nervous systems.
"AAARGH!!"
All four screamed in agony at once.Their exposed skin charred on contact, turning from pale to black as smoke rose from their seared flesh.
Kaze didn't even spare them a glance.
He stepped past their smoking bodies and locked eyes with the man behind it all.
Danzō Shimura.
Kaze's Sharingan spun open, blazing red with killing intent.
For the first time, Danzō felt a chill run down his spine.
Even someone as calculating and cold as him… realized in that moment:
This wasn't about an investigation.It wasn't about an arrest.
It had never been about justice.
Kaze had come to kill him.
"To avenge Shisui… is that it?"Danzō narrowed his eyes, then barked an order.
"Forget the others. Stall him. I need time to prepare the seal on my right arm!"
As he gave the command, Danzō retreated, yanking off his outer robe.
Beneath it was a strange golden binding that tightly wrapped his right arm from shoulder to fingertip.
This was no decoration.
It was a high-level sealing mechanism — designed to hide secrets from prying eyes like the Byakugan…
And more importantly, to suppress the unstable power of the First Hokage's cells fused into his body.
Danzō never used that arm unless the situation was truly desperate.
But Kaze…Kaze had pushed him beyond desperate.
In response, eight more Root operatives rushed into position, surrounding Kaze in a tight formation.
But unlike before, none of them dared to attack recklessly.
They had seen what happened to their comrades.Now they approached with caution and fear.
Still, they couldn't back down.Their hands flew into synchronized seals as they prepared to launch their next jutsu.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
From beneath their feet, water surged up unnaturally—roiling with chakra, rippling like a lake in a storm.
With a whoosh, eight massive columns of water erupted from the ground.Each was over two meters wide, towering into the air.
But they didn't remain as mere geysers—they twisted and coiled into serpentine shapes mid-flight, forming full-bodied water dragons.
ROOOAAR!
The dragons shrieked as they launched forward, their bodies writhing with destructive force, all converging on Kaze.
"Water Style…"
Kaze narrowed his eyes.
No time to waste.
'Soru!'
Using the incredible speed of the Six Powers technique, Kaze vanished from sight—reappearing a split second later several meters away.
BOOM!!
The water dragons slammed into the stone floor where he had just been, exploding into violent waves that smashed against the walls and ceiling.
Jets of water blasted upward, crashing into the roof like a flood in reverse.
"He dodged that?"Danzō's eyes narrowed as he watched Kaze effortlessly avoid the barrage.
Something felt… off.
There was a strange sense of dissonance about what he'd just witnessed.As if something didn't quite add up—but he couldn't put his finger on it.
And then it hit him.
Kaze hadn't just dodged the Water Dragon Bullets.
He'd used the moment.
While Danzō and the others were fixated on the attack, Kaze had taken full advantage of his high-speed technique—
And now, he was behind Danzō.
Many would confuse the Six Powers: Soru with the standard Body Flicker Technique. After all, both allowed for extremely rapid movement.
But they were fundamentally different.
The Body Flicker Technique relied on channeling chakra to the soles of the feet, producing a visible surge of movement.
Anyone with strong sensory skills—or dojutsu like the Byakugan or Sharingan—could track those chakra fluctuations and predict the user's destination.
But Soru?
Soru was pure physical acceleration. No chakra signatures. No flickers. No warning.
Which meant no one, not even Danzō, could see this coming.
Kaze's hand sparked to life, a bolt of lightning forming at his palm.
In a single motion, he grasped the bolt and condensed it into a blade of pure electricity.
The Thunder Blade.
With a reverse grip, he swept the blade cleanly across Danzō's neck.
Even with his heightened reflexes, Danzō was a split second too late.
His head spun from his shoulders, flying upward and striking the ceiling with a sickening bounce.
Squelch!
A fountain of crimson sprayed from the clean sever, staining the ground in an arc of death.
Danzō Shimura…
Was dead.
His body collapsed to the floor—headless, lifeless.
But his head wasn't the only thing that fell.
Clunk.
The bindings on his right arm snapped off during the attack, tumbling to the ground beside the corpse.
The truth lay revealed.
The face of the First Hokage was embedded grotesquely into the flesh of Danzō's arm.
Below it—
A row of Sharingan eyes.
Uchiha Sei and the other onlookers stared in stunned silence.
Revolted. Shocked. Furious.
And in that moment, every last excuse Danzō might have offered… was buried with him.
(T/N: I don't think he will go down that easily. After all we are talking about a guy with survivability right behind Orochimaru. Anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter and this cliff-hanger.)
50 Stones = One Extra Chapter
100 Stones = Two Extra Chapters
200 Stones = Three Extra Chapters
Keep the power stones coming.