"Clang!"
The sealing apparatus Shimura Danzō normally used to seal his right arm crashed to the floor, its clear clang echoing through the Root Organization Base.
Whether Shihōin Naraku had truly come on Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders no longer mattered. All that remained now was a fight to the death.
Either you died or I did!
I lived, you died!
The survivor would rule everything!
"Torune, Fū, buy me time!"
"Yes!"
Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune accepted the order, but neither charged straight at Shihōin Naraku. Instead, they watched for an opportunity to attack.
Shimura Danzō pulled aside the bandages wrapped around his head, revealing the scarlet iris of his right eye. A blade-like pattern appeared within it, slowly rotating.
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
This was the Mangekyō Sharingan that had once belonged to Shisui Uchiha!
Within this eye dwelled the Shinobi World's strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami!
Shimura Danzō formed hand seals, making his final preparations for battle.
The eleven Sharingan embedded in his deathly pale arm containing Hashirama cells had certainly increased Danzo's strength, but they also placed an immense burden on him!
If he wanted to keep his body or mind from collapsing, Danzo had to maintain a balance between them before every battle.
Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune both knew Shimura Danzō needed time, and they had to buy him that time.
"Attack!"
The shout acted like an order. The ninja protecting Shimura Danzō raised their blades and charged toward Shihōin Naraku.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
A dense barrage of hidden weapons swept toward him like a downpour, their scattered glints reflected in Shihōin Naraku's eyes.
The weapons sealed off every direction around Naraku, leaving him no room whatsoever to dodge.
A cold gleam flashed through Shihōin Naraku's eyes. He twirled Kurikara in his right hand and advanced rather than retreated,