"Fall back!"
Danzo looked at the panting Sasuke and slowly stepped forward.
It was not that he mourned his subordinates' casualties. The intelligence-gathering and probing had gone far enough, and even if all the remaining men died, they would not gain anything more.
Only after weighing things up did he order them to withdraw.
After all, he had to consider the future. If the subordinates he had painstakingly accumulated all died at once, he would have no one left to use afterward.
He could continue taking advantage of Konoha, but he could not go too far. Not only would that make it easy to get discovered, it might also bring trouble.
Of course, Danzo was now absolutely confident that he could take down Sasuke.
"Jūgo, fall back first!"
Sasuke stripped off his blood-soaked shirt, revealing his lean, muscular upper body.
The only thing wrong with this scene was the art style. Otherwise, it would have been Xu Chu's Naked Battle with Ma Chao.
"Second Pillar, you are destined to die by this old man's hand today. But don't worry. This old man will take good care of those eyes of yours!"
Danzo tried to use words to crush Sasuke's resolve.
A ninja's will was immensely important.
If one's will was incomparably firm, there was always a chance to turn the tables.
But if one lacked confidence or their will collapsed, then even great strength would guarantee death.
That was why powerful fighters loved using Mouth Jutsu.
"Is that so?"
As though he had not heard Danzo's words, Sasuke lowered his body slightly like a predator preparing to pounce.
"Wood Release: Great Forest Technique!"
Danzo opened with Wood Release.
Wood Release was powerful and low-cost. There was simply no reason not to use it.
Besides, he was now a rogue ninja.