Naruto: The Fall of the Uchiha - Chapter 59
“I will never die here!”
The physical and mental agony Danzo endured only sharpened his already cold and calculating mind. His last illusions about Hiruzen Sarutobi had been utterly shattered.
Even if he had to rely solely on himself, he would use every means at his disposal to escape and make everyone who stood in his way pay the heaviest price!
For this purpose.
Anyone could be sacrificed, and anything could be abandoned!
“Three more chances. Susanoo, huh.”
Danzo watched the approaching blood-red Susanoo with vigilance, his mind racing to plan his next move.
Now!
As the blood-red Susanoo’s fist approached, Danzo bit his thumb and performed hand signs, slamming his hand onto the ground.
Summoning Jutsu!
With a puff of white smoke, a massive creature over ten meters tall appeared in front of Susanoo.
“Baku!”
Danzo commanded the summoned beast sharply.
The creature, resembling an elephant with a long trunk, cat-like ears, and covered in short, orange-brown fur, opened its massive mouth.
Whoosh!
Baku used its powerful suction to hold Susanoo’s massive fist in place.
Good opportunity!
Feeling Susanoo’s fist being held in midair by Baku’s suction, Danzo seized the moment and dashed towards his target.
Almost there…
Danzo’s heart burned with determination, his eyes cold and focused. Even in such a difficult situation, the “Darkness of the Shinobi World” was living up to his reputation.
Uchiha Jin!
This evil brat reminded him of the terrifying man who had cast a long shadow over Konoha and Danzo.
Today, this must end here!
Baku couldn’t hold Susanoo for long, but it just needed to buy a bit more time…
“Petty tricks!”
With a disdainful snort from Uchiha Jin, Susanoo unleashed a flurry of punches within a second, each strike hammering down on Baku’s suction force.
Boom!
In an instant, the summoning beast was smashed into pieces. Without the protection of the summoning contract, it might have died completely.
Seeing Danzo rushing madly toward Shisui and Itachi, Jin’s lips curled into a mocking smile.
Boom!
A blood-red sword descended from the sky like the Sword of Damocles, smashing Danzo to pieces once again.
But in the next moment, Danzo’s body reappeared a few dozen meters away, charging forward once more.
Swish!
The Sword of Damocles fell again, but this time, Danzo was prepared. As he ran, he performed hand signs.
Wood Release: Tree Root Burial!
From his outstretched arm, large roots sprouted rapidly, meeting the blood-red sword.
Though they couldn’t stop the sword, they managed to divert its path away from Danzo, allowing him to surge forward with the momentum.
“Two more times!”
Danzo calculated silently, moving without pause and shouting defiantly.
“With these evil Uchiha Sharingan and the First Hokage’s Wood Release, I will not die!”
Even as he taunted, Danzo hoped to buy a few more moments.
“Just a broken-down echo who can’t recharge!”
Jin’s smile remained, never taking Danzo’s Izanagi seriously.
If this were Uchiha Obito, his Izanagi would be more troublesome…
But Danzo?
“Keep running, insect!”
Susanoo, previously moving slowly, suddenly accelerated, appearing before Danzo in an instant. A massive hand swatted down like a fly.
Danzo was smashed again!
But in the next moment, he reappeared, a little more panicked, yet still pressing towards his goal.
One more time!
But that’s enough, and victory is near!
Swish!
After countless struggles, Danzo finally reached Shisui and Itachi. He kicked the still-dazed Itachi aside and reached for Shisui’s left eye.
Boom!
The blood-red giant sword descended once more, obliterating Danzo just as a look of joy crossed his face.
In the next instant, having exhausted his chances, Danzo showed no fear. Instead, he displayed a maniacal satisfaction.
“I finally got it!”
Though he could no longer use Izanagi, with Shisui’s eye, Danzo still had a chance to turn the tide!
Although he had never tested it, the power of Hashirama’s cells should forcibly activate Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami!
This was extremely dangerous, but Danzo had no choice.
Control… Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Yes!
Could a Mangekyo control another Mangekyo? Danzo dared not gamble on it but controlled Hiruzen to mobilize Konoha’s forces against the Uchiha…
That was his only hope of survival!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had been too weak, compromising for some silly words. Even if it meant Konoha’s significant loss or the extinction of the Sarutobi clan, did Danzo care?
As long as he survived, he would lead Konoha to its peak…
But!
Despite feeling victory was in hand, something felt off to Danzo.
With the seal formation he had set up during the fight, he should be able to trap Jin for a moment and control Hiruzen.
But…
A strange sense of unease lingered, especially when he took out Shisui’s other eye.
Both of Shisui’s eyes were in his hands, Jin was a distance away, victory was near, the evil Uchiha would fall…
But why was this unease so intense?
No matter!
“Activate!”
As Danzo slammed his hand to the ground, ‘Root’ members sprang into action.
With blood and chakra surging, a massive seal barrier enveloped Jin and Susanoo, and Danzo turned to Hiruzen.
“Hiruzen, it’s decided!”
Hmm!
Peaceful, calm…
“Why… why…”
Finally realizing something was wrong, Danzo looked at Shisui’s transplanted eye on his arm.
“Playing with illusions in front of an Uchiha!”
Before Danzo could process it, a handsome figure appeared before him, and a red chakra blade sliced him in two.
“My… Mangekyo…”
Danzo’s eyes were filled with confusion and madness, unable to believe he had lost so absurdly.
Seeing Danzo’s halved, gasping form, Jin retracted Susanoo and walked over, raising his clean boot…
Crunch!
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