On the training ground, Danzo had not even had time to flee. After only a moment of hesitation, he had become a commander without troops.
Only the corpses of Root ninja littered the ground.
The sight chilled Danzo to the bone. He no longer dared hesitate and turned to flee this place of conflict with the Body Flicker Technique.
However, the instant he moved, a golden flash appeared behind him.
Naruto did not even need to use the Flying Thunder God to move. Relying solely on the extreme speed of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he had reached a level comparable to the Fourth Hokage, the "Yellow Flash," in his prime.
Naruto's calm voice sounded beside Danzo's ear, carrying a trace of mockery.
"Lord Danzo, where do you think you're going?"
Danzo's body abruptly froze, as though invisible nails had pinned him in place.
He could clearly feel the oppressive force of the immense Nine-Tails Chakra behind him.
The thought of running had barely arisen before reality ruthlessly crushed it.
Before an opponent who had perfectly mastered the Nine-Tails' power and the Flying Thunder God Technique, turning and fleeing was no different from courting death.
Danzo swiftly turned around. The muscles in his face twitched from rage, fear, and extreme unwillingness, leaving his expression horribly twisted. His exposed eye stared fixedly at Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto was shrouded in a golden Chakra cloak, his vertical crimson pupils calm as still water, as though the man before him was utterly insignificant.
That absolute contempt stung Danzo deeply.
Words were pale and powerless before an absolute gap in strength. Danzo knew that well.
Beg for mercy?
Make excuses?
That would only make his death swifter and more humiliating.
Only by fighting to the death might he have a sliver of hope!
With that thought, a