You Can't Go

Owl closed his eyes, his face just as pale.

"This feeling..."

His voice squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"It's like someone is tearing my head apart."

"Hold on."

Fang Xu's tone remained calm.

"This is the Cursed Seal's final resistance."

Owl did not answer.

All his focus was directed inward.

Time passed bit by bit.

Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

Half an hour later, the black Cursed Seal on Owl's body suddenly flashed.

The next moment, all the black patterns shattered at once.

A faint wisp of black smoke drifted from the base of his tongue, only to be completely swallowed by the Chakra formed by the new technique.

Owl abruptly opened his eyes.

He instinctively opened his mouth.

"Danzo..."

The two words came out clearly.

There was no backlash from the Cursed Seal.

No agonizing pain.

Nor was there any force stopping him from continuing.

Owl's pupils contracted sharply.

He raised a hand to cover his mouth, his body trembling slightly.

For the past several years, he had not even been able to say that name.

But now, he could finally speak freely.

Dove opened his eyes and tried saying Danzo's name.

He was likewise unaffected.

The other two Root ninjas completed the technique's coverage one after another.

They looked at each other, unable to hide the excitement in their eyes.

"It worked."

Dove spoke softly.

"It's really been removed."

He raised his head and looked at Fang Xu.

"We can talk now."

Fang Xu did not urge them.

"Tell me everything about Danzo's plans against me."

Owl fell silent for a moment.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands, the respect on his face gradually replaced by anger suppressed for years.

"That old bastard Danzo."

His voice grew colder and colder.

"He never saw us as ninjas."