"Izanagi!"
Entering a one-minute invincibility period, Danzo used the Body Technique to charge directly at Goku.
"Rheumatism - Vacuum Bullet!"
With a series of spitting out, a powerful vacuum bullet blasted into the area where Goku, Kakashi, and the others were located.
Kakashi, Asuma, and Guy's expressions changed, and they hurriedly pulled the three of them, along with the arriving Naoko, along with their classmates.
The Vacuum Bullet that Danzo could unleash would severely injure even an elite soldier if hit.
As for Goku, he naturally wouldn't dodge such an attack. With a wave of his hand, he dispersed the Vacuum Bullet aimed at him.
"Wood Path - Great Forest Technique!"
At this moment, Danzo had already approached Goku. The transplanted Hanashiro cells within his body activated, and a large number of trees burst forth.
While stopping Kakashi and the others from approaching, he also restrained Goku's movements.
Goku flashed forward, forcefully smashing through the large trees, instantly severing Danzo's body.
A second later, Danzo reappeared, still in the same spot where he had been blasted apart by Koyuki Sora.
"You fell for my trick, you stingy fool!"
Danzo's lips curled into a smile as he activated his cursed seal.
When Koyuki Sora struck him with her single-headed attack, he had also placed a special cursed seal on the young Goku.
His most proficient ninjutsu, besides the Wind Encounter, consisted mainly of various sealing and cursed seal techniques.
The Tongue Root Severing Seal, which restricts Root ninjas, was a sealing technique he personally developed.
The black cursed seal patterns instantly spread from Goku's han to his entire body, causing Goku's fist, which was about to continue swinging at Danzo, to stop abruptly.
Although it was only a one-second pause before the cursed seal was forcibly broken by Goku, that one second had already achieved Danzo's objective.
"Kotoamatsukami!"
His right eye, emanating from Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan, activated its Zero Wheel, looking directly into Goku's eyes.
Danzo ruthlessly unleashed Kotoamatsukami, a technique capable of altering the enemy's will.
This operation was inherently risky, but he had reached a point where he had no choice but to take the risk.
Goku's strength was overwhelming; a single powerful individual could suppress the entire Konoha Village.
Therefore, he understood that at this point, political maneuvering was useless.
Unless he directly defected from Konoha and disappeared into the shadows forever, he would surely die if discovered by Goku.
Defecting from Konoha and abandoning his long-held goals was worse than certain death.
But if the operation succeeded, all the problems would be solved.
"Success!"
Feeling his will had invaded Goku's brain and begun to influence his spirit, Danzo suppressed a hearty laugh.
Unfortunately, his laughter was cut short as the influenced Goku suddenly vanished in a flash.
"How could it be a shadow clone? When did he create a shadow clone?"
"Petrifying Palm!"
Goku appeared behind Danzo, but this time, instead of blasting Danzo's body apart, he unleashed his full power upon Danzo, freezing him in place.
Although he fought throughout Konoha, his aura was always locked onto Danzo.
If Danzo tried to escape Konoha, he would immediately turn and eliminate him.
Therefore, Danzo, who had secretly followed and was hiding nearby, was practically nothing more than a giant light bulb in Goku's eyes.
As for a sneak attack, that's even further from it.
While Danzo was launching his attack, Goku left behind a shadow clone, while his main body stood by, observing Danzo's performance.
Having acquired Danzo's memories, he naturally knew the function of the Sharingan technique "Kotoamatsukami."
Having learned the Occupy Barrier Technique and received instructions from the Ancient One and the Kami, he felt he should be able to resist the invasion of Kotoamatsukami.
However, he didn't. Why take that risk?
The wisdom of battle is never about using your weaknesses to clash with your opponent's strengths, but rather using your strengths to attack their weaknesses.
Finding your opponent's weakness and then attacking that weakness is the wisdom of battle.
Compared to physical strength, his mastery of mental strength was far inferior; there was no need to test whether he could resist the God of War.
"Your Izanagi requires you to form hand seals and reactivate it every minute. If you don't form the hand seals, it won't work, right?"
After immobilizing Danzo's body, Goku looked at him and said, causing Danzo's expression to change.
He possessed eleven Sharingan eyes, which combined granted him invincibility for eleven minutes.
However, each Sharingan could only last for one minute, so he had to reactivate Izanagi after one minute.
But now his body was immobilized, and the Izanagi he had just activated only lasted for less than twenty seconds.
If he couldn't break the seal within twenty seconds, and Goku struck him again, he would truly die.
"I am a master of hand seal techniques; I don't believe I can't break this seal!"
Danzo manipulated his chakra, beginning to use various methods to break the seal within his body. However, it was completely useless.
Because he didn't know that what he was currently under wasn't a sealing technique, but magic, a spell from another world's sword system.
Using methods for breaking sealing techniques to break a chest technique was naturally ineffective; at least, trying to break it within twenty seconds was wishful thinking.
"Junjun Boom!"
The twenty seconds ended, Danzo's Sharingan closed, and his head exploded.
As for killing, Goku had never really felt anything.
It was only under the tutelage of his grandfather and Master Roshi that he learned many principles and was influenced by them, which led him to try his best not to kill in battle.
But later, after experiencing various worlds and being taught by Professor X, Dumbledore, Makarov, and others, and witnessing various forms of darkness, his thoughts and beliefs gradually began to change.
Avoid killing if possible. If a bad person genuinely repents, they can be spared.
However, if their crimes are heinous and they refuse to repent, then kill them outright to prevent further harm to others.
Danzo falls into the category of someone who needs to be killed immediately.
"What exactly happened?"
Thanks to Tsunade's summoning beast, Katsuyu, most of the ninjas injured by Goku had regained basic mobility.
When they gathered around following the commotion,
they witnessed Goku being blasted through Danzo's pouch.
They also saw the Sharingan eyes still open above Danzo's eyes.
For a moment, they were all bewildered.
Was Danzo killed by this outsider ninja?
How could he be killed? What happened?
What happened to Danzo's bodyguard and limited Sharingan?
Why did Kakashi and the others seem so familiar with the outsider ninja, and not attack the person who killed Danzo?
At this moment, Tsunade and the two advisors arrived.
Upon seeing Danzo killed, Tsunade did not hesitate and loudly announced: "Danzo conspired to persecute the Uchiha clan, colluded with Orochimaru to execute the Third Hokage. The evidence is conclusive, and he has been executed by the Konoha Hokage. At the same time, Mitokado Homura and Tsutomu Kosuke have been found guilty of compromising their duties by covering up Danzo's actions and have been permanently stripped of their authority!"
Originally, even if Danzo were executed, the things he did would be dealt with discreetly and kept secret.
The scandal involving the internal masters is a serious matter. If it were made public, it would significantly damage Konoha's reputation and the trust of its leadership.
However, given the current situation, Goku has defeated almost every Konoha ninja and even publicly killed Danzo. If the truth isn't revealed, how will the Konoha ninjas view Goku?
If she were to lose Goku because of this, it would be a huge loss.
Therefore, Tsunade acted decisively, publicly revealing Danzo's loyalty and angrily relinquishing the authority of two advisors.
She even granted Goku a special position, effectively stabilizing morale.
From today onward, she will no longer be subject to checks and balances, and can guide Konoha onto the right path according to her own ideas.
And the effect is obvious.
The Konoha ninjas, having seemingly forgotten the dead Danzo, showed no respect whatsoever to the two figures beside them.
Mitokado Homura and Koharu wanted to object, but seeing Goku and the headless Danzo standing there, they wisely kept quiet.
They didn't want to see Goku and then have their heads blown off in public.
Two masked ANBU ninjas appeared and took Mitokado Homura and Koharu away.
Meanwhile, outside the gates of Konoha, seven figures dressed in identical red cloud-patterned robes emerged from the forest.
Six of these figures possessed the same Rinnegan, their faces studded with black iron nails, making them look unlike the living.
The remaining figure was more normal, with blue hair and a paper flower adorning his head.
*The Six Paths of Pain, the leader of the Righteous Ones, and his deputy Konan.*
"Strange, why isn't there a single patrolling ninja around? Even the gate is unguarded?"
The leader, Pain, frowned, a look of suspicion on his face.
After learning from Zetsu that Kakuzu and Hidan had been captured alive by Konoha, and that an unknown ninja had informed them that Konoha already knew his plans, he resolutely decided to go directly to Konoha. To annihilate the entire village and scout out the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
At this time, Konoha was vulnerable; Jiraiya hadn't returned yet.
Konoha had few truly skilled ninjas.
Otherwise, once Konoha had established sufficient defenses and cooperated with the other four hidden villages, things would be much more difficult.
"Could it be a trap?"
Konan also frowned.
"Never mind, it's not important."
Pain's tone was indifferent.
Even if Konoha knew they were coming and had set traps beforehand, it didn't matter; he had absolute confidence in his power.
"Here, we're divided into two paths: attack and exploration. The attack paths are Asura Path, Animal Path, and Preta Path. The exploration paths are Deva Path, Human Path, and Hell Path. Konan, you're free to act."
"I understand."
Konan nodded.
"Konoha has deployed spherical barriers both inside the village and underground..."
Pain's Rinnegan flickered, taking in the barrier covering the entire village of Konoha.
Konan analyzed:
"Konoha's barrier can detect anyone who enters without permission.
But the demons entered so easily without being detected; I don't know what method they used."
"Konan was once a member of Konoha's Anbu. He knows that we can use the coded signal through the barrier, so we don't need to go through all that trouble."
The Deva Path waved its hand, and the Asura Path directly picked up the Animal Path and threw it out obediently.
The Animal Path traced a line and landed directly above Konoha Village.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
The moment it landed, the Animal Path slammed its hands on the ground, and the Deva Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Preta Path, and Hell Path appeared beside it.
"From now on, let the world feel pain!"
The Deva Path stood up, preparing to unleash the Six Paths to wreak havoc on the village, but suddenly froze.
"What happened? I haven't even attacked Konoha yet, how did it become like this? Could it be that I already attacked and forgot?"
Looking at the surrounding buildings and the Konoha ninjas being treated by Gu Feng, he felt a pang of sympathy.
This situation was definitely not a trap; someone had attacked Konoha before him.
"I sensed the Nine-Tails' chakra! Over there!"
The Human Path's wheel rotated, pointing towards the north of the village.
"Then let's capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki first!"
The Six Paths of Pain rushed towards the north of the village.
The original plan was for the Asura Path, Animal Path, and Preta Path to feign an attack to draw the attention of all Konoha ninjas.
The Deva Path, Human Path, and Naraka Path would then search for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's location.
Konan was to remain hidden.
Konoha knew their plan and would definitely hide the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, or even be outside the village.
Therefore, they needed to hold off the Konoha leadership and obtain more accurate intelligence.
Upon entering Konoha, he immediately sensed the presence of the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki.
"Alright, that's enough for today. Everyone go back and get some rest. We'll repair these damaged buildings tomorrow."
She explained the misunderstanding to the Konoha ninja who had come from the country, imprisoned the two advisors, and retrieved the corpses of the group.
Tsunade also sensed the situation.
After all, summoning the shrimp to heal a large number of injured ninjas had consumed a significant amount of her chakra.
However, although physically exhausted, she was mentally very happy.
After today, Konoha's crisis was finally broken, and they even gained a powerful ally comparable to their grandfather, the First Hokage.
"Forgive me, I was a little impulsive. Leave these damaged buildings to me!"
Looking at the Konoha buildings around him, which were largely destroyed in the battle, Goku scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
Things had developed to this point because of his slight selfishness.
He wanted to fight all the ninjas in the village to see the ninjutsu of Konoha, so he didn't subdue the ninjas who attacked him immediately.
This resulted in the destruction of many buildings in the village due to the attack of his special technique.
Otherwise, if he wanted to, those ninjas who attacked him wouldn't have had time to unleash their ninjutsu before being defeated in one blow.
However, he also had a single, decisive plan.
"Goku, it's not your fault."
Seeing Goku's embarrassment, Tsunade, a truly good child, was about to say a few words of comfort when she saw Goku waving his little hands repeatedly.
"Restored to its original state!"
A strange energy fluctuation enveloped the entire Konoha village, and all the damaged buildings nearby seemed to have been restored to their previous state, as if time had reversed.
If it weren't for the Konoha ninjas swaying around her, she would have even thought that everything that had happened was a dream.
"There's such a ninjutsu?"
Before the other ninja and the group of Konoha ninja could recover from the miraculous healing spell cast on the small tent, six figures landed with a bang on their heads.
"No..."
"it's Akatsuki!"
Tsunade's female eyes immediately recognized the six people from their clothing.
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