In the silent crypt, Danzo secretly cursed in his heart. Why has this brat's strength grown so terrifyingly…? In the blink of an eye, he's reached a level even I can't see through!
He refused to believe that Hidan, who looked like nothing more than an ordinary young man, had actually become one.
To Danzo, that thought alone was an insult to his decades of experience.
"Whew…" Danzo exhaled slowly, his tone cold but edged with threat.
"What exactly did you come to me for? If it's revenge, if you plan to kill me, then know this: you'll face the pursuit of all of Konoha."
"You'll end up just like Uchiha Itachi—hunted, forced to hide in the shadows forever!"
"Hahaha… Danzo-sama, do you actually feel depressed? Frightened, even?"
Hidan tilted his head playfully, as though he'd just stumbled upon some fascinating discovery.
Fear? Someone who'd lived in darkness all his life, burdened with sins, would never admit to such a thing.
No...what Danzo felt wasn't fear. It was frustration. The unwillingness to fall before he had carved out his own legacy.
Hidan could see that clearly. And though he understood, his mouth was merciless.
"If you only came here to flaunt your so-called youthful heroism, then you've succeeded," Danzo replied evenly.
"You can leave now, or stay here and I'll leave." His words were calm, measured. He felt no killing intent from Hidan's side.
Danzo reasoned that this must simply be the boy's way of venting resentment from earlier conflicts.
And since Hidan lacked the resolve or perhaps the courage to truly touch him, Danzo's heart began to settle.
As long as I don't die, even if my dignity is trampled, what does it matter?
He had long abandoned the luxuries of dignity or friendship. All he held onto was ambition, an ambition to raise Konoha above the entire world.
Hidan's eyes glimmered with a maturity unfitting for his age. He could read Danzo's mind, and he couldn't help but appreciate it.
'Here was a man who could endure, who would sacrifice everything for his vision'.
Hidan thought turning such a man into his pawn would be a far greater delight than killing him outright.
"Danzo-sama, this isn't the best place to talk, don't you think? Why don't we move somewhere else?"
His pupils suddenly turned scarlet. The Mangekyō Sharingan spun violently, its pattern radiating a strange, haunting beauty.
Danzo's face stiffened in shock. Mangekyō Sharingan? How could anyone outside the Uchiha possess such eyes!?
A storm of speculation thundered through his head. Did Orochimaru betray me? Did he grant this boy a Sharingan? Or… could it be—?
But even as suspicion clouded his mind, his hands weren't idle. He began weaving seals, Wind Release chakra condensing rapidly. "Alert!" he barked, his voice echoing through the crypt.
Just as Root operatives outside rushed toward the door, and just as Danzo's jutsu was about to take form
"Kamui!"
Hidan's left eye spun violently, distorting space itself. A spiraling vortex swallowed Danzo whole, dragging him into another dimension.
In the next instant, Hidan's body was drawn away as well, disappearing into the void.
Bang! The heavy iron door burst open and crashed to the floor.
"Danzo-sama!"
"Danzo-sama!"
Dozens of Root operatives stormed in behind Aburame Torune. But the crypt was empty. No Danzo. No Hidan. Not even the signs of battle remained.
A chill swept through the chamber. Cold sweat trickled down their necks as silence settled like a curse.
Gray skies. A dead sea of blood. Charred islands floating lifelessly across the surface. No sun, no moon, no stars. Only silence.
This was where Danzo found himself.
Mangekyo Sharingan… another dimension… He clenched his teeth. Who the hell are you? He didn't move, but demanded loudly,
"Who are you, exactly!?"
Inwardly, however, he cursed Sarutobi and Tsunade. This is their fault! Allowing such a dangerous anomaly into Konoha, he'll bring disaster to everything!
"Danzo-sama still has the composure to ask who I am? Shouldn't you worry about your situation first?" Hidan mocked, his tone dripping with amusement.
Danzo narrowed his eyes. A dead space… perhaps some illusion crafted by this brat's Mangekyō Sharingan. He knew enough about those cursed eyes to assume as much.
"Summoning Jutsu—Baku!"
Danzo bit his thumb, slammed his palm on the ground, and the blood-red sea rippled as a giant summoning array formed. White smoke exploded outward, revealing a monstrous beast.
The Dream-Eating Tapir.
Its body was massive and bloated, its four claws long and sharp. Rat-like ears twitched atop its head, saber-like fangs jutted upward from its jaw, and a long elephantine trunk writhed restlessly. Its thick yellow hide rippled as it let out a distorted roar.
At once, it inhaled with terrifying force. The storm it unleashed swept across the blood sea, dragging Hidan helplessly toward its gaping maw.
Hidan only smirked. "So the pawn shows its worth… But your strength is still far too weak. I admire only your ambition." He let the wind pull him closer, mocking as ever.
Danzo, however, wasn't convinced. He refused to believe Hidan would fall so easily.
As a precaution, he took out two kunai, fitting one onto each index finger. He exhaled sharply, molding Wind Release chakra around them.
The kunai spun, expanding into massive wind-forged shuriken that screamed against the air.
Swish! Swish!
They sliced forward, rushing toward Hidan with lethal speed. The attraction of the tapir's gale made it impossible to dodge.
In an instant, both projectiles reached him, aligned vertically to bisect his body into three bloody chunks.
Danzo's lips curled into a grim line. That should end him. Wind Release combined with the tapir's suction, almost certain death for anyone unprepared.
But even then, Danzo did not let his guard drop. His fingers began weaving seals once more.
For he remembered, after the Uchiha clan's destruction, he had uncovered one of their forbidden secrets, an unfathomable jutsu hidden within their legacy.
A technique that only a Sharingan wielder could perform
Izanagi.
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