Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Five enormous magatamas were hurled by Ao Ming, who controlled his Susanoo, directly toward Danzo.
Yes, five magatamas.
Previously, when his Mangekyo Sharingan's evolution level was at (20,000/50,000) and his Susanoo could only reach the second stage, he could summon a maximum of three magatamas with Yasaka Magatama.
Now, the count had increased to five.
This confirmed his earlier speculation: as his chakra reserves expanded and his mastery of Susanoo deepened, the number of magatamas he could summon indeed increased.
Although five magatamas were still far fewer than Uchiha Madara's fourteen, it was already one more than Uchiha Itachi's four.
For Ao Ming, this was a significant encouragement.
Clearing his thoughts, Ao Ming refocused his attention on Danzo.
When he noticed Danzo evading, he immediately adjusted the trajectory of the five magatamas to block Danzo's escape routes as effectively as possible.
Seeing this, Danzo's already grim expression turned even darker.
Instead of continuing to dodge, he immediately formed seals with his hands, activating a water-style jutsu before diving into the water below, hiding in the shallow area created by Ao Ming's earlier Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave.
The next instant, the five magatamas struck the water surface.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A deafening explosion followed.
The vast area of water created by Ao Ming rapidly evaporated, and in the blink of an eye, the surroundings were shrouded in white mist.
However, this mist was merely ordinary water vapor, unlike the Water Release: Hiding in Mist Jutsu, which involved chakra-infused fog.
Thus, Ao Ming easily saw through the mist using his Byakugan.
Then, he spotted Danzo.
To his surprise, Danzo showed no signs of injury despite the close-range explosion. Not only that, but Danzo was charging toward him at full speed.
The inconsistencies in this situation made Ao Ming frown.
Setting aside whether Danzo was injured or not, it was suspicious that he dared to approach after witnessing the destructive power of Ao Ming's Susanoo and its impeccable defense.
Danzo should have realized that he had no chance of winning.
As the saying goes, "As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."
Ao Ming didn't think Danzo was foolish enough not to understand this.
Under normal circumstances, Danzo should have used the white mist as cover to flee and come up with another plan to deal with him.
Yet Danzo chose to return, implying he had a reason to do so.
In other words, he believed he could turn the tide.
Realizing this, Ao Ming's mind raced as he reviewed everything he knew about Danzo, trying to uncover his trump card.
Activating his Byakugan, Ao Ming focused on Danzo's right arm.
It was certain that Danzo's right arm did not have any seals or concealed Sharingan.
Without the Yin Release power provided by Sharingan, it would have been impossible for him to graft Hashirama's cells.
Ao Ming confirmed this with his Byakugan.
In other words, Danzo's right arm was just an ordinary arm.
This meant any Wood Release abilities could be ruled out.
"So, what other means does he have?"
Izanagi?
True, Izanagi could alter reality and cheat death, but it couldn't serve as a trump card to turn the tables.
Danzo only had one Sharingan, which meant the maximum invulnerability duration was one minute—a negligible amount of time to Ao Ming.
Besides, how could Danzo be certain that Ao Ming didn't know about this forbidden technique?
Wait—Forbidden Technique?
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Ao Ming's head.
"That's right, Izanagi is considered a forbidden technique even within the Uchiha Clan."
Under normal circumstances, the Uchiha Clan would never have passed this technique to Danzo, especially to a young prodigy like Ao Ming.
For the Uchiha high-ups, encouraging young geniuses to awaken the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan was far more valuable than granting them a technique that sacrifices one Sharingan.
This is evident from how Danzo used Izanagi to ambush Shisui and steal one of his eyes.
As for Ao Ming claiming to have informed the clan about his Mangekyo Sharingan and subsequently gaining access to all their secrets, this was highly unlikely.
If he had truly revealed his Mangekyo to the clan, the Uchiha would have undoubtedly taken precautions to protect him, and Danzo's Root operatives wouldn't have been able to monitor him so closely for so long.
With this in mind, Danzo might be banking on the element of surprise, assuming Ao Ming was unaware of Izanagi.
Considering his own limitations while using Susanoo, Danzo might also assume he had found a gap to exploit.
The more Ao Ming thought about it, the more convinced he became of his theory.
Especially given Danzo's urgency—it all made sense.
After all, one minute wasn't a lot of time.
With these thoughts in mind, Ao Ming quickly devised a counter-strategy to exploit the information gap and deal with Danzo.
What if he guessed wrong?
Then he'd just continue the fight.
After all, Ao Ming had ample chakra, and his body would undergo a transformation in a few days.
When that happened, his physical attributes would improve again, alleviating some of the strain from using the Mangekyo Sharingan.
As long as he didn't go completely blind, Ao Ming was confident he could hold out until his Mangekyo evolution reached its peak, transforming into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
At that point, blindness would no longer be a concern.
Thinking this, Ao Ming controlled his Susanoo and launched another attack at Danzo.
Sensing the incoming pressure, Danzo quickly retreated while dodging Susanoo's strikes, putting on a convincing act of desperation.
If Ao Ming hadn't guessed his plan, he might have been fooled by Danzo's performance.
But now?
Ao Ming was even more certain of his deduction.
Especially when, after evading for a dozen seconds, Danzo failed to dodge one of Susanoo's strikes and was pierced through the chest.
After all, no matter how realistic the acting, it couldn't compare to a genuine life-and-death situation.
Ao Ming still remembered how, after being defeated by Sasuke, Danzo decisively activated his final countermeasure, attempting to take Sasuke down with him.
But now, Danzo only displayed pain and reluctance.
Thus, Ao Ming concluded that Danzo was under Izanagi's invincibility effect.
Although Ao Ming had deduced Danzo's state, he didn't expose it. Instead, he played along, deactivating Susanoo after observing for a moment.
He then flashed to Danzo's side and drew his blade to deliver a finishing blow.
At that moment, Danzo, who seemed to be on his last breath, vanished.
Feigning surprise, Ao Ming smirked inwardly. "As expected, Izanagi. This will save me a lot of trouble."
Behind him, Danzo appeared silently, a kunai aimed at Ao Ming's heart.
But just as Danzo's kunai pierced Ao Ming's body, Ao Ming's figure disappeared.
Danzo's expression faltered for a moment but didn't show panic.
With several seconds of invincibility left, Danzo remained confident he could defeat Ao Ming.
Unfortunately, left alone with his thoughts, Danzo's confidence turned into unease as he realized Ao Ming wasn't reappearing.
Time ticked on.
The Sharingan in Danzo's right eye dimmed and turned gray.
As he prepared to retreat, Ao Ming's figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
Danzo instinctively attacked, but Ao Ming vanished again, only to reappear a moment later at Danzo's blind spot.
When Danzo turned to look, he saw two glowing, black-sun-shaped eyes staring into his own.
"Not good!"
Before Danzo could react, Ao Ming struck him with a Rasengan, shattering his chest and ending the battle.
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