"Uchiha Yuzuru, you're far too arrogant."
"Exposing your whereabouts for the sake of a mere civilian will become the greatest regret of your life."
Danzō Shimura said coldly, looking down.
Sarutobi Hiruzen echoed him, "You shouldn't have shown yourself. Otherwise, we might not have been able to find you at all."
"Throwing yourself into danger over momentary pride—this is the most fatal weakness of your Uchiha clan."
Watching the two of them play off each other, Yuzuru burst into laughter. "Are you lecturing the ground?"
"This is your home turf, yet you don't even have the courage to look me in the eye?"
Hearing Yuzuru's mockery, Shimura Danzō clenched his fist in fury, while Sarutobi Hiruzen remained indifferent.
"You possess the Mangekyō Sharingan. There's no need for us to take unnecessary risks."
Yuzuru snorted. "Then from now on, whenever you see me, lower your head and learn how to behave."
As his words fell, the Konoha ninja could no longer endure it.
"Damn it, this bastard is way too arrogant!"
"Being this brazen in Konoha—he really thinks nothing of us!"
"We let you hide in the Cloud Village for so long. Don't tell me you actually think you're invincible now?"
Hearing their accusations, Uchiha Yuzuru frowned. "Noisy."
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Towering flames instantly swept toward the crowd, and Konoha ninja suffered massive casualties in an instant.
"Kill him!"
The Konoha ninja roared as they charged at Yuzuru once more.
No matter how powerful he was, this was still their home ground.
They refused to believe that, with Lord Shimura Danzō and Lord Sarutobi Hiruzen present, Yuzuru could defeat all of Konoha by himself!
"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Dozens of ninja unleashed Fire Release and Wind Release simultaneously, combining them into a devastating composite ninjutsu that surged toward Yuzuru.
Yuzuru reached out and clenched his hand. The Uchiha Gunbai materialized from thin air.
"Uchiha Reflection."
Boom!
The terrifying torrent of flames reversed instantly. Before the ninja squads that had cast the jutsu could react, they were completely wiped out by the inferno.
With an indifferent expression, Yuzuru lowered the gunbai, revealing his body.
Watching the allied ninja forces flee in panic, he scoffed. "A mere rabble."
"Secret Technique: Shadow Imitation Technique!"
The shadows beneath several Nara clan ninja shot toward Uchiha Yuzuru, attempting to restrain him.
Yuzuru stamped the ground hard, dodging the attack as he charged straight into the crowd.
Each swing of the gunbai sent a Konoha ninja flying violently away.
He casually caught a kunai midair, slapped an explosive tag onto a Konoha ninja trapped in genjutsu, and kicked him straight into a densely packed group.
Boom!
With the explosion, several Konoha ninja were instantly reduced to nothing.
"That bastard…"
Watching Yuzuru slaughter his way through the crowd, Shimura Danzō's expression darkened to the extreme.
In just a short moment, over two hundred Konoha ninja were dead or injured.
Such overwhelming power should have been under his control!
"Once your chakra runs dry, I'll show you my methods."
Danzō spoke coldly.
But when he looked up, Yuzuru had already vanished from his sight.
The next instant, as if appearing out of thin air, a hand clamped directly around his throat.
Yuzuru's figure slowly emerged.
Catching a glimpse of those terrifying crimson Mangekyō Sharingan out of the corner of his eye, Shimura Danzō produced a kunai, infused it with Wind Release chakra, and stabbed fiercely toward Yuzuru's chest.
However, a pitch-black skeletal armor manifested over Yuzuru's body.
Clang!
The finely forged kunai, enhanced with Wind Release, shattered into fragments the moment it struck Susanoo.
With his attack failing, Danzō felt his breathing grow increasingly difficult. "Damn it…"
Yuzuru snorted: "You, of all people, want to dance before me?"
Crack!
With a crisp sound of bones snapping, Shimura Danzō's neck was twisted cleanly apart.
"Lord Danzō!"
"Protect the Hokage!"
The Konoha ninja were utterly shocked.
Yuzuru's strength far exceeded their expectations—he had killed Lord Danzō outright under the siege of so many people!
Looking at the vanished body of Shimura Danzō, Yuzuru let out a soft snort.
So he activated Izanagi in advance?
He scanned his surroundings but found no trace of Danzō.
As for Sarutobi Hiruzen…
The moment Yuzuru seized Danzō, that man had already vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.
"Forget it. I'll just enjoy the killing for now."
Yuzuru didn't dwell on it and continued his slaughter of the Konoha ninja.
After all, whether Shimura Danzō and Sarutobi Hiruzen lived or died, they would only make Konoha's people suffer even more.
If they were dead, it might actually be a mercy for these ungrateful wolves of Konoha.
As time passed, more and more Konoha ninja gathered.
The small residential plaza had already amassed over three thousand ninja.
They launched relentless attacks at Yuzuru, yet none of them managed to injure him in the slightest.
Gradually, some of Konoha's veteran ninja finally recalled the terror of being dominated by Yuzuru years ago.
"How has this guy gotten even stronger? Is he even human anymore?"
"We can't confront him head-on. We just need to stall him!"
"Everyone spread out—don't cluster together!"
People finally reacted, and the dense formation began to disperse.
As long as they widened the distance, no matter how strong Yuzuru was, how many could he really kill?
If they dragged it out, time would be on their side.
Sure enough, once the formation spread out, the rate of Konoha's casualties dropped significantly.
"Hahahaha! Yuzuru Uchiha, we've found a way to deal with you—now you're finished!"
"That's right! There are already over three thousand ninja gathered here, and more will keep coming. Even a tailed beast would be dragged to death!"
"Don't blame us for being despicable—you're Uchiha Yuzuru, the terror of the ninja world!"
The Konoha ninja were all exhilarated.
If they could kill * Yuzuru, it would be a devastating blow to the Cloud Village.
Perhaps the Cloud Village would never recover, and Konoha would return to its former prosperity.
Hearing their confident declarations, the corners of Yuzuru's mouth lifted slightly.
His hands formed seals at lightning speed. "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang!
Amid a massive surge of white smoke, a thousand Yuzuru appeared before the Konoha ninja.
Every single one had their Mangekyō Sharingan activated as they charged toward the stunned Konoha forces.
Meanwhile, Yuzuru's true body performed a backflip and landed gracefully atop a residential building.
With his arms crossed, the howling wind whipped his long hair and clothes.
Looking down at the Konoha ninja below—once again screaming in agony—* Yuzuru spoke with contempt.
"I don't blame you for being despicable, so don't complain about my shadow clones. Go on—play with them properly."
"Oh, right. This jutsu was personally awarded to me by your Third Hokage back then."