At this moment, Danzo slowly turned around, a smug smile appearing on his face. "It seems I have won."
"I'll give you a chance to live. Kneel and pledge your loyalty to me, then obediently accept the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. That way, you will remain a genius of Konoha."
"Sorry, but I'm not in the habit of becoming a dog," Aoki Yoru said calmly, without the slightest panic of having fallen into the enemy's hands.
"Hmph! Obstinate. In that case, let this old man eliminate a great scourge for Konoha..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Danzo felt a piercing pain. He lowered his head with difficulty to see that Aoki Yoru's yerun had already pierced his heart.
"How... possible..." Before he could finish, Danzo fell straight down.
Looking at the body gradually dissipating on the ground, Aoki Yoru flicked the blood droplets off his blade and said, "To borrow a phrase from a certain person: every Ninjutsu has a weakness; no Ninjutsu is invincible."
"Also, you talk too much. Villains die from talking too much; haven't you heard that?"
Aoki Yoru had two ways to break this binding technique. One was Sealing Technique; his level in Sealing Technique had recently surged, allowing him to break it easily this time.
The other was using overwhelming Chakra to break the binding. In the original story, Sasuke thought of Uchiha Itachi at the last moment and then exploded with power, breaking through and escaping the restraint.
Of course, he could have done that too, but it was too troublesome and a waste of Chakra. Danzo still had several lives left, so he had to conserve it.
At this time, Danzo's figure slowly reappeared in a corner. This time, the composure on his face was gone; in just a few minutes, he had already lost four Sharingan eyes.
These were used to suppress the Hashirama cells in his body. If he wasted too many Sharingan, the Hashirama cells would go out of control.
Thinking of this, Danzo's expression became increasingly gloomy. He bit his finger, formed hand seals, and slammed one hand onto the ground, shouting low:
"Summoning Technique!"
Boom—!
A thick cloud of white smoke exploded, and a massive, hideous Baku appeared with a roar. Its huge body almost filled the small basement, and a foul stench wafted over.
Danzo gave a cold command: "Baku, charge to the surface."
Aoki Yoru's pupils contracted upon hearing this, immediately guessing his plan.
As long as he reached the surface, he would immediately attract the attention of others. Although Danzo was widely loathed, he was still a high-ranking official of Konoha and had his own die-hard loyalists.
It would be difficult to kill him then. Even Jiraiya would stop him, as Jiraiya always advocated that Ninjas of the same village should resolve issues within the rules rather than through physical elimination.
Consequently, he no longer held back. The Natural Energy in his body erupted with full force, wrapping around yerun.
Aoki Yoru raised his blade as the Natural Energy around him gathered violently. With a sudden swing, it turned into a giant blade qi that spanned the entire basement.
"Sage Art: Sen-i Tenryu!"
The blade qi, carrying a grim Sage power, slashed out with an unstoppable force.
Squelch— Boom!
The Baku's massive body had no way to dodge and was struck hard by the blade qi. A huge, bone-deep wound was instantly torn open, and foul blood gushed out as it let out a shrill wail of pain.
Boom—!
The intense pain made the Baku ignore its contractor; it directly canceled the Summoning Technique and returned to the summoning realm.
Seeing the Baku disappear, Danzo immediately jumped up and ran toward the roof, forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Hiding in Rock Technique."
Seeing him trying to escape with Earth Release, Aoki Yoru immediately stabbed yerun into the ground.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Defense Shroud."
Instantly, a large net formed by Lightning Release enveloped the entire basement.
"Aaaah!" Danzo hit the lightning net and was electrocuted until he was charred black, falling back down and half-kneeling on the ground.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
Aoki Yoru seized the opportunity, and the Chidori in his hand immediately extended, piercing toward Danzo's heart.
At the critical moment, Danzo's right arm suddenly swelled, and a tree over a meter thick appeared, forcibly shifting the edge of the Chidori Sharp Spear!
Puchi—
The lightning spear pierced through the tree trunk and slammed into the ground, sending shattered stones flying everywhere.
Seeing the Chidori Sharp Spear forced aside, Danzo breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, I used Wood Release to block it at the last moment, otherwise..."
Puchi—
Another Chidori Sharp Spear pierced into his heart.
"How is this possible?"
Danzo lifted his head with difficulty, his pupils shrinking. He saw that the Lightning Release Chidori had also appeared in the other hand.
"Does he not even need to form seals?" Danzo's consciousness faded into darkness.
Subsequently, the body disappeared again, and Danzo's body appeared in the distance as usual.
Aoki Yoru looked at the remaining Sharingan on Danzo's arm and muttered to himself, "Five left on the arm, one in the right eye. He's really hard to kill."
Aoki Yoru couldn't help but sigh. In a sense, Danzo was also a type of immortal, comparable to Hidan.
And he hadn't forgotten that Danzo still had a bug-level move; Shisui's Kotoamatsukami hadn't been used yet. It was still uncertain who would emerge victorious.
"I didn't expect to be pushed to this point by you." At this time, Danzo's expression calmed down, as if he had made a decision.
"I originally wanted to use this move on Hiruzen or somewhere more important. Since you made me lose five Sharingan, then stay and be my slave."
As Danzo spoke, he unwrapped the bandages on his head layer by layer, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan in his right eye. No, it was the four-bladed windmill Mangekyo Sharingan.
He had to use it now. Once the three-tomoe eyes were used up, there would be nowhere to replenish them. Trading Kotoamatsukami for the loyalty of a powerhouse was not a bad deal.
Seeing Danzo's actions, Aoki Yoru immediately became alert. The final battle was about to begin.
He stared fixedly at Danzo, observing the changes in the Chakra in his body, while simultaneously using his spiritual power to constantly wrap Natural Energy around his soul, creating layers of protection.
At that moment, Danzo moved. All his Chakra concentrated in his right eye, which he widened as blood flowed from the socket.
Suddenly, the three-tomoe in his right eye changed, connecting in pairs to finally form the shape of a four-bladed windmill.
"Kotoamatsukami."
Aoki Yoru focused all his attention on Danzo's every move. At the moment when his Chakra was most concentrated, the Natural Energy on his soul suddenly contracted, firmly protecting his spirit.
"Hmm?"
Aoki Yoru suddenly felt strange, an indescribable feeling.
At this time, Danzo, who was covering his eyes due to the intense pain of using the Mangekyo Sharingan, showed a smile. According to the feedback from the Sharingan, Kotoamatsukami had already controlled him.
In this way, he would have a powerful subordinate. The previous losses had now been recovered with interest.
"Now there are no more obstacles on my path to becoming Hokage."
Danzo looked at Aoki Yoru and nodded with satisfaction. If anyone dared to oppose him, he would have him slaughter them.
"Throw the Ninja blade in your hand over here."
Although he was certain Aoki Yoru was controlled, the always cautious Danzo decided to test him further.
Although he wanted to resist, his subconscious made him obey, and he uncontrollably threw the yerun in his hand over.
Danzo caught it and examined it closely. Its sharpness even surprised him.
"It really is a good blade. I imagine the legendary Kusanagi Sword is probably nothing more than this."
He swung it a few times and nodded in satisfaction. "It's a waste for this blade to be with you. This old man will keep it safe."
He looked at the motionless Aoki Yoru and didn't care. He was already his puppet anyway.