The deaths of their companions did not make the remaining three ninja retreat. Instead, they seized the opportunity, drew their kunai, and stabbed toward Uchiha Yuu's body.
"Clang!"
Root's ninja were unquestionably the most elite. They were skilled in all manner of assassination techniques and never let any opportunity slip by.
At that critical moment, purple armor rapidly formed around Uchiha Yuu's body, blocking their attack.
However, after adjusting their approach, the Root ninja launched a direct assault, intending to kill him in one move!
"Earth Release! Earth Spear!"
The area between the three of them filled with earth spears, and one ninja used the Body Flicker Technique to appear before Uchiha Yuu.
To evade the initial attack, Uchiha Yuu was suspended in midair.
Unable to exert force in the air, he watched as the opponent's fist became coated in yellow-brown earth and struck heavily toward his chest, hoping to knock him into the range of the earth spears and impale him to death.
Unfortunately, Uchiha Yuu disappointed the hope in his opponent's eyes.
"Explosive Fist!"
His body fell freely, but his fist would not let him lie obediently upon the spears. The instant the explosion erupted, it tore apart the earth spears on the ground. The nearby ninja was caught in Uchiha Yuu's attack as well and sent flying backward. The three of them landed in the distance amid splattered blood, their fates unknown. Only Danzo remained at the scene.
With death looming before him, Danzo could no longer concern himself with anything else. The bandages around his arm all burst apart, revealing an arm covered in Sharingan. Yet he did not activate the Sharingan's power. He aimed his arm at Uchiha Yuu and released the technique without forming seals.
"Wood Release! Root Burial!"
The First Hokage's famed Wood