"Any last words?"
Danzo opened his mouth in vain, but in the end, nothing came out...
What could he say?
Now that he had confirmed Izanagi truly had no effect on Su Yu, it meant that, with his life already in Su Yu's grip, he was certain to die.
Yet with death upon him, Danzo seemed to find peace.
Seeing Danzo move his lips without saying anything, Su Yu thought he had been gripping too tightly, so he loosened his right hand a little.
"Although I'm going to kill you, it's only because you attacked me. The victor takes all, and the loser falls. I'm sure you understand that. So speak. I'll give you a chance to leave your last words."
Danzo struggled to lower his gaze toward Su Yu's face. Suddenly, he spoke, but not to Su Yu.
He forced out the words, his voice hoarse, almost a roar:
"Sarutobi! After I die, don't avenge me! I brought all of this upon myself. This man is too terrifying! You mustn't lead Konoha to destruction!"
In Danzo's heart, aside from the Hokage position, what mattered most was naturally Konoha's existence.
By now, he was certain that an enemy immune to Kotoamatsukami's effects, who could break Izanagi's power, was absolutely not someone the present Konoha could contend with!
If Hiruzen Sarutobi truly lost his head and decided to fight Su Yu to the bitter end, mutual devastation would be the best possible outcome.
But Danzo thought the more likely outcome was that Su Yu would defeat Konoha completely, leaving the village unable to recover and ultimately bringing about its destruction!
Hiruzen Sarutobi froze for a moment at those words, and then his expression quickly grew complicated.
There was sorrow, bewilderment, confusion, resolve...
Su Yu had not expected Danzo's final words to