He stood before rapidly flashing memories, leaving only a silhouette.
From when he discovered something suspicious about Baby Naraku's mission in the Land of Rain, to Baby Naraku's severe injuries and near-death, the unsuspecting Uchiha, the rampant rumors, encountering Root on the way to pick up Tsunade, learning the order to abandon Baby Naraku, and finally, this evening, the reappearance of Root Ninja, threatening Kakashi's life... All these memories, accompanied by Sakumo's self-questioning, were displayed before the audience.
"Are you truly only a man of this caliber, Sakumo Hatake?"
"Unable to protect even your own family?"
He raised his head, his face filling the screen in a close-up, his eyes blazing with an unprecedented intensity of anger and determination.
"Everything."
"I can give everything."
The next second, he was already tearing through the layers of night, his long blade in hand, storming into Root, slaying all in his path.
Only the blood of his enemies could quell a father's hatred.
[Danzo thought he could threaten Sakumo with these things, but he misjudged the man!]
[So cool, Sakumo! A true man!]
[Let Danzo experience despair firsthand!]
[A man among men, a father among fathers!]
Amidst the flashing blades and bloodshed, he finally saw the culprit, the source of the darkness.
Hideous and repulsive.
Sakumo's Chakra almost boiled over, his hair and clothes fluttering with rage.
Arcs of electricity burst from his blade, transforming into countless lightning snakes that pierced the sky, yet were bound to the sword in his hand, roaring and thrashing wildly, shrieking as they tore through the darkness, pervading the entire vast underground cavern.
Lightning and gales whipped up a storm, shattering metal and stone, sweeping away everything in their path.
He coldly watched that existence, known as the "Darkness of the Ninja World," desperately dodging his blade, no different from anyone else.
"So why...?"
"Why did he—!!!"
Wind and thunder coiled around his blade, slashing through the darkness, striking towards his opponent.
[Let Konoha witness the rage of the White Fang, Sakumo Hatake!]
[So incredibly cool!]
[Nine Heavens Thunder, return to my body!]
[All resistance in the world stems from one question: 'Why?!']
[Go, Sakumo! Kill him!]
Just as everyone, including Sakumo himself, believed Danzo was doomed, Sakumo's body visibly faltered, allowing Danzo to seize the opportunity to counterattack first.
The animator did not continue the fight, perhaps wanting to hide something, and directly cut the scene to Baby Naraku.
[What's happening?]
[Holy crap, what happened to Sakumo?]
[Nooooooo!]
[It's over, it's over, it's over, Old Thief is going for a plot kill!!]
[It shouldn't be a plot kill; Sakumo must have had a physical problem.]
[I think Danzo poisoned him, after all, he has many unspeakable methods.]
[Sakumo could have killed Danzo, but now it's uncertain.]
When Baby Naraku first arrived near the Forest of Death, it wasn't completely dark yet.
Before revealing himself, he had hidden in the shadows, observing his surroundings with his Sharingan, confirming that Root had not set traps there, and realizing that he was beginning to perceive Chakra within a certain range.
[So, both Baby Naraku and Sakumo are fighting Root? A two-pronged attack?]
[Does the Sharingan have such strong perception abilities?]
[Dōjutsu Power (Pupil Power) mutated?]
[Possibly, after all, Baby Naraku is the first Uchiha to receive treatment, and Sealing Jutsu might change the nature of Dōjutsu Power (Pupil Power).]
Baby Naraku waited for a short while, then, with a sudden realization, looked towards a distant spot behind him, his expression somewhat uneasy, and opened his eyes again to observe his surroundings.
A faint tremor came, and at the same time, a light breeze brushed Baby Naraku's cheek.
He looked in that direction; several Anbu were rushing there under the moonlight.
"Something... is wrong there..." Driven by intuition, Baby Naraku moved closer to the source of the tremor.
Then, a ball of flame entered the edge of his perception range.
"Master...?"
[Goodness, super intuition!]
[Tsunayoshi Sawada approves.]
[This is the telepathy between father and son! Indeed!]
Baby Naraku broke through the Anbu's obstruction and entered the deepest part of the Root's underground base, where he saw Danzo raising his blade for the final strike on Sakumo.
He knocked away Danzo, who was also at his limit, and finally saw Sakumo covered in blood, even his white hair largely soaked in it, hanging limply by his face, dripping blood.
[!!!]
[Sakumo ahhhhhh!!]
[Damn him! How dare Danzo Shimura?!]
[No way, Danzo couldn't possibly counter-kill Sakumo.]
[Big problem! Big problem!]
Baby Naraku's pupils instantly constricted, his fingertips trembling, in too much pain to utter a sound.
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