Chapter 394: Making a Move
Danzo Shimura's expression sank to the extreme in an instant, so gloomy that it seemed water could drip from it.
Haruno Sakura in front of him hadn't grown up yet, half a head shorter than his stout figure, but the vast ocean-like chakra on her body right now forcefully raised the girl's momentum like a towering mountain, making people fear it!
When sensing from a distance, they didn't feel much, just thought Haruno Sakura was strong, very strong.
It wasn't until these Root ninja, who were accustomed to acting in the dark, faced Haruno Sakura with her aura fully unleashed, that they knew how huge the gap between Jonin and Kage level was, and how strong the girl who had clashed head-on with the Akatsuki successively was!
Momentum like a mountain, killing intent like a tide!
Although outnumbered, Haruno Sakura's aura was like a heavy mountain, or a tight giant net, covering the sky and sun, gloomily suppressing everyone in Root!
Slightly weaker ninja, when swept by those emerald-like shining eyes, would actually have the illusion of falling into an ice cave or walking naked on a glacier!
"Yin Seal..." Danzo's already sallow face became even uglier at this time, spitting out these few words with difficulty from his cracked lips, "According to our estimate, your Yin Seal stores at most more than half a year's chakra, which should have been completely consumed in the battle with Kisame!"
"Do you only have such nonsense to say?" The Ice Style girl narrowed her eyes, coldly examining the terrified Root crowd in front of her.
She naturally had no obligation to tell Danzo that the Yin Seal had long evolved. The energy stored in the purple mark on her forehead, besides the chakra refined daily by her main body, also included energy provided by clones, and more importantly, energy drawn from the earth's crust in the Land of Snow under the guise of a geothermal power plant...
Even without counting the latter, the chakra naturally generated in Haruno Sakura's body now was definitely not a small amount.
Abundant energy input allowed the Ice Style girl to gradually escape the dilemma of always having insufficient chakra. Big moves had now become her conventional weapons. Even a battle like today's hadn't exhausted her chakra reserves; by the end, the vast and pure chakra in the Yin Seal was only reduced by a small half.
The modification of her body by the Kekkei Genkai had already been completed last year. Now she had officially entered a period of rapid physical development, with height, strength, and chakra all growing at an accelerated rate. Among the benefits brought by the Kekkei Genkai, chakra was just one of the less obvious items. After feeling the comprehensive improvement of her physical fitness, Haruno Sakura sometimes had to lament that it's no wonder people in this world respect bloodline theory so much. Secret technique inheritance, famous teacher's guidance, precious ninja tools, hard work, etc., combined are not as good as being born well.
Truly a world full of malice and black humor.
Back to the main topic. Although Haruno Sakura has now begun to fully enjoy the benefits of being a privileged user, Sakura can still proudly say that her strength has little to do with whether she possesses Ice Style or not. The Ice Style girl without the Kekkei Genkai could also be very strong, just that the growth rate would slow down slightly!
In short, Danzo's intelligence collection on Haruno Sakura was missing quite a bit! So much so that he didn't figure out the situation, was misled by the false appearance disguised by Sakura, thought she was a spent arrow, and crashed headlong into her.
This is truly a way to court death.
But, even if he seeks death... should she really kill Danzo here?
Killing intent grew in the girl's eyes, thoughts turned like lightning, hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed secretly.
Danzo shouldn't die here and now, nor should he die at her hands.
Forget it...
"Get lost, I don't want to kill anymore today..." Haruno Sakura lowered her eyelids, retracted her killing intent as soon as it was released, and said in a suppressed voice.
Danzo's pupils contracted sharply!
Retreat, or fight?
Retreating could preserve combat power and life, but prestige would be greatly reduced—rushing over menacingly, then running back in fright before the other party even made a move, becoming a joke, how to convince the public in the future?
Then choose to fight? He was completely unsure of dealing with Haruno Sakura at full combat power unless he revealed all his trump cards! However, those trump cards were meant to deal with that person... Wasting them for this little thing, the loss was really painful!
Danzo hesitated, the look in his eyes changing constantly.
When it came down to it, his character flaw of lack of decisiveness was exposed undoubtedly. Whatever choice was made, it would be ten thousand times better than choosing nothing and being stuck here!
Haruno Sakura had absolutely no intention of waiting for him to respond.
She just took light and soothing steps, carrying Sasuke on her back, and walked leisurely out of the cave step by step.
The Root ninja blocking her way were treated as nothing by the girl, just bumped straight into them. Danzo didn't give an order, so the Root ninja dared not draw their swords or form seals, only watching helplessly as she pressed closer. They stood straight, muscles tense, wanting to block her, but didn't expect that the slender and petite body contained irresistible abundant brute force, actually pushing them aside one by one.
When squeezing past Danzo, everyone in Root heard a slight, yet seemingly ringing in the ear laugh—
"Tch."
It should have been a gentle arc of the mouth corners, a crisp and pleasant laugh, but in everyone's ears, it was full of contempt, harsh and unpleasant to the extreme.
Muscles on Danzo's face twitched, but like a Ninja Turtle, he was still enduring; someone couldn't endure it anymore!
"What's there to be arrogant about!" A burly Root ninja suddenly erupted, glaring angrily, veins popping, shouted violently and leaped up! Just looking at his physique, he was indeed a strong man; specializing in taijutsu, although not as earth-shattering as Guy in taijutsu, he was enough to dominate Root, which was why he was brought out by Danzo to participate in the capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.
However, although his taijutsu was outstanding, his excessive liver fire and irritable temper were even more prominent! Seeing Haruno Sakura's disdainful eyes looking down on everyone in Root, his brain heated up, and he actually launched an attack regardless!
The ground of the limestone cave was trampled into deep pits by pure physical strength. The erupted ninja rushed in front of the girl in a few steps. The fist as big as a sandbag was clenched until the knuckles turned white, creaking, stirring up fierce fist wind, blasting brazenly at Haruno Sakura!
Rumble—!
The momentum of the extremely oppressive tall figure charging was simply like a tank destroying the decayed!
An arm thicker than the girl's thigh, a fist a bit larger than her face, carrying a sharp whistle straight at Haruno Sakura's head. The disparate contrast made Haruno Sakura look as small as a toddler in front of this ninja, but in the eyes of others in the cave, the true strength comparison was exactly the opposite!
"Terai, this idiot!"
Danzo was secretly annoyed.
Terai's easily ignited temper was also rare in Root. If not for his impressive strength and brave combat, being a rare talent for frontal assault in Root, Danzo wouldn't tolerate him.
But now it seemed that a disobedient tool had no value no matter how useful it was... Even if Terai could save his life in this battle, Danzo would deal with him immediately!
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Danzo's mind, except for the thought of stopping Terai to save him; meanwhile, in his cold observation, Haruno Sakura also raised her small fist and brazenly exchanged a blow with Terai!
"Monstrous Strength Technique: Star Cannon Hammer!"
The air seemed to be punched through section by section by this fist, turning into sharp wind blowing on Terai's face; the unruly look on this tough ninja's face finally disappeared under the fierce power of the Star Cannon Hammer, and the blood color vanished completely from his face in an instant...
As Danzo expected, the next moment, Terai flew backwards faster than he charged. Half of his body's flesh was mashed into paste, flying like a kite with a broken string. A scream stopped abruptly in the air, and half his life was gone before he even landed!
"Attack!"
Danzo completely ignored the life and death of that idiot who couldn't see the strength comparison clearly. The moment Terai flew backwards, he shouted in a deep voice.
The only benefit of this idiot was helping Danzo make up his mind—the fight had started, it was impossible to retreat anymore. Danzo was a character after all, not cowardly to that extent!
Although Danzo's shout was forced by Terai's unauthorized attack, the timing was just right. It was the moment Haruno Sakura threw a punch, old strength gone and new strength not yet born, and also the moment she walked into the center of the crowd, surrounded by everyone! Danzo's seasoned combat experience was evident.
Following this order, the Root ninja who had already prepared for attack also raised their weapons one after another, forming seals, waving swords, or taking out kunai, shuriken and other ninja tools, aiming at Haruno Sakura in the center of the crowd!
However, the girl deep in the siege not only didn't get nervous or panicked, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Although the girl was smiling, there was no smile in her eyes, only coldness in her double pupils.
The smile on her face was both a sneer at Danzo's ghostly tricks and a hearty laugh of finally turning her face and not needing to deal with him politely anymore!
Since the Root ninja didn't treat her as a companion and wanted to attack a ninja from the same village, don't blame her for using means to deal with enemies against Danzo and his subordinates...!
Yin Seal Stage Three, activate.
Violent chakra further surged from the purple mark on her forehead, stirring up restless whirlwinds, blowing Sakura's hair high, fluttering in the wind like a god descending.
Sakura Rush Stage Three, activate.
The moment this jutsu was activated, the air seemed to turn into viscous mud. The lightning-fast movements of the Root ninja suddenly slowed down, struggling laboriously and slowly in the air mud.
Then.
She disappeared from Danzo's sight.
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