Danzo... Fucking Died

Sasori appeared to be arguing with Kakuzu, but he kept a close eye on Danzo's movements.

As the former leader of Root, Danzo might have been in a miserable state now, but no one could say for sure whether this deeply scheming beaten dog had any other tricks up his sleeve.

After all, Danzo had not only escaped from the Fourth Hokage, but had also survived Kakuzu's sneak attack—a strike that should have been fatal.

Once could be called luck, but if it happened again and again, then that ability to come back from the dead was truly intimidating.

No one knew how many times Danzo could "die" before he was truly dead, but if Sasori died even once, he would really be done for.

Seeing Danzo trying to flee, Sasori made the first move.

Hidden within Hiruko, he swung his enormous tail. The stinger at its tip trembled in a subtle curve, just like that of a real scorpion.

As the battle began, the atmosphere around them abruptly changed, losing the strange mood of their earlier bickering.

Sasori dragged his tail as he moved, its tip scraping noisily across the ground. His steps followed no pattern, sometimes swift and sometimes slow. In just a few blinks, he silently charged before Danzo.

The tail whipped out in a broad arc, lashing toward Danzo's forehead.

Danzo was not foolish enough to block it with both hands. Sasori's skill with poison was known throughout the ninja world.

The tail had definitely been coated in a deadly poison, the kind without an antidote.

A Kunai infused with Wind Release Chakra appeared in Danzo's hand as he slashed upward to block.

The infusion of Wind Release Chakra could greatly enhance a Kunai's sharpness.

But the instant they collided, he immediately let go of the