Confronting Shimura Danzō, Whose "Red Name" Had Turned Purple!

After leaving the Hokage's office, Danzo had been bottling up his anger.

He was deeply dissatisfied with Sarutobi Hiruzen's indecisiveness.

In his eyes, aside from Kagami Uchiha from years ago, every member of the Uchiha Clan was an evil Uchiha.

Especially an Uchiha brat like Uchiha Chisen, who wore his extreme personality and methods openly on his sleeve!

What Absolute Justice?

He was clearly just using justice as a pretext to kill for pleasure!

Only Monkey, that utterly unqualified Third Hokage, would think Uchiha Chisen's stance was worthy of trust.

As Danzo seethed with dissatisfaction and headed back to the Root Base with two Root guards...

He witnessed a sight that nearly gave him a heart attack.

Seven-year-old Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto was dangling from Uchiha Chisen's hand!

The sight made Danzo vaguely recall the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

The devastation that terrifying Nine-Tails Fox had inflicted upon Konoha remained vivid in his mind!

Danzo practically exploded with rage on the spot.

The moment he furiously shouted, "You innately evil Uchiha brat!" from afar, he rushed toward Uchiha Chisen with his two Root guards.

In the blink of an eye, they surrounded Uchiha Chisen, the Anbu Ninja, Izumi, and Uzumaki Naruto in a triangular formation.

Danzo was so agitated that he nearly tore off the bandages around his body, exposing that horrifying collection of Sharingan.

Fortunately, he clenched his teeth and held himself back.

"Uchiha Chisen! Are you trying to rebel?!"

Danzo glared furiously at Uchiha Chisen with an utterly sinister gaze. So emotional was he that even his breathing had grown much heavier.

He barked aggressively, "You dare seize Uzumaki Naruto hostage in broad daylight? Your Uchiha Clan's ambitions really can't be hidden anymore, can they?!"

"I knew your Uchiha Clan harbored ill intentions toward Konoha! That tragedy from years ago... it truly was orchestrated by your Uchiha Clan, wasn't it?!"

The two masked Root guards had already drawn their Ninja Swords.

The tense atmosphere made some of the nearby passersby realize that something was wrong.

"Who are those two masked people..." Compared to the Anbu Ninja, who were still somewhat known despite operating in the shadows, very few civilians knew of Root of Konoha, the completely hidden Root Ninja.

"Hey, hey, something doesn't seem right!" Someone swallowed nervously and took a few steps back. "They aren't about to fight, are they? Should we hurry and notify the Konoha Military Police Force?"

"Isn't that Uchiha Chisen... a member of the Konoha Military Police Force? Shouldn't we notify Lord Hokage instead?"

"This situation doesn't look very good..."

"..."

Izumi also felt that the situation was bad. She did not recognize the Root Ninja or know Shimura Danzō, but she recognized the Anbu masks.

She also noticed that from the moment that bandaged old man she had never seen before appeared, Chisen-senpai's gaze had been firmly fixed on him.

She did not know whether it was her imagination, but she felt that Chisen-senpai's eyes contained an unconcealed killing intent.

Clearly, it was not her imagination.

In Uchiha Chisen's vision, the red box floating above Danzo's head was larger than anyone else's.

The densely packed small text contained crime after crime Danzo had committed. That crimson color, so deep it was turning purple, represented his evil.

Uchiha Chisen had seen Danzo from afar once six years ago. Even then, he had felt an urge to make a move.

But...

At the time, he had only been a Chunin. The evil upon Danzo was far beyond what he had been capable of purging.

And now...

Uchiha Chisen was stirred once more. Narrowing his eyes, he ignored Danzo's string of aggressive questions and said, "I caught this brat because he committed a crime. Is Root trying to obstruct the Konoha Military Police Force in the execution of its duties? Anyone who obstructs law enforcement will be killed without mercy."

The Anbu Ninja assigned to monitor Naruto also realized that something was wrong.

Without drawing attention, he summoned a Ninja Pigeon and released it, having the summoned beast hurry to inform Lord Hokage.

Naruto had been frightened speechless by the perilous atmosphere.

He realized that he had truly caused a huge disaster today.

Danzo's sinister eyes were equally filled with killing intent. "Uchiha Chisen, you are no ordinary evil Uchiha! Today, I will personally eliminate this threat for Konoha."

Clack—

The Ninja Sword at Uchiha Chisen's waist had already been drawn more than an inch.

At the instant a gust of wind swept a fallen leaf through the air—

The two Root Ninja behind Uchiha Chisen struck first!

One instantly closed in with a Ninja Sword in hand, its tip aimed straight at Chisen's back!

The other slashed at Uchiha Chisen's left arm, attempting to seize the Jinchuriki.

Danzo, meanwhile, closed the distance in the blink of an eye.

At some point, his bandage-wrapped arm had gripped a Kunai.

The Kunai stabbed straight toward Uchiha Chisen's abdomen!

In that near-simultaneous instant, scarlet crept into Uchiha Chisen's eyes as the Three-Tomoe Sharingan replaced his original pupils.

He suddenly pulled back his left hand, forcing the Root Ninja trying to sever his left arm to hurriedly withdraw his blade. Otherwise, he would have struck the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Ninja Sword, already drawn an inch from its sheath, was fully unsheathed in an instant and violently collided with Danzo's incoming Kunai.

Using that force, Uchiha Chisen released his Ninja Sword and rapidly formed hand seals with one hand.

"Lava Release..."

"Chakra Warrior Body!"

A startling crimson Chakra surged from Uchiha Chisen's entire body. Every inch of his skin visibly transformed into flowing Magma, and even the Konoha Military Police Force uniform he wore was assimilated by the Lava Release Chakra, taking on the form of flowing Magma.

The terrifying heat directly set Naruto's back collar ablaze. Naruto fell with a smack. Even from several inches away, the heat burned the back of his neck.

Naruto clutched his neck and cried out in pain.

The Ninja Sword thrust toward Uchiha Chisen's back, at the instant it touched his skin...

Melted!

"This is..." Danzo's pupils constricted. His mind, nearly clouded by rage, instantly cleared as he recalled Uchiha Chisen's unusual nature. "Lava Release Kekkei Genkai!!!"

This innately evil Uchiha brat was an exceptionally rare ninja with double Kekkei Genkai, even across the entire ninja world!

Even Danzo had only heard of Uchiha Chisen's double Kekkei Genkai. He had never seen Uchiha Chisen use Lava Release before.

This astonishing temperature was more terrifying than many Fire Release ninjutsu!

He absolutely could not let this innately evil Uchiha brat touch him. That heat would vaporize flesh—this was the subconscious conclusion drawn from Danzo's many years of combat experience.

Just as the thought crossed Danzo's mind...

Uchiha Chisen's Magma-flowing arm shot forth like a crimson spear!

It lunged straight for Danzo's head!