Chapter 696: Chapter – 689 In the Blink of an Eye
Somewhere in the Land of Hot Springs.
A middle-aged man with black hair and a distinct cross-shaped scar on his chin sat inside a small, dark cave, absentmindedly chewing on tough meat and contemplating something. This middle-aged man is none other than Shimura Danzō, who has been hiding in this cave to rest for a while. After rumors about him spread throughout the Shinobi World, he has been pursued and attacked countless times. His current situation is no different from a stray dog; he has nowhere to go.
However, he isn't concerned about this at all. What worries him more is, "I don't understand... why is Amatsukami completely silent? They ought to have made some kind of movement after hearing all those rumors about me, but I haven't seen or heard anything about Amatsukami since that day at the volcano."
This question has been haunting him, making him feel more and more puzzled.
Initially, Danzō thought that the female Homusubi of the Amatsukami must have the same intentions as him. She must also be eager to absorb the visual prowess of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan so that her own Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan can evolve to a higher level of Dojutsu. As such, he was quite confident that rumors about the problem in his soul and about his weakness would draw out Homusubi.
However, he has been waiting for weeks for her to appear, thinking that she will definitely come. However, it turns out that Amatsukami made no movement. Heck, Homusubi didn't even appear in the Shinobi World for the past few months. It's as if Danzō's guess was completely off the point. It's as if she isn't interested in his pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan at all.
You must know that the effect of the rumors is so potent that even small shinobi villages such as Kusagakure and Takigakure, as well as some small mercenary organizations, are out to kill him. Yet, Amatsukami has shown no interest at all. This lack of movement couldn't help but make Danzō more suspicious and inexplicably doubtful. "Is it possible that Homusubi still doesn't believe in the rumors and is doubtful about this whole problem in the soul? But Homusubi was present there during the ritual; she should have noticed something. So, she should definitely believe in the rumors, right? Or maybe not? But if that's the case, then how do I make her believe it? How do I convince her that currently, I am weak, and she can kill me easily?"
Just when Danzō was trying to figure out how to fool Homusubi, suddenly, his senses tingled, and his eyes turned towards the entrance of the cave.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Danzō looked outside, he noticed that several shinobi had appeared and surrounded the cave.
Intending to check the identity of the people trying to kill him this time, Danzō quickly finished up the tough meat, then slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave. After walking out, he found that the people surrounding the cave were none other than Konoha Anbu.
Moving his gaze and looking at each one of them, Danzō quickly recognized two people, 'Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi...!' and thought to himself, 'It seems Sarutobi has transferred Kakashi to Team Rō... Well, at least Uchiha Shisui is not here; his presence would have made things rather troublesome.' Although each one of them was wearing Anbu masks, Danzō was able to recognize them at first glance, especially those with iconic silver hair.
While Danzō was observing Kakashi, Itachi, and the rest of Team Rō, the members of Team Rō were also observing Danzō.
The first thing they noticed about him was that he looked quite young and vigorous compared to the frail old man appearance that he used to maintain in Konoha. Secondly, he was giving off a very malicious vibe that not everyone, but the keen ones, was able to sense. Kakashi, being one of the keen ones, pointed his Kunai at Danzō and said, "The target is in front of us… Execute him!"
Danzō's eyes flashed. He quickly shook his head in panic and tried to reason, "Wait… wait… You people are from Konoha, right? Please save me… I don't want to die… I am not Danzō, I am not him. Why should I have to die?" The Anbu members quirked their eyebrows, thinking of the rumors circulating throughout the shinobi world about how Danzō's body hosts multiple souls. After pondering a little, Kakashi questioned, "If you are not him, then who are you?"
Danzō immediately replied, "I am… Katsuki… Uzumaki Katsuki… I am innocent, and I have nothing to do with him… please… please don't kill me!"
Kakashi replied, "I see, you are a remnant of the Uzumaki that Danzō used in his ritual… well, in that case, be obedient and come with us…" Danzō, aka 'Katsuki,' questioned, "How do I know you people won't kill me?"
Kakashi shrugged, "Regardless of what you know or think, if you are obedient, you won't be killed, but if not, then we'll execute you… Believe if you want to, don't believe if you don't want to…"
"In that case…" muttered Danzō, "I'll be on my own…" and then disappeared from his position in the blink of an eye.
Not so surprised, Kakashi immediately instructed, "Use plan F…" and then he too disappeared from his position. At the same time, the other members of Team Rō started to chase after Danzō.
While running, Danzō looked back from time to time and noticed that the Konoha Anbu, including Kakashi, were closely following him. Seeing them desperately chase after him, he suddenly had a brilliant idea!
Having been part of the senior management of Konoha and also serving as the temporary Hokage for a few months, Danzō is aware of the agreement between Konoha and Amatsukami. So, he feels that he can use these Anbu members to convince Homusubi. If he were to suffer at the hands of these Anbu, then no doubt, Homusubi should believe that currently, he is extremely weak. And this is the perfect time to take advantage!
With such a plan in his mind, Danzō nodded to himself. And just as he was about to act on it, several Kunai were shot at him by one of the Anbu following him. Danzō sensed the Kunai coming towards him, he turned his head, and was about to avoid them, that's when it happened.
Before he could take a single step to dodge anything, all he saw was a strange red world. At the same moment, a silver flash appeared in front of him out of nowhere, and the next thing he knew, he was feeling a sharp pain coming from his chest.
Drip…
"What?" Unable to figure out what just happened in that blink of an eye, Danzō looked down and noticed an arm covered in lightning running through his chest… and three black tomoe spinning in the scarlet pair of eyes of another Anbu…
"Cough…!"
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Chapter 697: Chapter – 690 Search & Hunt Operation Continues
"Cough-Cough… Puff…" Danzō coughed out blood and staggered... Looking at the arm wrapped in lightning running through his chest, his face was filled with surprise and indignation.
Before Danzō could recover from the shock, a chilling voice reached his ears, "Whosoever tarnishes the honor of the village must be punished… And Danzō… what you have done is vile enough to deserve a thousand deaths!"
"Haha… hahahaha…" Danzō laughed madly… then he used Swift Release and took a distance. But the other Anbu shinobis didn't give him any chance to escape; they immediately caught up with him and surrounded him.
Kakashi said coldly, "It's game over, Danzō…"
Undoubtedly, the tacit cooperation of Itachi and Kakashi made the attack successful. The Kunai was thrown by Kakashi; the moment Danzō turned his head to see the trajectory of the kunai, Danzō, and Itachi's line of sight met. Itachi used his Sharingan to cast a Genjutsu on Danzō. Danzō didn't expect this and was caught in the Genjutsu for a brief moment. By the time he broke free of the Genjutsu, Kakashi appeared in front of him using the Flying Raijin Jutsu and directly used Chidori to pierce his chest.
At this time, Danzō's laughter finally stopped. He covered his wounded chest with his arm, and while gnashing his teeth in anger, he shouted two names in his heart, 'Hatake Kakashi…! Uchiha Itachi!' In fact, what the Anbu didn't know was that Danzō intended to get injured at their hands. His intention was to let these incompetent Anbu shinobis injure him and then run away, such that these incompetent shinobi could pass back the information about his weakness to the village.
If Konoha confirms that there is indeed some problem in his soul and because of it, he is weakened, then perhaps Amatsukami will also believe in the rumors, and Homusubi will finally come after him. This was his plan, and he wanted to get injured willingly… but what he didn't expect was that before he could implement it, he was truly severely injured by Kakashi. Danzō didn't really care about his injury all that much; what annoyed him was the fact that Kakashi was able to injure him!
And Uchiha Itachi, even if for just a brief moment, the brat was able to put him in a Genjutsu! It must not be forgotten that Danzō has Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and yet Itachi, with just his three tomoe Sharingan, was able to put him under a Genjutsu… and this greatly annoyed him. It's as if, even if he has become extremely strong, he can still be exploited by this bunch of trash! Danzō forcibly suppressed his surging anger and spoke in a trembling tone, "I… I said it already… I am not Danzō! You… you people can't treat me like this!"
Kakashi said in an indifferent tone, "Perhaps you are right… In that case, why don't you surrender? If it is really as you say, and you are not him, then you won't be harmed…. But if not? Then I suppose I don't need to explain any further…. Regardless, you are coming with us, whether willingly in bounds or unwillingly, as a corpse!"
Danzō's face paled in fear, and he shook his head, "No… you people are going to throw me into a prison, and then experiment on me… I just want to live… I have nothing to do with any of this; I am just a victim of the ritual!"
Kakashi said, "These words of yours… Save it for Hokage-sama…"
"Explain to your Hokage-sama?" Danzō muttered, then said in a sarcastic tone, "It was also Konoha's Hokage who caught me and used me for the ritual, right?"
Hearing Danzō's remark, Kakashi fell silent. The surrounding Konoha Shinobi also hesitated after hearing this remark… They couldn't refute the other's words… Even if Shimura Danzō wasn't the official, he was still the temporary acting Hokage…
At the same time, seeing Danzō's reaction, the Anbu shinobi felt that the rumors about him might be true. It's really possible that several souls are latched inside his body, and those souls are fighting to take control of his body. As the Anbu shinobi were a little distracted, he immediately seized this opportunity and quickly used the Swift Release to run away! And since he had already learned his lesson, Danzō didn't dare to underestimate Kakashi and the others.
Hence a chasing battle began. Among Konoha's shinobi, only Kakashi, thanks to his Flying Raijin, was fast enough to keep up with Danzō's Swift Release, but Danzō had strengthened his vigilance to the utmost. Since he was using his fastest speed possible, even Kakashi wasn't able to catch him.
After a while of chasing and fleeing, the Anbu came to a stop in front of a pool of blood. Hayate squatted down beside the pool of blood, and after checking it, he said, "It's his blood… but this is the last stain. I don't see anything after this… it seems Danzō managed to temporarily stop the bleeding…"
Yūgao scratched her head and said helplessly, "This is troubling… his speed is already so fast that we can barely keep up, and now even the trail of blood stains is also gone… at this rate, we are never going to be able to catch him!"
At this time, Kurenai asked with a doubtful expression, "Kakashi… Your Chidori ran through his chest; technically, Chidori should have punctured his heart, which means certain death… why is he still alive?"
Kakashi shook his head, "I don't know either…"
Yūgao muttered, "Well, even if he isn't dead, he is at least injured… the trail of blood on the way was clear proof…"
Itachi shook his head, "From the looks of it, although he is injured, given how far he managed to outrun us, it seems he isn't affected at all!"
Hayate questioned doubtfully, "But how is that possible?"
Itachi answered, "Maybe the effect of some Kekkei Genkai he has absorbed… we don't have information about all the Kekkei Genkai that he has absorbed through the ritual, right?"
Everyone felt that Itachi's reasoning was correct. After thinking it over, Kakashi said to Kurenai, "Send the information we have so far back to the village, and we will continue the search and hunt operation for Shimura Danzō!"
Kurenai nodded and did what was asked of her. Then Team Rō continued the search.
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