For Konoha, May I Ask You to Die?

A faint glimmer suddenly flashed through the gloomy surroundings, then vanished.

Shimura Danzō covered his eye, staring in disbelief with his only remaining eye at the charcoal-like figure not far away.

"Is this guy... here to die?"

Just as that thought arose in Danzo's mind, Uchiha Shunichi, who had become charcoal, instantly returned to normal.

If not for the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand and the burnt smell filling the air, what had just happened would have seemed like an illusion.

"This is... Izanagi?" Shimura Danzō widened his remaining eye, his hands instinctively forming seals as he activated the Izanagi in his arm.

"Unfortunately, it isn't!" Uchiha Shunichi glanced at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand, then took out a bottle filled with saline solution and stored it inside.

"Danzo, do you know? Things like Ninjutsu are very hard to create. One wrong move, and you might die!"

"But when you create Ninjutsu at the cost of your life, you'll find that sometimes, Ninjutsu is actually very easy."

Uchiha Shunichi turned around, revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan. At this point, he no longer needed to show Danzo any mercy.

Seeing Uchiha Shunichi's two intact Mangekyō Sharingan, Shimura Danzō's mood grew considerably heavier.

He knew very well that today... he was very likely not going to survive.

"Can you tell this old man your true identity? I don't believe Uchiha Shisui is still alive!" Danzo had already activated Izanagi, which meant he would not die before its effect ended.

So, despite the possibility of wasting time, Shimura Danzō still tried to probe him with words.

At the same time, Danzo had already guessed part of the truth in his heart, though he simply did not dare believe it.

"Me? I'm merely a ghost of the Uchiha Clan. I came here today for revenge, and also for an execution... the execution of a sinner of Konoha." Uchiha Shunichi no longer cared whether Danzo knew the truth.

"A sinner of Konoha? How amusing!" A mocking expression appeared on Shimura Danzō's face as his hands formed seals...

Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!

Danzo's Wind Release was actually very powerful, especially the speed at which he launched Ninjutsu. Even though Uchiha Shunichi had seen several seconds into the future through his right eye, he still had no way to evade.

The fine long blade in his hand was directly cut apart by Danzo's vacuum waves. Unable to dodge in time, his right arm was severed as well, blood bursting forth and nearly splattering across the entire area.

"Just as I thought, a Ninjutsu like that cannot come without a price. You have no strength left to resist now!" Danzo said calmly as he looked at the severely wounded, dying Uchiha Shunichi.

He had no intention of finishing him off. One reason was for intelligence extraction, and the other was that Shimura Danzō had developed an interest in studying his enemy's body.

However, that thought quickly vanished. The blood on the ground suddenly disappeared, and the heavily wounded enemy was now standing in place, staring at him.

"Genjutsu? No! I know who you are now. So that's how it is..." An image suddenly surfaced in Shimura Danzō's mind.

"If you know, then you know. I never intended to hide anything from a dead man anyway." Uchiha Shunichi familiarized himself with his current body, then immediately used Lightning Body Flicker to appear behind Danzo.

Although that earlier suicidal attack had successfully dug out Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, the sensation of every cell in his body being annihilated by Lightning Release had been far too painful.

While physical injuries could be reversed, the memory of being injured could not disappear.

It was precisely because of that that Uchiha Shunichi had been struck into a near-death state by one of Danzo's vacuum waves.

Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!

The moment Uchiha Shunichi appeared behind Shimura Danzō, before he could do anything, a Vacuum Great Sphere came straight at him.

However, Uchiha Shunichi was no longer the same as before. Using Lightning Body Flicker, he swiftly dodged Shimura Danzō's attack and took the opportunity to scatter dozens of Explosive Tags through the air.

Explode!

The Explosive Tags surrounding Shimura Danzō were extremely dense. No matter how strong Danzo was, his body had no way to withstand so many Explosive Tags head-on.

As the smoke cleared, Uchiha Shunichi looked at Shimura Danzō's mangled body on the ground, but he did not relax in the slightest.

After all, he had not forgotten that Shimura Danzō was still within Izanagi's duration.

For a ninja, once their intelligence was known, their strength would be reduced by at least half.

Targeted intelligence was especially serious for a ninja.

Sure enough, more than ten seconds later, Shimura Danzō climbed up from the ground, without a single trace of injury from the Explosive Tags on his body.

Except... one Sharingan on his right arm had closed.

"You are... Uchiha Shunichi, aren't you? Only a Konoha ninja could possess such a peculiar ability and find Root at a time like this."

At this moment, Danzo did not hurry to attack. Though he was invincible for a short time, unfortunately, his opponent seemed to be the same.

"That's right. When you dissected my body back then, you must have discovered something, right?" Uchiha Shunichi no longer concealed it and directly admitted it.

Because of the Four Violet Flames Formation, Uchiha Shunichi was not worried about his intelligence leaking out.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen outside had not died yet, then Uchiha Shunichi would truly have had some concerns after killing Danzo.

But now, Sarutobi Hiruzen outside was also about to die. The chances of Tsunade learning Impure World Reincarnation and being able to use it were not high.

"I never expected that this old man... would ultimately still be too softhearted!" A trace of regret flashed through Shimura Danzō's remaining eye.

"Not exactly. If you had truly wanted to imprison or kill me back then, Konoha would have faced destruction."

"Now, only you need to die."

"Aren't you known as Konoha's root? Then for Konoha's sake, please go die!"

Lightning flashed all over Uchiha Shunichi's body as he once again began fighting Shimura Danzō. This time, however, Uchiha Shunichi chose a method of combat focused on stalling for time.

It was only a dozen or so minutes. There was no rush. Why hurry to fight him to the death?

"Danzo, rest assured. After you die, I will become a good ninja devoted to Konoha. Perhaps I might even become Hokage."

"So, for Konoha's sake... may I ask you to die?"