Danzo, May You Enjoy Your Life in the Pure Land

"Shimura Danzō must die today. This is the consensus of most of Konoha's high-ranking combatants. The political significance behind it is that it is a matter of taking sides. His death will unite us into a whole, announcing the end of the previous era and the new generation of Konoha's core group in the new era."

With a flawless smile on his face, Dan Katō, along with Torifu Akimichi, escorted Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to the Akimichi Clan's territory.

"Hey... are you resenting us, Torifu?"

Mitokado Homura took off his Glasses, breathed on them, put them back on, and asked Torifu Akimichi.

"Otherwise, my strength has been reduced to the level of an ordinary Jonin because of using the Butterfly Technique, but that doesn't mean I can't do anything. At least I can coordinate logistics in the back, just like Koharu."

Torifu Akimichi seems to be in a very good mood today, perhaps because he has accumulated thirty years of experience and can finally speak it all today.

"It seems that I have promised you my position, Torifu."

Utatane Koharu.

"That's right, that position should have been mine all along."

Torifu Akimichi nodded to Choji Akimichi, who was standing at the door to greet everyone, and then walked in with his head held high.

The Root has established multiple bases in Konoha, some responsible for training, some for resources and logistics, and others for experiments such as First Hokage's Cells.

After all, Danzo had too many things he needed to keep from the Third Hokage.

But on this night, the elite Uchiha Police Force mobilized in full force and, based on the address provided by Orochimaru, stormed several Root bases.

Now, only one headquarters remains.

"This is the Four-Point Black Formation. According to the information provided by Orochimaru, it's a simplified version developed by Danzo based on Konoha's protective barrier. It has extremely strong defensive capabilities, making a direct frontal assault extremely difficult, so..."

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the elite squad that had been hastily assembled behind him.

"Obito, I need you to use your space-time Dojutsu to send Dai inside and break their barrier from the inside."

"Clan Chief Fugaku, you can rest assured and leave it to me!"

Uchiha Obito slapped his chest repeatedly.

"Kakashi, I'm entrusting Rin to your care for now. Please make sure nothing like what happened before happens again!"

"Don't worry, Obito."

Kakashi promised.

"I'll keep an eye on things here, nothing will happen, Obito, you can begin."

Uchiha Fugaku offered a suggestion.

"Senior Dai, are you ready?"

"Youth is about being prepared every single moment!"

Uchiha Obito Mangekyō Sharingan at Might Duy with his two Mangekyou Sharingan, and two Uzumaki spun in sync in the air, twisting their figures and causing them to disappear from everyone's sight.

Within ten seconds, a Phoenix engulfed in flames broke through the barrier, radiating boundless brilliance under the night sky.

"Night Phoenix!"

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Fugaku gave an order, and the Uchiha members of the Konoha Military Police Force opened their Sharingan and swarmed out, rushing towards the Root headquarters.

Let's turn our attention back to the Forest of Death.

"Tsunade, Orochimaru, did you call me here just to see this? I already had Minato tell you that I wouldn't make a move."

Jiraiya looked at the barrier rising in the center of the forest and sighed helplessly.

"Don't worry, Jiraiya. There are plenty of people who want Danzo dead tonight. It's not your turn to do it."

Orochimaru stood smiling beside Jiraiya, watching the Konoha Ninja who had gathered in the distance to investigate after noticing the commotion.

Tsunade took the initiative to step forward, stop these people, and start a conversation with them.

"There's nothing really wrong with calling you here. All we need is for you to be here and wait with us until Tenten when the Jonin election begins."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and said.

"To capture a traitor to the village... Who is it that requires the Sannin ninjas to join forces!"

Mimura Hamaki looked at Orochimaru and Jiraiya chatting in the distance and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's probably related to the village's higher-ups, otherwise..."

With his hair already turning white, Kiyomi Kōtō glanced at the Forest of Death's reassurance, then shook his head and remained silent.

The fact that the Third Hokage was absent from such a major event, along with the absence of any other high-ranking officials, and considering that it is currently the day before the Hokage election Jonin voting, already speaks volumes.

However, since even figures like the Sannin are in front of them, it's certain that Dan Katō, Uchiha Meikyō, and Minato Namikaze, who are closely related to Sannin, are also on the same side as them.

If this group of people were to get together and decide to do something, even the Third Hokage wouldn't be able to stop them.

"Now everything is ready, it just depends on how long it will take Meikyō to take Danzo."

Tsunade walked towards Jiraiya and Orochimaru, then looked at the barrier in the center of the Forest of Death and spoke.

As for whether Meikyō can defeat Danzo, Tsunade is optimistic.

Even she, as his teacher, is now finding it difficult to see through Uchiha Meikyō's strength.

At most, dealing with Danzo will be a tough fight for the time being because he is older and has more trump cards to save his life, but the final outcome is certain.

Uchiha Meikyō is indeed facing a rather troublesome problem.

Because in front of Danzo was someone who looked almost exactly like him.

As we all know, a person's face is not perfectly symmetrical. The left and right halves of the face are actually quite different. In other words, the reflection of you in the mirror is exactly the reverse of your own reflection.

The person who appeared before Uchiha Meikyō was precisely such a mirror image.

"Uchiha Meikyō, this is your second grandfather, Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan Dojutsu, Mirror of External World, which can materialize the image of all enemies he sees, possessing the same power as the original, even if it is Kekkei Genkai!"

Shimura Danzō covered his bleeding eyes and said in a fierce voice.

Danzo's answer was a fiery sword aura as fast as Inazuma.

The next instant, blue light crisscrossed the entire interior of the barrier.

[Besides Fire Style, I also know Mirror Body Flicker Technique, and my physical body and swordsmanship are almost identical to my own, even...]

The two pairs of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan stared at each other for a moment, engaging in a contest of Genjutsu.

"They can even cast Genjutsu at the Mangekyo level!"

Meikyō was somewhat surprised by the mirror image's performance, but quickly and rationally analyzed the situation.

Danzo said that the mirror image can possess the full power of the original body, including its Kekkei Genkai, but this is debatable.

At least Meikyō did not see his mirror image use his own Mangekyō Sharingan's Dojutsu.

Otherwise, the mirror image could simply teleport itself outside the barrier and then swap positions with Danzo inside the barrier, allowing Danzo to escape.

[It might not be able to replicate the Mangekyō Sharingan's Dojutsu, but it's more likely it can only replicate abilities I've already used! Because so far, this thing has only used abilities I've previously demonstrated. If Danzo were paying attention to the Uchiha clan, he couldn't possibly be unaware of the space-time Dojutsu I've used on the battlefield!]

Meikyō made up her mind that she would never use the Amenotejikara in front of her mirror image unless she could guarantee a fatal blow.

No matter how powerful the Mirror of External World is, it will inevitably consume a lot of pupil power when it is used. If this drags on, the Meikyō will definitely win!

Because Orochimaru is not currently attaching Shin's arm, which had been transplanted with the First Hokage's Cells, to Danzo as he did in the original timeline, Danzo absolutely does not have the ability to restore the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Seeing that Meikyō did not use Space-Time Ninjutsu, Danzo felt a pang of disappointment.

He did indeed intend to have his mirror image replicate Meikyō's space-time Dojutsu to help him escape.

"So you've figured out the eye's ability... As expected of you, Uchiha Meikyō. But in that case, you'll only be able to fight against your mirror image, which has the same strength as you. With me added to the mix, what will you do?"

Shimura Danzō sneered, formed hand seals, and released Wind Style again, combining it with the Fire Style of his Mirror Image to form a combined Ninjutsu that attacked the Meikyō.

"Danzo, you old dog, aren't you overestimating yourself? At my level, someone like you is insignificant."

Meikyō chuckled, strategically despising the enemy while quickly devising a way to break this Dojutsu.

Any ability, once used by oneself, can be perfectly replicated by the mirror image.

In other words, he must kill Danzo the first time he uses this technique.

However, due to his mastery of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Meikyō's current speed, without considering Mirror Body Flicker Technique and Amenotejikara, is almost comparable to that of the previous Fourth Raikage.

That's the ultimate speed that can match the Flying Thunder God Technique within a small area!

In addition, the Mirror Body Flicker Technique allows for astonishing movement speed within a small area.

This was the first time Meikyō had felt troubled by her own overwhelming strength.

Danzo was also troubled by the fact that Meikyō's strength was too great.

Because he realized that he really was as Uchiha Meikyō had said before, and couldn't play any role in this battle.

These two were moving incredibly fast! Even though Danzo could see their movements clearly with his Mangekyō Sharingan, he simply couldn't keep up!

Even the mirror image had to take a few hits from the Meikyō in order to protect Danzo.

And...

Maintaining this level of combat consumes far too much of one's eye power!

Shimura Danzō sensed that the power in his eyes was rapidly decreasing.

He never dared to use this eye in front of outsiders; he would only use it in life-or-death situations.

Normally, he copies Hiruzen Sarutobi, but occasionally he copies the Third Raikage.

These two were the strongest among those he had ever fought, and he had secretly copied them. However, because Danzo was extremely familiar with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and their cooperation could produce a good chemical reaction, he used them more often.

However, after many years, most of the pupil's power has been depleted, leaving it with almost only one chance to be used, and it could go blind at any time.

At this moment, Meikyō had also roughly set up his tactics.

In this situation, to kill Danzo in one blow, one must first restrict one's own mirror image.

The problem is that the Meikyō image moves too fast and is not easy to limit.

Faced with this situation, Meikyō decided to distance himself from Danzo and his mirror image as much as possible.

"Laugh..."

Sparks of Mars accompanied by white mist spread from the corners of Meikyō's mouth, while spiraling flames rose from the blade of the Ama-no-Ohabari, transforming into a gigantic Flame Dragon with arcs of electricity leaping across its surface.

This is Sun Halo Dragon incorporating the nature transformation of Lightning Style, making it more powerful and penetrating.

Upon seeing this, the mirror image immediately made the same movement.

Based on the abilities he has now copied, only by using the same move can he block Meikyō's attack.

"Uchiha Style: Sun Breathing: Sun Halo Dragon Dance!" ×2.

The two enormous Flame Dragon coiled and intertwined their bodies before colliding violently, creating a powerful shockwave.

"Amaterasu!"

Meikyō's eyes widened, and after unleashing Amaterasu without regard for her pupil power, the front half of the Sun Halo Flame Dragon's body was almost entirely rendered black.

Upon seeing this, the mirror image also unleashed the Amaterasu it had just copied.

However, his solar Flame Dragon was only black in the head part, and was completely suppressed.

Meikyō's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Danzo out of the Danzo of his eye.

Danzo appeared to be overwhelmed, kneeling on the ground and clutching his bleeding Mangekyō Sharingan.

To avoid the aftershocks of the two Amaterasu Flame Dragon's flames, he moved to the edge of the barrier.

The remaining power in this eye is insufficient to unleash Amaterasu on this scale!

"A great opportunity!"

The time had come, Meikyō no longer hesitated. He activated his Amenotejikara and teleported himself in front of Danzo.

With his right hand, he gripped the Ama-no-Ohabari wreathed in flames, aiming straight for Danzo's heart; with his left hand, he extended two fingers to Mangekyō Sharingan, reaching for Danzo's Danzo.

Danzo's eyes were filled with fear.

He wanted to summon the mirror image of the Meikyō to send him away.

Because the mirror image had just copied the Meikyō's space-time Dojutsu, Danzo desperately wanted to escape.

But just as the mirror image was about to act, the pattern in Danzo's Mangekyō Sharingan dimmed and turned into a dull white.

The mirror image also vanished in an instant.

"Ah!"

With a scream from Danzo, the blinded Mangekyō Sharingan was gouged out by Meikyō, and the Ama-no-Ohabari of his right hand pierced Danzo's heart.

"Uchiha ... Meikyō ... if I had known this day would come, I should have..."

"Danzo, the past is the past. People should look forward. Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. You have no future. Anyway, I wish you a pleasant time in the Pure Land."