For Konoha, May I Ask You to Die?

A glimmer suddenly flashed in the dark environment, then vanished.

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

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

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

If not for the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand and the scorched smell lingering in the air, everything that 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 looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand, then took out a bottle filled with saline solution and stored it away.

"Danzo, do you know? Creating things like Ninjutsu is difficult. One careless mistake can get you killed!"

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

Uchiha Shunichi turned around and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan. At this point, there was no longer any need for him to hold back against Danzo.

Seeing Uchiha Shunichi's two intact Mangekyō Sharingan, Shimura Danzō's mood grew much 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 that it was a waste, Shimura Danzō still tried to probe him with words.

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

"Me? I'm merely a dead soul of the Uchiha Clan. I came here today for revenge, and for an execution... the execution of a sinner of Konoha." Uchiha Shunichi did not care at all whether Danzo had learned 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 truly 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 it.

The fine longsword in his hand was severed by Danzo's vacuum waves, and because he failed to dodge in time, his right arm was cut off as well. Blood sprayed violently, nearly splattering the entire surrounding area.

"Just as I thought, that kind of Ninjutsu could not possibly come without a price. You no longer have the strength to resist!" Danzo said calmly as he looked at the gravely injured, dying Uchiha Shunichi.

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

However, that thought swiftly vanished. The blood on the ground suddenly disappeared, while the enemy who had been critically wounded was now standing in place, staring at him.

"Genjutsu? No! I know who you are now. So that's how it is..." A scene 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.

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

Although bodily injuries could be reversed, the memories of being wounded could not be erased.

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

"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

Uchiha Shunichi had only just arrived behind Shimura Danzō when a Vacuum Great Sphere came flying directly at him.

However, Uchiha Shunichi was not the same as before. He swiftly dodged Shimura Danzō's attack with Lightning Body Flicker 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 simply could not withstand so many Explosive Tags head-on.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, Uchiha Shunichi looked at Shimura Danzō's broken body on the ground, yet 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 others knew his intelligence, his strength was reduced by at least half.

Targeted intelligence, in particular, was even more serious for a ninja.

Sure enough, a dozen seconds later, Shimura Danzō climbed up from the ground, without a single mark from the Explosive Tags on his body.

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

"You are... Uchiha Shunichi, aren't you? Someone with such a peculiar trait, who could also find Root at a time like this, could only be a Konoha ninja."

At this moment, Danzo was not in a hurry to attack. Although he was temporarily invincible, 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 admitted it outright.

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

If Sarutobi Hiruzen outside had not yet died, Uchiha Shunichi would indeed have been somewhat concerned after killing Danzo.

But now, Sarutobi Hiruzen outside was about to die as well. The chances of Tsunade learning and successfully using Impure World Reincarnation were not high.

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

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

"As things stand now, only you need to die."

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

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

It was only a dozen or so minutes, and 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?"