novelhk Chapter 40 Danzo seems to have gotten younger...
Chapter 40 Danzo seems to have gotten younger...
The Heavenly Dao controlled by Nagato remained silent and motionless.
His chakra was quietly boiling, and the light of his Rinnegan grew increasingly cold, as if it could swallow the entire world at any moment.
At this moment, the Preta Path appeared to provide support near Konan, blocking Jiraiya's Fire Release attack...
It was clear that as the battle escalated, Jiraiya was increasingly losing control of the situation.
Looking at Danzo before him, Nagato's rationality was almost completely shattered. If he weren't in Amegakure, where it was inappropriate to use large-scale destructive techniques, he would have long since been unable to tolerate Danzo's unbridled behavior...
really...
These major powers are the root cause of this world tragedy.
The oppressive atmosphere seemed to freeze, a tense silence ready to erupt at any moment...
Without warning, the Animal Path raised its hand, and several enormous spirit communication arrays suddenly appeared amidst the thick fog.
Bang!
Several enormous figures leaped out from the formation!
Two hell crabs, each the size of a house, charged out, their massive claws sweeping across the ground...
A chameleon instantly became invisible, gliding across the ground...
In the air, a Yatagarasu spread its enormous wings and swooped down, emitting a piercing cry.
Four spirit beasts descended instantly.
Kakashi acted swiftly and decisively, forming hand seals and releasing the Water Release technique in an instant.
Water Release: Azure Rain!
Dense chakra transformed into a misty spray, and as the rain poured down, lightning chakra condensed in his palm...
Raikiri!
Lightning flashed like blades, arcs of electricity swept across the sky, and he leaped into the air, his lightning slash tearing through the rain and ripping open the Hellcrab's thick shell in mid-air.
A blue-white arc of light instantly severed the chelicerae, producing a violent explosion.
The crab-like spirit beast roared and retreated, its massive body cracking the ground beneath its feet.
At the same time, the Asura Path silently approached Danzo, its back device suddenly activated, and a series of missiles shot out from its mouth, aimed directly at Danzo.
Danzo unleashed a wind-style attack, and amidst the crisscrossing wind blades, he precisely intercepted the missile. Several explosions erupted around him, but they failed to force him back in the slightest.
Just then, the invisible chameleon suddenly appeared, opened its blood-red maw, and its huge tongue attacked with lightning speed, creating a violent gust of air.
But as if he had foreseen this, Danzo swayed slightly, took a step forward, and dodged with perfect precision.
He deftly dodged the attack, then counterattacked, slamming his palm into the ground.
Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!
High-speed blasts shot out from under his palm, striking precisely the weak points of the chameleon's scales and forcing it to retreat.
This series of actions was so fast that it was dazzling.
Danzo, who should have been a Konoha elder, old and frail, actually acted as agile and ruthless as an elite ninja in his youth.
His reactions, judgments, outputs, and even physical movements were all clean and flawless.
Not far away, Jiraiya took in all of this.
While manipulating the toad summoning technique to deal with the swooping attack of the Yatagarasu in the air, he glanced sideways at Danzo.
"That old guy..."
Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, a strange thought rising in his mind.
His reaction and movements just now... didn't seem like the behavior of a ninja over fifty years old with hidden injuries.
"That's really efficient."
He muttered something under his breath.
It wasn't just efficient; it was chilling.
At this moment, Danzo seemed like a completely different person.
His aura was colder and more composed than ever before. He made no unnecessary movements during the battle, yet his eyes were unusually calm. That coldness was a kind of suppressed, almost numb cruelty.
Moreover... he didn't use the Sharingan.
Using only his Wind Release and physical techniques, he was able to hold his own against Pain's summoned beasts.
This in itself is extremely unusual.
Danzo...something's not right.
But the situation was urgent, and he didn't have time to think it over; he had to deal with the immediate threat first.
Kakashi's Lightning Release and Water Release techniques had already established a rhythm; one Hell Crab had been defeated, and the Yata no Toad in the air had its chest pierced by the Toad Swordsman.
The battle raged fiercely, and the killing intent remained unabated.
Kakashi landed heavily, crouched slightly, and stood firmly, slowly drawing his long sword.
The blade hadn't been drawn, but the killing intent was already there.
The water vapor swirls around it, like a blade in the mist, gleaming with light.
With the Sharingan's enhancement, its sharpness is fully revealed.
Kakashi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his Sharingan spun rapidly, locking onto Pain.
next second...
He moved!
His figure blurred into a streak in the rain and mist, advancing like lightning, traversing space and distance, his long sword accompanied by a whooshing sound, aiming straight for Tiandao's chest.
This speed...
Shinra Tensei!
Pain reacted swiftly, his Rinnegan spinning rapidly, unleashing a powerful repulsive force that whipped up a raging storm, instantly scattering the surrounding rain and rubble.
But his move failed.
Kakashi vanished without a trace a second before the repulsive force covered him, as if he had anticipated it all...
He avoided it!
Cooldown time for repulsive force: five seconds!
In an instant, for reasons unknown, Kakashi formed this intelligence assessment...
There is no way to defend against it within these five seconds.
The figure appeared behind Pain, enveloped in mist.
The blade was already locked in mid-air, guided by the power of the eye; everything was so precise that it seemed like a pre-programmed final strike.
The mist rises, the blade falls, its sharpness is already upon us...
Why did Kakashi have information about Shinra Tensei?
At the same time, Danzo also leaped incredibly fast, reaching a high place, and raised his wooden sword...
"Stop! Kakashi! And Danzo too!"
A familiar voice suddenly rang out, abruptly tearing the atmosphere apart.
It is Jiraiya.
With a slight frown, Pain stopped his blade, and the mist trembled slightly, but he remained expressionless as he watched Kakashi approach.
At the same time, Black Zetsu's voice came from the shadows: "Leader, wait."
Black Zetsu slowly appeared, his gaze sweeping across the gap between Kakashi and Pain, before settling on the direction of Nagato's main body where his consciousness resided.
"We can't continue fighting Konoha like this."
Black Zetsu suppressed his resentment and anger. Even he hadn't expected the situation to develop into such a chaotic state.
Uchiha Awakening's influence has far exceeded his initial estimates.
"Based on inferences, Uchiha Awakening's Mangekyou Sharingan... is suspected to have some kind of spiritual influence on the Uchiha clan."
"Our [person/group]... is currently most likely in a state of mental instability. As for Danzo..."
That refers to Obito disguised as Madara Uchiha...
He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over Danzo standing to the side without making a sound.
"Danzo possesses the Sharingan of so many Uchiha clan members, perhaps... he's already in trouble."
After these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence.
Even though Black Zetsu was making baseless accusations and wild guesses, the unease in his words still stirred up ripples in the hearts of everyone present.
Jiraiya tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on Danzo.
He stared at the old man...
Upon closer inspection...
Danzo the old man...
His gloomy and twisted aura remained unchanged, dark and unpleasant.
But upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem particularly different...
He shook his head.
"It shouldn't be like that."
Black Zetsu heard this...
He cursed Jiraiya inwardly, calling him an idiot.
He was unwilling to reveal too much in front of others in the first place, but now that he has been forced to this point, he can only vaguely mention the side effects of Uchiha Abyss in order to save face for the current situation.
Unexpectedly, Jiraiya directly undermined him.