Danzo Comes to a Halt
Naraku calm. Just as the long sword was about to Naraku his head, he extended his right hand, spreading two fingers apart.
Naraku easily deflected the powerful slash from the Guardian Ninja by pinching the blade between two fingers.
The Guardian Ninja was horrified. His powerful strike had been caught between two fingers.
The Guardian Ninja realized that the person in front of him was quite strong and had superb Ninjutsu. Putting aside his underestimation, he tried to forcefully pull the sword back, but the familiar long sword, once held between the opponent's hands, felt as if it weighed ten thousand pounds and he couldn't pull it out at all.
Naraku looked at the person in front of him, whose face was flushed red, as if he had used a great deal of strength, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"If you want it, you can have it."
Naraku loosened his two fingers and flicked the tip of the sword with his index finger. The Guardian Ninja holding the long sword was sent flying dozens of meters backward by the force transmitted from the tip of the sword, almost falling off the fighting platform.
Naraku back his strength; otherwise, this blow would have sent him flying out of the Martial Arts Arena Daimyo. In a duel in front of the palace, it's best to stop short of defeating the daimyo's guards, to save face for the Guardian Ninja and the Daimyo.
The Guardian Ninja gripped his long sword, and with a few leaps in the air, he arrived five or six meters in front of Naraku, holding the sword in front of him with both hands, extremely serious and careful.
"Your swordsmanship is excellent; I almost got injured. However, I've practiced disarming Empty Hand Disarm, so I was just one step ahead."
Seeing Naraku smiled slightly and comforted the other person.
"You've fallen for their trap!"
With a loud shout, the Guardian Ninja gripped his long sword and placed it at the lower left corner, unleashing a slashing attack from the lower left upwards. At the same time, another figure Naraku, launching an attack with the same technique.
It's somewhat similar to the Dance of the Crescent Moon of the Konoha Style Kenjutsu, but this one lacks a clone.
Why didn't you dodge!?
Seeing that Naraku neither dodged nor evaded, the Guardian Ninja was once again in a terrible predicament. This slash would definitely cut him in two. However, thinking that the person in front of him was highly skilled in Ninjutsu and should have his own way, he did not hold back and slashed with all his might from both ends.
Ding! Ding!
Two metallic clangs rang out from the arena. The two long swords only managed to tear Naraku's clothes. The two sword-wielders were as if they had struck diamonds. Due to the excessive force, the swords were deflected, their hands went numb from the impact, and they had to retreat repeatedly.
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this!?"
The figure Naraku vanished into smoke, and the Guardian Ninja in front, seeing that his sure-kill attack had failed, realized he was no match for Naraku and asked him in shock.
"Earth Style Ninjutsu, which hardens one's skin to the level of diamond, making it impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire."
Naraku smiled and explained that his mastery of Earth Style Naraku Ninjutsu extremely high; he could not only transform his nature into soft mud, but also into something as hard as diamond.
The B-rank Ninjutsu Earth Style: Earth Spear requires a high level of earth-based transformation skills to master, and Naraku uses this Ninjutsu, its hardness is extraordinary.
Furthermore, Naraku possesses the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai, and his body is filled with Shikotsumyaku Osteoblast as hard as steel.
For someone with a sharp attribute who isn't skilled in Wind Style Release or Lightning Release nature transformations, trying to harm Naraku is basically a pipe dream, an impossible task.
"Your Genin is superb! I am completely convinced!"
The Guardian Ninja bowed slightly in defeat and stepped down from the dueling platform.
The match lasted nearly a minute, and Naraku's invulnerability greatly shocked the ignorant officials of the Land of Fire.
This was even more astonishing than Namikaze Minato's previous incredible speed. These people didn't understand the art of combat; they admired Namikaze Minato's speed but didn't comprehend what it represented.
Naraku's invulnerability gave the officials of the Land of Land of Fire a sense of invincibility. After all, being impervious to swords and spears left more than 90% of the Guardian Ninja with no way to counter it.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
"Excellent, excellent, Mr. Uchiha Nara, truly worthy of being called the Asura of Konoha!"
The Daimyo, seated on the platform, applauded and praised Naraku. This prompted the officials, Guardian Ninja, and samurai in the audience to join in the applause, which soon erupted in thunderous applause.
At this moment, a servant-like man hurriedly entered the Martial Arts Arena from the entrance and rushed to the Daimyo's side. He then whispered a few words in the Daimyo's ear, and the Daimyo's originally calm face turned panicked.
Land of Fire
On the city wall of the western gate of the Capital City, countless samurai and ninjas, gripping their sword hilts or holding Kunai, watched the ninja ranks outside the city with tense expressions.
Outside the city walls, dozens of ninjas dressed in black, tight-fitting combat suits, covered with blue vests, carrying Ninja Sword and wearing masks, were gathered. The ninjas stood scattered, exuding an extremely powerful and fierce aura.
The leader had a bandage wrapped around his right eye, wore a white kimono with a black long robe over it, held a cane in his left hand, and placed his right hand in the cross-collar of the black robe.
"Danzo, our ninja forces have arrived in the Capital City without orders, which may cause panic among the Daimyo and damage Konoha's reputation..."
Aburame Ryoma, Danzo behind Danzo, offered timely advice. With Aburame Ryoma's insight and wisdom, he understood the consequences of his group's actions.
This is also why Danzo stopped here. Although the Daimyo was just an ordinary person, he had ruled the Land of Fire for a thousand years, and Daimyo bloodline was noble. He was a figure who was half-human Demigod.
If Konoha doesn't even respect the Daimyo, it will have many negative impacts on the Konoha, especially on its mission-based mercenary business.
Which employer would dare hire someone from a village that doesn't even respect its ruler, and a ninja clan that doesn't respect its own lord?
Konoha's revenue comes heavily from the Daimyo's grants and missions issued by nobles and wealthy merchants from various countries. The attack on the Capital City would severely damage these two sources of income.
Ninjas are powerful warriors who rely on hiring for survival; reputation is their most important quality. Who would dare hire a disloyal person? Just think about the consequences.
"Uchiha Nara hidden in the Capital City. We shouldn't enter the city with a large force, lest we alarm the Daimyo. The Third Hokage and his men will be here soon. Release the Ninja Hawk and contact the Third Hokage."
Danzo, his face grim, gazed at the city wall and gave instructions to his subordinates behind him.
"Hi!"
Aburame Ryoma responded with a nod and ordered his subordinates to release Ninja Hawk.
Although Danzo wished he could kill Uchiha Nara immediately, such a big matter made even someone as tough as Danzo somewhat hesitant.
Danzo was not foolish; he understood the consequences of attacking the Capital City without an imperial edict. After doing so, the mission quotas for the Land of Wind and the Land of Lightning would soon be taken over by their own ninja villages.
The daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning are just ordinary people who have ruled their countries for thousands of years. The Daimyo of each country fight against each other, but they also intermarry.
It's unlikely that anyone will ever trust Konoha again, let alone dare to trust them, given their rebellious actions.
The allocation of funds to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire will become a trivial matter in the future, and even if the Daimyo is replaced, the impact of their rebellious actions today cannot be eliminated.
Today, Danzo dares to openly commit such a rebellious act, so the Hokage Position Danzo be completely out of his reach, and Danzo will no longer need to plot to seize the Hokage position.
Even the ninjas of Konoha would band together to Danzo, this cancer that tarnished Konoha's reputation.
This action harms the interests of all Konoha Ninja unless they switch to farming and leave the village.
After all, being a ninja means you won't get any missions, and without the support of Daimyo, you won't even have enough to eat. What's the point of being a ninja then?
"Hiruzen, what would you do in this situation?"
Danzo's exposed left eye had a sinister look as he muttered to himself.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Group of Four, is usually the most indecisive. However, when it comes to making a real decision, it is often the Third Hokage who makes the final decision.