Danzo's Betrayal

"Leave Shisui to me. Don't look into his eyes."

After Uchiha Yansheng gave the warning, he formed hand seals with both hands and used Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, cutting off Black Zetsu's escape route.

Seeing this, Kushina Uzumaki noticed Danzo Shimura being battered by two puppets nearby and prepared to seal him.

But as she approached, she detected an utterly revolting stench of decay.

"This is... the stench of a corpse. Danzo, the body you used for Impure World Reincarnation is practically rotten through already, isn't it?"

Kushina Uzumaki quickly guessed Danzo's current condition. How could a ninjutsu like Impure World Reincarnation, which summoned the dead from the underworld, possibly have no side effects?

At that moment, Danzo, whose head had just been blown apart by Zero-Three in Hashirama Senju's likeness, was slowly regenerating.

And evidently, even without a head, Danzo's Impure World Reincarnation body could still hear Kushina Uzumaki's words.

"So that monkey has already sent out the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki?"

Once Danzo Shimura's body had mostly recovered, he leaped into the air and jumped out of Zero-One and Zero-Three's encirclement.

"Though they are merely likenesses, being able to fight these two is still something to be thankful for."

Danzo Shimura spoke with some emotion, then summoned the Dream Tapir.

His Impure World Reincarnation body clearly did not even have blood, yet it could still use the Summoning Technique. It was truly bizarre.

Working with the Dream Tapir's Wind Release, Danzo Shimura used ninjutsu to temporarily suppress the enemies before him and stood alongside Shisui Uchiha, who was under Black Zetsu's control.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yansheng's Shadow Clone was beginning to run low on ocular power.

Put simply, the Shadow Clone Technique evenly divided the chakra within one's body.

But Shadow Clones had a limited capacity for ocular power. Eighty percent of Uchiha Yansheng's current strength relied on the vast Byakugan ocular power within his body.

It was only natural that his Shadow Clone could not defeat Shisui Uchiha now.

"It stinks! Danzo, can't you get the hell away from me?"

Uchiha Yansheng frowned involuntarily at the putrid odor.

Though it was only a Shadow Clone, these awful memories would be transmitted back to the original body. Uchiha Yansheng naturally already wanted to retreat.

But when facing a schemer like Black Zetsu, Uchiha Yansheng did not dare dismiss his Shadow Clone recklessly.

After all, the chakra from a dismissed Shadow Clone returned to the original body. Who knew whether Black Zetsu might have tampered with that chakra somehow?

Though the possibility was slim, Uchiha Yansheng was unwilling to take the risk.

Therefore, he drew upon the ocular power within the Shadow Clone to protect himself thoroughly. However, this inevitably meant excessive ocular power consumption, making it difficult to defeat his opponent in a short time.

But that was fine. Uchiha Yansheng sensed faint fluctuations coming from nearby and immediately abandoned his fight with Black Zetsu, using the Body Flicker Technique to retreat.

The next moment, another Uchiha Yansheng appeared nearby, followed by a small calico cat.

Appearing alongside him were four dazzling red curtains of light, as well as numerous members of the Uchiha Clan.

At the sight, Black Zetsu knew he had lost his chance today and was just about to devise a way to withdraw.

Yet unexpectedly, Danzo Shimura, who had remained by his side the entire time, suddenly turned on him.

One of Danzo's hands pressed against the black half of Shisui Uchiha's body. Patterns like blazing flames began to spread gradually across Black Zetsu's body.

It was the Self-Karma Binding Seal. Danzo Shimura was rather proficient with this sealing technique.

In an instant, Black Zetsu was completely unable to move.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yansheng's heart stirred, and he hurriedly shouted to Kushina Uzumaki, "Take this chance and seal Black Zetsu! Use your strongest sealing technique!"

After speaking, Uchiha Yansheng took a white object from his clothes and placed it in his palm.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kushina Uzumaki endured the stench coming from Danzo Shimura and went straight to Shisui Uchiha's side.

After giving Danzo a strange look, Kushina Uzumaki condensed sealing marks in both hands and pressed them onto opposite sides of Shisui Uchiha and Black Zetsu.

They were two different seals. The one used on Black Zetsu was naturally the Four Symbols Seal. While it was not the strongest sealing technique, it was the most powerful one Kushina Uzumaki could deploy the fastest at that moment.

The sealing technique used on Shisui Uchiha, meanwhile, was merely a ninjutsu that restricted his chakra and ability to move.

Just as the sealing techniques were about to take shape, an enormous mass of green chakra appeared out of nowhere, blowing Danzo Shimura and Kushina Uzumaki, who were beside Shisui Uchiha, away.

At the same time, a bony claw mercilessly reached directly for Kushina Uzumaki.

Facing such an attack, Kushina Uzumaki activated the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak without hesitation. But at that crucial moment, she once again felt her body slipping out of her control.

This time, however, it was not Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, but a strand of black matter that had silently infiltrated Kushina Uzumaki's body.

Uchiha Yansheng noticed this and became far more wary of Black Zetsu. Without Six Paths Level combat power, he would never provoke Black Zetsu.

So Black Zetsu's body could be used like this!

As Uchiha Yansheng marveled, the green Susanoo bone claw mercilessly pierced through Kushina Uzumaki's body, tearing away nearly half of her body.

Watching from the side, Uchiha Yansheng could not help sighing.

"Izanagi... release!"

Along with Uchiha Yansheng's voice, the scene before them dissipated like an illusion, revealing two entirely different realities.

Originally, Kushina Uzumaki had failed to seal him, and Black Zetsu had controlled Shisui Uchiha to use Susanoo, completing a counterkill through a surprise attack.

But now, Kushina Uzumaki had successfully sealed Shisui Uchiha and Black Zetsu.

Izanagi was the strongest genjutsu. Its target was not the enemy, but the entire world!

"Don't get close to Black Zetsu..."

Just as Kushina Uzumaki was preparing to strengthen the seal, Uchiha Yansheng suddenly warned her.

Kushina Uzumaki froze at his words, then obediently stepped back twice, avoiding the strand of black thread extending from Black Zetsu.

"Uchiha Yansheng... we will meet again."

Black Zetsu's shadow-like body slid off Shisui Uchiha and sank into the ground, disappearing without a trace.

Uchiha Yansheng secretly observed with the Byakugan's ability to see through everything, but ultimately found no trace at all.

It was as if Black Zetsu had vanished the instant he entered the earth.

But in truth, Black Zetsu did not possess any space-time ability. He was simply exceptionally skilled at hiding.

Having escaped right under the noses of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, it was perfectly normal for Black Zetsu to evade the Byakugan's detection.

Meanwhile, at home, Uchiha Yansheng's original body used Zero-Two's malicious intent detection to mark an existence with extremely faint malice in purple.

Though Black Zetsu had escaped, it was not as though they had gained nothing.

At the very least, they had confirmed that ordinary sealing techniques were useless against Black Zetsu, and that the Nine-Tails chakra's ability to distinguish good from evil worked on him.

The Nine-Tails truly deserved to be called the most unique of all Tailed Beasts.

And for Black Zetsu, the objective of this trip had already been completely achieved. He had successfully uncovered some of Uchiha Yansheng's information.

In that sense, it could be called a win-win?