Chapter 72: Ikeizumi
Pain! Sorrow! Despair! Loneliness… Infinite negative emotions flooded in, myriad agonies heaped upon him, almost crushing Danzō's soul into fragments.
The Eye of Judgment from Hell allowed the afflicted to endure all the despair and pain of the victims they had harmed. Moreover, this despair and pain would be amplified a hundredfold.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Danzō's agonizing screams lingered, echoing. Every second that passed in real-time felt like a full year within the infinite torment of the Mangekyo dōjutsu.
All those directly or indirectly killed by him, their physical pain and emotional despair experienced in life, were now suffered by him multiple times over.
The deeper the sin, the longer the soul endured the torment.
Under the intense pain, Danzō even lost control of his bladder and bowels.
A foul stench, emanating from his pants, permeated the air, causing everyone to instinctively hold their breath.
This was also the first time everyone present had witnessed the Root of Konoha in such a disheveled state.
This made everyone present deeply wary of this bizarre ability.
After all, even someone as strong as Danzō was instantly brought down!
They couldn't even comprehend the principle of this dōjutsu.
Was it a powerful genjutsu that left one unable to resist?!
Or a special dōjutsu that allowed the body to experience extreme pain?!
It must be said that merely observing Danzō's miserable state revealed nothing about the specific abilities of Uchiha Ikeizumi's Mangekyo dōjutsu.
"Lord Danzō!!!" Several Root ninja, wearing masks similar to ANBU but with different designs, finally arrived, albeit belatedly.
These Root ninja…
Were now the few remaining elites of Root, as most of Root's members had died in Uchiha Ikeizumi's hunt today!
The ANBU ninja noticed the Root ninja but did not block them, allowing them to enter the encirclement.
....
Hiruzen Sarutobi snapped out of his shock.
Watching Danzō, who was clutching his head and trembling on the ground, gave him an inexplicable sense of schadenfreude tinged with a feeling of "the fox mourning the death of the rabbit."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face was grim, but when he saw Uchiha Ikeizumi attempting to walk towards Danzō, he was instantly alarmed.
Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's subtle hand gesture, the ANBU ninja understood and immediately blocked Uchiha Ikeizumi's path. Even he, the Hokage, moved to stand in front of him.
Times had changed.
Last time, Uchiha Ikeizumi, though strong, was still immature in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. He only needed a small number of ANBU ninja to forcibly resolve the conflict.
But this time, he felt that only the entire ANBU force would be enough to stop Uchiha Ikeizumi, who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan!
Ikeizumi's growth rate was somewhat astonishing.
How many days had passed since then?
Not even a month, right?
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly barked an order at the belated Root ninja: "Take this Konoha criminal away! This old man will personally judge his crimes!"
The Root ninja immediately looked at Uchiha Ikeizumi, who was blocked by a large number of ANBU ninja.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face immediately darkened.
He was almost exasperated to laughter.
"This old man is talking about Danzō!" He felt that if Danzō wasn't taken away quickly, Danzō would definitely die at Uchiha Ikeizumi's hands!
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi also wanted to kill Danzō… because after Danzō's deeds were exposed, the best solution was to kill Danzō to stabilize the various factions in Konoha.
But after Hiruzen Sarutobi's rapid weighing of pros and cons, he felt that given Danzō's personality, he must have left many contingencies in Konoha to prevent Hiruzen from discarding him once his usefulness was over.
Ikeizumi's uncertainty and danger level were temporarily "visible" and "open."
And he would only pose a threat to a few people.
He wouldn't pose a threat to the entire Konoha.
Danzō's uncertainty, however, was "invisible." Given Danzō's dark personality, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't be sure if the contingencies he left behind to prevent being discarded would affect the entire Konoha.
The internal struggle lasted less than half a second. Hiruzen Sarutobi, holding his nose, made the decision to temporarily protect Danzō.
He quickly glared at the Root ninja.
"Faster!!!"
The Root ninja said no more, immediately propping up the suffering Danzō, attempting to leave this place of trouble.
...
"Ikeizumi!" Fugaku no longer bothered to conceal his Mangekyo.
The tomoe in his eyes also gradually condensed and transformed into a sharp, eerie Mangekyo pattern like a blade!
"The Uchiha clan cannot have a fundamental conflict with the village. The Uchiha clan cannot fall to the fate you spoke of in the future!"
Fugaku gritted his teeth, his chakra surging, and his dōjutsu power continuously concentrating in his Sharingan.
Two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan stared at each other at this moment.
"Ikeizumi, Danzō has already been taken away. There's no need for you to be stubborn. This old man has his own way of executing Konoha's justice, and this old man also has the right to decide who executes this justice."
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Fugaku, who had chosen to stand with him, suppressing the wariness in his eyes. He then said in a deep voice to Ikeizumi: "The power you possess now should not be used on fellow village ninja."
He made a promise again: "This old man will properly deal with Danzō and give you a perfect answer."
"Ikeizumi…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. The ANBU ninja and Fugaku were all poised to act; the Konoha ninja from other clans on the periphery, excluding the Uchiha, were hesitant and unsure what to do.
Hiruzen Sarutobi held his breath and solemnly stated: "This old man will not hold you responsible… No, it should be said that you did not make a mistake today. Because you are indeed executing your justice, just as this old man is executing his own justice."
"The village needs stability, and it needs balance. I hope that one day you can see these issues from this old man's perspective; then, you will be able to understand what this old man has done today."
He earnestly tried to patiently instruct Uchiha Ikeizumi.
But upon seeing Uchiha Ikeizumi's icy gaze.
Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that his words…
Probably wouldn't be very effective.
"Ikeizumi, this old man… Hmm?!" Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to say something else, he was suddenly terrified, his hair standing on end—because he clearly saw that Uchiha Ikeizumi's right eye also slowly shed a stream of crimson blood!
Hiruzen Sarutobi recoiled swiftly in shock.
"Ikeizumi!!!" Fugaku, with an extremely grim expression, decisively formed hand seals, attempting to stop Uchiha Ikeizumi.
The other ANBU ninja drew their swords and attacked!
The powder keg…
Seemed to have exploded.
"Wait!!!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's sudden loud shout made everyone present pause.
The powder keg…
Suddenly misfired.
"This old man is fine…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, still shaken, was somewhat peculiar.
He could tell that Uchiha Ikeizumi must have used the Mangekyo Sharingan dōjutsu of his other eye. But he felt nothing himself. So, who did he use his dōjutsu on?
Or rather…
Was his dōjutsu really used just a second ago?
Hold on a moment…
A thought flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
"Danzō!!!"
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