Chapter 77: Evil Outside Konoha
Danzō at this moment was enduring immense pain, seemingly beyond human comprehension. He was completely bound by restraints to a hospital bed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had never seen Danzō in such a pathetic state. The Wood Release cells and Sharingan transplanted onto him seemed to have lost their effect at this moment, unable to free Danzō from his torment.
He could tell that Danzō had probably been screaming for a very long time.
His throat was almost hoarse.
"Lord Hokage, we still don't know what's causing Shimura Danzō's unusual condition," an ANBU ninja whispered. "Perhaps we need to contact the medical corps ninja to take a look."
"Our current guess is that it must be related to Uchiha Ikeizumi's Sharingan dōjutsu. And for some unknown reason, several of the Sharingan transplanted to Danzō's arm have closed."
Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent.
He felt a chill run down his spine.
This ANBU ninja might not know the secret of the Sharingan's "Izanagi," but Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, certainly did.
He was sure Danzō had used Izanagi several times tonight.
Could a secret jutsu from the Uchiha clan itself not even escape Uchiha Ikeizumi's bizarre Mangekyo Sharingan dōjutsu?
If Ikeizumi were to use this power on me, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would I have enough means to escape this pain? —Such a strange thought involuntarily arose in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
Gazing at Danzō, who was now no different from a cripple, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt that death might actually be a relief for Danzō, an end to all torment.
His heart heavy, he took a deep breath and ordered in a low voice: "Summon the most skilled medical ninja from the medical corps!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
Just as the ANBU ninja was about to leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly thought of something and called out to him.
"Wait, call Itachi as well. His understanding of the Sharingan is deeper than any of ours. He might have a solution."
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he had already done everything he could for Danzō.
If Danzō didn't make it, he could only reluctantly use Danzō's death to appease the bloodline limit ninja clans in the village. After all, Danzō's actions had caused widespread unease among those clans.
This…
Was also for Konoha.
A dozen minutes later.
Several elite medical ninja from the Konoha medical corps arrived in the secret room of the ANBU headquarters, led by an ANBU ninja.
"This is…"
One of them's pupils constricted, immediately recognizing Shimura Danzō, who was lying on the bed in very poor condition.
"Can he be healed?" A sudden voice made the medical ninja quickly turn their heads.
"Lord Hokage!"
Only then did they realize in shock that the Hokage was standing in a corner of the secret room.
A medical ninja hurriedly replied: "We need to examine Lord Danzō's physical condition to determine a treatment plan. Lord Hokage, if I may be so bold, what happened to Lord Danzō?"
"Sharingan dōjutsu."
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in a deep voice: "Can the negative effects of this Uchiha clan dōjutsu be removed?"
The medical ninja exchanged glances.
"We can only try." They dared not guarantee anything, as damage caused by Sharingan dōjutsu was generally not just physical. Thus, they could only give an ambiguous answer.
Not long after.
Someone else entered the secret room of the ANBU headquarters.
It was none other than Itachi Uchiha, wearing an ANBU mask!
Itachi Uchiha glanced at the medical ninja, then his gaze lingered on the half-bodied Shimura Danzō for two seconds.
Then he greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Lord Hokage."
Itachi Uchiha proactively asked: "Lord Danzō… has been affected by Uchiha Ikeizumi's Mangekyo dōjutsu, hasn't he?"
Itachi wasn't present when the ANBU ninja surrounded Uchiha Ikeizumi because, having already tarnished his reputation within Konoha, it was unsuitable for him to appear in public.
Especially since there were many Uchiha clan ninja present at the time.
If he had appeared, the Uchiha Police Force might have come into conflict with him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said: "Itachi, you also try to see if you can find a solution."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
On the other side.
Izumi had already returned to the Uchiha clan compound, but Uchiha Ikeizumi and Kikujirō were still outside.
"Lord Ikeizumi, aren't you going back?" Kikujirō had just asked the question when it suddenly dawned on him: "Lord Ikeizumi must want to find out exactly where Danzō is clinging to life!"
Kikujirō immediately said: "Lord Ikeizumi, please rest assured, I will send out all my cat offspring to search all of Konoha."
A look of "I've got everything covered" appeared on its cat face.
Uchiha Ikeizumi said indifferently: "The brand of the Fire of Heavenly Retribution on Danzō's soul allows me to vaguely sense his general location. Even if the Third Hokage uses all his might, he won't be able to protect him."
"Konoha had an 'uninvited guest' tonight. Danzō, as the former, is already incapacitated and can be dealt with at any time. As for the latter uninvited guest, if he's missed, he's missed."
He paused, continuing: "Whether it's 'evil' within Konoha or 'evil' outside Konoha, Absolute Justice must purge them one by one, leaving none to escape."
Kikujirō noticed that Lord Ikeizumi's direction of travel seemed to be towards the ninja cemetery.
It didn't dare to jump onto Uchiha Ikeizumi's body like it did on Izumi's shoulder.
It could only hurriedly follow beside Uchiha Ikeizumi.
"Lord Ikeizumi… who is the uninvited guest?"
Kikujirō was a bit confused.
Uchiha Ikeizumi uttered a name: "Uchiha Obito."
Kikujirō: "!!!"
Konoha Ninja Cemetery.
Under the night sky, a solitary figure stood quietly before a tombstone, having remained there for several minutes.
Obito, cloaked in a black robe, gazed at a wilted white flower beside the tombstone, which must have been placed there three days ago.
His brow, beneath his mask, furrowed slightly.
A flicker of disgust passed through his eyes.
He bent down, picked up the wilted white flower, and tossed it aside disdainfully, then slowly placed a handful of fresh white flowers he held in his hand down.
"…Rin."
Obito forced a faint smile, murmuring softly: "Sorry, I'm a few days late. I let that guy Kakashi dirty your eyes."
Slowly exhaling, Obito's fingertips caressed Nohara Rin's tombstone. He recalled the information about Shimura Danzō—or rather, about Uchiha Ikeizumi's Mangekyo Sharingan—that a White Zetsu clone had transmitted to him half an hour ago.
"The unknown dōjutsu of the left eye instantly rendered Shimura Danzō unable to resist, leaving him screaming on the ground like a pathetic cripple."
"The unknown dōjutsu of the right eye could make Shimura Danzō's body ignite from a great distance… Flames that sealing jutsu, water ninjutsu, and even Izanagi could not extinguish."
Obito was most wary of the bizarre flames from the right eye's dōjutsu.
He couldn't understand how Uchiha Ikeizumi's right eye Mangekyo dōjutsu could strike Danzō from such a distance.
Was it effective even beyond his line of sight? Or was it intricately linked to the left eye's dōjutsu?
"Still lacking sufficient information…"
A very important question suddenly popped into Obito's mind—if I were to accidentally fall victim…
Would hiding in the Kamui dimension be useful?
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