Chapter 343 - 28

Chapter 28: Severely Injuring DanzoAs Danzo finished speaking, the seven people beside him immediately chased after the target, but he remained where he was, unmoving. Naruto, Tsunade, and Robin, who had been lying in ambush nearby for a long time and had witnessed everything, knew that their opportunity had arrived!The three of them had already used the Transformation Technique to change their body shapes and appearances, and to further confuse the enemy, they had specifically put on the unique clothing of the Akatsuki Organization.Because he only had one hand that could move at the moment, Danzo first placed the Sharingangently into his mouth to hold it, then reached into his robes to take out a small bottle, and upon releasing his mouth, he placed the Sharinganinside.Just as Danzo was about to put the bottle back into his robes, a hand holding a Kunai suddenly appeared from his left side and stabbed towards his wrist.This sudden attack caught Danzo off guard, but it wasn't over yet; three explosive tags suddenly appeared beneath his feet.Even so, Danzo remained completely calm, because he still had two Sharingan on his right hand, which meant he still had at least two lives.But just then, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his brain. Danzo was shocked to discover that the Sharingan on his right arm had been removed and he had lost contact with them. At the same time, his left hand was stabbed by the Kunai, and his tightly clenched hand finally loosened. Just as the bottle was about to fall to the ground, a pair of hands appeared to catch it, preventing it from breaking.But Danzo could not worry about that now, because the explosive tags under his feet were about to detonate. He endured the pain, reacted quickly, and retreated, dodging the explosion.However, the final killing blow was not there. Although Danzo had dodged the explosive tags, before he could even steady himself, a pair of hands reached out from the ground and grabbed his feet, and then two people wearing black cloaks embroidered with red clouds appeared above him.The two were tall, and their faces were covered with black veils, making it impossible to see their features. The only clue to their identities was their weapons.One of them wielded an exaggeratedly large sword—a blade Danzo recognized—the Executioner's Blade, and the other wielded Samehada.Danzo muttered, "The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?"But now that his movements were restricted, he had no choice but to face the attack head-on. In this critical moment, he couldn't afford to worry about anything else. Danzo raised his right arm, which contained Hashirama cells, to block, while his left hand held a Kunai as a precaution.The two massive weapons slammed heavily onto Danzo's right arm. The Hashirama cells truly lived up to their reputation, forcibly withstanding the attack, but Danzo was still sent spitting blood from the massive impact.However, because this arm had just been transplanted and was still in an unstable state, it began to backfire directly after receiving such a violent attack. Danzo's entire arm suddenly swelled and grew larger, and a towering tree actually sprouted from it.Naruto, who was currently transformed into Kisame, knew what was happening, but this provided the perfect excuse for them to escape. He spoke up, "What? It's actually Wood Release? Retreat!"As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them left the scene without the slightest hesitation. Naturally, they didn't forget to take the bottle containing the Sharingan with them.After leaving, the two quickly returned to their original forms. Robin handed the two Sharinganshe had taken from Danzo's arm to Naruto. It wasn't the best time to transplant them yet, so Naruto opened the bottle and placed these two eyes inside as well.Afterward, he told Tsunade to return to the Villagefirst, because after being injured, Danzo would very likely ask her to treat him, and if he found that she wasn't in the Village, it would inevitably cause other troubles.As for himself, he and Robin headed toward the He Nan River, because he had changed his mind and wanted to try to see if he could save Shisui....Freed from the restraints, Danzo knelt on one knee. His right arm was still in the midst of a continuous backlash, so he made a decisive decision: he picked up a Kunai and chopped off his entire right arm in one stroke, then rolled aside in a sorry state. Where the severed arm fell, a small forest instantly sprouted.However, Danzo did not lower his guard. Holding his severed arm, he scanned his surroundings with his only remaining eye. Only after confirming that there was no more danger did he finally collapse to the ground, unable to hold on any longer.Before long, the seven members of Root returned. They hadn't caught up to Shisui, so they hurried back to report. To their surprise, they found that the terrain here had changed drastically, clearly showing signs of a battle that had just taken place.Moreover, their leader was lying on the ground, seriously injured, and even the recently transplanted right arm had been severed at the root. This shocked them greatly, and they rushed to Danzo's side to ask what had happened.With the help of the others, Danzo stood up and said, "It was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. It looked like Biwa Jūzō and Kisame Hoshigaki. They ambushed me and stole Shisui's eyes.""Return to the Village quickly, and immediately issue an S-rank mission to hunt the two of them down. Shisui's eyes must absolutely not fall into their hands.""And contact Orochimaru immediately; tell him I need another arm to transplant."...On the other side, after Shisui escaped using the Body Flicker Technique, he did not return to the clan grounds, but instead went to the place he and Uchiha Itachi had agreed upon.Uchiha Itachi was wearing an Anbu mask, leaning against a large rock, waiting for Shisui. Suddenly, he heard a slight noise, and a few leaves drifted down. He looked up and whispered, "Shisui?""Follow me." Shisui's voice came from above, but he did not appear. Uchiha Itachi had already sensed that something was wrong with Shisui's condition, but he followed without hesitation.Before long, the two arrived at the cliff edge above the He Nan River. Shisui, with his back to UchihaItachi, said, "The Uchiha coup d'état can no longer be stopped. Once Konoha starts fighting, other nations will definitely take advantage of the situation, and in that case, war will be inevitable.""I had intended to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the coup, but Danzo took my right eye. He does not trust me."As he spoke, Shisui turned his head, and seeing his empty right eye socket, Uchiha Itachi clenched his fists involuntarily.Shisui, as if he hadn't noticed this, continued, "He is bent on protecting the Village in his own way. I fear he will not let my left eye go either.""Before that happens, I will entrust this eye to you."As he spoke, he reached out his left hand and directly removed his only remaining eye.Seeing this scene, Uchiha Itachi said in a trembling voice, "Shisui, you..."