Shimura Danzō Remained Motionless

Bizarre!

Powerful!

Whether it was the ability to absorb Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, the genjutsu that hypnotized a large group of Root ninja with a single glance, or the power to suddenly appear beside Shimura Danzō, Uchiha Yuji had searched through countless techniques in his mind and found nothing that matched.

It surpassed the visual capture of the naked eye, exceeded the brain's ability to comprehend the absorption of ninjutsu, and was a terrifying genjutsu unheard of in history.

The boy named Uchiha Yuji displayed an unconventional level of strength.

Shimura Danzō did not answer the boy's question, and the boy did not wait for him to answer.

Just as the Darkness of the Shinobi reached for his kunai, fingers pressed against the edge of his eye socket plunged into Shimura Danzō's orbit without warning. With a wet "pop" sound akin to a kiss, blood and agony flooded Shimura Danzō's mind.

"Is something belonging to our Uchiha clan really yours to snatch?"

The blood-red Mangekyō Sharingan carried a mesmerizing, evil charm, yet under the glare of the scorching sun, it appeared exceptionally cold.

It was hard to tell if this sensation stemmed from the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan itself or from that Uchiha boy.

Shimura Danzō had never expected Uchiha Yuji to be so decisive. Clutching his bleeding eye socket, he stumbled backward.

The more he retreated, the more his fury grew!

"Kill him!" the Darkness of the Shinobi commanded with a hint of madness.

Yet, he himself retreated rapidly, forming a stark contrast to the Root ninja who continued to charge forward.

"Stop!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted loudly, but the Root ninja obeyed only one person's orders; not a single one hesitated for even a moment.

It was deeply ironic that the greatest ninja leader of Konoha could not command the village's own operatives.

"The Hokage is the light, destined to stand in the most dazzling position, while the shadow can never reach that place."

Uchiha Yuji remained calm and composed. If not for the blood on the ground before him and the posture of holding an eyeball, his demeanor would be no different from a protagonist in a romance novel.

His words, underscored by the carnage, sent Shimura Danzō's blood pressure soaring.

"Also, never let anger cloud your mind, no matter the time or place. It only leads to errors in judgment."

"You misjudged the gap between my power and yours."

Blades approached from all directions, composite ninjutsu closed in, and various genjutsu intertwined. The Root ninja displayed collective strength; their squad coordination was enough to rival a small platoon, and they were the elite, sharpest blades of the village.

Dark, skeletal bones emerged around Uchiha Yuji. The deep black was like a black hole devouring light, and black mist spread rapidly. Muscular lines quickly covered the bones, and not just muscles—armor manifested over them as well.

In the span of a single breath, a colossal entity had been formed.

The surging chakra left everyone momentarily speechless.

They stared blankly at the massive chakra giant standing upon the earth; even as a half-body, it already reached a height of nearly thirty meters.

The chakra-forged armor was covered in the heads of vicious beasts, their scarlet eyes flickering with a chilling light within the black mist. A deep black greatsword was gripped tightly in its hands; the blade, composed entirely of chakra, was countless times larger than their own bodies.

At this moment, Uchiha Yuji, suspended within the Susanoo, looked like a god.

Even the bravest Root ninja could not help but falter.

"This is the ultimate power of our Uchiha! Susanoo!" Uchiha Yuji crossed his arms.

Yet, true to the tough guy who would stab a Susanoo with a small kunai, Shimura Danzō remained completely unaffected. "Continue the attack! Kill him! Slaughter him!"

Due to the wartime situation, the elite Root ninja had been dispatched to the borders and other regions. The remaining Root ninja were not weak, but they were lackluster.

The Susanoo swung its arm casually, and the storm it whipped up was enough to make them lose their balance.

It was less of a battle and more of a suicidal act of overestimation—a massacre.

And the massacre lasted for an exceptionally short time.

Uchiha Yuji looked at the broken bodies of the Root ninja and shook his head helplessly. "Though they are tools, they are exceptionally useful ones."

"It is truly a pity that the one who leads you is so weak, a rat that burrowed into the darkness."

"It is no wonder that you will never be the one to become Hokage."

A ninja must endure what others cannot.

But who could remain calm when their heart was being stabbed repeatedly?

Even having lost an eye and seen a group of his subordinates die, Shimura Danzō did not retreat.

"Hmph, you're so proud just for killing a bunch of trash."

"Let me kill you with my own hands!"

"Danzō!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward to stop him, but the hatred in Danzō's single eye was clearly beyond his power to dispel.

"Don't get in my way, Hiruzen! I'm going to slaughter him!"

Shimura Danzō shoved Sarutobi Hiruzen aside, choking back the words, I am the Hokage!

He performed hand seals and slammed his palms onto the ground.

With a burst of thick smoke, a bizarre summoning beast—resembling a tiger in body but with a head like an elephant, known as the "Baku"—appeared behind Shimura Danzō.

The appearance of this summoning beast meant that Shimura Danzō was ready to risk his life.

"Screaming words like 'I'll kill you' or 'I'll slaughter you' cannot fully express your killing intent; it only exposes your weakness. That is a sign of the weak!"

"A true powerhouse is someone who, the moment the thought 'I will kill you' emerges in their heart, has already completed the action!"

The colossal figure of the Susanoo appeared before Shimura Danzō with invisible speed, blocking out the sunlight and casting the Darkness of the Shinobi into shadow.

"Wait—" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened.

Before his voice could even fully rise, a massive, pitch-black blade had already completely swallowed the individual known as Shimura Danzō within his field of vision.

After erasing Shimura Danzō, the great sword did not stop, crashing down onto the ground with a thunderous boom.

The earth roared, shook, and tore apart; when the gale kicked up the dust, the Uchiha compound was left in ruins, split in two by that single strike.

With the overwhelming power to cleave through both ninjutsu and men alike, and a terrifying defense that rendered most attacks negligible, the Susanoo displayed its incomparable might.

Even with prior intelligence, the only method anyone could conceive to deal with such a behemoth was to exhaust Uchiha Yuji's chakra—a desperate measure that was hardly a solution at all.

But could this guy's chakra really be exhausted?