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Chapter 613: The Death of Danzo Shimura! (8.2k) (Part 2)
Chapter 613: The Death of Danzo Shimura! (8.2k) (Part 2)
Merciless flames of intense heat devoured Danzo Shimura's hopes of survival.
Crackle!
The vines and branches controlled by Danzo Shimura seemed to fuel the flames, causing them to burn even more fiercely.
With the help of the abundant trees, the fire spread and grew, eventually transforming the forest into a sea of fire.
Although the area was engulfed in scorching flames and the temperature was unbearably high, Danzo Shimura felt a chill in his limbs at that moment.
For he truly believed that he might die, not at the hands of the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, but at the hands of the leader of a small ninja organization from a minor country.
"Fire Release: Flame Vortex!"
Mu Yue skillfully manipulated the flames within the sea of fire, swiftly creating several fire rings to trap Danzo Shimura, continuously shrinking the radius.
"Wood Release: Wood Log Wall!"
Danzo Shimura countered with his Wood Release, but the fire rings burned with an extraordinary heat, reducing the wood wall to ashes and leaving behind lingering flames.
Along with an almost imperceptible faint blue flame, the remaining fire struck Danzo Shimura, and a painful scream echoed through the sea of fire.
Danzo Shimura felt as if his very soul were being incinerated, experiencing an unprecedented burning sensation throughout his body.
The pain was so excruciating that he couldn't even straighten his body to face the approaching Souyuuke.
As if to prolong his agony, Souyuuke did not use a body flicker technique to close in for the kill but instead walked towards him at a steady pace, each footstep echoing clearly.
Thud! Thud!
Each resounding step felt like a hammer blow to Danzo Shimura's heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Danzo Shimura clenched his fists, mustering all his strength to drag his heavily wounded body in the direction of Konoha.
Even though Mu Yue wasn't moving at the exaggerated speed typical of ninjas, Danzo Shimura's injuries were too severe, and the distance between them was rapidly shrinking.
No matter how much Danzo Shimura wanted to deny his impending death, facing the ever-closer footsteps, he had to admit one thing: he was going to die, and there was no escaping that fate.
In that moment, countless memories flashed through Danzo Shimura's mind.
There were carefree days from his childhood, spent studying and training with friends like Hiruzen Sarutobi. There were also memories of his struggles after becoming the leader of Root and the shadow of Konoha.
Finally, two distinct memory fragments remained in Danzo Shimura's mind.
The first was of when they went to sign a treaty with the Lightning Country and encountered a coup by the Gold and Silver Brothers.
They were pursued by elite squads from the Cloud, and when the team needed a decoy to draw out the enemy, Hiruzen Sarutobi volunteered to be the bait, reasoning that he was the strongest after Senju Hashirama.
"Did I actually relax at that moment...?" Danzo Shimura closed his now-lifeless eyes.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi offered to be the bait, a sense of relief washed over Danzo Shimura, and to avoid being looked down upon and to compete with Hiruzen, he also chimed in, expressing his desire to be the decoy.
The real him lacked the courage to be the first to step up; Hiruzen Sarutobi was the rightful Third Hokage.
The second memory fragment was of a meal with Hiruzen Sarutobi before leaving Konoha.
Danzo Shimura had come so close to becoming the Hokage, and throughout his life, he had crossed paths with many renowned strong shinobi. While his life couldn't be described as perfect, it was undoubtedly eventful and illustrious.
In these final moments, the last thing on Danzo Shimura's mind wasn't some glory he had achieved, but rather, the first and only time he had invited Hiruzen Sarutobi out for a meal.
The relationship between Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely complex. In their childhood, they were like-minded good companions.
After becoming ninjas, they were close friends who trained and competed for the position of Hokage.
However, once Hiruzen Sarutobi became the Hokage, their relationship changed. Due to differences in political views, they often stood in opposition to each other, and Danzo Shimura even contemplated staging a coup to overthrow Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"We shouldn't have discussed politics back then," Danzo Shimura sighed inwardly.
Had they avoided discussing politics, they might not have quarreled, and the last impression he would have left on Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have been so terrible.
Setting aside their work, Hiruzen Sarutobi was indeed his best friend in life and his only friend at the moment.
Clap! Clap!
As the footsteps drew closer, Danzo Shimura silently gathered his chakra.
He possessed a ninjutsu called the Inner Four Symbols Sealing Technique, a suicidal technique that could seal everything around him.
Due to its limited range, Danzo Shimura had to wait until Souyuuke was close enough before using it.
"Let me protect Konoha one last time," Danzo Shimura thought to himself.
In these final moments, he reflected on many things.
He boldly speculated that Souyuuke and "Uchiha Madara" were in cahoots!
Otherwise, why would "Uchiha Madara" disappear at such a critical moment?
As for why "Uchiha Madara" would use Wood Release as bait and ask him to help kill Souyuuke to seize Nagato's Rinnegan, Danzo Shimura believed it was a conspiracy against Konoha.
If "Uchiha Madara" truly wanted to kill Souyuuke, he would have acted by now. It seemed apparent that "Uchiha Madara" was scheming to weaken Konoha's forces and possibly testing the results of his experiments with Hashirama's cells.
Danzo Shimura even suspected that "Uchiha Madara" and Souyuuke could be the same person.
Where did all these unknown powerful shinobi in the ninja world come from? Moreover, the fact that "Uchiha Madara" always wore a mask that concealed his identity indicated that there was something amiss.
"No matter who you are, you won't have another chance to harm Konoha."
Danzo Shimura was confident in his self-destructive sealing technique. Unless Souyuuke had prior knowledge, there was no way he could dodge this attack.
However, not many people in Konoha knew about this technique, let alone Souyuuke.
Just as Danzo Shimura was about to use the Inner Four Symbols Sealing Technique, a figure with yellow hair rushed over like a bolt of lightning.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
A massive amount of water extinguished most of the fire, and some of it washed away Danzo Shimura, who was about to be engulfed by his own Mokuton.
A glimmer of hope ignited in Danzo Shimura's desperate heart.
Moyue had arrived. Moyue, the young ninja of Konoha's rising generation, whom he and Hiruzen Sarutobi had jointly cultivated, had finally arrived.
"Did Reiyou Moyue come as well?" Hanzo frowned as he prepared to rescue Danzo Shimura.
At a glance, he recognized the young ninja who had been making waves in Konoha recently.
Reiyou Moyue's most recent impressive victory was in the Grass Country, a neighboring country of the Rain Country. Hanzo was well aware that despite Moyue's youth, his strength was no less than that of the Sannin.
Nagato, who was about to rescue Danzo, was startled when he saw the newcomer clearly.
As the only one who knew Moyue's dual identity, Nagato was bewildered.
He never would have dreamed that Reiyou Moyue would face off against Ninjutsu Master Souyuuke.
"Leader Danzo, I'm sorry I'm late," Shadow Clone Moyue apologized to Danzo Shimura.
"Hurry up and take me away!" Danzo Shimura hastily called out in a weak voice.
Although he had previously entertained the idea of disciplining Moyue, at this moment, Danzo Shimura only wanted to survive.
Moyue possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and medical ninjutsu; he was an impeccable reinforcement.
Without further ado, Shadow Clone Moyue activated the Flying Thunder God Technique as soon as he finished speaking.
Swish Swish!!
Danzo Shimura and Shadow Clone Moyue's figures disappeared from the charred and damp ground, causing the ninjutsu of the main body Moyue to miss.
"Souyuuke, it's time to settle our matters," Hanzo said as he stepped forward, his voice heavy.
When Danzo Shimura used Izanagi for the second time, Hanzo had also intended to intervene, but Nagato and Souyuuke's combination was too good, and Hanzo's Water Style couldn't counter the Double Dragon Massacre. He simply didn't have the opportunity.
Now that Danzo Shimura had been rescued by Moyue, Hanzo felt relieved.
While Danzo Shimura was detestable, his death would indeed be troublesome.
"After watching that battle, has your decision not changed?" Moyue asked, brushing off the black ash from his body and looking at Hanzo.
In the past, he didn't need to go all out against Hanzo, and now, his strength had improved significantly.
It wasn't that he looked down on Hanzo, but if he swapped places with Danzo Shimura, Hanzo would have died without even leaving a corpse when faced with Moyue's Double Dragon Massacre.
Whoosh!
Shimura Danzo felt his body shift, and the temperature around him dropped rapidly, indicating he had been transported to another location.
Danzo Shimura heaved a sigh of relief. This was the strongest Root member he had cultivated, and they were indeed reliable.
"First, take me away from here, and then treat my injuries." Danzo Shimura grit his teeth, enduring the searing pain.
He wasn't sure if it was because of Souyuuke's powerful Fire Release, but Danzo Shimura could still feel the burning sensation piercing his soul.
Mu Yue nodded without a word. She flashed several times, placing Danzo Shimura on the ground, and then directed her palm, which was emitting a green light, toward him.
Half a minute passed, and Danzo Shimura's brows furrowed as the burning sensation in his chest, near his heart, showed no signs of abating.
Seeing Danzo Shimura's expression, Mu Yue understood his thoughts.
The answer was simple. Mu Yue had secretly finished him off with a burst of blue flame at the end.
Even with Mu Yue's control over its power, it was more than what Danzo Shimura's heavily injured body could withstand.
Now, Danzo Shimura's injuries were extremely severe. Unless he received treatment from a medical prodigy like Tsunade, there was no hope for survival.
Under the stimulation of Mu Yue's Yang-attribute chakra, some of Danzo Shimura's minor wounds gradually healed. However, to his despair, he didn't feel any signs of recovery, and he only felt himself growing weaker.
Amid his despair, a glimmer of hope was ruthlessly crushed, and Danzo Shimura burned with anger, clenching his fists tightly.
He wanted to question Mu Yue, to ask if she had put forth her best effort in treating him and if she had diligently studied medical ninjutsu.
When Mu Yue had appeared, Danzo Shimura had been thrilled, but now he was overwhelmed with despair and pain.
He had thought he could continue striving for the greatness of Konoha, but reality was cruelly snatching that away.
Yet, Danzo Shimura ultimately didn't voice his questions.
He didn't have long to live, and Mu Yue's medical ninjutsu couldn't save him.
In his final moments, he shouldn't be scolding his subordinates. Instead, he should be making one last contribution to Konoha.
At this moment, Danzo Shimura was unusually calm.
"Stop the treatment and conserve some chakra in case of emergencies," Danzo Shimura commanded.
Since there was no way to cure him, there was no need to waste Mu Yue's chakra.
If Mu Yue encountered danger and failed to bring back his intelligence, then his death would truly be meaningless.
Mu Yue decisively stopped the medical ninjutsu, which caused Danzo Shimura to frown slightly.
There was no other way; a shadow clone's chakra was limited, and Danzo Shimura didn't need to say anything for Mu Yue to silently reduce the output.
She had to keep him alive until he died; otherwise, if Danzo Shimura found out that the one who came to save him was just a shadow clone, he would likely die with regrets.
"You must take my body back to Konoha. There is a secret within me about the transplantation of Hashirama's cells. Tell Hiruzen to restart the experiments with my body." Danzo Shimura continued.
Danzo Shimura was clear about the value of his body. Compared to the lucky Yamato, the "Uchiha Madara" side clearly had stronger techniques involving Hashirama's cells, and this might be Konoha's chance to obtain a Wood Release squad.
"Also, tell Hiruzen not to let Orochimaru research my body. Additionally, there is some information about my collaboration with Orochimaru in the sixth secret room of the Root base. You must keep that information in your hands. If Orochimaru ever has any ideas or actions detrimental to Konoha, give that information to Hiruzen."
As someone who had collaborated with Orochimaru, Danzo Shimura knew him better than anyone. Orochimaru was like a cold-blooded snake.
When Danzo Shimura was alive, he had been confident in his ability to suppress Orochimaru, but now that he was gone, he worried that Orochimaru, left unchecked, would go rogue.
Mu Yue nodded. She now had a handle on Orochimaru, which was a decent gain.
"Be careful of Souyuuke and a ninja who calls himself Uchiha Madara. They may be the same person, or they may not be. Regardless, if you have the opportunity, you must eliminate them and the forces behind them!" Danzo Shimura said through gritted teeth.
Both Souyuuke and "Uchiha Madara" were heavily involved in his death, and they were the two people Danzo Shimura wanted to kill the most at this moment.
Mu Yue continued to nod. Since he was about to die, she might as well let him die happy.
"You... When you return, tell Hiruzen to hand over Root to you. Tell him it was my order, and you must shoulder the darkness of Konoha as I did."
Danzo Shimura grew extremely weak, and even a sharp-eared and sharp-eyed ninja like Mu Yue had to concentrate to hear him.
"Be careful of the Uchiha clan. They are all inherently evil..."
At this point, Danzo Shimura's voice had become almost imperceptible, and Mu Yue could only determine that he hadn't completely died yet by the movement of his lips.
"Mu Yue, protect Konoha!"
Mustering all his strength, Danzo Shimura spoke his final words. At this moment, his mind was filled with memories of Hashirama Senju's final instructions to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After giving his final orders, Danzo Shimura's taut nerves relaxed, his mouth closed, and his breathing became extremely weak.
"What would have happened if I had been the one to step forward first..."
"Hiruzen, I'm going to be one step ahead of you." As this last thought flashed through Danzo Shimura's mind, his consciousness plunged into endless darkness.
Mu Yue quietly watched as Danzo Shimura passed away. After carefully checking and confirming that he was truly dead, she stored his body in a scroll.
(End of Chapter)
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