Chapter 321: 321. Chapter 316: Butt Style Emerges, Danzo

321. Chapter 316: Butt Style Emerges, Danzo's Moment of Glory

"Idiot! It's the enemy!"

Sarutobi Sasuke was in no mood to flirt with Shimura Danzo. After a furious shout, he forcibly turned Danzo's head toward the strange woman who was letting out low, guttural growls.

"Ah!"

Little Danzo finally snapped out of his daze, performed a nimble backflip to jump up from the ground, drew the katana from his back, and stood alongside Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Squelch—"

Ignoring the three wary brats, Zhenzi reached out and pulled the kunai embedded in her chest straight out. The fact that not a single drop of blood flowed from the bone-deep wound sent a chill through the members of Sarutobi Hiruzen's squad.

"Are you the culprits behind the cannibalism?"

Holding a kunai horizontally in front of his chest with one hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned them coldly, while his other hand secretly signaled his teammates behind him to fire a signal flare.

These two strange fellows before them radiated an aura that suggested they were not to be trifled with; the three of them were likely no match for them.

"Eat."

Zhenzi tilted her head, her scarlet eyes devoid of any emotion other than a craving for food. Shenhuo, standing behind her, caught the small movements of the brats and a look of disdain curled the corners of his mouth.

"In this world, isn't it just people eating people?"

Shenhuo smiled and shook his head, then extended his hand to form the Tiger seal. Sarutobi Hiruzen sensed that the situation was dire and immediately urged them loudly,

"Fire the signal, quickly!"

Shimura Danzo stopped holding back, pulled the signal flare at his waist with lightning speed, and held it high.

"Fire Style: Ghost Lantern!"

However, before the fireworks could even erupt from the flare, over a dozen fireballs shaped like evil spirits instantly surrounded the three. One of the fireballs opened its maw wide and swallowed the ignited signal flare from Danzo's hand. As wisps of black smoke rose, the unlaunched flare instantly became a dud.

Stared at tightly by the dozen ghost-like fireballs, the three boys were drenched in cold sweat. Shenhuo, the one who cast the jutsu, watched the brats with great interest, his fingers rhythmically manipulating the Ghost Lanterns to move up and down.

"Who exactly are you?"

Looking at the lifelike ghost fireballs, Uchiha Kagami couldn't help but frown. He had never seen anyone outside the Uchiha clan manipulate Fire Style ninjutsu with such precision.

"Do you think I'd chat with my food? Zhenzi, eat!"

Villains die from talking too much. The cautious Shenhuo didn't want to expose himself through idle chatter, so he spoke to the hungry Zhenzi.

"Eat."

Having received Shenhuo's nod, Zhenzi happily moved her legs and reached toward the three boys who were standing their ground. In her eyes, these children were fragrant little suckling pigs waiting for her to feast upon.

"Damn it!"

Not expecting the opponent to not even give them a chance to stall for time, Sarutobi Hiruzen cursed under his breath, threw the kunai in his hand toward the strange woman slowly closing in, and his small hands began to form seals rapidly.

"Squelch—"

The Ghost Lantern's fireball blocked the kunai for the woman, and the refined steel ninja tool was dissolved into scrap metal by the high temperature in an instant.

Dragon—Ox—Rabbit.

"Water Style: Water Wave!"

Not wanting to be restricted by these Ghost Lanterns that were blocking their movement, Sarutobi Hiruzen unleashed the Water Wave jutsu. After puffing his cheeks out like a bun, he spat a fountain of water from his mouth, aiming directly at the ghost fireballs floating around them.

"Hiss, hiss—"

Accompanied by a teeth-gritting sizzling sound, the street was instantly filled with thick water vapor, and the figures of the three boys disappeared. Shenhuo was surprised to see this; he hadn't expected a brat under ten years old to be able to skillfully use an elemental jutsu. Konoha was truly worthy of being a great nation's ninja village, producing talent in droves.

"Too bad you ran into us."

But Shenhuo had no intention of letting the three go. He spread his hands slightly and pushed forward violently, the powerful palm wind blowing away all the water vapor that was obstructing his vision.

"Eh?"

As the water vapor dissipated, the first thing he saw was Shimura Danzo with his mouth puffed out, his small face flushed red as he glared at him.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!

The next moment, Shenhuo felt a gale hit his face, but he didn't panic. The destructive power of a jutsu like Great Breakthrough was tied to the caster's strength; this big-butted brat before him hadn't reached a level that required him to dodge.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

However, how could the tacitly coordinated F6 simply use a jutsu? Uchiha Kagami, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, suddenly pulled his hands out of his ninja tool pouch, his fingertips gripping several high-quality kunai that shimmered with a chilling light.

As Danzo released the Great Breakthrough, Uchiha Kagami fired all the kunai in his hands into the gale. With the aid of the wind, the speed of the kunai was further enhanced, turning them into invisible killers with immense lethality in the dark environment.

"It worked!"

Not expecting the brats to have such tacit coordination, seeing the rapidly flying kunai about to pierce Shenhuo's chest, a hint of excitement rose in the eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others. The combination technique they had practiced so hard finally came in handy.

"Ah!"

The result didn't disappoint the three boys; the flying kunai hit Shenhuo, who was standing in place, without any suspense. They heard him scream before he fell backward.

"Haha! I carried this fight!"

Seeing the man who had just forced the three of them into a desperate situation defeated by the Great Breakthrough, Shimura Danzo immediately puffed up with pride.

"Something's not right. Why is that woman not making a sound?"

Not popping champagne halfway through like little Danzo, Uchiha Kagami frowned as he looked at the strange woman standing blankly to the side. They were clearly partners; why was she showing no emotional fluctuation when her companion had fallen?

"Danzo, you go control that woman first. I'll notify the Captain."

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was excited, he remained cautious. He directed Danzo to take down the strange woman while he fumbled at his waist, preparing to use a signal flare to notify his father to come and verify their results.

"Eh? Where did my signal flare go?"

But after fumbling for a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't find the signal flare he had hung at his waist. Just as he was puzzled, a lazy voice suddenly sounded behind him, giving him the feeling of being watched by a venomous snake. A chill ran down his spine.

"Little friend, are you looking for this?"

Shenhuo, who should have been lying on the ground, was now squatting behind Sarutobi Hiruzen with a smile, toying with a signal flare in his hand.

"Hiruzen, watch out!"

Uchiha Kagami had been observing the strange woman, always feeling a strange aura on her that made his soul tremble. But upon hearing the abrupt male voice, he reacted immediately, raising his katana and slashing toward Shenhuo, who was not far from him, in an attempt to force him away from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Clang!"

Who knew that Shenhuo wouldn't care about the attack from behind? He merely extended two fingers and clamped the katana. No matter how much strength Uchiha Kagami used, the blade in his hand remained motionless.

Called out by Uchiha Kagami, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally broke free from the lock of killing intent. Unwilling to just wait for death, he pulled out a kunai and stabbed toward Shenhuo behind him.

"Boom!"

"Thud!"

However, Shenhuo was a step faster, directly elbowing Sarutobi Hiruzen in the back, sending him flying several meters away, where he slammed heavily into the wall of the alley.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly struck by a heavy blow, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt his internal organs shift, and the surging blood in his chest churned. He immediately felt a sweetness in his throat and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Monkey!"

Shimura Danzo, who had just pulled a rope from his ninja tool pouch and was still thinking about what kind of bondage to use to tie up the motionless woman, heard the commotion behind him. He turned his head and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen spitting blood. Startled, he dropped the rope and rushed over to help.

"Eat... butt!"

But before he could take a few steps, two pale, slender hands rested on his shoulders. The bone-chilling cold made Shimura Danzo break into a cold sweat, and the gibberish in his ear, carrying a thick, fishy stench, almost made him wet his pants.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

On the other side, seeing the situation was dire, Uchiha Kagami directly abandoned his sword and retreated, forming seals rapidly with his hands, extracting all the chakra in his body. Thick Fire Style chakra condensed rapidly, and with a small opening of his mouth, a huge fireball sprayed toward the Fire God squatting on the ground.

"Oh? This Fire Style is decent, but..."

Facing Uchiha Kagami's Great Fireball Technique, a flash of appreciation appeared in Shenhuo's eyes. To be able to use a Fire Style of this scale at this age, this child was definitely a member of a prominent Konoha clan.

"... a ninjutsu this slow can't burn anyone to death~"

That's right, do you understand the gold content of the Compassion Technique?

Shenhuo vanished from the spot with a Body Flicker. Uchiha Kagami's Great Fireball smashed directly into the ground. Looking at the large pit melted into the ground by the scorching high temperature, he panted, a flash of annoyance appearing on his small face as his uncle's words surfaced in his mind.

Uchiha Gin, picking his nose, sat lazily on a lounge chair by the training ground, watching Uchiha Kagami sweating like rain. Feeling bored, he prepared to teach his nephew something.

"Kagami, is there any ninjutsu you want to learn?"

"Eh... Great Fireball! I want to learn the Great Fireball Technique!"

Shooting the last shuriken in his hand precisely into the center of the target, Uchiha Kagami, shaking his sore arms, said without hesitation.

"Huh? Are you stupid? Why learn this useless piece of crap instead of something else?"

Uchiha Gin had a deep prejudice against the Great Fireball Technique and naturally didn't want Kagami to waste this great opportunity. He had many awesome forbidden techniques in his hands; just taking one out would be enough for this kid to benefit for a lifetime.

Things like Shisui's stuff, or Nagato's stuff—learning just one would be enough for this kid to use from the first episode all the way to the non-flammable legend.

"Forget it, I think the Great Fireball is simple and practical, it suits me quite well."

It wasn't that he looked down on Uchiha Gin, it was just that Uchiha Kagami simply felt that his age couldn't handle high-difficulty ninjutsu. The Great Fireball wasn't difficult to learn, and its lethality and range were decent, making it very suitable for a beginner like him.

"Are you sure? This thing can't burn anyone to death~"

"I'm just learning the Great Fireball!"

Uchiha Kagami rolled his eyes secretly. It couldn't burn anyone to death because of your own personal problems, Uncle. Don't blame the ninjutsu if your technique isn't up to par.

"Fine, fine, there will be a time when you regret it, kid!"

"Ah! Let go of me, quickly!"

The fearful wail of Shimura Danzo coming from afar woke Uchiha Kagami from his memories. Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen lying on the ground unable to get up, his heart was incomparably bitter.

"Little brat, your Great Fireball is not bad, it's just that your aim is off."

Shenhuo, who had flickered to the side of the woman, evaluated Uchiha Kagami.

However, compared to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was lying on the ground with his mouth open and eyes closed, and Uchiha Kagami, who was dejected because his trump card had missed, Shimura Danzo's situation was even more dire.

"Rip!"

He was grabbed by the back of the neck by the strange woman, his feet off the ground. While struggling, Shimura Danzo suddenly heard a ripping sound, and then felt a chill in his crotch.

"What are you doing?"

His plump, beautiful butt was exposed to the cold wind just like that. Shimura Danzo felt like he wanted to die.

"Butt... eat..."

Ignoring Danzo's struggle, Zhenzi's covetous gaze fell on the swaying fat before her. She could clearly perceive the powerful life force contained within it; it was exactly the nourishment she urgently needed now.

"Damn it... Danzo!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, lying on the ground, finally recovered. The elbow strike he had just taken almost sent him to see the Sage of Six Paths. Seeing his childhood friend about to suffer inhuman humiliation, he immediately stood up, enduring the discomfort.

"Hiruzen!"

Uchiha Kagami jumped over and stood with Sarutobi Hiruzen. The two of them were now one injured and one with bottomed-out chakra, so they could only OMO on the sidelines.

"Monkey, save me!"

Shimura Danzo, filled with despair, had already begun a lantern-like flashback of his life.

"Eat, Zhenzi."

Shenhuo glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other, and said gently to Zhenzi beside him.

"Eat, eat..."

"No!"

Seeing the strange woman open her small mouth, and the darkness that made souls tremble escaping from it, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Kagami shouted at the same time.

Especially Uchiha Kagami. Witnessing the scene of his companion about to be eaten, he intuitively felt a cold power surge in his brain. As this power split into two in his mind, his originally pitch-black eyes were instantly dyed with a scarlet color.

"Oh? That is..."

Perceiving a cold and obscure aura, Shenhuo, who had been focusing on Zhenzi, turned his head in confusion. Uchiha Kagami's scarlet eyes were extremely eye-catching in the dark.

"Sharingan?"

Having stayed in the Land of Fire for over five years, how could Shenhuo not know of Konoha's famous Sharingan? Although he was a bit surprised, he only lingered on Uchiha Kagami's single-tomoe eyes for a moment before looking away.

Just a single tomoe, it couldn't change anything.

"Kagami, your eyes!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was beside Uchiha Kagami, also discovered the abnormality and shouted in surprise after taking a look.

"Is this the Sharingan?"

Having broken through the shackles of awakening his eyes, Uchiha Kagami felt that his previous fatigue had been swept away, and his whole body was full of power again. His confidence exploded instantly.

I am already invincible!

"Let go of that little Danzo!"

Uchiha Kagami pulled another refined steel katana from the pouch on his back, leaped, and killed toward Shenhuo.

"Hiruzen, cover me!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also infected by Uchiha Kagami's fighting spirit. He immediately formed seals rapidly with both hands, then opened his small mouth and spat out several fireballs.

Fire Style: Flame Meteor.

"Knowing there will be no result, why struggle?"

Seeing the two brats reignite their fighting spirit, Shenhuo couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. He bent forward, waved his palms, and met the fireballs.

Grass Shadow Style: Blast Palm.

Shenhuo's palms carried visible wind force. Facing the incoming fireballs, he slapped them all into sparks with a few palms.

Just amidst these scattering sparks, a cold light, indistinguishable to the naked eye, stabbed toward Shenhuo's exposed neck at a tricky angle. It was Uchiha Kagami, who was hiding in the fireballs.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Slash!"

Uchiha Kagami was performing the Uchiha Style swordsmanship he practiced hard every day. With the cooperation of the Sharingan, his taijutsu grew by leaps and bounds again, maximizing the lethality of his swordsmanship.

"Hmph~"

But even if Uchiha Kagami awakened his eyes and exploded with power, in Shenhuo's eyes, it was nothing more than a mayfly shaking a tree. He had the strength of an Elite Jonin; unless this brat could open three tomoe, he might have been a bit wary.

"Boom!"

Twisting his neck to dodge Uchiha Kagami's charged attack, Shenhuo backhanded him away with a palm.

At this moment, Shenhuo's patience had been worn out. He had wasted too much time on these three brats. That adult Konoha ninja probably already sensed something was wrong, and the Grass ninja pursuers were also nearby. He had to take Zhenzi and leave this place of right and wrong immediately.

"Kagami!"

Seeing Uchiha Kagami flying back, Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored his own injuries and jumped up to catch him. As a result, because the impact was too great, the two of them were carried away together and slammed heavily onto the blanket scattered on the ground in the alley.

"Pfft!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who became a human cushion, had a repeat performance and spat out another mouthful of blood. His face was pale, and he had completely lost his combat effectiveness.

Uchiha Kagami wasn't having a good time either. Shenhuo's serious Blast Palm directly knocked him out. The severe pain in his chest made him unable to straighten his waist, and he curled up on the warm blanket like a cooked shrimp.

"Monkey! Kagami!"

Shimura Danzo, who had originally felt a glimmer of hope, saw his two companions beaten until they were open-mouthed and closed-eyed in the blink of an eye. Only despair remained in his heart. But he was unwilling to be slaughtered like this, so he secretly formed seals while Shenhuo wasn't paying attention.

"Butt Style: Butt Giant Technique!"

"Ah?"

Shenhuo clapped his hands and turned around, preparing to let Zhenzi have her meal, only to see a scene that left him dumbfounded. The big-butted brat who had been caught had used some secret technique, and that pair of plump, beautiful buttocks suddenly became extremely huge and elastic, instantly bouncing the ignorant Zhenzi away.

"Blast Palm!"

Shenhuo recovered from his brief confusion and used his signature ninjutsu at the brat whose butt had become extremely huge.

"Butt Style: Butt Rebound!"

Shimura Danzo, who had regained his freedom, didn't pop champagne in celebration. Instead, he concentrated his spirit to control his giant butt. Seeing Shenhuo slap a palm toward him, he immediately used the Butt Rebound technique he had practiced for a long time.

"Squelch—duang!"

The sharp wind force from Shenhuo's palm hit Shimura Danzo's giant butt and didn't cause the damage he had imagined, merely leaving a huge dent on it.

Just as Shenhuo was frowning in confusion, he suddenly felt a wind force several times sharper than the Blast Palm he had cast shooting toward him from the front.

"Nani?"

Shenhuo, who didn't have time to dodge, took a super-doubled Blast Palm and was sent flying uncontrollably for several meters, finally unloading the force after a few backflips.

"What kind of secret technique is this, to be able to return my attack several times over?"

Touching his aching chest, the astonished Shenhuo looked straight at Danzo, whose face also didn't look too good, and couldn't help but ask aloud.

"Hmph!"

Danzo wasn't having a good time either. Although the Butt Rebound technique could theoretically bounce back everything, his current strength was limited. Having just bounced back Shenhuo's Blast Palm was already an over-the-top completion. Now his chakra was bottomed out, and he couldn't maintain the Butt Style jutsu at all.

While thinking, the butt behind him was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, it returned to its normal size, though it was no longer as plump and tight as before, but rather a bit saggy.

"Monkey!"

Danzo, who had escaped, didn't hesitate. Taking advantage of Shenhuo's contemplation, he jumped to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.

"Danzo, you should go quickly. We're both done for. Go find the Captain!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo, who could still move, and gave a miserable smile. He and Uchiha Kagami were seriously injured and couldn't continue to move. Not wanting to be a burden, he urged him.

"How could I, Danzo, be the kind of person who lives on in ignominy?"

Danzo was deeply moved, but as a lifelong best friend, he couldn't let Sarutobi Hiruzen die. He stood in front of the two with a stern face, his eyes full of determination.

"..."

"Danzo, we are very moved, but could you please put your pants on first?"

Uchiha Kagami looked at Shimura Danzo, who was blocking in front of them, and was also deeply moved. If the other party could put on a pair of pants, it would be even more perfect.

"Huh?"

"You brats, you've completely angered me!"

Shenhuo, who had failed repeatedly, was filled with anger, especially at the friendship of the three brats, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

Why can you guys play with bonds? Am I not worthy?

"Die!"

Shenhuo, in a rage, extended his hands and began to form seals rapidly. Seeing the familiar seals, Uchiha Kagami, lying on the ground, suddenly had a strange look on his face.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Not expecting Shenhuo to also be a Fire Style master, the Great Fireball Technique was something he could use at will. Looking at the super-huge Great Fireball he cast, which was several times larger than Uchiha Kagami's, he smiled with satisfaction.

Watch me use your own way to return it to you.

"Zhenzi, I'm treating you to barbecue today!"

"Are we going to die?"

This thought flashed through the three people's minds at the same time, so they began to close their eyes and wait for death. Their short first half of their lives flashed before their eyes crazily.

Just at this life-and-death moment, the inconspicuous blanket under Uchiha Kagami suddenly lit up with a faint white light. With the arrival of the Great Fireball, that white light expanded violently, and the scorching flames were instantly absorbed by it, as if they had never come.

"Huh?"

Shenhuo looked at the suddenly disappeared Great Fireball, and he felt terrible. He hurriedly pinched seals to check if he had been hit by a genjutsu. Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, who had survived the disaster, also looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

At the same time, Uchiha Gin, in the training ground of his own backyard, scratched his head. Looking at the empty clothesline, he touched his chin in confusion.

"Eh? Where did the Banshee's Veil I hung in the yard go?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 322 =====