Though Sasuke was angry, he didn't lose his rationality. He knew full well that with his current strength, he was no match for Danzo. Therefore, he immediately activated his Genjutsu.
"Tsukuyomi!"
Danzo's vision suddenly blurred, and the scenery around him immediately changed. He found himself bound tightly to a cross, while lightning continuously struck him. The surrounding environment appeared barren, the ground covered in blood, and the heart-wrenching pain felt very real.
"Noooo—"
The veins on Danzo's forehead bulged as he roared loudly. The scenery around him distorted and returned to its original form. However, in the next second, his pupils contracted. Several figures had already dashed forward and approached him.
"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"
Itachi's cheeks swelled, then he spewed a thin line of fire from his mouth that exploded into a giant fireball enveloping Danzo. At the same time, a large blue energy skeleton giant rose from the ground.
"Die—" Danzo immediately formed hand seals.
*BOOM!*
In the midst of the raging fire, two golden lights appeared suddenly—they were Susano'o's eyes!
The tree roots in the ground grew wildly and coiled, trying to lock down the blue skeleton giant's body. Danzo's body moved agilely here and there, while the eleven Sharingan on his arm spun rapidly.
Along with that, attacks from Orochimaru, Shisui, and Kisame arrived simultaneously.
Shadows of fierce snakes shot from Orochimaru's sleeves. He opened his mouth, pulled the Kusanagi Sword from his throat, and slashed directly at Danzo. Kisame's large Samehada sword also attacked from the side.
Shisui's windmill-patterned Mangekyou Sharingan released Genjutsu simultaneously to suppress Danzo's mind.
Shisui's power far exceeded Sasuke's current level; his Genjutsu pressure made Danzo feel very burdened.
Though he had eleven Sharingan, Danzo began to feel overwhelmed. Actually, Shisui's strongest ability was Kotoamatsukami, but that technique's recovery time was too long—it needed ten years to be used again—so using it on Danzo was considered wasteful.
These strong fighters blocked all of Danzo's escape routes. Killing intent enveloped the area.
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
A large pitch-black shuriken appeared in Susano'o's energy hand.
"Shunshin no Jutsu!"
Danzo realized the great danger threatening him. A bad premonition arose in his heart, and he tried to escape using the Shunshin technique. However, Sasuke who was watching from the side immediately activated his eyes.
"Kamui!"
A distorted spatial vortex formed around Danzo, hindering his escape. Sasuke's power was indeed not great, but his eyes had the characteristics of all Sharingan, including the ability to use Shisui's techniques as well as Kamui, even with shorter recovery times, though the power produced was limited.
The Kamui vortex he created now wasn't enough to suck Danzo in, but it was enough to distort space and prevent him from fleeing.
Danzo truly didn't expect his enemies to have endless tricks. With a fierce face, he decided to bet his life.
*PUCHI!* 2x
Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword and Kisame's Samehada slashed simultaneously from two sides. Danzo's head was directly severed, blood spurting from his neck, and the headless body fell from the air...
"Dead just like that?" Kisame was somewhat surprised.
He didn't expect Danzo to be this weak. He had Kage-level strength—why did he fall before Kisame released his full power?
"Something's wrong!" Orochimaru suddenly turned.
On the ground, Danzo's corpse slowly faded like a light bubble and disappeared.
"A Dōjutsu that can manipulate space and time... Sasuke, your Sharingan is very impressive... Truly terrifying, it makes me even more interested!"
Danzo's voice was actually heard from behind them. He stood intact without injury on a large tree branch. The bandage on his right eye was now fully open, revealing a Sharingan. Both his hands began forming seals very quickly, then he took a deep breath.
"Fūton: Shinkūha!"
*WHOOSH!*
A vacuum wave swept out. An invisible shockwave spread instantly. Both trees and rocks hit by this fierce wind split in two, but everything was successfully blocked by the large blue energy giant.
The Sharingan in Danzo's right eye now turned pale white, losing its light forever.
Orochimaru stared at that eye with great interest and said: "Izanagi. An eye technique that can only be activated by sacrificing vision permanently, with the condition of having both Senju and Uchiha power. Besides your right eye, your right arm implanted with Hashirama's cells is the key to this technique's existence. Danzo, that is my masterpiece—no one understands it better than me."
Danzo's face was very gloomy. It was true as Orochimaru said; almost all his trump cards were known by Orochimaru. This was a very difficult battle.
Of the ten Sharingan on Danzo's arm, each eye sacrificed could maintain Izanagi for one minute. That meant those ten eyes could maintain Izanagi for a total of ten minutes. Within this ten-minute period, no matter how many times he was killed, he wouldn't truly die. This was his trump card.
'The commotion here should have been noticed by people in the village...'
Right now he was in absolute danger. Though he couldn't die within these ten minutes, he also couldn't kill his opponents. He realized that in this place, aside from Kisame, the others were people listed on the Hidden Expert List and still in the protection period. Meanwhile, Kisame was already very difficult to kill, especially in a ganging-up situation like this.
This was a very unfair battle. With the Gold List's protection, his opponents fought without any burden at all.
'Damn it!' Danzo cursed inwardly.
"Are you waiting for help from the village?" Orochimaru directly saw what Danzo was thinking. He laughed wickedly: "Don't waste your energy. The space in this area has been completely sealed by us. Unless it's Kage like the First or Second Hokage approaching, they won't notice the commotion here!"
Danzo's face became very dark.
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Konoha Village
"What did you say? Danzo secretly snuck out of the village alone?"
Hashirama stared at Hiruzen in front of him while furrowing his brow: "He might have already sensed something, but what does he mean by leaving the village now? Does he want to become a rogue ninja?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen held a crystal ball that reflected the shadow of an empty room—Danzo's chamber.
"Go and capture him back!" Hashirama commanded with sharp eyes.
He would not tolerate betrayal, especially from someone like Danzo who knew too many village secrets. If he defected to another village, it would be a big problem.