Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too tsundere

"hateful......"

The power of Wood Release was faintly visible, but there was nowhere to use it. Frustration and panic grew wildly like weeds.

The air within the barrier felt oppressively heavy, each breath carrying the metallic, bloody stench of rust. Danzo finally began to question things in his mind.

How are we supposed to fight this?!

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Chapter 88 The Fall of the Roots

"boom--!!!"

The pitch-black spiraling wheel exploded once more, a violent chakra storm completely engulfing the location where Danzo was. Newly planted trees were instantly pulverized upon contact with the black stardust, and the dust surged like a tidal wave.

"How ugly, Danzo."

Mianma's voice came from the other end of the smoke and dust, carrying undisguised sarcasm.

"Possessing both the Sharingan and Wood Release powers, yet only able to utilize them to this extent?"

This was a heartfelt mockery. In Menma's view, Danzo's use of power was utterly laughable—Leaving aside Wood Release, given the limited amount of chakra, what about the Sharingan? Kakashi copied thousands of ninjutsu with just one three-tomoe Sharingan, earning the title of "Copy Ninja" in the ninja world. And Danzo?

They actually used the Sharingan as a resurrection coin?

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Danzo's disheveled figure was revealed. When he attempted to counterattack using Wood Release, Menma remained completely at ease, not even flinching.

Why...why does he know everything?!

Danzo even began to suspect that Menma was colluding with Orochimaru, otherwise why would his trump card be seen through to such an extent?

"Huff... huff..."

The heavy breathing was exceptionally clear within the silent barrier. Danzo trembled as he raised his arm... Only one Sharingan remained.

The fighting spirit receded like the tide.

It's already... impossible to reclaim Kotoamatsukami.

His cloudy, single eye darted around, searching for a way to escape. The Hokage position, ambitions—none of that mattered at this moment.

Konoha cannot exist without "roots"... I must live on!

"Crack—"

A sickening grinding sound came from Danzo's arm. Hashirama's cells were on the verge of going out of control, and fine wood-like textures were already appearing on his skin. His chakra was about to run out, and he could barely maintain even the most basic suppression.

We must break through these damned summoned beasts and destroy the barrier!

Danzo trembled as he raised his hands, which were forming hand seals, and his last Sharingan spun wildly on his arm.

"Izanagi!"

In an instant, the world seemed to reset. Danzo's figure vanished from the Nine-Faced Beast's encirclement, only to solidify again a few meters away. This was his last trump card: sixty seconds of absolute invincibility!

"Roar!"

The white tiger's claws tore through the air and slammed down, but Danzo neither dodged nor evaded, letting the giant claws pierce his chest. In the instant of death, a new figure appeared to his side.

Suzaku's sharp claws descended from the sky, slicing open the neck of the fleeing figure—the next second, Danzo reappeared unharmed and took a step forward.

The combined attack of the Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise crushed him into a bloody pulp, but before the blood had dried, his new body continued to charge forward.

Thirty-seven seconds...

Twenty-three seconds left!

The barrier's light screen was almost within reach. Danzo coughed up blood as he formed hand seals, compressing his Wind Release chakra to its limit in his throat—

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade!"

A raging whirlwind, two meters in diameter, shot out with a deafening roar, violently twisting the barrier wall beneath the impact. Purple runes shattered one after another, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the light screen. But then something strange happened: Mianma and the Nine-Faced Beast remained completely still, as if enjoying this futile struggle.

"Crack!"

With a crisp cracking sound, the barrier finally crumbled. Danzo staggered out of the cage, his fingers reaching out towards the free night sky.

They're out...! We have to escape—

A morbid ecstasy erupted from his single eye. The Hokage position, grand ambitions—all were crushed by the instinct for survival. Only one thought remained in his mind.

I must live...not for myself...but for Konoha! I must stay away from that madman! I must live!!

Danzo's consciousness suddenly wavered for a moment.

and many more......

He suddenly remembered the mysterious masked figure standing beside Menma—another member of the [Jin] organization. During the man's actions, a crimson Sharingan had briefly peeked through the gap in his mask.

Uchiha clan members? Uchiha clan members who had fled to other places? Could the Nine-Tails' rampage be...?

The terrifying thought exploded in his mind, but the instinct for survival made him keep running forward. His legs burst with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he had covered hundreds of meters.

Suddenly, a sense of unease arose in my heart.

Something's wrong... His chakra should be depleted...

He looked down at his arm—the Hashirama cells, which should have been running rampant due to insufficient chakra, were unusually quiet. There was no sign of lignification on the skin's surface, and even the pain had disappeared.

Could it be that--

Danzo suddenly tried to form hand seals to dispel the illusion, but just as his fingers moved—

"Pfft!"

A piercing, excruciating pain exploded in my chest. Even breathing became a luxury. In this agony, the whole world began to distort and crack...

"Heh...heh..."

When Danzo regained consciousness, what he saw was—an intact purple barrier.

The numbness so close at hand, and... the kunai piercing deep into my heart.

"When...when...?" Danzo vomited a mouthful of blood, his voice hoarse and barely recognizable.

"When you 'reactivate' Izanagi."

Shisui, who had been silently observing the battle, suddenly spoke. He stepped forward slowly, his Sharingan beneath his mask slowly rotating.

"Illusions...that's where it all started."

Danzo struggled to turn his eyes to look at his arm, the one with the Sharingan embedded in it... which had been severed at the shoulder!

It turns out that the so-called "invincible time", the so-called "breaking of the barrier", and the so-called "hope of escape" were all an elaborately woven illusion!

Menma slowly turned the kunai, the metallic sound of it churning inside his heart sending chills down his spine. Even through the fox mask, Danzo could feel the playful, cat-and-mouse amusement in Menma's eyes.

"I really didn't expect this..."

Menma slowly pulled out the blood-stained kunai, the metal scraping against flesh with a sickening sound. Danzo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your will to survive made you unable to detect even illusions." Menma flicked the blood beads off his kunai. "If you were calm, you should be able to see through this illusion immediately, right?"

Danzo stared intently at the mask before him, letting out a wheezing sound.

"I'm sorry, I have a rather harsh personality. But seeing how desperately you wanted to live... I couldn't help but want to give you a glimmer of hope."

"So it took you so long to realize it was an illusion... You were really careless."

Danzo's vision began to blur, but every word Menma uttered pierced his ears like a sharp knife.

"They value their own lives so much...yet they downplay the sacrifices of others...calling them necessary sacrifices."

"You really are utterly rotten, Danzo."

Danzo struggled to turn his eyes, looking at the mysterious figure standing to the side. That voice...

This sound is...

"You...you're Uchiha Shisui?!" Danzo's pupils suddenly contracted. "Itachi clearly said you committed suicide! Why are you with [Jin]—"

Blood suddenly rushed to his throat, causing him to cough violently.

"Could it be... that you betrayed Konoha?!"

Shisui's mask twitched slightly. "To save the Uchiha clan... I had no other choice." There was no denial, no explanation, only a calm statement.

"Betrayal?" Menma suddenly sneered. "If I remember correctly... it was you, a high-ranking member of Konoha, who attacked the ninjas of your own village."

"You were the one who betrayed Shisui... and now you're accusing someone else of betrayal?"

"I'm tired of you, Danzo."

"This time, your teacher won't come to save you..."

"The Hokage must consider the safety of the entire Hidden Leaf Village."

"It's late... so please..."

"Disappear quietly."

As the final judgment fell, Danzo gasped for breath, blood continuously spilling from the corner of his mouth. In his desperate situation, he suddenly staggered forward—despite the barrier still existing and the complete lack of escape, the instinct for survival drove his broken body to make a final struggle.

"I...I can't die yet!"

Danzo roared, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping. He dragged his severed arm and stumbled as he ran through the barrier.

"For Konoha! I must live! Only I... only I can lead Konoha to true prosperity!"

His roar echoed within the barrier, yet it sounded so pale and laughable.

Menma turned to look at Shisui. "Are you going to make a move? This guy almost killed you once."

"Now is the best opportunity for revenge."

Shisui lowered his mask slightly, a complex emotion flashing in the exposed Sharingan eye. After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head.

"Oh..."

Mianma chuckled softly.

"It really is your choice, I understand."

The next moment, Danzo, who was trying to escape, suddenly froze on the spot—the Nine-Faced Beast had blocked all his escape routes. The White Tiger's claws were deeply embedded in the ground, the Azure Dragon's body was coiled in front of him, the Golden Serpent flicked its tongue, and the Vermilion Bird hovered above his head, its fiery red wings obscuring the moonlight.

It's... completely beyond saving...

Danzo stared at the terrifying beasts before him, suddenly stunned.

I see... Did the teacher feel the same way back then?

Danzo, who had just been making a complete fool of himself, was now strangely calm. The Second Hokage's teachings echoed clearly in his mind—

"The moment of sacrifice will always come... Until then, preserve your life."

Hiruzen... this time... I'm the one who's ahead...

Danzo knew that facing Ma's Flying Thunder God Technique and Shisui's Body Flicker Technique head-on, his self-destructive technique had no chance of succeeding. Therefore... he fixed his gaze on the Nine-Faced Beast before him.

"For Konoha!"

The old man suddenly straightened his back, his tattered robes fluttering in the surging chakra.

"You absolutely cannot be allowed to live! [Ember's] watchdogs!"

He suddenly ripped open his clothes, revealing the Four Symbols Sealing Technique on his chest. The black runes writhed like living things, quickly covering his entire body.

"Let us go to the Yellow Springs together!"

The performance that begins in Chapter 89

Unfortunately... in the end... I still couldn't become Hokage...

This was Danzo's last thought before his consciousness dissipated.

Black blood gushed from his body like a fountain, instantly soaking his tattered robes. The viscous black blood spread across the ground, forming incantation patterns. The seal of the Four Symbols was fully activated, and a black sphere hundreds of meters long suddenly expanded! It began to greedily devour everything within its range—soil, trees, rocks, and the earth.

However... the nine-faced beast that was supposed to be devoured vanished without a trace at the last moment, like a mirage.

In the distance, Menma's hand rested on Shisui's shoulder. The light of the Flying Thunder God Technique flickered in the night wind, and the two figures vanished from their spot in an instant.

"Whoosh——"