"This brat..."
As his body shot swiftly toward Naruto Uzumaki's palm, Danzo's gaze narrowed slightly.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Great Ball!" He rapidly formed hand seals, and a spinning sphere of wind chakra appeared, shooting toward Naruto in midair.
The Nine-Tails' golden arm extended again, grabbing the mass of wind chakra in one hand. With a burst of chakra, it was instantly crushed to pieces.
At the same time, Danzo landed in the palm of another outstretched hand. The powerful force of the Rasengan erupted, yet with a bang, he turned into a piece of withered wood.
"Substitution Technique!" Naruto cast a sidelong glance, fully activating the Nine-Tails' sensory mode as he immediately looked toward a spot below.
Danzo's body emerged from the shadows around a corner, another Wind Style already prepared. "Wind Style: Vacuum Continuous Waves!"
Dozens of spinning wind blades appeared, splitting into several directions as they shot toward Naruto. The air rang with sharp cutting sounds.
"Spiralling Serial Spheres!" More golden arms appeared, each palm holding a rapidly spinning Rasengan. In an instant, the Rasengan collided with the Wind Style, silently annihilating it.
Naruto gave a light snort and transformed into a streak of golden light as he pounced at Danzo, only to miss again.
At a time like this, Danzo's decades of combat experience showed through. He had not yet acquired so many Sharingan and could not use Izanagi, so his fighting style was not yet as uninhibited as it would be years later in his battle against Sasuke.
What he excelled at most was widening the distance and using the speed and cutting power of Wind Style to wear down his opponent.
But this time, he had clearly chosen the wrong target.
Naruto in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode had not reached the Six Paths Level. In his