Izanagi

"Kid, you don't need to mock me. Everything I did..."

"Yes, yes, yes. Everything you did was for Konoha, I know!"

Before Danzō could finish, Mirai cut him off with a mocking remark.

Danzō's anger flared, and Mirai nearly pissed him off to death.

Seeing how he had suffered setback after setback at Mirai's hands ever since entering the room, Danzō gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.

"I fucking refuse to believe you'd dare touch me today! Go on, do it! You dare?! Come at me, then!"

Even Mirai was stunned by Danzō's bizarre move.

Damn it, I've never heard such a strange request in all my life.

But since I'm such a kind-hearted young master, I'll grant your wish today.

We're screwed. This kid fears neither heaven nor earth. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been causing trouble just now! And Danzō just had to provoke him like that!

The moment Jiraiya thought of Mirai's nature, Mirai had already made his move.

Mirai grinned and said, "Not convinced, huh? I specialize in curing all kinds of stubbornness!"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, silver lightning flashed, and Danzō's bandage-wrapped arm fell to the floor.

The hand blade formed from violent lightning carried not a trace of blood.

"Ah..."

The excruciating pain hit him, twisting Danzō's entire face.

Yet no matter how much pain he was in, it could not conceal the disbelief on his face.

This was the Hokage's office, yet Mirai had actually dared to attack him here.

At that moment, Danzō suddenly felt a little regret.

Damn it, what the hell was wrong with me today?

Why did I have to court death by provoking this monster? Now look what happened—I've lost an arm.

Losing an arm would have been one thing, but it had to be my most important arm.

Danzō panted harshly, his face contorted as his other hand clutched the stump of his severed arm.

"Rebellion! This is outright rebellion! Mirai, you actually dared to commit violence in the Hokage's office!"

Koharu Utatane turned around and immediately condemned Mirai.

Then she hurried to Danzō's side to stop the bleeding.

"Hiruzen, this is the man you chose! Look at what he's doing now—how is he any different from a madman?!" Homura Mitokado roared as well.

He had not expected Mirai to really dare to make a move.

This was simply lawless.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Mirai sneered. "You two old fossils, if you keep yammering on, believe it or not, I'll help you out too!"

"You..."

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane were immediately startled.

This guy was a monster. The bloody reality had just played out before their eyes.

They had no doubt that if they continued talking, this guy might just give them the same treatment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "Mirai, you've gone a little too far..."

"Have I?" Mirai asked himself in confusion.

"How dare you, Mirai! You even dare to defy the Hokage. I think you truly intend to rebel!"

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had spoken up, Koharu Utatane immediately felt emboldened and started up again.

Mirai looked at Koharu Utatane, shook his head, and said, "Calling you an idiot would be an insult to idiots!"

"Open your dog eyes and take a good look. Look at what this is!"

"Hm?"

Everyone was stunned. What did Mirai mean by that?

Could there be some hidden truth behind this matter?

But Danzō, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly felt uneasy.

Could it be that my secret has been discovered...

No, that's impossible!

With a crackle, Mirai flicked out a lightning needle toward Danzō's severed arm on the ground.

Seeing Mirai's action, Danzō's expression changed drastically.

"Mirai, what exactly are you trying to do?!" Koharu Utatane shouted angrily.

Mirai shook his head and looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Moron!"

"You..." Koharu Utatane trembled with rage.

Ever since Mirai had entered, he had been picking fights with them.

From earlier until now, Mirai had kept insulting her. If she counted them all...

"Shut up!" Hiruzen Sarutobi bellowed, silencing everyone.

"Use your brains and think! An ordinary arm, yet even lightning's violent power couldn't inflict any damage on him!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words left Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane stunned.

The two exchanged glances and realized the problem as well.

Everyone frowned as they looked at Danzō beside them.

Danzō's face darkened as he asked Mirai, "Brat, how did you find out?"

Mirai chuckled inwardly. The hell, could I tell you I transmigrated here? That I've seen all this before...?

Mirai looked at Danzō indifferently. "I was fortunate enough to fight the First Hokage before. As for the other thing, I have one myself. So how do you think I knew?"

"You can hide it from everyone else, no problem. But if you want to hide it from me, sorry, no chance!"

"What?" Danzō was dumbfounded. He had been fortunate enough to fight the First Hokage?

What the hell was that supposed to mean?

Everyone was bewildered by Mirai's words, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was the only one who was not.

Because he had personally witnessed that battle.

Still, everyone was curious about what exactly they were talking about.

"Well? Are you going to remove the seal yourself, or should I tear it off by force?" Mirai grinned broadly.

"???"

Everyone's faces were filled with question marks. Other than confusion, there was only more confusion.

"Heh, I have no idea what you're talking about!"

As Danzō spoke, his remaining hand suddenly formed a hand seal.

Mirai immediately felt a powerful ocular force invade his mind, attempting to alter his thoughts.

As Mirai's gaze gradually became unfocused, the corner of Danzō's mouth curled upward.

But very quickly, he froze.

Because Mirai's eyes had unexpectedly regained their clarity.

"Oh? Such a powerful ocular technique! But did you really think that your half-baked ocular technique could affect me?"

"What... how is that possible?!"

Danzō was truly panicking now—panicking like hell.

His greatest trump card had actually failed to work on Mirai.

Seeing the fleeting exchange between the two, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes darkened. "Mirai, what just happened?"

"See for yourselves." Mirai sneered coldly, and the lightning blade in his hand slashed toward Danzō's head.

"Don't!" Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Mirai's lightning blade terrified Danzō out of his wits. He wanted to flee, but he could not escape.

Screech!

Mirai's lightning blade swept past Danzō's face.

There was no blood, no injury. Mirai had merely used the lightning blade to cut away the mask covering Danzō's eye.

"Whew..."

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But when they looked at Danzō, their expressions changed drastically at the same time.