Feint Attack

"Oh no! They've already colluded with Minato Namikaze and betrayed Root! Mission failed! Stop them! Buy the leader time!"

The destructive power brought about by the combined efforts of Minato Namikaze and Kato Osamu was imprinted in the minds of every Root ninja. In a short period of time, their emotions went through several twists and turns. As Kato Osamu walked towards them step by step, for some reason, the Root Jonin who had just been confident of victory suddenly became more hesitant and solemn.

"Tell me!"

Where is Danzo?

Approaching step by step, and watching the Yamanaka Ling slowly rise from the ground, Kato Osamu unleashed his full killing intent without any hesitation.

Yamanaka Ling's eyes were filled with terror. Awakened from his Genjutsu by the other Root ninjas, Yamanaka Ling was now gripped by immense fear. He could already foresee his fate for transmitting false information, but the situation on the battlefield seemed impossible to convey to Danzo in the distance.

"You will definitely die!"

With a somewhat ferocious expression, Yamanaka Ling Kato Osamu felt the Cursed Seal within his body violently impacting his head in an instant, and a slight stinging sensation came instantly. If it weren't for Orochimaru's medicine suppressing it, the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal would have destroyed his brain in an instant.

Kato Osamu didn't know how long Orochimaru's drug would last, but he could sense that the Cursed Seal had begun to backfire, resisting the drug's suppression.

"Finally... I saw it, just a little bit..."

Despite the throbbing pain in his head, Kato Osamu mobilized all his mental energy and, following the mental pathways of the Yamanaka Ling, he saw a peculiar ripple.

"It seems... I was right..."

"The Chakra in this world all propagates in the form of waves..."

"Why! The Cursed Seal... has failed!"

Completely incredulous, Yamanaka Ling stared wide-eyed at Kato Osamu, who was unharmed and simply closed his eyes, seemingly sensing something.

"Charge! Now, charge!"

"Water Release: Water Wave!"

"Lightning Release - Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!

Countless Ninjutsu rushed towards Kato Osamu, but he was simply sensing something quietly.

"Ripple..."

"Ripple..."

"Still ripples..."

"Thread!"

Minato Namikaze looked at Kato Osamu, who was standing motionless in place, and couldn't help but shout. But before he could move, Kato Osamu suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, it seemed as if everyone could feel a strange shock that rushed to their scalp, making the hairs on their entire body tremble.

"Sensation!"

A thunderclap startled the dry land. In the bright sunlight, the dim sky seemed to suddenly flash with eerie, enormous, moon-like disc-shaped runes. As Kato Osamu's figure slowly spun, an unparalleled pressure instantly spread out, and a bright white light was projected behind Kato Osamu.

He is like a god, driving the sun and moon to move.

As the runes slowly descended, the fireballs, water lines, and lightning that rushed in from the sky twisted and contorted in a bizarre way, as if they had been smeared into a mess by the painter in an oil painting, and began to gradually disintegrate, collapse, and vanish into nothingness.

"Secret Technique: Ripple Impact!"

"What kind of Ninjutsu is this?!"

Even Minato Namikaze completely lost his connection with the Flying Thunder God Kunai for that instant. It wasn't like the feeling of being shielded from perception that he had just experienced, but rather a complete and utter collapse from the root of his being.

"Danzo... I've found you..."

Kato Osamu offered no explanation, nor did he even glance at Minato Namikaze again. He simply tapped his feet lightly and, following the spiritual link with Yamanaka Ling, he had already found Danzo's hiding place.

"Thread!"

If Minato Namikaze had maintained a somewhat expected sense of control until now, he was now utterly worried.

"Danzo... he can't die now!"

"At least, I can't just die like this..."

Without any connection to the Flying Thunder God Mark, Minato Namikaze could only follow Kato Osamu's direction and chase after him.

"Xu! Don't do anything foolish..."

Hidden deep in the mountains, Shimura Danzō had received Yamanaka Ling's last message. To conceal Danzo's location and to atone for his mistakes, Yamanaka Ling committed suicide.

"Damn it! Minato Namikaze must have known all along, and even prepared for the Cursed Seal!"

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Danzo, who had always maintained a cold and aloof demeanor, couldn't help but fly into a rage. He clenched his remaining arm into a fist and punched a nearby tree, turning it into dust that swirled in the air. This caused a chilling glint to appear in Danzo's eyes.

"Hmph, Wei, does he think he can escape my control just because he's grown wings? I'll see what he's capable of!"

"Chang, you should know how to deal with Genjutsu!"

"Yes, Chief!"

"Genjutsu? A mere clown dares to show off his skills before an expert..."

Kurama Shō unfurled a blank scroll from behind him, and with just a few strokes, Kato Osamu's figure appeared on the scroll.

"Secret Technique: Genjutsu True Life!"

A scarlet, blood-red paintbrush suddenly landed on Kato Osamu's chest, and a wound piercing through his chest seemed to be real as a large amount of blood gushed from the painting, staining the entire scroll red.

"This is..."

As Kato Osamu rushed toward Danzo, he suddenly sensed Chakra wave that surged forth from the jungle in an instant. It seemed to carry a special pattern, swirling with violent Chakra, and formed directly in front of his chest.

"Roll!"

With a loud shout, a rippled space several meters in diameter instantly appeared around him. He controlled all the Chakra fluctuations within it, and any Chakra energy that entered it and formed a specific effect was completely disrupted, causing all the Chakra to dissipate.

"It seems to be the fluctuation of Genjutsu, but it also carries the characteristics of a certain materialized Chakra fluctuation..."

"The Root truly produces many talented individuals..."

Kato Osamu spoke in a calm voice, his gaze seemingly penetrating the flow of Chakra and landing on Danzo.

"They're here..."

Danzo softly, his eyes meeting those of Kato Osamu, who was perched on a tree. At that moment, the anger that had been surging from the depths of his heart erupted completely.

This brat in front of me has somehow already secretly colluded with Minato Namikaze, completely betraying his plans!

"Wei, you really hid it well..."

"Damn it! I should have crushed you like a rat back then!"

"Kato Osamu... Shimura Danzō, I'll only say it once, my name is Kato Osamu!"

"You'd better remember this name!"

Kato Osamu simply stared coldly at Danzo. He had imagined countless scenarios of defecting from Root, but none of them resembled today's scene even slightly.