Chapter 90: Danzo, killing you once is not enough? Then I will kill you until you die!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as the mountain was completely reduced to a pile of ruins and rubble, several violent explosions occurred in different parts of the ruins. Earth and stone were blown apart by Ninjutsu, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
One by one, disheveled figures, like startled rats, scrambled out of the blown-open holes. They were covered in dust and blood, and many had obvious injuries, with no small number missing arms or legs. These Root ninja coughed violently, greedily inhaling the fresh air on the ground.
Then, the loudest explosion came. In the center of the ruins, the mountain wall suddenly exploded.
Danzo Shimura, supported by Fu Yamanaka and Aburame Torune, stumbled out. His meticulously wrapped bandages were disheveled, and his black robe was tattered.
Danzo looked up. His gaze pierced through the swirling smoke and dust, past the dust-covered, defeated remnants of his forces, and fixed intently on the figure not far away.
"Uchiha… Akira!" Danzo's voice was filled with venom.
At this moment, Akira had already dispelled his Susanoo, and stood with his arms crossed, watching Danzo and the disheveled Root ninja with interest. Around them, the Uchiha Jōnin had already formed an encirclement.
When these Root ninja looked up and saw the scene before them, the relief of surviving the ordeal instantly turned into bone-chilling cold. Nearly a hundred pairs of crimson Sharingan were coldly staring at them from all directions.
A Root sensory ninja, his face pale, whispered into Danzo's ear, his voice trembling violently with fear.
"Lord Danzo… the Third Hokage… Lord Third Hokage is leading the Anbu and rushing here at full speed!"
"And, five minutes at most!"
These words were like a shot of adrenaline injected into Danzo's heart, which was almost filled with despair.
Five minutes.
As long as he could hold out for these five minutes... As long as Sarutobi arrived...
Then, the situation before him would instantly reverse. He would still be a Konoha Elder. And Uchiha Akira, and his clansmen, would become criminals who attacked their comrades and attempted rebellion!
Danzo took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and anger in his heart, and his scarred old face once again squeezed out an expression of authority befitting a Konoha high-ranking official.
He leaned on a broken piece of wood, picked up from who knows where, took a step forward, and shouted sharply.
"Uchiha Akira!"
"Do you know your crime?!"
"You dared to lead your clan to openly attack Konoha's direct department and slaughter ninja loyal to the Hokage!"
"This is rebellion! This is an open betrayal of the Village!"
"As a Konoha Elder, I order you to immediately lay down your weapons and surrender!"
However, Akira just quietly looked at Danzo, just like looking at a clown. The nearly hundred Uchiha Jōnin behind Akira even let out undisguised sneers. The laughter was like loud slaps, harshly striking Danzo's old face.
Danzo's face instantly turned ashen. He understood. Status, power, righteousness... Before these Uchiha, they were worthless. His brain raced. If hard tactics wouldn't work, then he would try soft ones.
"Akira-kun."
Danzo even changed his form of address.
"I know that you Uchiha have many misunderstandings about this old man, and about Root."
"This old man admits that some of my past actions towards the Uchiha were indeed a bit extreme. But my original intention was also for the stability of Konoha."
As Danzo spoke, he leaned on his wooden stick, trembling as he slowly approached Akira, step by step.
"Let's stop here."
"As long as you stop now,"
"this old man can guarantee to the Hokage that all will be forgiven. From now on, Root will never target the Uchiha again. We can even become the strongest allies."
5 meters.
4 meters.
3 meters.
Just a little closer. As long as this arrogant brat, Uchiha Akira, showed the slightest laxity, victory would still belong to him.
Under Danzo's wide sleeve, he had already quietly clutched a kunai poisoned with potent venom. Just as Danzo was about to launch a sneak attack, Akira finally moved.
He didn't say a word, because there was no need to waste words on a dead man.
Zzzzt—!
Blinding, blue-white Lightning Release chakra exploded from Akira's body.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Activate!
Danzo was horrified! Not good!
Danzo wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Akira's figure disappeared from his original spot. The next instant, Akira appeared in front of Danzo.
Pfft—!
"Lightning Release: Chidori!"
Akira's Chidori cleanly and decisively pierced through Danzo's chest. It was too fast; Danzo had no time to react before he was struck by Akira's Chidori.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment. Danzo lowered his head, staring at the large hole in his chest.
"Ugh…"
Akira slowly withdrew his arm.
Thud.
Danzo's body fell to the ground, his life force severed.
Fu Yamanaka and Aburame Torune, as well as many Uchiha and Root ninja, were completely stunned. Their minds were blank.
It's over? Just like that… it's over?
Danzo Shimura, who had lurked in Konoha's darkness for decades, schemed against countless powerful individuals, and was even feared by the Third Hokage... just like that, was he killed by a single Chidori?
However, there was no hint of triumphant joy on Akira's face, because he knew Danzo wasn't dead.
Izanagi.
Danzo had quite a few 'revival coins'!
Akira just calmly looked at the cold corpse on the ground. The next second, a bizarre scene occurred.
Danzo's corpse, which should have been thoroughly dead, began to violently twist. The huge, transparent blood hole in his chest rapidly healed at a visible speed. In just one second, Danzo Shimura stood up again, completely unharmed.
Only, on his right arm, among the dozens of crimson Sharingan, one had forever lost its light and was completely closed.
Izanagi.
At the cost of one eye's blindness, any damage sustained by the user, including death, is nullified. The revived Danzo gasped violently. There was no longer any pretense on his face. Only endless malice towards Akira remained.
(System Response)
[Uchiha Akira]
[Strength: Transcendent Kage (Strength has reached Transcendent Kage level, capable of crushing any Kage, possessing powerful strength to fight an entire Village alone!)]
[Mastered Skills: -]
[Ninjutsu: Fire Release Ninjutsu (Full System Mastery), Lightning Release: Chidori, Lightning Release Chakra Mode (Complete Mastery), Lightning Fire Dragon Breath (S-rank), Lightning Fire Spiraling Sphere]
[Sage Body (50% Fusion)]
[Genjutsu: Immunity to Conventional Genjutsu, Genjutsu Reflection (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan Enhanced)]
[Bloodline Limit: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]
[Dōjutsu: Time Reversal (Enhanced), Technique Amplification (Enhanced), Perfect Susanoo]
[Clan Status: Uchiha Clan Head (Absolute Control)]
[Clan Honor Value: 200,000]
[Number of Loyal Clansmen: All Clan Members (Combat Personnel)]