The Battle Begins!

"Haha, looks like you underestimated me."

Danzo was a little curious when he saw that Yun Xi showed no trace of fear.

Never mind that Yun Xi was still just a child.

Even ordinary shinobi in Konoha couldn't help going out of their way to avoid Danzo when they saw him.

Let alone someone who'd come looking for trouble in the Root Division!

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

Danzo's words left Yun Xi a little bewildered. Danzo was only an Elite Jonin, after all.

Even if a Kage Level shinobi threatened Yun Xi or his companions,

Yun Xi would still dare to strike first!

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

Wasn't it to help himself and the people he cared about survive in this cruel world?

In the Ninja World, reason meant nothing.

Strength was the only truth!

"Good. You really are the genius the Third Hokage had his eye on."

After hearing Yun Xi's words, Danzo smiled and said, "But a genius needs time to grow. Without strength, even the best talent is nothing but a fleeting illusion!"

With that, Danzo struck!

"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"

In an instant, a wave of energy made entirely of air shot toward Yun Xi.

The Wind Release technique was so fast that no one present even heard it whiz past!

"Attack!"

The Root Division shinobi who had been standing off to the side saw Danzo make his move.

They all attacked as well!

"Sealing Jutsu: Ten Directions Annihilation!"

After Karin received Hashirama's living cells, not only had her physical abilities improved tremendously,

her chakra reserves had also increased.

Before, Karin's Sealing Jutsu could only reach about a meter.

But after receiving the living cells, she could perform large-scale Sealing Jutsu!

"Ah! It's a Sealing Jutsu! Run!"

The first Root Division shinobi to attack saw Karin's Sealing Jutsu and tried to flee.

But they were a little too slow. In just a few seconds,

Karin sealed several of the Root Division shinobi who had attacked first.

"Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!"

"Heaven Curse Mark: State Two, activate."

Meanwhile, facing the menacing Danzo, Yun Xi had no intention of holding back.

Although he despised Danzo from the bottom of his heart, Yun Xi wouldn't let arrogance cloud his judgment in a real fight.

He knew that everyone who managed to survive in the Ninja World had a trump card!

Just before Wind Style: Vacuum Wave struck him,

Yun Xi formed hand seals at incredible speed and used the defensive Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall.

Although it was only a C-rank technique, with Yun Xi's abundant chakra supporting it,

it still blocked Danzo's first attack.

Then he activated the Heaven Curse Mark's complete form and flew straight into the sky!

"What kind of technique is that?"

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

After all, he was a shinobi who had survived the Second Shinobi World War.

Though he didn't know as much about various techniques as the Third Hokage, he wasn't far behind.

But Danzo had never seen the technique Yun Xi had just used before—not even heard of it.

Staring at Yun Xi, whose upper body was covered in markings and who was flying through the sky,

Danzo was at a loss.

But Danzo had plenty of combat experience, and after only a few seconds, he came up with a solution.

Though Yun Xi looked rather strange at the moment, Danzo immediately put some distance between them

and quickly formed hand seals. "Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

In an instant, a ball of energy about a meter in diameter, formed entirely from Wind Release chakra, appeared in front of Danzo.

Then, under Danzo's control, the Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere shot toward Yun Xi like a cannonball.

"Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique!"

Seeing Danzo unleash a dense barrage of Vacuum Great Spheres, Yun Xi didn't panic.

He also had no intention of dodging Danzo's attacks.

After all, this Wind Release technique was both numerous and densely packed.

More importantly, it covered a huge area, making it difficult to dodge with ordinary methods.

So Yun Xi immediately used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.

He then had his clones form hand seals and use the Third Hokage's signature technique:

Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique!!

This technique wasn't particularly difficult to perform, and could be adjusted to suit the techniques the user knew.

But very few people in the Naruto World possessed all five chakra natures.

And without exceptional talent for ninjutsu, it was difficult to use Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique.

That was why, in the original story, only the Third Hokage could perform it.

Besides, Yun Xi didn't often use this technique.

Compared with other Kekkei Genkai or S-rank techniques, the Great Barrage Technique wasn't very powerful.

It also required a huge amount of chakra to use.

If he had to name one advantage, though, it did have one.

It looked good. Releasing five different techniques at once was certainly flashy, regardless of its power.

If Danzo hadn't used Vacuum Great Sphere this time,

Yun Xi wouldn't have bothered with such a showy but impractical move.

Seeing Yun Xi's counterattack, Danzo was momentarily too stunned to react.

He knew this technique too well!

Wasn't Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique the Third Hokage's signature move?

As the Third Hokage's childhood friend, how could Danzo not recognize it?

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

After hurriedly dodging the rest of Yun Xi's attacks,

Danzo asked Yun Xi with a grim expression why he could use Five Styles: Great Barrage Technique.

Remembering that the Third Hokage had summoned Yun Xi earlier,

Danzo even suspected that Yun Xi was Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal disciple!

"We're not particularly close."

Yun Xi couldn't be bothered to explain. He attacked again!

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Taking advantage of the moment Danzo was distracted, Yun Xi moved behind him at incredible speed.

A massive amount of Fire Style chakra gathered behind Danzo!

In an instant, a sea of flames engulfed the area where Danzo stood...

"Is it over?"

Seeing Yun Xi's attack land, Karin was beaming with excitement.

She instinctively assumed that Yun Xi had killed Danzo outright.

"Not yet."

Yun Xi shook his head. If Danzo were really that easy to kill, he wouldn't be Danzo.

Sure enough, when the sea of flames disappeared, Danzo's body was nowhere to be seen.

"Brat, you've managed to make me angry!"

Just as everyone was searching for Danzo, a voice filled with murderous intent rang out nearby.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Blade."

Danzo suddenly appeared out of nowhere behind Yun Xi, holding a sharp shuriken.

A faint white glow shimmered along the shuriken's edge!

It was the very Vacuum Blade that had once nearly sliced through Sasuke's Susanoo!

If Danzo's strike hit Yun Xi...