Danzō steadied his breathing, then came again.
"Wind Release: Shuriken!"
As soon as he moved, Root followed like they'd rehearsed it a thousand times.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
A messy storm of jutsu crashed in—flashy, loud, and meant to overwhelm.
Yusuke didn't bother picking them apart.
He opened Susanoo.
A black skeletal giant rose up, swallowing him in an armored shell.
Danzō stared, muttering:
"Susanoo…?"
"So this is the Uchiha 'power of the gods'?"
"Mangekyō Sharingan really is frightening…"
"And beating the Fourth Raikage and Killer B—was it all because of these eyes?"
Greed flickered openly on his face.
Danzō was the kind of man who always wanted what belonged to others.
Root had secret techniques from half of Konoha's clans for a reason.
To him, the Uchiha weren't a clan.
They were a buffet.
And if Hiruzen hadn't been sitting on his head all these years, he'd have bitten down long ago.
Even so, the "missing Uchiha" incidents over the years…
Yusuke didn't need proof to know whose fingerprints were on them.
Yusuke glanced at the Root operatives supporting from the side.
"Trash mobs are annoying."
"Let's clear the field."
He clasped his hands, chakra surging like a furnace.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A sea of flame rolled out across the battlefield—wide enough to swallow everything.
It wasn't even his full power.
Just a casual flex—already carrying a hint of that Madara-like brutality.
Root panicked.
"It's a large-area technique—everyone, careful!"
Multiple Water Release users immediately formed defensive walls.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Pillar!"
Danzō didn't idle either—his seals snapped into place.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Jade!"
Water and wind layered together, turning into a crude but effective combo defense.
Under Root's coordination, the inferno was finally suppressed.
Yusuke frowned slightly.
So he really does have Hashirama cells…
That explained the increased physical energy and jutsu output.
That also explained why Danzō dared to stand in front of him at all.
Danzō smirked—briefly drunk on success.
"So the great 'Flame Oni'… your fire can be put out."
He flipped into offense instantly.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Yusuke didn't even dodge.
Inside Susanoo, this level of cutting wind meant nothing.
Clang—clang—clang!
The blades struck Susanoo's bones and armor, then shattered into nothing.
Danzō's face darkened.
If single jutsu can't break it… I'll need a combo that can.
Susanoo's defense was absurd.
No wonder Yusuke acted fearless.
Yusuke slowly drew his sword.
"Done showing off your wind tricks?"
"Try my swordsmanship."
He sent a flying slash forward—
"One-Sword Style: Sever the Sky!"
The air split.
The attack was faster than Danzō's wind blades.
Even with wind chakra boosting his footwork, Danzō barely reacted.
Shhk!
The slash carved across him.
He avoided a fatal hit—but his right arm was cut open, blood spraying.
Cold sweat exploded across Danzō's back.
Even with Wind Release speed… I can't fully dodge?
What kind of monstrous velocity was that?
Yusuke rose to continue pressure.
Danzō immediately called for help—no pride, no shame.
"Hold him!"
"Buy me time!"
Root operatives surged forward.
"Don't be arrogant!"
"Shuriken from all directions!"
Yusuke shook his head like he was disappointed.
"So even you're like this."
"Old man, you've got no honor either."
He abandoned Danzō for a moment and turned his blade on the interference.
"Couldn't you just… stay down?"
"Why run over to die?"
His sword swept a graceful arc.
"One-Sword Style: Waltz!"
Blood burst.
Screams followed.
Seven—eight Root shinobi collapsed in seconds.
Yusuke's smile was cold.
"Trash is trash."
"Jōnin in name, rabble in reality."
Danzō's expression tightened.
Every second he delayed, his "foundation" was being chopped apart.
If he became a commander with no soldiers—
what was left of his dream of being Hokage?
Even now, cornered at death's edge, he still fantasized about the title.
That obsession was deep enough to rot the soul.
His gaze sharpened.
This can't drag on. End it fast.
Yusuke's lips curved lightly.
"Go on."
"Show me your trump card."
"I still want to make it home for dinner."
The Dream-Eater Appears
Danzō pressed a drop of blood from his wounded arm, then slammed his palm to the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Smoke burst.
A massive silhouette emerged.
"Moooo!"
A huge elephant-like beast appeared.
Yusuke blinked once.
"…A Baku?"
Danzō was mildly surprised.
"You even recognize a nightmare-devouring monster."
Yusuke didn't need to have seen the real thing.
He'd seen the story of it.
His mind immediately clicked.
So he's going to repeat that tactic…
Use the Baku's suction to pin Susanoo—
then combine with Wind Release to carve at the "weak point."
Exactly as expected, Danzō ordered the beast to inhale.
The Baku's terrifying pull roared like a storm.
Susanoo's movement was immediately restricted.
Danzō circled behind Yusuke, voice tight with satisfaction.
"Now you can't move, can you?"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Continuous Wave!"
"The weak point of Susanoo is right here!"
The scene felt absurdly familiar.
Yusuke watched Danzō sprint in with a kunai like he was reenacting history.
He's really going to try 'kunai vs Susanoo' again?
The Baku inhaled—
Yusuke raised his hands and pretended to form seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Wind feeds fire.
He weaponized the suction.
The Baku swallowed flame straight into its mouth.
It instantly choked, shrieked, and stopped inhaling—burned and panicking.
Yusuke turned—
Danzō was already in stabbing range.
Crack.
The kunai snapped.
Yusuke's fist followed.
Boom!
Danzō was launched backward, coughing blood.
No Izanagi "buffer" to cover him.
No miracle.
Just raw punishment.
Danzō lay there, wheezing and forcing out excuses through pain.
"Uchiha Yusuke specializes in Fire Release…"
"Using wind… was a mistake."
"Susanoo's speed is terrifying…"
"I… underestimated it."
Yusuke's eyes were ice.
"You want Izanagi, don't you?"
Danzō dragged himself up again, obsession burning through the bruises.
"This… is the Uchiha's power…"
"No wonder I've always wanted it."
Yusuke's voice cut clean.
"You want the forbidden technique Izanagi, don't you?"
Danzō's pupils tightened.
"You even know Izanagi?!"
Yusuke sneered.
"Why would that shock you?"
"I'm the Uchiha Clan Head."
Danzō nodded slowly, thoughts turning ugly.
"Then the complete Izanagi must be in your hands…"
"If I erase the Uchiha… I'll obtain everything."
Yusuke's smile was cruel.
"Erase the Uchiha?"
"Danzō… do you really think you can?"
Reality slapped him.
He couldn't even beat Yusuke.
Survival itself was uncertain—forget exterminating a clan.
But Danzō couldn't retreat anymore.
If the "murdering civilians" crimes stuck, he'd become Konoha's eternal criminal.
No Hokage could save him.
His eyes filled with killing intent.
Even if he had to burn everything—
he had to kill Yusuke.
He barked orders:
"Medical-nin, heal me!"
"Everyone else—stall Uchiha Yusuke!"
Root split into two groups.
One shielded Danzō and treated his injuries.
The other surrounded Yusuke.
Yusuke's gaze deepened.
Taking Danzō isn't hard.
But Root is the problem.
He didn't want to butcher every Root member.
Some were misled. Some were salvageable.
And many came from major clans—killing them all would create political backlash.
Hiruzen was a master at manipulating public opinion.
Yusuke wouldn't hand him the perfect smear.
Worse—
Danzō still carried the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing technique.
If cornered, he could try to drag Yusuke into death with him.
It looked ridiculous in some retellings…
but Yusuke didn't underestimate it.
Steady wins. Don't gamble.
The battlefield flips: Sharingan Genjutsu
Once Danzō's wounds stabilized, he didn't rush in again.
He'd learned his lesson.
Yusuke dismissed Susanoo.
He focused his mind into his eyes.
Then he swept his gaze across the encirclement.
One by one—
Root shinobi fell to the ground like their strings had been cut.
Danzō's face changed instantly.
"It's Sharingan genjutsu!"
"Everyone, watch out—"
He hesitated for a heartbeat—
and Yusuke's eyes caught his.
Four eyes met.
Danzō's blood ran cold.
"…Damn!"
The hypnosis took hold.
Root operatives dropped—no exceptions.
Even Danzō sank to his knees, fighting the pull.
Yusuke exhaled.
Is it over?
He stepped forward and pressed his sword to Danzō's throat.
"Goodbye."
"Konoha's darkness."
Yusuke began to finish it—
and Danzō suddenly stood up.
His right eye flashed red.
"To trap me in genjutsu…"
"The Uchiha eye truly is monstrous."
"But it ends here!"
His right hand shot straight for Yusuke's eyes—
a mirror of the way he once ambushed Shisui.
Yusuke's mouth curled.
"Trying to sneak me?"
"You're not that guy."
In Mangekyō state, Yusuke's "Epitaph"-type ability triggered—
he had already seen the next few seconds.
He didn't expose it.
He let Danzō walk into it.
Danzō's hair stood on end.
Why do I feel danger—?!
Before he could understand—
Yusuke's sword flashed.
Slash.
Danzō's right arm was severed.
"Aaagh!"
Yusuke glanced at the cut—different skin tone.
Hashirama cells. Confirmed.
Then something even more important happened:
Danzō's "body" and severed arm began to fade.
Yusuke's eyes narrowed.
Not just Hashirama cells—
Danzō had a flawed Izanagi.
From a corner, the real Danzō emerged, voice dark.
"You saw through my scheme?"
"Seems your eyes aren't ordinary either."
Yusuke's heart sank slightly.
With Izanagi in play, this wouldn't be a clean execution.
It would become a battle of consumption.
But—
Konoha hadn't been wiped out yet.
Danzō wouldn't have endless Sharingan.
He didn't have many "lives" to burn.
Yusuke raised his sword and attacked again, pressure unrelenting.
If he kept the tempo high—
Danzō's Izanagi time would be forced out, one use after another, until nothing remained.
Danzō felt the weight immediately.
He's trying to burn out my Izanagi…
So he already saw through it.
And the real fight—
the fight where Danzō's "cheat" finally met an opponent who understood it—
began.
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