Caught off guard, Danzo was sent flying by Kushina's punch. He landed astride a branch, with a man's most vulnerable spot wedged squarely against it, and his face instantly took on a constipated look.
When he heard Qingyun, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others laughing, his flushed face swiftly darkened.
"How dare you attack an elder in public! What punishment do you deserve?"
Seeing Danzo attacked, the Root Ninja he had brought immediately circulated their chakra and surrounded Kushina.
Qingyun's smile vanished. The Peerless Yang Sword flashed out of its sheath, his true energy surged, and he activated the Body Flicker Technique, slipping through the Root Ninja's encirclement. With his sword angled outward and murderous intent erupting from his body, he said, "Just try making a move."
Overwhelmed by Qingyun's murderous intent, the Root Ninja did not dare move a muscle. They stood rooted in place, cold sweat trickling down their foreheads.
They had known Qingyun was powerful, but they had never imagined his murderous intent alone could pin them in place. Horror rose in their hearts.
"Enough! You are all ninja of Konoha. What kind of behavior is this? Qingyun, rein in your murderous intent. Do you intend to attack ninja from your own village?"
Seeing Qingyun and the Root Ninja facing off again, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help shouting.
Qingyun withdrew his murderous intent, but he did not sheath the Peerless Yang Sword. His eyes remained fixed on the Root Ninja. At the slightest suspicious movement, he would strike with overwhelming force and slaughter them in an instant.
The Root Ninja breathed a sigh of relief when Qingyun reined in his murderous intent. Though they normally took orders only from Danzo, they immediately backed away from Qingyun without waiting for his command.
Only once the Root Ninja had retreated