Chapter 87: Stop

Absurd.

Sasuke views the Uchiha Clan as an honor, but in Danzou's eyes, they are a malignant tumor that must be excised.

The genealogy clearly records,

that the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan joined hands to create Konohagakure, and it also lists the names of countless heroes who sacrificed themselves in the Shinobi World War to protect the village.

Their remains are still buried in the cemetery, and their names are carved onto the Memorial Stone.

"Everything is for the protection of Konoha."

Danzou's indifferent voice is like a spark igniting dry firewood.

In his eyes, the Uchiha are the greatest bane threatening the stability of the village, and their deaths are well-deserved.

The Second Hokage granted them the authority of the Police Force; it seemed like care, but in reality, the Uchiha monopolized this big cake, which would inevitably arouse the jealousy of other Ninja Clans and lead to them being alienated and isolated.

It is also because of this that some Ninja Clans, even if they secretly knew of some hearsay, pretended not to know, and were even unwilling to inform the Uchiha Clan.

During several Shinobi World Wars, Uchiha ninja were constantly drafted to fight against the ninja of the Land of Water.

Many Uchiha, who excelled at Fire Release, were slaughtered by the ninja of the Land of Water.

Even during brief periods of peace, Uchiha ninja were dispatched to garrison the borders near the Land of Water, causing the strength of the Uchiha Clan to be constantly weakened.

Finally,

the mission to annihilate the Uchiha family was achieved; after cutting out the malignant tumor, Konoha could stabilize its interior and begin to focus on the entire shinobi world.

"Then what about these?"

Sasuke's expression is terrifyingly cold as he pulls out the copied human experimentation research data.

Missing ninja from the same village were actually being captured by high-level advisors to conduct secret experiments in the shadows.

"My Uchiha Clan has never harmed the village's ninja, yet you treat us as a malignant tumor, but what about you?"

"As a Hokage Advisor, you kill ninja from your own village for human experiments and are likely still in contact with the defected Orochimaru; is doing all this also for the protection of the village?"

These research documents all bear the seal of Root and were held by Danzou himself.

The evidence is irrefutable.

Danzou was waiting for the other party to pull out the research data; only then would he waste his breath.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

Wind Style chakra suddenly surges,

his throat bulges, and streaks of vacuum waves intertwine, forming an airtight web of air that envelops Sasuke.

The branches and leaves are shaken and fall, instantly shredded by the wind web.

Black Flame Imprisonment.

Sasuke rolls to the side, waving his long sword as he does so; black flames, like jade beads, fall onto the ground in front, raising a barrier-like wall of flames.

Bang, bang, bang.

The Vacuum Serial Waves collide with the imprisonment wall, cutting messy gaps into the flame wall, but they fail to completely shred the imprisonment; the residual Wind Style chakra is devoured by the black flames.

Flame Dance.

A sharp blade sweeps across,

and clusters of black flame butterflies flutter out from the tip of the blade, as if reborn.

"Cannot take this head-on."

Danzou has witnessed the power of this move; it is terrifying enough to destroy a large forest and force him to waste a precious Sharingan.

He leaps backward to increase the distance, releasing a Wind Style Ninjutsu with one hand, attempting to blow away all the black flame butterflies.

Flame Sword Dance.

Sasuke's entire body burns fiercely with black flames, gathering four long swords wreathed in flames behind his back.

As he waves his hands, the four flaming long swords fly forward, trailing four long streaks of black flame, precisely piercing the black flame butterflies while simultaneously blocking Danzou's attempt to retreat.

Rumble!

The violent explosion that just occurred engulfs the Death Forest once again.

The sea of black fire gradually dissipates,

and Danzou appears, unscathed, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

Enduring a flame explosion comparable to a Forbidden Jutsu at close range without being injured means he has wasted another Sharingan to release Izanagi.

"Samsara Game, it really makes one feel it is exaggerated."

Danzou suddenly feels as if he is being watched from behind,

and although he has already made plans to push everything onto Orochimaru, what if the game merchant really detects the clues?

He dared to send a jackal to test the other party because he considered that some players of the Samsara Game are ninja of Konohagakure.

There is a lot of probing between ninja; even Hiruzen Sarutobi has been assassinated, and he does not believe the game merchant would turn against Konohagakure because of one wave of probing.

His confidence is Konoha.

But now,

seeing Uchiha Sasuke grow from a Genin he could easily crush to someone capable of contending with him in just half a year,

it seems he underestimated the ability of the game merchant.

Once the game merchant gets angry, can the village really bear it?

Thinking of this, a flash of panic crosses Danzou's eyes, and he thinks to himself: "Everything is for the protection of the village; my decision was not a mistake. If the game merchant who suddenly broke into the village is not clearly understood, Konoha will bear an extra measure of danger."

In the moment of his slight distraction,

Sasuke seizes the opportunity, bends his legs, and leaps high into the air, hovering directly in mid-air.

He reaches backward,

and one black flame sword after another is thrown out, crashing down like a rainstorm, striking the ground and shaking out layers of heat shockwaves.

Until Sasuke's entire body was burned out by the Black Flame, and he could no longer condense a sword.

Grasping the final sword, Sasuke smashed downward like a cannonball.

Boom!

A deep pit appeared in the ground, with dense, spiderweb-like cracks extending in all directions, interspersed with charred black marks.

"Bastard, by assassinating a Hokage Advisor, do you think you can leave the Death Forest alive?"

The Sharingan slowly closing on his right arm caused Danzou's heart to bleed incessantly.

Summoning Technique: Nightmare Tapir.

As a burst of white smoke dissipated, the Nightmare Tapir, wielding Wind Style chakra, appeared in the deep pit, spraying white mist from its elephant trunk.

Its fangs opened,

and the powerful suction force, imbued with Wind Style chakra, uprooted the tree trunks anchored in the ground ahead; the soil was overturned and continuously sucked into its belly.

Sasuke was panting heavily,

reaching out to grab a rock, but he could not resist the suction of the Wind Style, and he was blown away along with the rock.

Having continuously released powerful Purple Skills, his Blue Potential and stamina were bottomed out, leaving him completely unable to resist Danzou's offensive.

Damn it!

Sasuke struggled, wanting to escape the range of the Wind Style suction; having already learned the truth about his clan's extermination, he absolutely could not die here.

Still not strong enough.

He needed to hunt Pollution Monsters to obtain more Reward Points, bind higher-quality armor and jewelry, and upgrade his skills to the maximum level.

"Stop!"

A Shuriken flew out, precisely piercing the Nightmare Tapir's right eye, causing the Nightmare Tapir to let out a violent shriek as the suction of the Wind Style vanished.

Kakashi Hatake, who had rushed over, caught Sasuke as he fell from a height.

"You really are reckless."

Kakashi looked around at the riddled Death Forest and immediately felt a headache.

Especially,

he glanced sideways at the Hokage Advisor standing not far away, who was unhurriedly wrapping the bandages on his arm, then picked up a sealing tool and put it on his hand to suppress the aura emitted during the battle.

If he wasn't mistaken... the other party had Sharingan embedded in his arm?

"Sasuke, you really have caused me a big problem!"

Kakashi rubbed his silver-gray hair, his face full of distress.

Yet his body quietly turned toward Danzou's direction, lifting the forehead protector covering his left eye, and shielded Sasuke behind him.

(End of chapter)