"Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Seal Technique!"
"Secret Technique: Poison Dust Technique!"
Several curse spirits hidden nearby were cleanly dispatched by Danzō's two guards.
Throughout the entire process, Mangetsu Hōzuki watched with cold indifference. Even when a curse spirit attacked from his direction, he acted as if he hadn't seen it.
Shinji understood his intention. Although he felt it was a pity, he could only stand by and watch the Curse Soul Points go to waste.
After all, he was quite protective of his own people.
After Mangetsu Hōzuki was tricked into joining the Jashin Cult, he had never leaked any information about them. This indicated that Mangetsu Hōzuki was one of them.
There was no need to make their own people uncomfortable for a few hundred Curse Soul Points.
After it was over, Danzō didn't say anything. He didn't even glance at Mangetsu Hōzuki and the others, continuing on his way as if nothing had happened.
Clearly, Mangetsu Hōzuki's method of expressing dissatisfaction was too naive. Let alone breaking through his defenses, it would be a testament to his lack of character development if Danzō even spared him a second glance.
People like this were too low-level, not even worth his effort to deal with.
On the other side, seeing Mangetsu Hōzuki's displeased expression, Shinji could only whisper, "If you really want to vent your anger, we can take care of these guys, and then run away. Anyway, we're still a distance from Konoha, so there's enough time."
Good heavens, this guy is just asking for trouble!
Mangetsu Hōzuki was tempted for a moment, then refused.
If Danzō and the others were truly killed, it would be impossible to explain.
At that time, even Mist Hidden would be implicated.
So, no matter how unhappy he was, he could only suppress it and leave it to the Hokage to handle once they reached Konoha.
Even if they clearly didn't care, he would have no recourse.
After all, not putting in effort and making a mistake are two different concepts.
They sent people to help free of charge, so one couldn't expect them to fight to the death. What's wrong with slacking off a bit?
Unsatisfied?
You have to endure it even if you're unsatisfied!
It must be said that in any world, it is like this. Only when a country becomes strong can one be tough externally; otherwise, one can only endure.
Shinji was not surprised by Mangetsu Hōzuki's refusal. He was currently pondering something. "It seems the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques also belong to the Yin nature transformation…"
Then, could he consider finding a way to borrow a tiny bit of chakra from this 'crouching dragon' of the Yamanaka clan?
Currently, out of the seven chakra natures, he had only fully collected the Water Release.
He had achieved this by bargaining with Mei.
Otherwise, why would he have come all the way to the Land of Fire with Danzō, such a troublesome figure?
Of course, Mei, as the Mizukage, would not personally replenish his energy, but she had ordered a group of Mist ninjas who were temporarily not on missions to be brought to him.
Shinji was not polite with them. He immediately took out the [Six Eyes (Eye of the Azure Sky) Modification Scroll (Unique)] and had them inject chakra into it one by one.
Although they were all Genin and Chūnin, their chakra amounts were not large, but they had the advantage in numbers.
In the end, after absorbing chakra from nearly thirty people, he finally filled the required Water Release, and the other few natures also showed a slight bit of growth.
Therefore, Shinji's accompanying them to Konoha this time also had his own purpose.
Perhaps he could collect all the remaining 6 chakra natures in Konoha.
While contemplating, suddenly, a barrage of shuriken and kunai rained down from all directions.
Shinji looked up sharply, a flash of light in his pupils.
Some of the kunai even had explosive tags tied to them?!
This was definitely a meticulously planned assassination!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions shook the forest, sending birds flying in panic.
Fierce flames and billowing smoke immediately shot up into the sky.
Then, five figures quickly appeared. They wore no forehead protectors or any other items that could prove their identity, but they wore animal masks on their faces.
As soon as these people appeared, they quickly formed hand seals without any hesitation.
Snake-Dragon-Rabbit-Tiger.
Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!
All five of them simultaneously exhaled a straight stream of scorching flames, completely ignoring the results of the previous explosion, determined to kill those inside.
"Stop!"
After releasing the ninjutsu, one of them vaguely felt something was wrong. He made a gesture to stop further attacks and stared intently at the flames burning in the center.
There seemed to be something inside.
Although it was all red.
Just then, a strong gust of wind blew, causing the flames to sway violently and revealing more of the scene inside.
No person was seen, only a giant blood-red hexagonal crystal standing there.
The five of them immediately had an ominous premonition upon seeing this.
Just as they were about to continue attacking, to forcefully destroy the monstrosity inside.
But at this moment, the blood-red hexagonal crystal suddenly exploded, turning into countless sharp prisms that shot out in all directions.
Three people died on the spot, one was seriously injured and fell to the ground, and one was lightly injured and tried to escape.
"'Return'!"
A voice suddenly sounded in the ears of the escaping person, filling him with terror. Under the pull of an invisible force, he instantly flew back.
By this time, the remaining flames had already been extinguished by Mangetsu Hōzuki's Water Style.
Everyone was unharmed, including Danzō and the others.
The incident happened so suddenly that they were all very close together. If Shinji wanted to protect himself, he couldn't have pushed Danzō and the others out of the way.
Moreover, his intuition told him that these people were likely targeting Mangetsu Hōzuki or Danzō.
If Danzō died, he would have to take the blame.
If Danzō didn't die, this enmity would be forged, and if he didn't want to be constantly targeted by an old schemer like Danzō, Shinji might have to kill him immediately.
With the Sharingan on his arm and Izanagi, Danzō would likely not die.
Therefore, Shinji didn't dwell on it at that time, considering it a benefit for the old man.
"Who sent you, speak!"
Yamanaka Fū immediately controlled the enemy and prepared to interrogate the mastermind.
No one was stupid. After that maneuver, it was clearly a premeditated attack, not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
However, they still underestimated the determination of these people.
The moment they realized they couldn't escape, this person had already bitten the poison sac hidden in his teeth. While Yamanaka Fū was interrogating him, he said nothing and died spitting blood.
"It's a suicide attacker!"
Yamanaka Fū's expression changed slightly.
Then, he heard Aburame Torune say, "This one also committed suicide by poison. No living witnesses were left."
It must be said that Danzō's composure was quite good. He remained calm throughout the entire process, perhaps relying on his many lives and having no fear.
"Examine the bodies and see if any clues can be found."
After saying this, Danzō stood still with his eyes closed, resting.
Compared to someone wanting to kill him, he was more interested in what had just happened.
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