Cultivated with the Yin Yang Eye, the [Three Tomoe] couldn't grant x-ray vision, but they offered incredible long-range sight.
So even though Shisui and Danzo were far away, Aozora could still watch every move of their fight.
The moment he saw the black cursed seal spreading across Shisui's chest, he understood. His figure flickered and shot forward instantly.
In this critical moment, he no longer cared about hiding his identity.
Aozora remembered it as the [Self-Cursing Seal]—the sealing technique Danzo once used to suppress Sasuke during their battle.
At that time, Sasuke had only managed to break free after activating his second-stage Susanoo. Aozora didn't know how far Shisui had developed his Mangekyou or whether he could use a second-stage Susanoo at all.
Without hesitation, he burst into action.
Seeing Danzo extending his right hand, he immediately hurled a throwing knife mid-air.
Those eyes belonged to Shisui—he himself wasn't willing to gouge them out—and Danzo actually dared to do it!
The blade shot forth like a green dragon emerging from the abyss.
At first, one could still hear its sonic boom and see flashes of green light, but soon it became nothing more than a thin line slicing violently through the air.
Hirano Haru ran a few steps before noticing the tide turning—he realized Danzo not only broke free from the genjutsu, but also took control of the Shadow Guard Team's expert.
Seeing this, his heart calmed slightly, and his pace slowed accordingly.
However, an emerald flash suddenly zipped past his side.
Before he could react, he heard the sound barrier breaking—it was then that he realized it was some ninja tool or jutsu.
"Lord Danzo! Watch out!" He shouted desperately.
But how could sound ever catch up with a blade faster than the speed of sound?
Had Danzo immediately counterattacked the moment he immobilized Shisui, Qingkong would never have been able to save him in time.
Yet Danzo shared a classic villain weakness—he loved hearing himself talk too much!
He insisted on gloating first, telling Shisui that his first life had been willingly given, not stolen by Shisui.
Only after saying those words did he slowly lift his right hand toward Shisui's eyes.
His gloating hit the mark—seeing that hideous hand reaching for him, fury, hatred, and fear swelled in Shisui's gaze, causing his [Three Tomoe Sharingan] to spin rapidly and transform into a four-bladed shuriken-like Mangekyou.
The moment Shisui felt the searing pain in his chest, he realized everything—he finally knew how he had been caught off guard. He quickly calmed himself down and tried to save himself.
First, he summoned all his strength to move—but failed to budge.
Next, he circulated chakra throughout his body—but found himself powerless.
Then he began activating the ocular power within both his eyes. At this point, only the Mangekyou's power remained partially unaffected by the cursed seal.
Through the Mangekyou's perception, he clearly saw the madness plastered across Danzo's face.
Danzo was indeed ecstatic—he originally believed that Shisui's Sharingan was just purer than others', but now it seemed that Shisui had awakened eyes just like Madara Uchiha's.
Only such powerful eyes could achieve balance alongside Hashirama Senju's cells!
He already started picturing himself wielding the powers of both Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. At that time, he would become the strongest person in the Ninja World, return to Konoha in triumph, set things right, and restore Hidden Leaf to its former glory.
Danzo's right hand trembled with excitement as he felt all the glory calling out to him.
Watching Danzo's twisted right hand drawing closer, Shisui activated his eye power and poured all his strength into unleashing his ultimate technique—[Susano'o Wheel].
Then emerald chakra boiled inside him, yet it never managed to break free from the cursed seal's restraint.
Unable to use Susano'o for now and needing time to prepare his ultimate dojutsu, Shisui momentarily felt a flicker of despair.
Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught sight of a streak of azure light flying from afar.
The Mangekyou possessed extraordinary dynamic vision—there were practically no eyes in the entire *Ninja World* that could match it.
Yet this streak of blue light was too fast; even with his Mangekyou Sharingan active, he barely managed to make out the rough outline of the throwing knife hidden within.
However, the trajectory of the blade was straight, and instantly Shisui determined its flight path.
Then he cast a simple genjutsu on Danzo once again.
With just a blink, Danzo shattered the illusion and said, "Stop fooling around—"
Before he finished speaking, a chill passed through his temple. Without time to turn his head, he immediately lost consciousness.
The throwing knife flew faster than lightning—striking before even the thunderclap arrived.
In the Mangekyou's vision, everything slowed down dramatically, as if sound itself had frozen mid-air.
In the silent world, Shisui clearly saw the razor-sharp azure light pierce Danzo's left temple, burst out the right side, and send a spray of blood and brain matter flying across the air, splattering onto his face.
Only then did he hear the knife pierce Danzo's skull—and the delayed crack of thunder.
Danzo's right hand, stretched toward him moments ago, fell limply along with his collapsing body.
After passing through Danzo's skull, the blue light seemed to lose momentum quickly, dropping to the ground and turning into an otherwise unremarkable throwing knife.
At the same time, a burly figure appeared before Shisui.
Glancing at the fallen knife in the distance, Shisui already deduced the identity of the figure.
The man stood without any disguise, but Shisui knew beneath that body lay his younger brother, slightly shorter than himself.
But at this moment, he truly seemed as robust as his physical appearance suggested.
Though Shisui had never seen Aozora in action, he had seen Aozora's throwing knives before.
He had heard about Aozora's sharp knife skills, but he hadn't expected them to be this deadly!
He only created a brief opening, yet Aozora seized it perfectly.
Aozora initially aimed at Danzo's right arm, so Danzo didn't sense imminent death.
But at the exact moment Shisui cast his illusion, Aozora instinctively shifted the direction of the knife.
Focused entirely on Shisui, Danzo only regained awareness too late to react.
Without exchanging a word, the two brothers moved in perfect sync, taking Danzo down for the second time.
Although the sound of Danzo hitting the ground was quiet, it instantly drew Orochimaru's attention.
Orochimaru had noticed Aozora heading to help Shisui, but hadn't thought much of it at the time.
Only when Aozora threw the knife did he turn around in surprise—and then witnessed the scene of the azure light slicing through Danzo's skull.
He figured anyone else would've died from wounds that bad. Even though Danzo had amazing strength, he still had a normal human body.
"Human life really is fragile."
Letting out a sigh, Orochimaru fixed his gaze on Danzo's corpse with curious excitement.
Blood continued to flow from Danzo's head where it lay on the ground. Suddenly, one of the Sharingan eyes on his right arm closed permanently. Then the body slumped to the ground and vanished without a trace—along with all the bloodstains. The blood on Shisui's face also disappeared as if it had never been there.
Orochimaru's golden eyes gleamed with sudden intensity.
This was already the second time Danzo had come back to life before his very eyes.
With his vast knowledge, he naturally understood—Danzo had truly died.
Thinking about the permanently closed Sharingan eye on Danzo's right arm, Orochimaru ran his tongue across his lips.
"Sharingan, huh?"
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