You Talk Too Much!

Danzo listened to Uchiha Shunichi's mockery without saying a word.

He was extremely agitated now. Izanagi's duration was steadily shrinking, while Uchiha Shunichi seemed to suffer no depletion at all. No matter how Danzo attacked, Shunichi always returned to normal.

Moreover, whenever Danzo's attacks managed to injure Uchiha Shunichi, Shunichi would inevitably switch to a mutually destructive approach.

Danzo only had ten "lives." Once all ten Sharingan on his arm closed, it would be the moment of his death.

Wood Release: Tree Root Burial!

In his agitation, Danzo actually took the initiative, using his right arm to create a gigantic tree that instantly swallowed both himself and Uchiha Shunichi.

Naturally, after that, both of them returned to their original states.

"Danzo, how many Sharingan are left on your arm?" Uchiha Shunichi asked excitedly.

Danzo's Izanagi was limited to ten minutes, and that time was constantly shrinking, whereas Shunichi could use his ability without limit.

As for any possible side effects, he could not afford to worry about them now.

The battle was locked in a stalemate for the moment, but as time passed, the scales of victory steadily tipped toward Uchiha Shunichi.

"Back then, this old man should not have spared you. Leaving you alive has indeed brought disaster upon us!" Shimura Danzō's tone was dark. He seemed to realize that his death was unavoidable, and his heart was filled with regret.

"You? You can't kill me. No one in this world can kill me," Uchiha Shunichi said arrogantly.

His Mangekyō Sharingan was practically a bug-level existence. For ordinary attacks to kill him was simply an impossible task.

Shimura Danzō's expression became even uglier at those words. He had already tried many methods, yet none had any chance of killing his enemy.

Uchiha Shunichi's abilities were heavily unbalanced. Though he was indeed powerful, he was not impossible to deal with.

But every time Danzō killed him, he came back to life. This kind of battle drove Shimura Danzō toward despair.

Yet no matter how despairing he was, Shimura Danzō had no solution.

Second by second, time passed...

At last, the final Sharingan on Shimura Danzō's arm closed. Izanagi's effect completely vanished...

"Being able to kill you so easily really feels a little strange," Uchiha Shunichi said with a faint smile, as though Shimura Danzō were already dead.

Danzo remained silent. More than half the chakra in his body had been consumed, and he was breathing heavily.

Danzo held a kunai and infused it with Wind Release chakra, forming a sharp vacuum blade.

Uchiha Shunichi likewise formed a Lightning Release chakra sword in his right hand. It was somewhat like Sasuke's later Chidori Stream, but its sharpness and destructive power surpassed it.

"You know, Danzo? Fighting you has taught me quite a lot. Some Ninjutsu that had existed only as concepts finally got a chance to be tested." Uchiha Shunichi looked at the Lightning Release chakra sword in his hand, a smile curling across his lips.

He could indeed use the Mangekyō Sharingan to regress his body's state, but in daily life and training, Uchiha Shunichi would not do so unless absolutely necessary.

Without counting the Mangekyō Sharingan's ability, Uchiha Shunichi could fight Shimura Danzō, but there was a high chance he would lose.

Even without Izanagi to preserve his life, Danzo's strength was not to be underestimated.

After all, he was from the same era as Sarutobi Hiruzen. He had mastered a great many Ninjutsu and possessed extensive combat experience.

But now, that was all there was to it.

Danzo and Uchiha Shunichi both knew that this would be their final exchange. If Danzo missed this chance, he would have no opportunity to turn things around.

As for Uchiha Shunichi, though he wanted to evade it, he had no choice but to face it head-on. Sometimes, running... was not a good choice.

The Wind Release: Vacuum Blade collided with the Lightning Release chakra, throwing up a burst of sparks before passing through each other and piercing into the other's body.

Chakra blades had no physical form, after all.

"Uchiha Shunichi, you have won! But even if I must stake this old man's life, I will still..." Danzo's left hand tightly seized Uchiha Shunichi's arm, while the Hashirama Cells in his right arm suddenly ran wild, surrounding them both.

And this... was not over yet.

Danzo's clothes suddenly slipped away, and black water began seeping from his chest, dark as ink. It was the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing!

The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing was a Sealing Jutsu meant for mutual destruction. It was activated through Cursed Seals engraved on the body beforehand. That black water was, in fact, Danzo's blood.

"For Konoha, this old man will certainly take you..."

Shimura Danzō was still delivering his final words before death when he suddenly discovered that the figure he had been gripping so tightly had vanished without a trace.

"Danzo, you talk too much. Did you think Sealing Jutsu would have any effect on me?" Uchiha Shunichi suddenly appeared at the edge of the Four Violet Flames Formation, then in the next instant appeared directly outside it.

Shimura Danzō could no longer hear what Uchiha Shunichi was saying, but as he watched Shunichi pass through the Four Violet Flames Formation without the slightest obstruction, nothing but unwillingness remained in his eyes...

The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing was released. This Sealing Jutsu truly deserved its reputation as a mutually destructive technique. Everything in the hall had been sealed away by Danzo.

This included the eight modified ninja mice created by Uchiha Shunichi, as well as Shimura Danzō's many subordinates.

This guy might have been useless against enemies, but he was truly skilled at dealing with his own people. After this battle, Root had lost at least one-third of its ninja.

And this... had absolutely nothing to do with Uchiha Shunichi.

So, after glancing twice at the completely empty room, Uchiha Shunichi walked out without the slightest psychological burden.

"You haven't left yet? Were you waiting for the battle's outcome?" After walking out, the first person Uchiha Shunichi saw was neither a Root ninja nor an Anbu ninja, but Yakushi Kabuto.

"You... actually succeeded!" Yakushi Kabuto's voice trembled. He, too, deeply hated Danzo.

After all, more than half the reasons behind the series of tragedies he had suffered were because of Shimura Danzō.

It was precisely because of that hatred that Yakushi Kabuto understood just how powerful Shimura Danzō was, to the point where he had nearly given up on revenge.

"Mm, they're all dead. He was a little troublesome, but nothing much." Uchiha Shunichi glanced at Yakushi Kabuto, then began searching Root on his own for anything valuable.