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Chapter 173: Danzo Makes His Move 【47】
Chapter 173: Danzo Makes His Move 【47】
On the outskirts of Konoha, two figures engaged in an intense battle.
One of them, bathed in a cerulean chakra, was Yukimaru, who had entered Isobu's chakra mode. Isobu's chakra coalesced into a sharp blade of chakra in her hand.
Clang! Clang!
Kakashi Hatake, his body crackling with lightning, was her opponent. His ninja sword, the White Fang, moved swiftly up and down, clashing with Yukimaru's chakra blade.
Swish!
After several clashes of their blades, Yukimaru's figure flickered, and as she swung her hands to suppress Kakashi's White Fang with her chakra blade, a tendril of chakra suddenly lashed out from behind her, transforming into a massive tail that swept towards Kakashi.
Kakashi's expression changed slightly as he grunted and forcefully parried Yukimaru's chakra blade, backing away. He then swung the White Fang, severing the chakra tail.
"Huff... huff..."
Kakashi retreated to a short distance, panting heavily.
Yukimaru, on the other hand, had beads of sweat on her forehead, and her chest rose and fell slightly as manipulating Isobu's chakra took a toll on her.
The battle between the two was evenly matched.
In their previous encounters, Kakashi had always managed to suppress Yukimaru when she was in Isobu's chakra mode.
But this time, Yukimaru had not only held her ground against Kakashi but was also starting to put him under pressure. It was evident that she had a slight advantage in this confrontation.
Elsewhere, Feng Ye stood in an empty area, facing two wooden stakes. Each stake bore an intricate pattern—Feng Ye's Flying Thunder God technique formula.
Feng Ye focused his gaze on the location of the wooden stakes, sensing the spatial position of the technique formula he had inscribed. Then, he manipulated the chakra within his body.
Swish!
In an instant, he appeared on one of the wooden stakes.
However, while his body had teleported, the rest of his belongings remained in their original spot.
Feng Ye, now standing on the wooden stake, felt a chill run through his body. Without hesitation, he flashed back to his original position, his afterimage lingering as he instantly donned his clothes that had yet to fall to the ground.
Having encountered this issue multiple times before, his movements were exceptionally smooth and practiced.
Moving with one's clothes was far more challenging than moving one's body alone. Even after training at five times the normal speed for nearly a month, Feng Ye still occasionally faced this problem when using the Flying Thunder God technique, although the occurrences had become rare—at most, it happened once out of ten attempts.
"This should be good enough..."
Feng Ye murmured to himself.
His innate talent in spatial manipulation was slightly stronger than Kakashi's, but only by a small margin. Using the Flying Thunder God technique still required him to spend about a second to sense the location of the formula, and this one-second delay rendered the technique almost useless in combat.
The true power of the Flying Thunder God technique lay in its ability to teleport without hand seals. A one-second delay was more than enough time for an opponent to cast two substitution jutsu.
However, for Feng Ye, who was not using the technique for combat but merely for long-distance transportation, the delay was inconsequential.
The crucial aspect was the perception of the technique formula from a distance.
Due to his slightly higher spatial talent than Kakashi, Feng Ye could sense the location of the distant Flying Thunder God formula, albeit vaguely. The farther the distance, the longer it took to lock onto the formula.
Feng Ye ceased his cultivation session, his figure flickering a few times before appearing between Kakashi and Rin, bringing their spar to a halt.
"Alright, that's enough for now."
After ending their battle, Feng Ye glanced at Kakashi, who was clearly in worse shape, and smiled faintly. "It looks like you can't beat Rin anymore, Kakashi."
In their previous spars, Kakashi had always emerged victorious. But as Rin's control over Isobu's chakra grew more adept, the tide had turned, and now Kakashi found himself at a disadvantage for the first time.
Kakashi steadied his erratic breathing and exhaled heavily. "If it were a life-or-death battle, I'd still win."
Rin's combat experience was lacking.
If it were a matter of life and death, Kakashi was confident he could defeat her, even if it meant sustaining injuries himself. However, that was a tactic he would only use against an enemy.
Rin dispersed Isobu's chakra and smiled, unconcerned about the outcome. "Kakashi is still strong. I was just borrowing the Three-Tails' power."
"Let's go get something to eat," Feng Ye suggested, smiling at the two of them as he started walking toward Konoha.
Rin and Kakashi followed suit.
As their figures disappeared, about a hundred meters away, a masked ninja descended from the treetops. He watched the direction Feng Ye had left in for a few seconds before his figure flickered, and he swiftly entered Konoha from another direction, making his way to the underground base of the Root Organization.
"Danzo-sama," the ninja who had been monitoring Feng Ye reported as he knelt on one knee upon entering the base. "Hatake Feng Ye, Hatake Kakashi, and the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails are still cultivating at their previous location, and there are no abnormalities to report. However, the Jinchuriki's control over the Tailed Beast's power has increased, and her combat strength seems to have surpassed Kakashi's."
Hearing his subordinate's report, Danzo paced with a grim expression on his face.
The strengthening of the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails was unwelcome news. Her growing power meant that Feng Ye would become increasingly difficult to control.
If the Jinchuriki continued to grow stronger and reached his level, she would become a significant threat—a formidable obstacle in his plan to deal with Feng Ye.
"We can't wait any longer!" Danzo's eyes glinted with a cold light.
So far, Hiruzen Sarutobi had disagreed with his plan to control Feng Ye, opting instead to merely assign the ANBU to monitor Feng Ye's actions. In Danzo's opinion, this indecisive behavior would eventually lead to disaster.
"Is it for the sake of balance? But Feng Ye's uniqueness is something you can't balance, Sarutobi..."
Danzo had made his decision.
It was time to act.
By gaining control of Feng Ye and making his power his own, Danzo would instantly attain a status equal to that of Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his opinions would hold absolute sway within Konoha's higher-ups, usurping the power held by Sarutobi and Namikaze Minato.
From there, he could gradually take complete control of Konoha, reignite the flames of war, and truly begin to implement his plan to unite the ninja world under his rule!
(End of Chapter)
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