Destructive Death Ray!

Uchiha Shisui, the powerful ninja who earned the name Body Flicker Shisui on the battlefields of the Hidden Mist.

He made his move.

A phantom clone that no one could see through wove between the crowds, and Shisui used the hilt of his blade to precisely knock out the Root ninjas.

Even though he had decided to intervene, he still could not bring himself to kill his fellow village ninjas.

Fugaku turned his head and witnessed this scene.

Shisui... even you couldn't hold back anymore...

Then let us end this quickly!

The Root ninjas were already struggling against the massive-scale ninjutsu of Uchiha Sora, and now that the entire Uchiha Police Force had launched an all-out assault, they quickly showed signs of collapse.

The strength of the two sides was inherently unequal.

Most of the village's ninjas were busy fighting the Nine-Tails, and Danzō had only been able to hold back the Uchiha initially by relying on his status as the Hokage's advisor.

Of course, if Uchiha Sora had not summoned Rayquaza and Fugaku had not revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, Danzō would indeed have had the strength to suppress the Uchiha clan.

On the chaotic battlefield, Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Sora appeared composed and unhurried.

After unleashing a massive-scale Great Fire Annihilation, he seemed to have entered a cooldown period, standing atop the dragon's head and looking down at Shimura Danzō.

Shimura Danzō's gaze, however, was fixed on Fugaku.

On his internal list of threats, the Mangekyō Sharingan was absolutely number one.

Until he figured out the ability of Fugaku's Mangekyō, he absolutely could not act rashly!

He had even made up his mind: if Fugaku got too close, he would abandon the Root ninjas without hesitation and flee first.

As for Uchiha Sora...

Heh, he was nothing more than a brat who had luckily contracted a powerful summoning beast; he was not worth worrying about.

Looking at that strange serpent's appearance and its massive life energy... could it be a great snake from Ryūchi Cave?

He would have to ask Orochimaru about it later.

"Is it fully charged?"

Uchiha Sora spoke in a low voice.

Rayquaza let out a low, rumbling roar in response.

"Just unleash your full power; I will adjust the direction."

Although they had only met ten minutes ago, under the Sacred Loan Contract, the two had reached a state of perfect mental synchronization.

Rayquaza's body leaned slightly backward, and the patterns on its body began to emit a brilliant light.

It opened its massive maw, and a sphere of radiant, bright yellow energy gathered within.

The energy ball spun and compressed continuously, causing the surrounding air to distort from the sheer concentration of power.

One did not need sensory abilities; anyone who wasn't blind could see how terrifying the power of this attack was.

This posture...

The other behemoth had just demonstrated it moments ago.

"How is this possible... it can actually use a Tailed Beast Bomb!!"

"Absolutely impossible! It isn't a tailed beast!!"

"But this sense of oppression..."

Fugaku, who had the best eyesight present, quickly judged the power of this technique.

"Everyone, scatter!!"

Damn it! The Fire Style from before was one thing, but doesn't he see that our own clansmen are here too? To use a technique of this magnitude!!

Uchiha Sora slowly raised his hand, forming it into the shape of a pistol and aiming it at Shimura Danzō.

Shimura Danzō frowned slightly; as a ninja, he was no stranger to the sensation of impending crisis.

"Rest easy."

The corners of Uchiha Sora's mouth curled upward.

"It isn't something like a Tailed Beast Bomb... it is simply..."

Crack—

Rayquaza suddenly swallowed the energy ball, and the violent energy, having nowhere to vent, surged entirely toward Uchiha Sora!!

The scorching torrent of energy tore through his meridians; one could see tiny cracks appearing on Uchiha Sora's body, with a deep crimson glow and steam leaking from the fissures.

The intense pain stimulated his brain, yet Uchiha Sora only felt an incomparable sense of exhilaration.

He pointed his fingertip at Shimura Danzō.

"Scum rooted in the darkness, you must find this too dazzling, don't you?"

Hyper Beam!!

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WHOOSH!!!

The pure white beam, wreathed in azure lightning, descended with destructive force. Wherever it passed, rock and building alike were pulverized into dust!

The Earth Style Wall, cast by the Root ninja with all their might, was as meaningless as a sheet of paper pierced by a bullet.

Danzō took a deep breath and exhaled sharply.

Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!

Invisible wind blades slashed toward the beam, the sharp whistling sound piercing the eardrums.

BANG!!

Without any suspense, the beam of light shattered the wind blades!

Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!!

Shua shua shua shua shua------

Successive wind blades frantically shredded the lightning on the beam's surface, sending fine sparks flying.

Uchiha Sora raised his hand to support the attack, pouring more energy into it.

WHOOSH!!

The beam acted like a red-hot giant blade cleaving through ice; the transparent outlines of the wind blades twisted and deformed, being utterly annihilated amidst ear-piercing explosions!

Only at this moment did Shimura Danzō realize the gravity of the situation.

But... it was already too late!

Shua!!

The beam pierced through Shimura Danzō's chest, leaving behind a fist-sized cauterized wound.

It happened in a mere instant.

The residual energy trails in the air and the turbulence left by the bursting wind blades proved that everything before them was no illusion.

It declared...

Absolute power overwhelming!!

Thud--

Shimura Danzō's body tilted backward powerlessly and crashed to the ground.

"Lord Advisor!!"

"You... you actually dared to kill the Hokage's advisor!!"

The few Anbu ninja who had arrived and were shouting were the same ones from before.

Aside from that sensory ninja, the Root ninja had not spoken a word.

They had undergone professional training; no matter what happened, they would not make a fuss.

Fugaku, who had been loudly proclaiming he would slaughter Danzō to purge the side of the Hokage, was also stunned at this moment.

Really...

He really killed Shimura Danzō!!

That guy known as the Darkness of the Shinobi... did he really just die like this!!

Aboard Rayquaza, Uchiha Sora let out a long breath and just lowered his hand.

"Did you think it was over, brat?"

A cold voice rang out behind him, accompanied by a sharp vacuum blade!

Shua!!

A kunai infused with Wind Style chakra pierced through Uchiha Sora's heart!

Uchiha Sora turned his head, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Did the Second Hokage never teach you that the Shadow Clone is a technique meant for gathering intelligence?"

"Using Izanagi as a respawn coin is far too extravagant."

!!!

The pupil in the single eye revealed by Shimura Danzō constricted violently; he was even more shocked than when he learned Fugaku possessed a Mangekyō!

Bang!!

The Uchiha Sora who had been pierced through burst into a cloud of smoke.

Failing to see through a Shadow Clone was normal; after all, this was a technique developed by the Second Hokage specifically to counter the Uchiha, one that even the Sharingan could not discern.

What made Shimura Danzō lose his composure was...

How could he possibly know about Izanagi!

No, it wasn't strange that he knew of Izanagi; the problem was how he knew that the technique he had just used was Izanagi!!

Bang!!

Behind Shimura Danzō, Uchiha Sora leaped high into the air and delivered a heavy whip kick to his face, sending him crashing downward.

Mid-air, Shimura Danzō adjusted his posture, intending to restart his offensive the moment he landed.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Uchiha Sora was now brimming with murderous intent!

He failed to notice a kunai whistling out from his blind spot.

Swish—

The kunai traced a brilliant, razor-sharp arc, slicing through the bandages covering half of Shimura Danzō's face.

Although he raised his hand to cover it the very first instant, that brief moment was enough for even an ordinary ninja to catch a glimpse of that crimson hue, let alone a member of the Uchiha clan...

In Shimura Danzō's eye socket, something appeared that had no business being there.

That was...

A Sharingan!!

Shisui gritted his teeth so hard his jaw ached, his youthful face nearly twisted in rage, the three tomoe in his eyes spinning at high speed.

"You bastard..."

"What have you done to Elder Kagami!!"