The bandages unwound, loop by loop.
The white strips fell to the ground, revealing what lay hidden beneath-
An arm so deathly pale it was almost translucent.
And embedded densely across its surface were scarlet eyeballs.
Sharingan!
Five whole Sharingan were embedded in that pallid arm, each slowly turning and giving off an eerie scarlet glow.
"So this is your trump card, Shimura Danzō?"
There was not the slightest hint of surprise on Uchiha Minamoto's face.
"How ugly!"
"You understand nothing, Uchiha Minamoto!"
Shimura Danzō's voice suddenly rose, an intensely fanatical light bursting from his single eye.
"Everything I do is for Konoha!
"Only by combining the First's power with the power of the Uchiha Clan can we truly protect the village!
"Everything I have done has been-"
He never finished.
Shimura Danzō moved.
Body Flicker Technique!
Shimura Danzō vanished from his spot in an instant, displaying agility and speed utterly at odds with his age.
A pitch-black kunai appeared in his right hand.
Wind Release chakra poured into it, and a faint bluish-white glow emerged along its edge.
His target was Uchiha Minamoto's throat!
The strike was lightning-fast, coming from a tricky angle.
Yet Uchiha Minamoto stood motionless.
A faint smile even remained on his lips.
Clang-crack!
A crisp collision rang out, immediately followed by the sound of shattering metal.
Shimura Danzō's kunai stopped in midair, its sharp tip snapping off on the spot.
What blocked the kunai was a rib!
A rib formed from solidified spectral-blue chakra!
[Susanoo: Skeletal Form]!
Uchiha Minamoto's [Three-Tomoe Sharingan] kept spinning as a translucent, Deep Blue skeleton emerged around him, enveloping his entire body like an impenetrable shield.
Shimura Danzō's kunai struck the rib without leaving so much as a scratch.
"Susanoo!?"
Shimura Danzō's pupil abruptly shrank to a pinpoint, his voice thick