"Then what is Lord Danzō's intention?"
Shisui Uchiha took a small step back and warily scanned his surroundings. The night wind swept past, and he keenly caught a trace of killing intent within it.
Danzō looked at him indifferently. "Simple. Hand over your eyes, and we of Root will stop the Uchiha rebellion."
"Not a chance." Shisui Uchiha refused without hesitation, his expression abruptly darkening.
"That is no longer up to you." Danzō sneered and heavily struck the ground with his cane. A faint sound spread outward as dozens of black-clad figures sprang out at once. Cold flashes gleamed, sealing off every route Shisui could take to evade them.
His Three Tomoe Sharingan flicked from side to side. Shisui Uchiha remained calm as the short blade on his back instantly came to hand.
Clang!
The clash of weapons rang out, then vanished in an instant. At the same time, Shisui Uchiha became an afterimage. Exploiting the opening created as he blocked his opponent's strike, he instantly broke away from the battle, appearing in midair more than ten meters away as if he had teleported.
"Body Flicker Shisui... your reputation is well deserved." Danzō watched the entire exchange unfold in less than a second and sighed. "Unfortunately... it is all pointless."
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Naturally, Danzō's words never reached Shisui's ears. He was fully focused on the crisis before him. Thus, the instant he appeared in the air ten meters away, he had already expelled an enormous fireball.
The blaze lit up the night sky in an instant. Though it was merely a C-rank Fire Style technique, it displayed formidable power in the hands of an expert like Shisui.
He had no intention of continuing the fight. Without even looking to see whether the Great Fireball had injured his