chapter 81 part 3
*You? What level are you to fight Jiraiya? Are you serious?*
Jiraiya protected Nagato and the other two, using his hair to take down two enemies. When he saw Danzo furiously charging at him for a one-on-one fight, he was somewhat taken aback.
He was about to say something.
Tsukasa Kaede spoke first: "Lord Jiraiya, you will need to hold back Lord Danzo. As for me, I will deal with Hanzo, but it will take some time."
His clear voice carried through the chaotic battlefield at close range.
At these words, not only Jiraiya but also Danzo and Hanzo lost their composure.
*What is wrong with this world? Why has everyone gone mad?*
"This guy, it seems he has more confidence..."
Danzo narrowed his eyes, instantly guessing what was happening.
If it was just to stall Hanzo, Spatial Rift Jutsu might barely achieve that. But Tsukasa Kaede claimed he would *deal with* Hanzo. This was interesting.
Hanzo was a bona fide Kage Level powerhouse, one of the top-tier combatants in the Ninja World. Tsukasa Kaede couldn't possibly not know this, yet he still dared to say such a thing?
"Hmph, perhaps Hiruzen was covetous of Tsukasa Kaede's Jutsu and exchanged techniques from the Scroll of Seals with him. But even if that's true, how much time has passed? Could Tsukasa Kaede have learned Forbidden Jutsu from the Scroll of Seals so quickly?" Danzo was incredibly perplexed.
Hanzo grew even more vigilant. He would never underestimate any opponent. His rapidly moving figure abruptly landed on the ground, carefully observing Tsukasa Kaede's every move.
On the other side, Jiraiya and Danzo officially engaged.
Danzo's palms quickly formed hand signs in front of his chest, Chakra condensing into sharp wind blades in his throat, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly.
*So what if he's a Hokage's disciple? If he's an obstacle, he must be killed!*
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
Three bluish-white wind blades, forming a "pin" shape, whistled out, shredding even the raindrops in their path.
The ground instantly furrowed into trenches, pulverizing a Zombie corpse remnant in their way.
Jiraiya stomped on the toad beneath him, leaping into the air to avoid the Vacuum Serial Waves: "Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
A massive fireball instantly evaporated the rainwater, roaring towards Danzo.
Danzo narrowed his eyes, rapidly calculating various tactics. He was determined to finish the battle quickly; he had to get the Rinnegan and the Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu into his hands as soon as possible to feel at ease.
In an instant, Danzo surged forward, his body actively charging into the Flame Bullet, greatly shortening the direct distance between himself and Jiraiya. The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eye socket flared with red light, and a powerful Eye Power surged forth.
The next second, his figure was completely swallowed by the Flame Bullet, and because he bore the terrifying impact of the Flame Bullet, a roar erupted at the moment of impact.
*Boom!* Jiraiya watched Danzo being engulfed by the Flame Bullet, looking around in surprise. He thought this must be a Shadow Clone Jutsu or something similar, and Danzo's Main Body was hidden nearby, preparing to ambush him.
But as the fireball burned out, and in the last dissipating flames, a figure suddenly shot out of the smoke—it was none other than an unharmed Danzo! This instant was enough for Danzo to thrust forward towards Jiraiya. Danzo seized the moment Jiraiya landed on the ground, unable to change position, and his kunai stabbed out, easily plunging into Jiraiya's right chest.
This was Jiraiya reacting instantly, thanks to his powerful combat intuition, to shift his body. Otherwise, his heart would have been pierced.
"Indeed, even powerful ninja with some renown are still too green in front of me. Wouldn't you agree, Jiraiya?" Danzo's tone was calm, as if the incredible events of the past two or three seconds were perfectly normal maneuvers.
Drawing blood from a ninja of Jiraiya's caliber in just two or three exchanges shocked everyone.
Jiraiya's eyes widened in disbelief: "Was that a Sharingan Genjutsu? But your eye..."
At extremely close range, he saw Danzo's Three-Tomoe Sharingan lose its luster, turning grayish-white, and he faintly understood it was a Dojutsu of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
But why could a Three-Tomoe Sharingan use such a bizarre Dojutsu? One that prevented the user from being harmed by enemy Ninjutsu? Why had he never heard of any Uchiha Clan member using it? And... why would Danzo, a non-Uchiha Clan member, possess it?!
"You've spent too much time and energy at Mount Myoboku, neglecting that the Village's Scroll of Seals is the most precious treasure trove in this world," Danzo said calmly. "If Orochimaru were here, he would immediately realize what Jutsu I used."
Despite Danzo appearing so calm, as if injuring a Kage Level powerhouse with one move was perfectly normal, he was actually incredibly excited internally.
Indeed, the Sharingan was a truly good thing, and Izanagi was an incredibly divine Forbidden Jutsu. The cost was merely one Three-Tomoe Sharingan; what kind of cost was that?! Kill a few more Uchiha Clan members, and he could gather enough Three-Tomoe Sharingan, couldn't he? Anyway, that Uchiha Clan could never be completely wiped out. Killing a batch periodically could even reduce the burden on the Village.
Unfortunately, while Izanagi was good, the Chakra consumption was too exaggerated. After using it just once, Danzo found that a third of his Chakra was gone!
He couldn't possibly use it three times in a row and completely exhaust his Chakra; if he couldn't defeat the enemy then, he wouldn't even be able to escape. This meant he could use it at most twice in one battle.
Danzo was already imagining how much strength he could unleash once Orochimaru transplanted organs cultivated from Hashirama Cells into him and installed even more Sharingan on them.
Then, with more Chakra, Izanagi could be used freely.
"Sensei!"
Yahiko and the other two were horrified, about to rush forward regardless, when Jiraiya quickly retreated, looking down at the blood constantly spurting from his right chest, his expression somewhat grim: "Don't worry, I just didn't have intel on Danzo's Forbidden Jutsu. I'm not that fragile."
Jiraiya summoned several toads to heal himself. Taking advantage of this interval, Danzo dug out the blind Sharingan, then summoned another Three-Tomoe Sharingan soaking in a container and inserted it into his eye socket.
"...It seems we're on the same page, but you should be careful, Danzo. I won't fall for the same Forbidden Jutsu twice."
Jiraiya glared coldly at Danzo, conflicted internally. He desperately wanted to kill Danzo, but his rationality told him he couldn't; doing so would truly be betraying the Village.