Seizing the Eye

Before the Hokage Building, the shockwaves from the ninjutsu bombardment shook leaves from the surrounding trees, while the ground cracked inch by inch, exposing ugly, black fissures.

But the "Uchiha Itachi" who had attacked Danzo had already vanished without a trace!

"Protect Lord Danzo!"

"Damn it, Uchiha Itachi actually dared to betray Lord Danzo!"

"Kill him!"

Nine Root Ninja leaped out from all directions, surrounding Danzo and shielding him tightly within their formation.

At that moment, the Kunai lodged in Danzo's heart had disappeared without a trace, and the fatal wound in his chest healed completely in an instant.

Having used the forbidden technique Izanagi, one of the Three Tomoe Sharingan beneath the bandages on Danzo's right arm rapidly lost its light.

The terror of death left Danzo drenched in cold sweat, but fortunately, he had prepared for this. As early as the Third Shinobi World War, he had collected several pairs of Sharingan. With Izanagi, the forbidden technique of the Sharingan, he had escaped certain death more than once.

This time was no exception!

Then, all of Danzo's lingering fear transformed into blazing fury.

"Uchiha Itachi, you bastard!!"

There were only two possibilities for Uchiha Itachi to dare assassinate him now. One was that Itachi had completely sided with the Uchiha Clan and intended to cooperate with them in launching a coup. But that was obviously an exceedingly foolish choice—the gap in strength between the two sides was far too great. The Uchiha Clan's coup had no chance of succeeding!

The second possibility was that this "Uchiha Itachi" was a fake!

Uchiha Houka's face suddenly flashed through Danzo's mind. At that instant, he heard a faint sound from beneath his feet. Looking down, he saw a hand burst from the ground and seize his ankle.

"Double Suicide Decapitation Technique?"