Danzo was none too pleased when his own subordinate disrupted his plan.
"Idiot! What are you standing around for? Get in there!"
"Oh! Yes, sir."
Torune Aburame clearly struggled to react. Danzo had suddenly turned foul-tempered, and he had no idea why.
Torune could only suffer in silence. Hadn't he just been helping? Why had he gotten scolded instead?
Meihui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Danzo hadn't used Torune Aburame as a biological weapon.
"Whew, that scared me. We nearly got wiped out just now. Torune Aburame really is dangerous. Those Kikaichū on him are no joke."
I need to find a way to move Torune Aburame somewhere else, or seal him away outright. This is tricky.
While Meihui was still thinking, he saw Danzo send Torune Aburame out as cannon fodder again.
There was no choice. He couldn't let Torune disrupt the battle.
He gave Itachi a quick word.
Itachi nodded and appeared in front of Torune Aburame with a few swift movements. It was the same old recipe, the same old flavor.
He brought Torune down with genjutsu, then summoned Susanoo, grabbed him, and returned to Meihui's side.
Meihui immediately used Flying Thunder God to take both of them away.
When they returned, Torune Aburame was nowhere to be seen.
Danzo was furious at the sight.
But with his current strength, he could only manage an even fight with Sasuke.
He couldn't afford to let his guard down, either. One careless move would let Sasuke strip away another layer of Resurrection Armor, leaving his once-plentiful supply of revivals running short.
With another flourish of his sword, Sasuke seized an opening and drove the Kusanagi Sword through Danzo's body.
"Cough, cough... You really are strong."
As he spoke, the Danzo before Sasuke faded into an