Chapter 487: The Battle for the Eternal Sharingan!
Chapter 487: The Battle for the Eternal Sharingan!
"Stop!"
Mitarashi Danzo abruptly spoke, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
"He's cautious indeed!"
A voice sounded from their side.
A figure wearing a straw hat and a black robe with red cloud patterns emerged.
Dong Ping's mood was a bit sour at the moment.
Due to his current state, his ability to conceal his aura had a flaw, allowing the Root Division ninja specialized in sensing next to Danzo to detect him.
Yes, his current state was not good at all.
Although his body was becoming more adapted to natural energy, it also affected his combat strength.
His skin beneath the robe was pale blue, as a large amount of natural energy coursed through his body.
Currently, most of his energy was focused on adapting to the natural energy, which was why he always had someone by his side.
"Who are you, daring to intercept me? You have quite the nerve!"
Danzo's voice rang out as he stared at the mysterious figure in the black robe with red cloud patterns, wearing a straw hat.
"Akatsuki!"
Dong Ping bluntly spoke the name.
Hmm, undoubtedly, Nagato wouldn't mind him promoting their 'advertisement'. As the Akatsuki's top team, how could they remain silent and unknown?
Although the organization had a significant reputation in the black market, it was unusually low-key, and not many Great Ninja Villages knew about it, except for the Rock Ninja Village, which often hired bounty ninjas.
"Akatsuki... What are you up to? Do you intend to oppose Konoha?"
While questioning, Danzo signaled with his hand for several Root Division ninjas to take action.
No matter what their purpose was, as long as they captured the person, he was confident he could extract the information through interrogation.
As for whether it would succeed?
Of course, the few Root Division ninjas by his side were all Jonin, and his strength had returned to its peak. Even Orochimaru would have a hard time against him.
If he didn't have this confidence, how could he dare to come to the border and negotiate with them?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dong Ping suddenly threw several shurikens at Danzo and the others.
Attack first! He was well aware of their personalities, so even if he couldn't see their covert actions, he could guess what they were doing.
"Capture him!"
Almost simultaneously, Danzo ordered several Root Division ninjas to rush towards Dong Ping.
However, he didn't notice the smile that flickered across Dong Ping's lips.
Because his goal had been achieved.
Attracting attention! The real attacker was someone else.
Zzzzz!
A figure appeared before Danzo amidst the surging electric current. The straw hat's veil was lifted by inertia, revealing the face beneath.
But before Danzo could make out the person's features, he was already captivated by the blood-red pupils.
"You are..."
Just as he was about to utter the word 'Uchiha', he fell into a dazed state.
Genjutsu!
It took effect.
Uchiha Yai expended a large amount of eye power, casting the 'Genjutsu: Sharingan', a unique genjutsu of the Sharingan.
Although she was also proficient in genjutsu, she wasn't as skilled as Shizuka Uchiha. This time, it was a case of 'might makes right', as she forcefully poured in eye power, making this genjutsu effect terrifyingly powerful.
The Mangekyou Sharingan inherently enhanced genjutsu, and combined with Uchiha Yai's formidable eye power, they immobilized Danzo with just a glance.
Pfft!
But Uchiha Yai's heart was also pierced by a wooden thorn.
Danzo, in a silent and swift move, controlled a vine that grew from the sole of his right foot, breaking through the ground and slanting into Uchiha Yai's heart.
Well hidden!
Danzo's move was completely unexpected.
If it had been anyone else, being pierced through the heart would have been almost impossible to save.
But Uchiha Yai was different.
Haa!
Sheathing her sword, she severed the vine, then resolutely grasped it and pulled.
Pfft!
The vine that had pierced her heart was pulled out, and a large amount of blood spurted forth.
It was a ruthless move!
Just watching it was painful, let alone doing it herself.
Just as she was about to collapse, Uchiha Yai's left eye flashed with a triangular Mangekyou Sharingan, and she directly activated the 'Eternal Heaven' ability.
Her injuries healed at a visible speed, leaving no trace except for a hole in her clothing, revealing her fair and jade-like skin.
Even the large amount of blood that had sprayed out seemed to disappear into thin air, making one doubt if they had just witnessed an illusion.
It wasn't that surprising, really.
After all, if they had Izanagi, a forbidden technique that defied the heavens, then Eternal Heaven was nothing in comparison.
Indeed, compared to Izanagi, Eternal Heaven had too many similarities, it was as if the effect had been scaled down to the user's own body.
"No wonder it's the darkness of the Shinobi world!"
A hint of admiration flashed in Uchiha Yai's eyes.
Although she didn't like Danzo, she respected his combat experience.
Despite having the advantage in both intelligence and strength, she had still been outmaneuvered by him. If it weren't for 'Eternal Heaven', she might have been defeated.
But if she didn't have Eternal Heaven, she wouldn't have taken such a risky move either.
"Danzo-sama!"
Several Root Division members who had just arrived beside Dong Ping sensed the change behind them and turned to provide support.
"Super-Heavy Rock Technique!"
Dong Ping performed hand seals and unleashed this Earth Release ninjutsu.
Buzz!
An invisible gravitational force descended, crushing several Root Division members around him to the ground, immobilizing them.
As he mastered Earth Release, this technique reached Daigo-level standards.
There was no other way, although he had practiced Earth Release for far less time than Daigo, his research and understanding of ninjutsu far surpassed the latter. Catching up to Daigo in this aspect was not strange at all.
The only reason he wasn't in Sage Mode and his condition wasn't at its best, otherwise, with a single move, even a large summoning beast would be flattened.
Pfft, pfft!
Kunai pierced the throats of the Root Division members on the ground.
"How pathetic!"
After dealing with the enemies, Dong Ping sensed the natural energy within his body, which was boiling due to the use of chakra, and sighed in dissatisfaction.
He truly hadn't expected that after such a long time, his body still hadn't adapted to the natural energy.
The good news was that his body was evolving towards the 'Pseudo-Sage Body' just as he had estimated.
After all, being constantly invaded by natural energy, it would be strange if he didn't adapt and become a Pseudo-Sage Body.
The cost was that his combat strength was greatly restricted, and at most, he could only maintain the level of a quasi-Kage.
And even that couldn't last long.
As he walked towards Danzo, Dong Ping slowly performed hand seals.
The biggest issue with sealing techniques was the lengthy hand seals and preparation time, making them difficult to use in battle.
But now with ample time, Dong Ping naturally wanted to control Danzo first.
He wouldn't give the other party any chance.
Even the Mangekyou Sharingan didn't guarantee that the opponent couldn't break free, so it was better to be cautious.
This time, if it weren't for the surprise attack and the absolute advantage in intelligence, taking down the opponent would have been impossible.
As long as they gave the opponent a little time, they would definitely escape.
If they didn't know that the opponent had Hashirama's cells in his prosthetic limbs and treated him as a cripple, they would surely be counter-attacked.
Furthermore, they didn't give the opponent any chance to use Izanagi.
Therefore, taking down Danzo in one move wasn't due to a huge gap in strength, but solely because of the intelligence advantage.
If the intelligence advantage were reversed, the situation would definitely turn around, and Danzo would easily defeat them.
After applying multiple seals, Dong Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go!"
Of course, they couldn't perform the surgery here; they needed to find a place to rest first before proceeding.
Soon, they arrived at a small cave.
"Release!"
Dong Ping performed hand seals and retrieved the surgical instruments sealed within a scroll.
He wouldn't directly pull out the eye with his hands, even though he knew the Mangekyou Sharingan wasn't that fragile.
After removing the Mangekyou Sharingan, Dong Ping also took out a three-tomoe Sharingan from the opponent's arm and inserted it into their right eye to prevent the Hashirama cells from going out of control.
Sigh, he had to take care of his senior's body, after all.
Turning to a corner of the cave, Dong Ping asked, "Is it done?"
Now, it was time to watch the show.
(End of Chapter)
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