Danzo's Death!

"Uchiha Yao... just how much do you know?"

Danzo stared fixedly at the black-haired youth, his killing intent almost tangible.

The other party knew about Shisui's Mangekyo, knew about Kotoamatsukami, and now even knew about the ten Sharingan on his arm.

This brat was merely a twelve-year-old boy—how did he know so much? Who told him?

"I told you, a lot. So much that it's beyond your imagination!"

Yao's tone was light:

"I know that these ten Sharingan—each one of them can activate Izanagi once!"

"And the duration of Izanagi is about one minute!"

"During that minute!"

"You can fight recklessly, turning all reality that works against you into empty dreams!"

"I also know..."

Yao's voice stretched slightly, carrying a nearly cruel edge:

"Because you don't belong to the Uchiha Clan, you need to form hand seals in advance to forcibly activate Izanagi!"

"Bo, Hai, Mi—those are the three seals, right, Lord Danzo?"

The Sharingan is a Kekkei Genkai unique to the Uchiha Clan.

An Uchiha with the Sharingan, if Yao activated Izanagi, wouldn't need to form seals in advance.

Just a glare would do!

But unfortunately.

Danzo isn't an Uchiha—he needs to form seals beforehand.

So.

As long as he cuts off Danzo's arm before he finishes the seals, Danzo can't activate Izanagi!

And without activating Izanagi, once his right arm is severed, Danzo will permanently lose the Sharingan on that arm.

That's the limitation of Izanagi! Or rather, Danzo's limitation!

"You even know that?"

Danzo trembled slightly.

"I told you, I know more than you imagine!"

Yao's tone was flat.

Danzo's actual strength was quite average; the real trouble was Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo and the ten Sharingan.

Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo possesses the ultimate Illusion Technique, Kotoamatsukami.

And the ten Sharingan are equivalent to ten revival tokens.

So the key to dealing with Danzo lies in how to counter Kotoamatsukami and those ten Sharingan.

As long as these secrets are known, dealing with Danzo becomes simple.

Send a Wood Clone to waste the Kotoamatsukami illusion in advance.

Then, before Danzo activates Izanagi, sever his right arm.

Everything's settled!

In short.

To deal with Danzo, Yao had completely calculated him down to the last detail!

From Kotoamatsukami!

To Izanagi!

From Shisui's right Mangekyo eye!

To these ten ordinary Sharingan!

Danzo's hidden cards held no secrets before Yao!

Danzo fell silent, a bone-deep chill rising in his heart.

All his schemes! All his trump cards! All his reliance... inside and out, completely seen through!

"Everything of mine... you... know it all... no grievance... losing... no grievance!"

Danzo couldn't understand.

He had lived in seclusion all these years, acting with utmost secrecy.

All research and transplants involving the Sharingan and First Hokage Cells were conducted in Root's deepest chamber.

Uchiha Yao, this brat who grew up under his surveillance since childhood—where on earth did he learn all this?

More ironically, he was supposed to be the one monitoring Uchiha Yao, while Uchiha Yao was the one being monitored.

And yet...

He knew nothing about Uchiha Yao, while Yao knew him inside out!

How utterly ironic!

"Can't figure it out?"

Yao shook his head with a faint smile. "Doesn't matter. Take that confusion with you to hell and ponder it slowly!"

There was no way he would let Danzo go. Setting everything else aside, just for Shisui's Mangekyo, Danzo had to die!

The secret of obtaining Uchiha Shisui's right Mangekyo eye was something Yao didn't want anyone else knowing for now.

"Brat... since you know so much... then you must recognize this technique too!!"

Danzo suddenly tore open the front of his robe, revealing his aged chest, covered in eerie black curse marks.

Those marks writhed like living things, radiating ominous Chakra fluctuations.

"Wicked brat... today, I will rid Konoha of a scourge like you! Reverse Symbols Seal!!!"

The curse marks on Danzo's chest erupted with darkness that devoured everything.

Black lines surged like a tide, crawling from his body to cover him entirely.

Wherever they passed.

All matter, flesh and blood, robes, air, Chakra...

Were twisted, pulled, collapsing toward the black hole-like center!

Danzo turned himself into a sacrifice, trying to drag everything around him, including that detestable Uchiha Yao.

Into the eternal darkness of the seal, taking them all down together!

Facing this sudden, devastating sealing technique, the corner of Yao's mouth curled into an almost pitying arc.

"Finally using the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique? Too bad..."

"Using that move in front of a Flying Thunder God User... how adorably stupid!"

Shwoosh!

The Flying Thunder God Technique activated.

Yao had already vanished.

"No!!!"

Seeing this, Danzo let out a desperate, furious roar.

The technique he had poured everything into, meant to take them both down, hadn't even touched the hem of his opponent's clothes.

Unwilling!

He was unwilling!

The pitch-black sealing sphere rapidly expanded, completely swallowing Danzo.

Then it engulfed Yamanaka Fu and the other Root ninjas.

"No!!!"

"Ah!!!"

They only had time to scream before being swallowed by the darkness.

Boom!

The dark sphere contracted to its limit and vanished without a trace.

All that remained was a spherical crater several meters in diameter, its depths unfathomable.

Danzo, along with his last few loyal subordinates, had been completely devoured and sealed by the Forbidden Jutsu he himself had unleashed.

A few seconds later, space rippled faintly, and Yao silently reappeared.

"A desperate, unwilling struggle... pitiful, but nothing more than a laughingstock!"

Yao commented, sweeping his gaze over the wrecked Root Base.

This "Root," which had once struck fear into countless Konoha ninjas, had today been dug up and cleared out by his own hands.

"Time to head to the main arena! There's still a big show going on there!"

By the time Yao arrived at the Chūnin Exams arena, chaos had already broken out.

The Four Violet Flames Formation hung like an inverted purple glass bowl, sealing the central battlefield tightly within.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was conjuring countless gnarled branches, relentlessly chasing down the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, moved like a phantom, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to flash and strike within the confined space.

The Third Hokage held his ground with the Adamantine Staff, struggling to fend off two opponents at once, but his steps faltered as he fell completely on the defensive.

Outside the barrier.

The situation was equally dire!

Sunagakure and Otogakure ninjas surged toward the spectator stands and arena like a tidal wave, screams and explosions ringing out without end.

From time to time, Orochimaru's hoarse roar echoed through the village.

Chaos!

Total chaos!

Most of the Anbu and Jōnin were locked in combat, unable to break free.

The only Anbu near the barrier stood helplessly at its edge, cheering for the Third Hokage: "Lord Hokage... hold on!"

Kakashi, while fighting Sunagakure Jōnin Baki, issued orders:

"Guy! Forget about the Third Hokage! Trust him—after all, he's the strongest Hokage in history!"

"Rock Lee! The Sunagakure forces on the southeast corner are pushing too fast—stop them!"

"Naruto! Sasuke! That guy with the dark circles named Gaara is the key—don't let him go berserk!"

"Sakura, Tenten! There are elderly and children trapped in the stands—go save them! Prioritize evacuating the villagers!"

"Hinata, go home immediately and ask the Hyuga Clan Head to step in!"

"Genma, Aoba! Don't waste time trying to break the Four Violet Flames Formation! Head straight to Anbu headquarters and rally more forces!"

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

With Kakashi's commands, the Konoha ninjas moved into action—intercepting, evacuating, calling for reinforcements...

What had been a disorganized defense quickly became orderly and efficient.

Yo's gaze pierced through the warped purple barrier, landing on the battered Third Hokage.

A thought suddenly rose in his mind, dripping with malicious amusement.

Danzo, that old dog, had dared to make a move against him—so don't blame him for stirring this pot until it boiled over.

Yo activated the Transformation Jutsu.

Poof!

A puff of smoke dispersed.

Yo transformed directly into Danzo—wrapped in a dark kimono, his right eye and right arm bound in bandages, his face grim and sinister.

The next second.

"Danzo" vanished from his spot and reappeared inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.