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Chapter 275 - CHAPTER 275

Kakashi Takes Action

Kakashi followed the Anbu captain and his squad into the underground Root base.

Almost immediately, two masked Root operatives barred their path.

"Stop. State your purpose," one of them demanded coldly.

The Anbu captain stepped forward and presented a sealed scroll. "By order of the Hokage, Danzo Shimura is to appear immediately. This is a direct summons."

One Root shinobi accepted the scroll with an indifferent expression. "Danzo-sama is not here. We will inform him once he returns."

"Where is he now?" the Anbu captain pressed.

"We do not know," the Root shinobi replied flatly. "His movements are not for us to question."

The captain's tone hardened. "This is the Hokage's command. Danzo-sama must comply—now."

The Root operative's eyes narrowed. "This is Root. Hokage orders hold no authority here."

Tension crackled in the air. Finally, the Anbu captain gave Kakashi a sharp glance. "Use your Sharingan."

Without hesitation, Kakashi's crimson eye spun to life. He cast genjutsu on one Root shinobi, who collapsed instantly.

The second Root operative lunged at him, kunai flashing. Kakashi sidestepped, drew his tantō, and drove the blade cleanly through the man's shoulder, pinning him to the ground before locking his gaze. Another genjutsu took hold, freezing the Root shinobi in place.

"Kakashi!" Several Anbu flinched at the sudden spill of blood. They hadn't expected such decisive violence—it risked escalating everything.

Kakashi calmly pulled his blade free, wiped the blood with his sleeve, and sheathed it. "He struck first. I only defended. If I hadn't held back, he'd be dead. They're both under my control now—ask what you will."

The Anbu captain crouched in front of the immobilized Root agent. "Where is Kinoe?"

Before the controlled shinobi could speak, alarms blared throughout the underground complex.

From the shadows, Danzo emerged, flanked by more than a dozen Root operatives. His single visible eye burned with contempt.

The Anbu captain stood tall. "Danzo-sama, are you openly defying the Hokage's order?"

Danzo's voice was like ice. "This is Root. Here, my word is law. For daring to trespass and shed Root blood, you will not leave unpunished."

His gaze lingered on Kakashi. The scarred youth's Sharingan gleamed in the dark, and Danzo's thoughts sharpened. His own transplanted eye, taken years ago, was already degenerating. Unlike Kakashi, whose Sharingan was stable despite chakra drain, Danzo's body rejected the implant. The eye was slowly failing.

That Sharingan will be mine, Danzo thought grimly.

"Seize them," he ordered.

The Root operatives surged forward—only to find Kakashi already behind them, lightning crackling along his blade. His tone was cold.

"Capture me? You'd better be prepared to bleed."

"Lightning Breathing, Second Form: Chidori Kai — Inazuma!"

Blue arcs of power enveloped his tantō. With a single sweep, Kakashi unleashed five piercing slashes of lightning, cutting down four Root shinobi in a blink.

The remaining operatives recoiled in shock. They had expected hesitation, not outright slaughter.

Kakashi's eye narrowed, a mocking smile beneath his mask.

"Lightning Breathing, Sixth Form: Chidori Kai — Denkō Raigeki!"

From his body erupted a storm of slashing lightning, crackling like a thousand birds. The arcs carved through the surrounding Root operatives before they could even raise a defense. Their encirclement shattered instantly.

Danzo's expression darkened. In his own base, his men had been butchered. The insult was intolerable. He struck his cane against the stone floor, summoning reinforcements. More Root emerged—elite operatives this time.

But before he could give the command to attack, movement stirred above. Dozens of Anbu lined the upper corridors, blades and masks gleaming in the shadows.

And from the rafters, a single figure landed beside Danzo.

The Third Hokage stood tall, pipe in hand, his eyes stern. "Danzo."

Danzo's jaw clenched. "Hiruzen."

Hiruzen's voice cut sharply through the tension. "I know your grudge against Kakashi, but I will not allow you to cut down a talented shinobi of this village out of your own ambition. You disobeyed my summons and forced this confrontation."

Danzo's face twisted with feigned innocence. "Disobeyed? I merely wasn't here. Kakashi drew blood first, and I moved to restrain him. You mistake me."

Hiruzen's gaze sharpened, his presence suffocating. "Enough excuses, Danzo. I gave the order. You defied it. Do not test how far I will let this go."

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