Kill Danzo, From Now On I Will Stand Above the Heavens

The sense of absurdity lingered for a long time. It was only when Fugaku saw Mikoto stepping forward that he snapped out of his daze and spoke:

"Mikoto, stand back. I will assist Shimizu."

As Fugaku spoke, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes turned a deeper, more vivid crimson, as if a brand-new pattern were about to emerge at any moment.

He no longer intended to hold back. If he didn't end this battle quickly, it would be difficult to deal with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others once they arrived.

A coup d'état was all about the blitzkrieg.

"No need."

Shimizu shook his head.

What had just occurred was merely a warm-up, a pure contest of the Body Flicker Technique against Minato Namikaze.

Now, he was going to use his real strength.

Danzō had been jumping around for so long, spouting "evil Uchiha" at every turn.

Ever since he defeated Danzō at the village gates over two months ago, Shimizu had harbored the intent to kill him.

Now that the time was ripe, Shimizu would naturally not tolerate a pest hopping around right under his nose.

"Teacher Minato, I hope you can keep up with my speed from here on out."

Shimizu smiled faintly.

The Flying Raijin Jutsu was a space-time teleportation technique; the time consumed by both of them in that regard was identical.

The only differences lay in the speed of activating the technique and the neural sensitivity to other markers—these factors determined who was the fastest in the Ninja World.

With that said, two fleshy buds sprouted from Shimizu's forehead, growing thicker and more robust than ever before.

Dark, flaming wings unfurled, and a tail covered in scales struck the ground with a dull thud.

Black and red arcs of electricity and chakra flames swirled around Shimizu,