Battle Danzo

Uchiha Gen, hiding in the shadows, secretly observed the situation regarding Danzo. The only thing he feared right now was the Shisui eye contained within Danzo's right eye socket.

Although his own Mangekyo might be able to suppress it, in Uchiha Gen's eyes, the risk was still a bit too high. It was rumored to be able to alter a person's will; if he were to leave behind a contingency plan only to have it rejected by his own self, that would truly be a disaster.

Of course, while there was risk, it wasn't as great as one might imagine. His confidence stemmed from his pair of eyes. For reasons unknown, during the last compensation, the system had directly allowed him—a dead man—to awaken the Mangekyo.

Left Eye, Instantaneous Shift: Records the current state and position, allowing for a self-determined time rewind.

Right Eye, Susanoo: Amplifies any ability by 10 times.

Combined, these two abilities were a bug in terms of escape, especially since he was already dead and his eyes would not go blind.

Just imagine: you record your current state, which means any debuffs or fatal damage inflicted by an enemy during that period are completely wiped away the moment you rewind, and you can leave the area to transfer to a safe location previously marked.

And when using Susanoo to amplify this ability, the skill itself changes. In layman's terms, it becomes: no matter when or what kind of status control you are subjected to, you are immune, your health and mana are restored, and you are transferred to a nearby location of your choosing—though for longer distances, you must have a recorded mark.

The first time he saw these two abilities, Uchiha Gen felt a sense of melancholy. For him, the health and mana restoration were optional; it was essentially like having a "super armor" buff activated.

Although he could be immune to control, Uchiha Gen worried: what if he were caught in a genjutsu and didn't want to rewind?

Danzo scanned his surroundings and said, "What is your objective? Perhaps we can talk." As he spoke, he was secretly searching for Uchiha Gen's location.

Uchiha Gen: "..."

Only an idiot would reveal themselves. His goal was the Sharingan; for Danzo, the number of Sharingan he possessed was equivalent to the number of lives he had. Unless Danzo was truly foolish enough to trade his life away.

Moreover, even if a trade were possible, he had nothing that could compare to the value of a Sharingan.

Finding no one and unable to bait him out, Danzo realized they were enemies, not friends. He slowly unwrapped the bandages over his right eye. "I don't know who you are, and perhaps you are strong, but your greatest mistake was coming to my territory to find me. Here, my power is unrestricted."

As Danzo said this, his right eye opened, the Sharingan shifting into the shape of a shuriken.

The moment it activated, he suddenly saw a figure. Was it really a genjutsu?

Realizing he had been spotted, the figure charged directly at him, throwing several kunai while simultaneously extending eight golden chains from his back, intending to bind Danzo.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains?! Uzumaki Reikawa! You truly had ill intentions joining Konoha! That woman Tsunade is just a coward; she should have agreed to hand you over to me back then. I was right!" Danzo dodged the chains, mocking him to himself, though it was unclear who he was talking to.

Not wanting to waste a Sharingan on this, he used Wood Style: Violent Spear! Instantly, a tree grew from his right arm, and the attacking chains became embedded in the wood, coming to a halt.

While defending, Danzo took a deep breath and aimed at his target! With incredible speed, he fired several air bullets: Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets!

Uzumaki Reikawa appeared terrified, as if he hadn't anticipated this. He hurriedly released the Adamantine Sealing Chains, but while dodging, he was struck by several wind spheres, which tore his clothes and left several bloody gashes.

Seeing this, Danzo's eyes narrowed, as if victory were already in his grasp: "Uzumaki Reikawa, are you curious why Konoha didn't provide reinforcements back then?"

Uchiha Gen: ...No, I am not curious at all.

"The distress signals you sent were all intercepted by me. How about that? Are you angry? The sealing arts your clan mastered posed too great a threat to Konoha. Not kicking you while you were being wiped out has always been a regret of mine." Danzo said this while imperceptibly observing Uzumaki Reikawa's reaction.

However, seeing Uzumaki Reikawa act as if he wanted to flee, Danzo provoked him further. The man suddenly flashed behind Danzo and raised a kunai to strike, but Danzo turned and grabbed him by the throat.

Heh, he took the bait!

"In front of this eye, your actions have nowhere to hide."

Danzo looked at the Uzumaki Reikawa he was choking, the Sharingan in his eye spinning: Kotoamatsukami! Danzo had wanted to do this earlier; even if Uzumaki Reikawa were willing to serve him, Danzo would still use this technique on him as an insurance policy.

In fact, if not for the lack of a way to specifically suppress Tailed Beasts, Danzo would have long since tried to get his hands on the One-Tail from Sunagakure. An organization that had even lost its own Kazekage was better off being kicked out of the Five Great Nations sooner rather than later.

And with Uzumaki Reikawa in his possession, all of this became possible.

"Clap, clap, clap!" With the greatest threat gone, Uchiha Gen walked out from in front of Danzo, applauding.

"Finally willing to come out? Abandoning your companion to die?" Danzo said with a smile, as if he had expected it, and dropped Uzumaki Reikawa.

"Trading him for so much intelligence from Lord Danzo is not a loss. Wood Style, the same ninjutsu as the First Hokage."

Seeing Uzumaki Reikawa wearing the same white mask as Uchiha Gen, Danzo's heart sank. He asked as if casually: "Are you from the same organization? What is your goal in coming here?"

"That, I'm afraid, is a secret."

"A secret? Then what if I trade Uzumaki Reikawa for that secret?" Danzo said, observing his reaction.

Uchiha Gen seemed somewhat surprised: "Hm? That could work. Although he is a bit useless, his value is slightly higher."

Upon receiving confirmation, Danzo decisively pushed Uzumaki Reikawa over. However, Uchiha Gen did not catch him, letting him collapse to the ground.

Seeing that Uzumaki Reikawa didn't react, he even kicked him: "Still alive?"

Internal strife? Danzo pondered silently.

"Since you let him go, I will keep my promise. The secret is..." Before he could finish, Uchiha Gen began weaving hand seals.

Seeing the seals, Danzo smiled slightly. In Danzo's scenario, Uzumaki Reikawa would suddenly stand up, and several chains would fly out with a piercing sound: Adamantine Sealing Chains!

However, the target of the chains was not Uchiha Gen as Danzo had anticipated; the attack was still aimed directly at Danzo.

Caught off guard, Danzo was bound by the Adamantine Sealing Chains in his shock and rage. Without giving Danzo time to react, Uchiha Gen used Instantaneous Shift to teleport next to him and forcibly tore his arm off. Because Danzo had dodged, it wasn't a clean removal, and he likely left one or two eyes on the limb.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Danzo's eyes were bloodshot with rage: "My eyes!!!"

Uchiha Gen held the arm and, feigning ignorance, asked strangely: "I cut off your arm, why are you talking about your eyes?"

Consumed by fury, Danzo suddenly gave a sinister smile. At this distance: Wood Style: Root Submersion!!

Danzo's right arm instantly generated a giant tree that engulfed the location of both men. Uchiha Gen showed a look of shock, but he was forced to be swallowed by the Wood Style along with him.

At the same time, Danzo activated Izanagi, converting the damage into a dream. Danzo suddenly appeared on the other side of the battlefield, while one of the Sharingan on his severed arm slowly closed.

Standing in the clearing, Danzo panted heavily, looking at the closed Sharingan on his arm with a pang of heartache. He turned his head, only to see that Uzumaki Reikawa was gone. Damn it! Although he had killed one, the intelligence had been leaked!