Naruto and Sasuke, once fully grown, had become towering 1.8-meter figures. Compared to them, Chinatsu stood just a little above 1.6 meters. At seventeen, there was no more room left to grow. That truth was harsh, but clear.
Standing in front of the mirror, Chinatsu imagined the future where those two brats would outgrow her completely. At that time, her so-called "Buddha's Palm" would no longer be effective she'd probably only reach their chests.
"Oh well… 1.6 meters is still acceptable," she muttered, crossing her arms in self-comfort. With Naruto and Sasuke not around, she prepared to head out.
Grocery shopping? No. Mission? No.
Today's destination was Shimura Danzo.
For four years, she had stayed under that man's radar, hiding her identity carefully. Danzo, arrogant in his control over Root, never realized the Uchiha girl he monitored had already become something far more dangerous.
Kotoamatsukami, the ultimate genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan, had an extremely long cooldown. And Danzo, relying on a stolen eye grafted into his aging body, couldn't afford repeated use. Even if he had Shisui's eye, he was far from its true owner.
Right now, his only advantages were his aging body, Root's support, and his desperate reliance on Izanagi.
But Chinatsu wasn't the same girl from four years ago.
In the mirror, her Mangekyou spun slowly blood-red and pitch-black patterns shifting like a vortex.
Right eye: Kotoamatsukami.
Left eye: Replication.
Her chakra reserves now rivaled six to seven Kakashi-level outputs. Enough. More than enough to start the endgame.
"Time to prepare a funeral," she muttered.
Then
A flicker outside the window.
Chinatsu's gaze snapped instantly. That wasn't imagination. At her level, instincts didn't lie.
She stepped forward, opened the window, and found a Root member hanging silently upside down outside the Uchiha mansion.
No words were exchanged. Only a sealed letter was handed over.
Even before opening it, she already knew who sent it.
Danzo Shimura.
Still pretending control. Still arranging marriages like pawns on a board.
She opened it anyway. As expected summoned, arranged match, obedience required.
A cold smile formed.
"Tell Lord Danzo I'll get ready," she said calmly.
The Root ninja vanished instantly.
The moment he disappeared, Chinatsu exhaled, closed the curtains, and changed.
A kimono. Not because she liked it, but because it felt like armor for what was coming.
A ceremonial meeting… or more accurately, a killing stage.
On the streets of Konoha, her appearance caused a ripple of shock.
People stared.
Whispers followed.
"Is that really Chinatsu?"
"Is she meeting someone?"
"Why is she dressed like that?"
But Chinatsu ignored all of it.
Her mind was already on Danzo's neck.
Kill him instantly with Kotoamatsukami? No. Too wasteful.
She needed answers, Root intel, and a clean dismantling of his system.
Four years ago, she would have avoided him.
Now, she was walking into his den.
Root's underground facility.
Danzo stood waiting, calm as always, his expression hidden behind confidence.
" Chinatsu. You came."
"Lord Danzo," she replied politely.
"Good. Then let's proceed. Your future husband is ready."
He clapped once.
A masked man stepped out from the shadows.
No name. No presence. Just another Root tool.
Danzo smiled faintly. "He has suitable chakra compatibility. A good match for strengthening bloodlines."
The masked man said nothing.
Chinatsu looked at him once… then ignored him completely.
Instead, she spoke casually.
"Lord Danzo, I have something else to report. About Sasuke…"
Danzo's eyes sharpened slightly. "Oh? The last Uchiha brat?"
Chinatsu lowered her head slightly.
Then smiled.
"He said… he hates you the most."
Pause.
"And he asked me to tell you something else."
Danzo leaned forward slightly.
"…What?"
Chinatsu lifted her head.
"Go to hell."
The smile on her face twisted instantly into something far colder.
Danzo's pupils tightened.
Something was wrong.
Not illusion. Not hesitation.
Danger.
His body reacted instantly, but
It didn't move.
His shadow… had already been bound.
The Root ninja's shadow too.
Chinatsu's chakra flared silently.
"Shadow Binding Technique."
Danzo's body locked in place, eyes widening as realization hit.
She hadn't come here to negotiate.
She had come to end him.
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