Chapter 327: The Death of Danzo
Whoosh!
Tonbo Tobitake hovered in mid-air, looking down at the battle below.
It was the clash between Danzo and Sasuke. He was here to steal the kill. Based on his gaming experience, an unexpected kill-steal felt infinitely more satisfying than a Pentakill. Although teammates might curse you for it, it didn't matter—Sasuke wasn't exactly a teammate right now.
Rumble!
The battle below was incredibly fierce. One side used an ultimate move with a massive debuff, while the other utilized skills that required expensive materials. It was a battle between a "grinder" and a "whale." Seeing it live was much more thrilling than watching the anime.
Danzo displayed his veteran combat experience and various tactics, which actually made Tonbo look at him with a new level of respect. The old fossil actually had some moves; he wasn't as pathetic as imagined. Of course, our little friend Sasuke was also showing off his genius side.
"But there's a reason Danzo is losing!"
Being a ninja is a profession that relies heavily on combat experience, which was Danzo's advantage. But youth has its own perks—not to mention Sasuke had the Mangekyo Sharingan, giving him top-tier reaction speed.
Tonbo recalled an incident from his previous life while playing a game called CrossFire. Back then, he was young; he saw an enemy pop out and headshotted them instantly. When he checked the enemy's profile, he saw a very high rank.
"How is someone with such a high rank so trash?" he had mocked on the screen.
Ten years later, after returning from the workforce, he opened the game again. The moment he stepped out of a doorway and thought about firing, he was headshotted. The opponent said the exact same thing to him: "How is someone with such a high rank so trash?"
A bullet from ten years ago had finally hit him between the eyes.
The fight between Danzo and Sasuke was strikingly similar. It wasn't a lack of experience; the gap in reaction speed was just too vast. Being a ninja is like competitive gaming—it's all about reflexes. Danzo was like Tonbo's former self—a "corporate slave" who hadn't kept up with training; his reactions had naturally dulled over the years.
Tonbo watched as Danzo suffered every time due to his slow reflexes, forcing him to expend Sharingan eyes to use Izanagi. Of course, the fact that Tobi was watching from the sidelines also forced Danzo to divide his focus. Without that pressure, he might have actually beaten the current Sasuke. It's like a game: I might not match your reflexes, but I have veteran experience and I've "pay-to-won" with these eyes.
"Oh, Sakura is almost here. And she didn't knock out Kiba and the others? It seems my presence influenced her. No matter, she isn't the Child of Prophecy."
Tonbo sensed Sakura's squad approaching, including Sai, Kiba, and Rock Lee. Further away, Kakashi and Naruto were also closing in. All of them were within his sensory range. In Sage Mode, his perception was far superior to Naruto's. Naruto wasn't originally a sensor-type; he only gained that ability through Sage Mode. Tonbo, however, was a sensor-type by nature and maintained Sage Mode constantly, having developed this talent to perfection.
If this were a cultivation world, his perception would be at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul level. In his normal Sage Mode state, he could sense everything within a fifty-kilometer radius. If he pumped in more chakra, doubling that distance wouldn't be a problem.
"Ah... what a man without taste. A total scumbag."
Tonbo witnessed Sasuke's cold abandonment of Karin, stabbing through her to get to Danzo. Danzo's time was up. Danzo tried to flee but was blocked by the masked man. Realizing he couldn't survive, he bared his chest, preparing to release the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing.
Flash!
"Hey, old man. Better you die by my hand."
Tonbo descended from the sky, instantly halting Danzo's suicide attempt. In his other hand, he held a kunai infused with the Wind Style that Danzo prided himself on.
Hum!
"You... you broke free from Kotoamatsukami?" Danzo stared at Tonbo in utter shock. That was the ultimate Genjutsu—one that altered the target's will and thoughts without them even noticing. "Quickly... kill Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sasuke first... I command you in the capacity of the Sixth Hokage..."
"I'm here to kill you, old fossil."
Tonbo didn't waste words. A single kunai strike "parted Danzo's hair" right down the middle of his torso. Then, with lightning speed, he sealed Danzo's body away. Throughout the entire sequence, Danzo didn't even have time to decide whether he should die with his eyes open or closed.
Tonbo's sudden entrance naturally made the masked man retreat several steps.
"I didn't expect a man like you to actually kill the Sixth Hokage. Truly unbelievable."
Tobi had learned from Danzo's dying words that the old man had used Kotoamatsukami on Tonbo, yet it had been broken. He was deeply puzzled. Kotoamatsukami was the pinnacle of Mangekyo Genjutsu; how did this man unravel it?
"Anyone who lays a hand on me deserves to die. But you... you deserve it even more."
Tonbo erupted with killing intent, a tidal wave of bloodlust surging toward the masked man. Tobi retreated a few more steps, eyeing this troublesome opponent. "Our battle won't happen now. The Fourth Great Ninja War has already begun; there will be a time for us to clash."
"Tonbo Tobitake! Your opponent is me!"
On the other side, Sasuke's Susanoo fired an arrow directly at Tonbo.
"It seems you've lost your mind, kid. Daring to strike at your Uncle Tonbo? Even Itachi didn't have that kind of nerve."
Tonbo backhanded the arrow, his kunai coated in a layer of pitch-black matter, swatting the projectile away effortlessly.
Boom!
The arrow struck a distant mountainside, creating a deafening explosion.
"Don't mention Itachi to me! It's all Konoha's fault! For the sake of Konoha... he was so incredibly foolish..."
Hearing Itachi's name, the rage in Sasuke's eyes became uncontrollable. His skeletal Susanoo began to shift, growing meridians and flesh, becoming shrouded in a chakra cloak as its form neared completion.
"Die!" A magatama bead was launched from the Susanoo's hand.
Zip!
Tonbo's legs flickered with black matter as he reappeared on Sasuke's right flank.
Rumble!
The mountain behind him was leveled by the explosion.
"Wind Style: Iron Blade Wind-Cutter."
The kunai, wrapped in intense wind-natured chakra, slashed across Sasuke's Susanoo. A tiny crack appeared on the ethereal armor.
"It's useless! My Susanoo is an absolute defense! Tremble before the power of my Sharingan!" Sasuke laughed manically at Tonbo's "futile" attempt.
"Is this all Orochimaru taught you? Such arrogance... it seems your master didn't do a very good job," Tonbo mocked, stepping back.
Before Sasuke could retort, he suddenly felt a surge of massive chakra coming from the crack Tonbo had just created.
BOOM!
The crack exploded from within. Countless violent wind currents burst out of the breach, widening the hole until Sasuke's body was completely exposed within the armor's protection.
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