Murder to Silence!

A dark figure burst from the shadows at the mouth of the alley, a mass of violent blue lightning clenched in his right hand. Electricity shrieked and danced in his palm, lighting up his silver-white hair.

That figure, that height, that Lightning Blade—

"Kakashi! You bastard! You really did betray Konoha!"

Danzo cursed and slammed on the brakes, forcing himself to a halt. His soles carved two blackened tracks across the paving stones, sparks spraying from beneath his feet.

He did not dare charge straight in!

He knew better than anyone how much piercing power the Lightning Blade had. One direct hit would cost him a Sharingan even if he used Izanagi.

Danzo sprang backward, his hands racing through Hand Seals before his chest.

Tiger, Snake, Dog, Dragon.

His chest swelled as Chakra gathered deep in his throat, compressing and spinning.

"Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere!"

Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft!

A dense volley of air bullets shot from Danzo's mouth, each one whistling sharply toward the dark figure wielding the Lightning Blade.

The figure twisted sharply in midair.

The Lightning Blade traced a blue arc from his palm. He tapped a toe against the wall and launched himself sideways.

The first air bullet grazed his back and blasted a hole the size of a washbasin in the wall.

The second flew over his head, missing by a hair.

The third, the fourth, the fifth—

The figure flipped again and again through the air, narrowly evading each bullet.

The sixth struck his shoulder.

Bang.

No blood. No flesh.

The dark figure burst into white smoke the instant the bullet hit him.

When the smoke cleared, nothing remained.

A Shadow Clone.

Danzo stood where he was, his chest heaving.

"Damn you, Kakashi! How dare you ruin my plans! Hiruzen, you senile fool, you