The Battle Begins!

"Hahaha, it seems you've underestimated me."

Danzo was somewhat curious to see that there wasn't a trace of fear on Yun Xi's face.

Not to mention that Yun Xi was still just a child.

Even ordinary ninjas within Konoha couldn't help but take a detour when they saw Danzo.

Let alone coming to the Root Division to stir up trouble!

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

Yun Xi was also baffled by Danzo's words; never mind that Danzo was merely an Elite Jonin.

Even if it were a Kage-level ninja, if they posed a threat to Yun Xi or his companions, Yun Xi would dare to strike directly!

Otherwise, what was the point of Yun Xi working so hard to improve his strength?

It was all so that he and his loved ones could survive better in this cruel world.

One had to know that in the Ninja World, reasoning was useless.

Strength was the only truth!

"Very good, worthy of being the genius the Third Hokage has his eye on."

After hearing Yun Xi's words, Danzo smiled and said, "But a genius needs time to grow. Without strength, no matter how good the talent is, it's nothing more than a reflection in the water!"

After speaking, Danzo struck immediately!

"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"

In an instant, an energy wave composed entirely of air surged toward Yun Xi.

Because of the extreme speed of the Wind Style jutsu, no one present even heard the sound of it passing by!

"Attack!"

Seeing Danzo make his move, the Root Division ninjas who had been standing on the sidelines also launched their attacks one after another!

"Sealing Jutsu: Ten Directions Annihilation!"

After transplanting the active cells of the First Hokage, Karin's physical fitness had not only been greatly enhanced, but her own chakra reserves had also been strengthened.

Previously, the attack range of the Sealing Jutsu Karin used was only about one meter.

But after the transplant, Karin was able to unleash large-scale Sealing Jutsu directly!

"Ah! It's a Sealing Jutsu, run!"

The first batch of Root Division ninjas who launched the attack wanted to flee upon seeing Karin's Sealing Jutsu.

But they were a fraction too slow; in just a few seconds, Karin had sealed several of the Root Division ninjas who had attacked earlier.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

"Heaven Curse Mark: State Two, activate."

On the other side, facing the menacing Danzo, Yun Xi had no intention of holding back.

Although Yun Xi looked down on Danzo from the bottom of his heart, he would not be blindly arrogant when actually fighting.

Because Yun Xi understood that everyone who could survive in the Ninja World had their own trump cards!

The moment before the Wind Style: Vacuum Wave was about to hit him, Yun Xi used his extremely fast hand-seal speed to cast the defensive Earth Style: Earth Wall.

Although this was only a C-rank jutsu, under the reinforcement of Yun Xi's abundant chakra, it withstood Danzo's initial attack.

He then fully activated the Heaven Curse Mark and flew directly into the sky!

"What kind of jutsu is this?"

A trace of shock appeared on Danzo's face when he saw Yun Xi's Heaven Curse Mark.

After all, he was a ninja who had survived from the Second Great Ninja War until now.

His understanding of various jutsu, while not as good as the Third Hokage's, was not far behind.

But Danzo realized that the jutsu Yun Xi had just used was one he had never seen, or even heard of.

Looking at Yun Xi, whose body was covered in runes and who was flying in the sky, Danzo was a bit bewildered.

However, Danzo's combat experience was still rich; after only a few seconds, he thought of a way to deal with it.

Although Yun Xi looked slightly eerie at this moment, Danzo immediately increased the distance between them.

At the same time, his hands moved in a rapid sequence of seals: "Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere."

In an instant, an energy sphere about a meter in diameter, composed entirely of condensed wind-attribute chakra, appeared before Danzo.

Under Danzo's control, the Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere then hurtled toward Yun Xi like a cannonball.

"Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique!"

Seeing Danzo unleash such a dense barrage of Vacuum Great Spheres, Yun Xi did not panic.

He had no intention of trying to dodge Danzo's attack, either.

After all, this wind-style ninjutsu was not only numerous but also extremely dense.

More importantly, the attack covered such a wide range that it would be nearly impossible to evade through conventional means.

Therefore, Yun Xi immediately used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique first.

He then commanded his clones to form seals separately, directly unleashing the signature ninjutsu of the Third Hokage:

Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique!!

In truth, the difficulty of releasing this ninjutsu was not high, and it could be adjusted according to the ninjutsu one had mastered.

However, in the Naruto World, very few people possessed all five chakra attributes.

Furthermore, without an extremely high talent for ninjutsu, it was difficult to perform the Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique.

This was precisely why, in the original story, only the Third Hokage was capable of using it.

Moreover, Yun Xi rarely liked to use this ninjutsu.

Compared to other Kekkei Genkai or S-rank ninjutsu, the Great Barrage Technique was not particularly powerful.

At the same time, it required a massive amount of chakra to release.

If one had to name an advantage to this technique, it would be that it looked impressive; releasing five types of ninjutsu simultaneously, regardless of power, was undeniably a flashy display.

Had Danzo not used the Vacuum Great Sphere this time, Yun Xi would never have considered using such a showy but impractical move.

Danzo, upon seeing Yun Xi's counterattack, was momentarily unable to react.

Because Danzo was all too familiar with this ninjutsu!

Was the Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique not the signature skill of the Third Hokage?

As a childhood friend of the Third Hokage, how could Danzo not recognize it!

"What exactly is your relationship with that guy, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

After hastily dodging the remainder of Yun Xi's attack, Danzo asked Yun Xi with a grim expression why he also knew the Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique.

Recalling the previous incident where the Third Hokage had summoned Yun Xi, Danzo even began to suspect that Yun Xi was Hiruzen Sarutobi's closed-door disciple!

"No relationship at all."

Yun Xi couldn't be bothered to explain to Danzo and launched another attack!

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Taking advantage of Danzo's momentary distraction, Yun Xi moved at blinding speed to appear behind him.

A vast amount of fire-attribute chakra condensed behind Danzo!

Suddenly, a sea of flames completely engulfed the area where Danzo stood...

"Is it over?"

Seeing Yun Xi land the hit, Karin was filled with excitement.

She subconsciously assumed that Danzo had been killed by Yun Xi.

"Not yet."

Yun Xi shook his head; if Danzo were truly that easy to kill, he wouldn't be Danzo.

Sure enough, as the sea of flames dissipated, no one present found Danzo's corpse.

"Brat, you have successfully angered me!"

Just as everyone was searching for Danzo, a voice filled with killing intent echoed from the surroundings.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Blade."

Suddenly, Danzo appeared out of thin air behind Yun Xi, holding a sharp shuriken in his hand.

A faint white glow emanated from the shuriken!

This was the very same Vacuum Blade that had nearly sliced through Sasuke's Susanoo!

If this strike from Danzo were to land on Yun Xi...