Chapter 84: Danzou Makes a Move

The moment his shadow was touched, the secret technique ninja increased his chakra output.

He could feel the opponent's violent struggle, as if he were a beast from the deep sea caught in a fishing net.

The more powerful the ninja, the more immense mental energy and chakra the user must expend when controlling them with the Shadow Possession Jutsu.

"This power of struggle is truly startling, but it ends here!"

The secret technique ninja was very confident in his family's secret technique.

Fifteen seconds,

it was impossible for Sasuke to move.

This amount of time was enough for the other Root ninja to cut off the opponent's head.

Controlled by the Shadow Possession Jutsu, Sasuke was completely unable to move, standing stiffly in place.

On the other side,

two Root ninja held Kunai, the Sharp tips glinting with a cold light, and lunged toward Sasuke in the center from diagonal directions.

Sasuke still maintained the posture of holding his sword and pressing down,

his expression showing not the slightest panic.

The sword-wielding ninja suddenly felt something was wrong; although Sasuke was controlled by the Shadow Possession Jutsu, the force pressing down continuously had not lessened in the slightest.

Crack!

Along the tiny notches, the katana forged by a master craftsman suddenly snapped.

The shattered blade fragments flew everywhere, reflecting the broken scarlet eyes under the moonlight.

"Die!"

The Root ninja let out a low roar.

One Sharp Kunai pierced a throat, spraying fountain-like warm blood, while the other pierced a heart, feeling the flesh suddenly stop beating.

The two Root ninja looked at each other and revealed relaxed smiles.

Watching the expressionless Sasuke go limp, they suddenly felt something was strange.

Why did they feel like they had no strength in their bodies?

A series of sounds rang in their ears.

It was the roar of their teammates.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

The two Root ninja's dazed eyes blinked gently.

Then they discovered that the Kunai they were gripping tightly were actually stabbed into each other's chests, blood flowing continuously down their arms, making a dripping sound.

Close at hand,

Sasuke looked at the two with a face full of mockery, his scarlet Sharingan spinning.

"We clearly didn't look into his eyes; was it the light reflected by the broken Blade?"

The two with their chests pierced collapsed to the ground, their faces showing unwillingness.

They clearly had the numerical advantage.

They were all Elite Ninja secretly cultivated by Root, having killed their own companions and trained through life-and-death dangers, only to end up defeated so sloppily.

Is this the Uchiha?

This is a genius.

"Do it now!"

The secret technique ninja roared.

His Shadow Possession Jutsu was still ongoing; he only needed to swing his blade to kill the opponent and end this battle.

The Root ninja whose sword had been broken gripped the remaining hilt, Sharp chakra wrapping around the broken Blade, and swept it across Uchiha Sasuke's neck with his eyes closed.

The next second,

he felt his head float up, and when he opened his eyes, the world was inverted.

His vision gradually turned black; he was stunned for a moment, then revealed a look of realization.

Was my head cut off?

The secret technique ninja's eyes were splitting with rage, and he exclaimed, "Impossible, you broke free from my Shadow Possession Jutsu?"

Sasuke glanced at him and took a deep breath.

He calmed his emotions.

He had not expected that the first ninja he killed would be a companion from the village.

Control abilities like the Shadow Possession Jutsu, which lean toward Yin-natured chakra that affects mental energy, are interfered with by mental Resistance; the higher a person's mental Resistance, the harder they are to control.

Having purchased the Purple Jewelry Set 【Sarina no Tamashii】 to resist Itachi Uchiha's ocular jutsu Tsukuyomi, Sasuke's mental Resistance was terrifyingly high.

He could break free from control in an instant.

Making the secret technique ninja have the illusion of being in control was purely because Sasuke wanted to lure the Root ninja over to kill them.

In just five minutes.

Three were heavily injured, one was dead, and the remaining secret technique ninja was simply no match for Sasuke.

They were not deeply moved by the death of their companions; Root was a violent Organization by nature, and people died every day. They were more worried about the disappointment of Danzou.

Just then,

Sasuke suddenly sensed a surge of chakra approaching rapidly. He jerked his head up and saw a black shadow standing on the tall tree canopy.

Wind Style: Shuriken.

Two Shuriken spun at high speed, and after being infused with chakra, their surroundings seemed to be plated with a Sharp ring of wind, flying over at an extremely fast speed.

Black Flame Armor.

Sasuke, unable to assume a defensive posture in time, had his entire body ignited by Black Flame, which condensed into a layer of black Armor.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

The two Shuriken were like cutting machines; after a two-second stalemate, they actually sliced through the black Armor that had remained unscathed by the Vacuum Sphere previously released by the Root ninja.

However, this also left Sasuke time to react; he swung his sword, inserted it into the hole of the Shuriken, and flung both Shuriken away.

Bang!

After slicing through the Black Flame cursed armor, the remaining force actually cut through two thick tree trunks.

"Sasuke Uchiha."

Danzou was shrouded in the shade of the trees, looking down at the youthful figure below, an expression of disgust appearing on his face.

He glanced at the destroyed Laboratory No. 9, then looked at the Root ninja lying on the ground, and questioned: "Killing a fellow ninja of the village, what crime should you be charged with?"

Sasuke's gaze was vigilant as he retorted: "They attacked first; is it a crime for me to resist?"

He recognized the person who had arrived.

It was Shimura Danzou, who served as a high-level advisor to the village and was also the actual leader of Root, as mentioned by Yakushi Kabuto.

He was also, very likely, the mastermind behind the Uchiha Clan massacre, having ties to that madman Itachi Uchiha.

Thinking of this,

uncontrollable anger surged from the bottom of Sasuke's heart, yet his expression became increasingly calm.

He was not a hotheaded fool like Naruto; the angrier he was, the more he needed to calmly deal with the battle that might ensue.

After all, he held evidence of Shimura Danzou's human experiments in his hands.

The other party could not possibly let him go easily.

He glanced at the Mission Scroll; the mission to destroy the underground laboratory was complete, and the Soul Scroll had been issued into his inventory as a reward.

"Can even the Black Flame cursed armor not withstand the opponent's Ninjutsu?"

Sasuke had conducted experiments;

standard ninja Armor within the village had roughly 3 points of defense, while the Daimyo's guard, if wearing metal Armor, could reach 6 points of defense.

The defensive power of the Black Flame cursed armor surpassed almost all protective gear in the ninja world.

Even a Jonin could not possibly pierce through it so easily.

In other words... a Shadow?

A ninja who surpasses an Elite Jonin and can withstand the siege of thousands is generally considered to possess the strength of a Shadow of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"You deliberately stole laboratory data and pilfered the village's secret intelligence; they are all loyal Anbu of the village, so naturally, they had to arrest you."

Danzou quickly figured out the situation,

or rather, even if he hadn't, he would still use this rhetoric, coldly declaring: "Sasuke Uchiha has killed Anbu ninja, a crime beyond forgiveness; I shall personally wipe out the evil Uchiha Clan completely!"

He had not expected that an Uchiha orphan like Sasuke would discover Laboratory No. 9.

Just as the teacher had said, they were an evil clan.

If he hadn't arrived in time, some important intelligence that could not be made public would have been leaked.

(End of this chapter)