In Leaf Village: Starting Off by Slapping White Fang

A and Killer B raised their eyes and looked ahead.

Dense dots had appeared on the distant horizon, rapidly growing larger in their field of vision.

In less than ten seconds, A had clearly seen who was coming.

The Leaf Shinobi Army!

"Is that the Konoha's Black Blade who killed Saimon in the last war?"

A focused on Genetsu with considerable interest.

Killer B gestured with both hands and chimed in with a rap:

"A swordsman? YO~ Big Bro, leave that guy to me! Little Eight and I will play with him, fool, ya fool!"

"Fine, but be careful. I heard that unlike White Fang, who excels at Lightning Release, he is exceptionally skilled with Fire Release. Once it sticks to you, it cannot be extinguished. You must be careful—hm!?"

A had barely finished warning Killer B when his expression abruptly changed again. He noticed another person at the very front of the Leaf Shinobi Army.

That old face, barely past fifty yet covered in wrinkles, left even A incredulous. "That is... Danzo?!"

Naturally, he had heard of Danzo.

But hadn't this infamous old schemer of the shinobi world always operated from the shadows?

Why was he on the front lines?

Could it be that Leaf Village had run out of people?

That couldn't be right. Weren't White Fang and Jiraiya both here?

Even if things were truly dire, Hiruzen Sarutobi could take the field himself. Why send Danzo?

"Whatever. From the looks of it, Danzo should be the commander-in-chief, right?"

A's slicked-back hair stood on end as lightning, strikingly similar to Hatake Sakumo's, formed armor that covered his entire body.

"Good. If I take him out, Leaf Village's morale should plummet, shouldn't it?"

The instant he spoke, A shot forward like a heavy missile.

The immense force shattered the ground beneath his feet, while the violent shockwave formed a whirlwind that nearly blew the surrounding Cloud Ninja away.

"Bi, the Black Blade is yours!"

A shouted without looking back.

"This great me is Killer B of Cloud Village, YEAH!!!"

Killer B tossed all eight short blades into the air, catching them between his teeth, elbows, armpits, knees, and other bizarre spots.

The next instant, he charged toward the Leaf Army in that strange stance, spiraling forward.

The Cloud Village Shinobi Army behind him erupted with fierce momentum as well, every one of them roaring as they charged the Leaf Army.

"Lord Danzo, A is targeting you!"

Hizashi Hyuga, who had seen through the AB Combo's route in advance with his Byakugan, warned Danzo and Genetsu:

"Lord Genetsu, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is coming your way!"

The instant Hizashi Hyuga shouted those words—

Genetsu had already flashed before Killer B with Flash Step.

Killer B's expression changed drastically as he thought, Fool! This guy's speed is even faster than Big Bro...

Clang!!!

The next moment, their blades collided, scattering explosive sparks.

"Hm, what a strange feeling..."

The instant Genetsu's blade struck Killer B's—

The Eight-Tails' expression changed slightly within the sealing space.

This abnormal sensation, this intense feeling of unease...

What was it...?

"The Third Raikage's son, a Lightning Release ninja? This old man's Wind Release has not grown rusty yet."

On the other side, Danzo's heavy tone revealed no fear.

Lightning Release, was it?

What he excelled at most was Wind Release—the very thing that countered it!

Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!

As A in his Lightning Release Chakra Armor drew ever closer—

Danzo formed hand seals at high speed and spat several sickle-weasel wind blades from his mouth.

"Hmph!"

A's face twisted into a deeply disdainful smile as he watched the wind blades rushing toward him.

Blue light flashed, and he vanished from where he stood, letting the wind blades pass through empty air.

In less than a blink, he had flashed to Danzo's right side.

"Not as fast as Teacher Tobirama. You cannot escape this old man's perception."

Danzo spoke coldly and swung his kunai.

The instant A appeared again—

He stabbed directly at A's waist.

Screech—clang!

However, something awkward happened in the next moment.

When Danzo's kunai struck A's side—

It snapped cleanly in two the instant it made contact.

"HAHAHAHA!!!"

This time, Genetsu truly could not hold it in. After pulling away from Killer B, he clutched his stomach with one hand and burst out laughing.

This scene looked far too much like that famous picture from the future—

A kunai stabbing Susanoo.

If you ever think you are stupid, remember that Danzo once tried to stab Susanoo with a kunai.

Even Killer B, standing opposite Genetsu, was dumbfounded by Danzo's move.

Had the other side never heard of his big brother?

Even if he had not, the Lightning Release Chakra Armor passed down through generations of Raikage—

As Tobirama Senju's disciple, Danzo should have seen the Second Raikage use it on the battlefield during the First Shinobi World War, shouldn't he?

What kind of baffling move was it to stab Lightning Release Chakra Armor with a kunai now?

Even A himself was confused after being stabbed.

What was that supposed to be?

A test?

"As expected, it is very hard."

Danzo muttered with a frown.

"You idiot!"

A felt that choosing such an opponent was simply an insult to his intelligence.

He formed his left hand into a blade, Lightning Release Chakra erupting from it.

Thunderous Pain!!!

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Thunderous Pain!!!

Accompanied by A's furious roar and the lightning hand blade erupting from his left hand—

Crack—

Caught off guard, the right half of Danzo's arm made a sound like silk being torn apart.

Thud!

The next second, a bloody arm arced through the air and landed on the ground roughly ten meters away from them.

"Urgh!!!"

His entire right arm had been severed. The agonizing pain made Danzo cry out and collapse to his knees.

He fell to the ground, convulsing without end.

Both armies: "..."

"...Are you here to be funny?"

After at least half a minute, Genetsu could not help asking.

Even when he had watched Sasuke's battle with Danzo from a god's-eye view in his previous life, he had felt as if he were watching Deyun Society.

Danzo's baffling actions in that battle could rival some pineapple-headed fool from later generations. Whether it was stabbing Susanoo with a kunai, using Izanagi as a Substitution Technique, or sealing the bridge with his death—

One was an idiot, the other a moron.

But now, Genetsu was standing here as an observer.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed such a stupid ninja existed in this world.

He talked himself up to the heavens.

Yet before even two exchanges had passed on the battlefield, one of his arms had already been chopped off.

The surrounding Leaf Ninja were all dumbfounded as well.

They were just short of making faces with their mouths hooked open as they cursed:

They could do without this front-line commander-in-chief!

The hot-tempered A had no intention of holding back. He raised his right foot high and brought it down, preparing to demonstrate a head-crushing blow for Danzo.

Raging Thunder Axe!!

While casually blocking Killer B's continuous Eight-Blade Style slashes, Genetsu glanced sideways at A and Danzo.

He sighed inwardly. Had a pie fallen from the sky today? Before I have done anything at all, someone is thoughtfully helping me kill Danzo?

Wind Style: Vacuum Barrage!

Wind Style: Vacuum Barrage!

Wind Style: Vacuum Barrage!

However, life rarely went as one wished.

At the very last instant, just as A's heel was about to crush Danzo's head like a watermelon—

More than a dozen Shimura Clan ninja rushed forward at once, spewing wind blades at A from both flanks.