Black Eyes

On the other side of the Land of Iron.

In the snowy forest, Kakashi was making arrangements for tracking Sasuke when his expression suddenly changed.

Akamaru barked loudly.

"Someone's coming!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Three familiar figures landed in front of the group one after another.

"Gaara!" Naruto was slightly taken aback, then exclaimed in delight.

"Call!"

"Finally found you all..." Temari on her hips. She glanced at the Konoha Ninja and said to Kakashi, "There's something you absolutely must hear!"

"Something happened at the Five Kage Summit..." Gaara continued, "But what are you all doing here?"

Even ninjas wouldn't deliberately linger in desolate mountains and snowy fields where there are no villages or shops in sight.

"It's a long story..." Kakashi scratched the back of his head and sighed, "Let's start with what happened at the Five Kage Summit!"

"Um."

Temari and began to recount the series of events that had occurred that day.

From the arguments during the talks, to Danzo secretly using Genjutsu to control Mifune and make him speak for him, to Sasuke's invasion of the meeting and disruption of the proceedings, and finally to the mysterious figure claiming to be Madara Uchiha rescuing Sasuke and leaving behind a declaration of war...

"That concludes... the events of today."

Temari looked solemn and spoke slowly.

Kakashi and Yamato exchanged a glance, their expressions grave, and fell into deep thought.

"Madara Uchiha, this will be a war that affects the entire ninja world. I don't think this is an exaggeration..." Gaara stood to the side, his expression calm. "If Akatsuki were to collect all Nine Tailed Beasts, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for the entire world."

He looked at Naruto solemnly and said, "Therefore, we need to assemble Allied Shinobi Forces to stop them. This is a battle to protect the remaining Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, which means it's a war to protect you, Naruto."

"As the Kazekage, I will risk my life to protect you..."

He paused for a moment, then reached out and patted Naruto on the shoulder.

"I am very sorry about what happened to Sasuke."

Naruto lowered his head and fell silent.

Gaara glanced at the others; the Konoha Ninja were all there, including familiar faces like Sakura Haruno, Lee, and Kiba.

Strange... why is everyone here?

He had some doubts in his mind, but he didn't voice them. He glanced at everyone he knew, nodded slightly to Li, and then prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that besides the solemnity, there was also a strange look in everyone's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Temari frowned slightly, voicing Gaara's question.

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then said, "We also have some information... that's quite strange."

"Um?"

"About Sasuke..." Sakura Haruno stepped forward and said, "We just encountered someone who looks a lot like Sasuke, secretly watching us from a distance."

"Later, Kiba discovered his presence and gave chase, but he was very fast, and his movements and Chakra didn't seem like he was injured... By the time we got here, we couldn't catch up with him anymore."

Temari and the other two were taken aback.

"He appeared here?" Gaara frowned, pondering carefully. "Sasuke was already seriously injured at the Five Kage Summit... how could he be alive and well hundreds of kilometers away?"

"And judging from your descriptions," Kakashi interjected, "Sasuke's mind has fallen into an abyss, and his sense of Chakra has become extremely dark. But the Sasuke we encountered..."

He turned and exchanged a few glances with the people behind him.

"His Chakra is very clean and clear..." Sakura Haruno nodded.

She had the most acute sense of Chakra and had always remembered the texture of Sasuke's Chakra... therefore, she was most aware of the difference between that person's Chakra and the real Sasuke's.

Although he looks very similar, he doesn't have the real Sasuke's dark feeling.

Therefore, Sakura Haruno was certain that he was not the Sasuke she knew.

"Is it a fake?" Kankuro asked casually, standing to the side.

"It's possible..."

Kakashi, biting his finger and smearing the blood on his palm, summoned his Ninja Dog Pakkun.

"In short, whoever he is... we intend to track him down and find out his identity!"

However, they were some distance away from Kakashi and the others.

Sasuke was traveling at his usual pace... In fact, he was deliberately controlling his speed, and deep down he did hope that they could catch up.

If possible, guide them to find Sakura.

Sasuke continued on his way in silence, lost in thought.

He hoped everyone could have a calm and rational discussion, instead of being mistaken for a wanted fugitive and forced to flee.

He wanted to know something...

What exactly is going on with Sasuke in this world? What did he do, and what did he experience?

The boy felt a little heavy-hearted.

"Sasuke- kun," Yoru Uo said, licking a dried fish while squinting, "Three newcomers have joined up with Naruto and the others. They're standing together and seem to be chatting."

"Um."

"Sasuke- kun," Yoru Uo said, finishing the fish and licking the bits of meat from between the bones, "They're starting to catch up."

"Um."

"Sasuke- kun," Yoru Uo casually tossed the cleanly eaten dried fish aside and asked, "Is there any more dried fish?"

"... You ate it all!"

"... oh."

The battle between Sakura Haruno and Danzo is nearing its end.

"The outcome of the battle is no longer in doubt... If Danzo doesn't have any other means, even if he can revive a few more times, it will be of no use!"

Karin retreated far away, hiding behind a boulder outside the battlefield, quietly peeking out her head, watching the battle below with a thoughtful expression, while silently pondering.

The battle off the field, due to Danzo's utter lack of resistance, had devolved into a game of whack-a-mole with the ice giant.

Boom boom boom--!

The Giant God Warrior bombarded the earth repeatedly, each strike seemingly creating an earthquake. The deep, heavy roar echoed through the sky, making Karin's eardrums buzz!

Under the onslaught of the giant's fists and feet, Danzo dodged and weaved with agility beyond his years, his body leaping and bounding, narrowly avoiding Sakura Haruno's attacks several times, leaving onlookers in awe.

However, having only defenses but no opportunity to attack means that no matter how brilliantly or perfectly Danzo, there will eventually come a time when his defenses crumble.

On the field, after narrowly dodging Sakura Haruno's attacks several times, Danzo was finally cornered.

"Is there no way to escape now...?"

Surrounded by sheer cliffs of crumbling walls and rubble, there was almost no space to hide. The old man gasped for breath as the giant hand overhead seemed to blot out the sun and descend upon him, his face turning pale.

Bang!

Dust filled the air, sand flew everywhere, and gravel flew in all directions!

In the shadows, Danzo's figure reappeared on the other side.

On his right arm, the ninth Sharingan closed.

"Each time you die, you close one eye..." Karin confirmed this once again.

After Danzo's secret of repeatedly dying and coming back to life was exposed to the girl several times, Karin had already cracked the secret of this Ninjutsu.

Each Sharingan corresponds to one chance for resurrection. Although the exact nature of this technique is unknown, its effect is clearly to revive the user at the cost of permanently closing the Sharingan!

"The ninth eye..." Karin whispered to Sasuke, "Danzo only has one last Sharingan left, which is also his last chance to be resurrected!"

"The fight between these two is about to end!"

Sasuke nodded silently.

Danzo is clearly about to die. Sakura Haruno shows no sign of holding back against him.

He felt no pleasure whatsoever at the impending death of the object of his revenge.

He had witnessed Danzo's strength firsthand. Even if it was obtained through trickery and cheating, Danzo was still formidable with his many hidden strengths. Sasuke was confident he could defeat him, but he would also pay a considerable price.

Sakura Haruno... didn't even use her full strength; she beat Danzo, like a cat playing with a mouse!

Why... are you so strong?

Sasuke's mood at this moment was cold and complicated.

Danzo, resurrected for the ninth time, subconsciously glanced at his right arm again.

"No need to look anymore," came the girl's cool voice from above. "You only have one Sharingan left."

Danzo was suddenly startled.

Has the secret of this technique been discovered?

The girl seemed to read his mind, chuckling softly, "You don't think everyone else is stupid, do you? After resurrecting so many times, anyone could see through the flaws in your technique..."

"Izanagi."

"Your technique... is that what it's called? It costs you permanent loss of sight with your Sharingan to distort and reverse reality that's unfavorable to you, even turning back death, thus creating the illusion of resurrection. So, you only have one last chance to revive."

"I didn't expect... that you actually knew about Izanagi," Danzo coldly.

What else do you know?

"I know far more about the Uchiha than you can imagine..." Sakura Haruno smiled faintly, speaking calmly, "But why should I tell you, just to give you time to buy yourself some time?"

Danzo was startled.

The killing intent seemed to freeze in the air like frost. Without thinking, the old man suddenly jumped up, and behind him came the deafening roar of a giant's hand slamming into the ground.

That overwhelming force, unleashed upon the earth, caused the soil to ripple and spread outwards like waves!

Boom!

Danzo didn't even have time to feel relieved that he had dodged a fatal blow.

A sharp whooshing sound came from above. As soon as Danzo landed, he instinctively bent backward, the force so great that his muscles and bones seemed to crack. The old man's body bent at an angle beyond its limit, narrowly avoiding the horizontal slash of the other hand!

"I've figured out your attack pattern...!" Danzo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then--

Call out!

A silvery-white line of water descended, passing over Danzo's body and carving a very thin crack in the earth.

The old man's face held a relaxed expression for the last moment, tinged with a hint of astonishment, before his body split in two, collapsing to the ground, one on each side.

"You've seen through my attack pattern?"

As Danzo revived for the last time and appeared on the ground, Sakura Haruno's lips curled into a contemptuous smile.

On the old man's right arm, the last Sharingan slowly closed.

"Shimura Danzō, you're finished."

Sakura Haruno stood tall, speaking coldly.

Looking down from where she stood, Danzo's figure appeared as insignificant as an ant.

With a slight twitch of her fingers, she raised the ice giant's hand high into the air.

Then, he slammed it down hard on Danzo!

Boom!

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred: Danzo's right arm transformed into a giant tree, wrapping around the ice giant and binding it! Danzo ripped off his right hand, seized the opportunity to leap up, and after several jumps on the immobilized ice giant, rushed to Sakura Haruno's side!

The bandage covering his right eye had been removed at some point.

It revealed itself: a strange, eerie Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Has the game been turned around?" Obito wondered.

"At least we've bought enough time..." the old man sneered.

"You're the one who's doomed... Become my puppet, Sakura Haruno!"

He stared intently into the girl's clear, black-and-white eyes.

Etc--

Danzo suddenly paused, taken aback.

Sakura Haruno... why do she have black eyes?

[First Update]