[Battle over in a flash! Snatch Shimura Danzō's Kotoamatsukami Sharingan in an instant! Villain Points +96!]
At that moment.
"Pfft!"
Danzō spat out a mouthful of blood, his strength fading until he was utterly debilitated.
That sudden Flying Thunder God counterattack had struck him right in his vitals, leaving him gravely injured.
"What kind of jutsu was that? How was it so fast, Lord Danzō!" The Root members were aghast.
Before this, only Minato and Tobirama had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, and they had rarely used it. The Root members hadn't even recognized it.
And that heart-stopping moment had happened far too quickly!
They hadn't had time to react. By the time they saw what was happening—
The Root members hastily raised their weapons and immediately rushed at Naruto, who was still beside Danzō, wearing a strange smile.
Naruto paid those ants no mind. His icy gaze fixed on Danzō, who lay there like a dead dog, and he sneered.
"An old dog who can only act all high and mighty with other people's power. You really think you're invincible? You really think I'm Hiruzen Sarutobi, who'll tolerate anything you do?!"
As he spoke, Naruto kicked Danzō hard in the back. Danzō stumbled and fell, utterly humiliated.
[Humiliate Shimura Danzō mercilessly. Villain Points +59!]
Just then, as the Root members closed in—
Whoosh—
A Flying Thunder God Mark on the ground beside Jiraiya suddenly blazed with black-and-gold light, and Naruto appeared there in an instant.
"Golden light—could it be?!" Yamanaka Fu saw the Root members' attacks miss, his eyes filled with shock.
But he had no time to think. He hurriedly helped Danzō up from the ground.
"Haah, haah, haah—" Danzō panted like a dying beast, resentment and shock flickering in his eyes.
He'd recognized it. That was the Flying Thunder God Technique!
And being ambushed while overconfident and off guard had left him in dire straits. He had been completely unable to fight back, and still hadn't recovered!
Unlike Danzō, whose face was as venomous and resentful as a snake's, Jiraiya was utterly incredulous. His lips trembled as he said,
"Naruto, was that the Flying Thunder God Technique?!"
He couldn't believe his eyes. Even he hadn't mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique!
How had Naruto learned it? And from what he'd just seen, Naruto's skill was in no way inferior to his father Minato's!
Tsunade, standing nearby, was equally astonished. Her eyes glittered as she marveled inwardly.
Had Naruto even mastered Minato's signature jutsu?
Second Hokage: That's mine! That's mine!
"Heh..." Naruto's lips curled into a faint smile. He slowly opened his right hand, revealing the Sharingan, which radiated overwhelming ocular power. Brilliant light gleamed in his palm.
Crimson light flickered within it like flames, and the Tomoe trembled incessantly. Shisui's peerless ocular power had returned to the world.
Jiraiya and Tsunade stiffened at the sight and cried out in shock.
"The Sharingan?!"
Then they looked at Danzō's eye socket, which was still bleeding, and immediately understood.
Tsunade didn't hesitate. She shouted furiously,
"Danzō! You're a Konoha advisor, yet you dare to wear the Sharingan of the deceased Uchiha Clan without permission. What exactly are you trying to do?!"
Tsunade's voice was as formidable as her bosom, carrying far and wide.
The crowd outside, who had been chattering noisily, fell silent at once. Confusion spread across their faces.
"Lord Danzō? Wearing the Sharingan without permission?!"
"I remember Lord Danzō and the Uchiha Clan were always at odds!"
"Wait, I think I remember! The Uchiha Clan's corpses all disappeared! Could it be..."
The people's murmurs grew louder. The darkness buried beneath the surface was slowly coming to light.
"Beneath those bandages... was the Sharingan!" Kakashi, who was touching his own eye socket, was stunned as if struck by lightning.
He had never imagined that, in Konoha, there was someone else besides him who possessed the Sharingan without having Uchiha blood!
And that person was the last one he'd ever have expected: Danzō!
Danzō stared fixedly at the Sharingan in Naruto's hand, his fists clenched tight with rage. At the same time, the revelation struck him like a heavy blow, and unbearable pain twisted inside him.
That was Shisui's Mangekyō!
He'd treasured it so dearly, hardly daring to use it!
And now, it had been forcibly taken from him.
But Danzō had no time to dwell on it. He quickly said, "That belonged to an old Uchiha friend of mine. He gave it to me!"
Whoosh—
Shikaku, Konoha's brilliant strategist, saw that the crowd had stopped surging forward and used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside them. Doubt clouded his eyes as he asked,
"Elder Kagami Uchiha? No, that can't be! His remains disappeared too, didn't they? Could it be..."
"When did I say it was him?" Danzō hurriedly interrupted Shikaku. His expression darkened, and a hint of remembrance crossed his face, as though he were mourning a departed friend. "It was another old friend of mine from the Uchiha Clan!"
As he spoke, he even put on a deeply sentimental expression.
Everyone present twitched at the sight, as though they'd just heard the biggest joke in the world.
Who in Konoha didn't know that Danzō had inherited the Second Hokage's will perfectly, and that his hatred for the Uchiha Clan was practically limitless?
Other than Kagami Uchiha, what Uchiha wouldn't want him dead?
And yet Danzō could still say something like that. Did he really think everyone was an idiot?
"Danzō, do you even believe that yourself?!" Jiraiya's face also twitched.
Danzō knew that now that his Sharingan had been exposed, he would have to give up every opportunity for the time being.
"Believe it or not, I don't care!" Danzō snorted. "I'm done with the Jinchuriki, Tsunade! Do what you want!"
With that, Danzō turned to leave.
But Tsunade wasn't about to let him get away. She immediately prepared to stop him.
Suddenly, a deafening sound erupted from Naruto beside her.
Everyone hurriedly turned to look.
At that moment—
"Zzzzt—" Naruto's right hand was tightly wreathed in purple light. Waves of thunderous power poured from it, and a piercing chirring filled the air.
It was none other than Purple Lightning!
"Is that Chidori?!" Kakashi was astonished.
The next moment—
Hum—
Danzō felt a surge of chakra in his eye socket. It was the Flying Thunder God Mark Naruto had left there when he plucked out the eye!
Before he could react—
Whoosh—
Black-and-gold light burst forth again. Wrapped in purple lightning, Naruto vanished from where he stood and appeared beside Danzō!
The Purple Lightning blazed brilliantly, like thunder from the heavens, illuminating the world!
The next instant—
"Purple Lightning!" Naruto shouted proudly.
The terrifying lightning, powerful enough to sever anything in the world, crashed toward the restraints on Danzō's right arm.
There was no suspense. The perfect combination of Flying Thunder God and Purple Lightning had reached the pinnacle of speed!
Crack—
The restraints on Danzō's right arm shattered beneath the Purple Lightning, which kept cutting downward with unstoppable force.
"AAAHHH!" Danzō let out a scream of unimaginable agony.
Thud—
His right arm, covered in Sharingan, was severed like a broken branch and slammed onto the ground!
[Sever Danzō's right arm. Villain Points +129]
Naruto watched the system panel appear again, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. Then he picked up Danzō's right arm and activated Flying Thunder God, returning to Jiraiya's side in an instant.
The heart-stopping sight left everyone present staring in stunned disbelief!
But Naruto gave no one else a chance to speak.
He sharply swung his right hand, tossing Danzō's arm to Tsunade.
Tsunade froze and looked at the arm in her hands.
In an instant, she stood stock-still!
Everyone present turned to look as well.
Then they too froze, their pupils trembling violently.
It was a hideous arm covered in Sharingan!
At that moment, Danzō's dream of becoming Hokage was utterly shattered.
The truth behind the disappearance of the Uchiha corpses had also been completely exposed.
The Uchiha Clan had once been Konoha's pride. Now the village's own leaders had desecrated their remains. Their crime was so heinous it was beyond words!
If this wasn't handled properly, Konoha's great clans would lose all faith in the village!
"Retreat! Get me out of Konoha!"
Danzō was now like a dying dog, barely clinging to life. Knowing he could no longer deny the accusations, he roared at the Root members at the top of his lungs.
With those words, Danzō had all but confirmed his crime of desecrating the Uchiha Clan's remains!
Tsunade came back to her senses. A thought seemed to occur to her as her eyes flickered.
She immediately raised Danzō's right arm high, her voice carrying across the area.
"Konoha Advisor Danzō desecrated the Uchiha Clan's remains. After discovering this, Uzumaki Naruto began investigating the matter in depth. The people just killed were Danzō's accomplices! That's what led us to Danzō! Now his crimes will be made known to the world!"
The area fell utterly silent.
Naruto's face twitched.
Once I was inside the gates, a great scholar appeared to argue on my behalf?!
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