As the light across the vast area ahead was instantly swallowed by a dark curtain,
Danzo couldn't help but feel startled.
Being an old fox who had seen it all, he immediately recognized this jutsu.
A-rank kinjutsu — Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!
This was a special forbidden jutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, specifically to counter bloodline limit clans like the Uchiha with their dojutsu!
How could such a young brat from the Uchiha clan have learned this technique?!
"Hmph! Foolish!"
"You actually thought a mere genjutsu could beat me?"
"This kind of forbidden technique consumes enormous chakra. I'd bet he's drained every last drop left in his body."
"Still just a brat. Naive to the core!"
After a brief shock, Danzo sneered even more arrogantly.
In his eyes, Shimoku's action was merely the desperate struggle of a cornered beast.
That Mangekyo Sharingan would finally be his!
However…
The battle within the darkness seemed to end extremely quickly.
It had only been two or three seconds at most.
Suddenly, the large black veil created by the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique was torn open.
In the next moment,
a huge crimson light burst forth, accompanied by violent chakra waves scattering into the air.
A massive dark red Susanoo suddenly appeared—a second-stage partial-body form with flesh and clothing, wielding a weapon.
Seeing this, Danzo was instantly horrified.
"What?! Impossible!"
"I was sure this brat had already exhausted himself!"
"How can he still use Susanoo?!"
Earlier, when Shimoku fled,
Danzo was absolutely certain this kid had nearly depleted both his ocular power and chakra.
But now,
looking at this clearly defined Susanoo figure radiating intimidating chakra pressure—
There wasn't the slightest sign that his chakra reserves were dried up!
He looked even more charged than someone pushed to their physical limit!
Not even Military Rations Pills could offer such effects!
What the hell is going on here!
...
At that moment, however, Shimoku gave Danzo no time to gawk.
"Danzo! You said earlier that this mere Susanoo wasn't worth fearing, right?"
"Let's see you dodge it yourself then!"
Letting out a loud roar,
he swung down a massive, ten-meter-long dark-red chakra blade sideways from the right, roaring through wind and clouds as though cleaving the heavens!
The speed of this strike powered by Susanoo was simply too fast!
Too fast for Danzo to evade—already, the giant blade loomed close.
And the terrifying chakra pressure and wind force generated by the blade firmly pinned Danzo down, sealing off all escape routes.
This was a killing blow meant to end it all!
Shimoku had laid this trap specifically to ambush Danzo at just the right moment!
...
[Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall]
[Wind Release: Vacuum Wave]
At this critical life-or-death moment, the overwhelming sense of imminent death unlocked Danzo's full potential.
Disregarding chakra backlash, he forcibly activated jutsu instantly.
On his right side, he conjured up three thick earthen walls as defense.
Meanwhile, he forcefully exhaled a powerful gust of wind chakra from his mouth, attempting to use the counterforce to break through the pressure from Shimoku's blade and dodge the fatal strike!
Each of these three Earth-Style Walls was nearly a meter thick, boasting formidable defensive power.
But against Shimoku's Susano'o blade, it wasn't even as hard as butter.
It was just like a knife slicing through soft tofu — the defense collapsed effortlessly, and the massive blade kept descending toward Danzo.
And Danzo, who had barely propelled himself half a meter into the air using Wind Release, could only watch helplessly as his Earth Release defense shattered. That giant blade came straight cutting horizontally toward him.
Shock gripped him — eyes wide open in terror, as if his soul had left his body.
He let out a scream,
"No!"
The next moment,
A sharp slash cut through the air — blood burst forth.
Both of Danzo's legs were cleanly severed, crashing heavily to the ground.
The shockwave blasted his upper body away, slamming violently more than ten meters off.
For an instant,
Severe pain surged from beneath his waist,
The humiliation of sudden defeat,
Combined with a deep sense of absurdity...
These emotions crashed over him all at once.
At that moment, nearly breaking down the leader of Root, the shadowy ruler hidden deep within Konoha.
"How could this happen!"
"My legs!!"
"This is impossible!!!"
Danzo had lost his usual coldness. His face twisted in agony as he screamed.
He had maneuvered within Konoha for years, yet never imagined—
That he would be defeated in one move by a mere ten-year-old Uchiha brat!
This was the ultimate humiliation!
...
On the other side,
Seeing that the first strike hadn't killed Danzo,
"Tch! Dodged the fatal blow huh?"
"Then I'll just cut again!"
Shimoku grimaced slightly.
Without hesitation, he commanded his Susano'o to swing its blade once more.
He swung it down from above, aiming directly at Danzo.
This time, the slash was far more powerful by comparison.
As though it aimed to cleave the very earth in two.
Before Danzo could react, the blade struck swiftly.
"Boom——"
An enormous thunderous explosion erupted suddenly.
This devastating strike, carrying unimaginable force, carved a deep trench nearly thirty meters long into the ground.
The resulting shockwave alone uprooted dozens of nearby trees, unleashing terrifying power.
Such heavy strikes were deadly even for ordinary human ninja.
Even beasts known for thick skin and tough flesh wouldn't survive such an impact.
Shimoku refused to believe this bastard Danzo could endure such a crushing blow!
...
Right now, the intense battle fluctuations,
The immense chakra aura,
The towering form of Susano'o,
All quickly drew attention from many Konoha ninjas pursuing nearby.
Soon, reinforcements would arrive here.
It was time for him to leave.
However, just as Shimoku was about to depart,
Near that deep gash carved by the blade,
A phantom-like figure slowly materialized.
It was actually that old villain Danzo!
Now, Danzo lay in the mud, disheveled and legless, spitting blood, propping himself up weakly with what remained of his left arm, glaring at Shimoku with pure hatred in his eyes.
Shimoku's first slash had been too brutal!
It had nearly bisected Danzo at the waist!
Yet, despite being grievously wounded with both legs gone, Danzo barely managed to use chakra to staunch the bleeding from his wounds.
Based on these injuries, without immediate treatment,
Once [Izanagi]'s effects wore off, he might still die.
At the same time, watching Danzo seemingly recover before his eyes, Shimoku's pupils also constricted slightly, his eyebrows lightly furrowed.
As an Uchiha, he knew exactly what was happening.
That bastard Danzo must have used the ultimate Dojutsu of the Uchiha Clan: [Izanagi]!
By relying on this Kinjutsu, he twisted reality and illusion,
physically restoring himself to the exact state recorded by his Sharingan just before receiving that fatal blow!
Thus evading my deadly strike!
Damn it!
So this is the ultimate Dojutsu, [Izanagi]?
Although it comes at the cost of permanently losing vision in the eye used, the effect is practically divine!
Earlier, I pretended to be exhausted, appearing weak,
specifically to make Danzo let down his guard.
Then I attacked with full force, each strike faster than the one before,
deliberately not giving Danzo the chance to use this forbidden technique.
But who would have thought—
in an instant, this bastard still managed to activate the Kinjutsu!
Damn it!
Sometimes I wonder if our ancestors were too brilliant for their own good, creating such an ultimate eye technique.
And that's nothing compared to how much I despise Danzo—stealing knowledge of this ultimate technique
and taking Shisui's and other clan members' Sharingan!
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