Death of Danzo

Shimura Danzō burst into wild laughter. His legs had already been severed, and he crawled like a dog with paralyzed hind legs, leaving a long trail of blood across the ground. The exposed flesh scraping against the earth caused him unbearable pain, but the sight of Uchiha Yue, who had stopped moving, made him suppress it. An incomparably excited expression appeared on his face.

"Ha ha ha! Such powerful strength, such fierce, forceful, overwhelmingly tyrannical power—it's mine now! Hahaha!!!"

Shimura Danzō laughed madly, filled with excitement and fervor. He had just witnessed Uchiha Yue's power. How terrifyingly strong it was! Ordinary ninjas had no ability to resist a monster like that. And now, that power was his.

After Kotoamatsukami had been cast, Uchiha Yue had become his slave. With such a powerful, terrifying, incomparably fierce weapon, what could he not accomplish? What could he fail to do? Even the position of Hokage was not beyond another attempt.

"Hahaha!!!"

Shimura Danzō laughed wildly.

"Quick, quick, give me your eyes! Give me your eyes!!!"

Soon, Shimura Danzō crawled to Uchiha Yue's feet like a dog. He raised his head and howled endlessly, clearly excited beyond measure.

Under Shimura Danzō's eager gaze, Uchiha Yue suddenly opened his eyes and lifted his head. He then looked indifferently at Shimura Danzō lying on the ground, a brutally cruel, mocking smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

The next moment, he raised his foot and stomped down at Shimura Danzō.

"No... no!!! How could this be? You should give me your eyes, give me your eyes!!! No, you weren't controlled! How could Kotoamatsukami fail? How could it fail? Gah!!! No!!!"

Feeling the chill around him and seeing the descending footprint, Shimura Danzō immediately understood. Uchiha Yue had never been under his control. He began struggling at once, his hands clutching desperately at the ground as he tried to leap away like a frog and evade the blow.

Boom!

But it was already too late. The enormous foot came down on Shimura Danzō without obstruction, crushing his body into a pile of mangled flesh.

"Lord Danzo!"

The few surviving Root members cried out in grief at the sight. Then, consumed by rage, they launched an attack on Uchiha Yue.

Uchiha Yue looked at the Root ninjas and casually raised a hand, swatting them to death as if they were mosquitoes.

Just then, a black shadow appeared by his feet and began fleeing frantically.

"Hee hee, I have to survive—gah! Konoha can't be without me, it can't be without me!!!"

Danzo ran madly. At the instant before his death, Shimura Danzō had consumed a Sharingan and activated Izanagi. Run, run—he had to survive. Against a monster like this, as long as he could leave this place, as long as Konoha's ninjas arrived, everything would be fine.

Gah, he had to survive!

"Oh, Izanagi? But will it help? Danzo, you can't escape."

Meanwhile, although the Uchiha Clan was situated on the Konoha Border, the enormous commotion still alerted Konoha's other ninjas. Before long, a group of ninjas rushed toward the Uchiha Clan.

When they reached the vicinity of the Uchiha Clan compound, they saw a terrified, panicked old geezer fleeing desperately. Behind him stood a massive azure giant, like a demon god.

"Lord Danzo!"

Some of the ninjas recognized him.

"Gah, save me!!!"

Shimura Danzō's face lit up when he saw the ninjas. As long as he reached them, as long as—

Boom!

The next moment, a giant hand seized him.

"No! No, you can't kill me! You're making an enemy of Konoha! Hiruzen Sarutobi won't let you off! Let me go—if you let me go, no matter what it is..."

Danzo's face twisted with terror as he struggled and writhed frantically, threatening and begging without pause. But before he could finish speaking, Uchiha Yue tightened his grip.

Splat!

Shimura Danzō's body was crushed on the spot. He was dead beyond doubt.

Shimura Danzō, dead!

"Lord Danzo!"

Seeing this, the ninjas present no longer hesitated. They immediately charged forward and attacked Uchiha Yue. They did not know what was happening, but since he had dared lay hands on someone from their village...

Splat!

"Ah!"

Amid one scream after another, blossoms of blood bloomed.

"Hahaha!!!"

Uchiha Yue began laughing wildly. His body slowly rose into the air as countless blue-violet chains surged from the massive body, writhing and churning madly. Like snakes, they directly bound several ninjas.

"Ah!!"

Screams rang out one after another. The ninjas bound by the chains visibly weakened at a rapid pace, becoming shriveled corpses in the blink of an eye. All the energy in their bodies had been devoured by Uchiha Yue.

Evil God Chains.

This was the divine weapon awakened by Uchiha Yue's Susanoo. It possessed extreme hardness and powerful sealing abilities, could absorb an enemy's Chakra, and as long as Uchiha Yue had sufficient energy, it could grow without limit and extend endlessly.

"What the hell is that monster!!!"

Some ninjas stared in horror at their companions, now dried corpses. Then they looked at the giant slowly rising into the air and shuddered. It was simply a monster!

Tonight, the night was deep. Hiruzen Sarutobi could not sleep. Perhaps he was simply getting old.

He sat in his bedroom, drinking tea and smoking, wearing a relaxed expression.

The Uchiha Clan had been a little restless lately, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought.

"I hope Itachi won't disappoint me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked as he recalled that child who, at the age of seven, had already been able to think from the Hokage's perspective. Uchiha Itachi was a genius. And Danzo—many of the things Danzo had done were actually things Hiruzen Sarutobi had tacitly approved of, or even hinted at.

Whenever he thought of Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. That man was too easy to understand. With only the slightest hint, Danzo would know to handle matters that Hiruzen Sarutobi could not openly speak of due to his position. And after Danzo did them, Hiruzen Sarutobi could cut ties with him at lightning speed. After all, he had never said any of those things. They had all been Danzo's own ideas and had nothing to do with him.

The matter of the Uchiha Clan was the same. Based on his understanding of Danzo, the Uchiha Clan was likely in trouble. Still, Danzo had been getting a little too carried away lately. This was the perfect opportunity to suppress him and take back some of the power in his hands.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of smoke and a sip of tea, a...