"Haha~~ A bunch of losers, and you thought you could get rid of me~~ What a pipe dream!" The newcomer continued taunting the Root elite.
But this time, no one made another move.
The battle-hardened Root elite understood~~
When faced with the bizarre situation of their attacks having no effect, there was no point in attacking a hundred times without figuring out why. They'd only be wasting their Chakra.
"Heh heh~~ You losers aren't making a move? Then it's my turn. Let me show you what terrifying really means."
With that, the newcomer closed his eyes. When he opened them again, an invisible ripple suddenly swept out in every direction, washing over the Root elite.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
Before the Root members could even react, their eyes closed one after another, and their bodies crumpled to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of his subordinates had collapsed to the ground in this bizarre manner.
Danzō's aged face twisted into a terrifying scowl.
"What the hell is going on? Is this genjutsu?" he roared helplessly.
Unfortunately, aside from Hao Shuai, there was no one left at the scene to answer him.
"This isn't genjutsu! What did you do to my subordinates?" Having lived a long life, Danzō quickly regained his composure. He glared at Hao Shuai and growled.
"Nothing much~~" the newcomer said with a smile. "Just a little mental shock. Don't get so worked up."
Though he wasn't the real body and couldn't bring many of his abilities to bear, taking care of a bunch of nobodies was still effortless.
Seeing how terrifying this man was, Danzō took a deep breath and said gravely, "Who exactly are you, sir? What grudge do you have against Konoha?"
"Fine~ Since you're so eager to know who I am,