Chapter 722: Chapter – 715 Takeminakata
BOOM!
As the fires of life— the golden flames of Oshimimi, the eternal black flames of Amaterasu, and the white flames of Senjutsu— collided with the red river of death, a resounding explosion echoed, and cracks marred the ground under the immense pressure. Simultaneously, the surroundings swiftly succumbed to a dense mist.
Taking a momentary breather, Danzō drew a deep breath and unleashed another barrage of attacks, employing all his Kekkei Genkai. The three Homusubi, undeterred, skillfully countered each of Danzō's assaults.
The intense confrontation on the island persisted, with the island teetering on the brink of collapse after each collision. Yet, neither Tsukihi nor Danzō showed any sign of retreat. In their determination, only one of them would emerge from this battle alive, and the other would meet their demise. Even if the island were to crumble, they were resolute in not yielding.
Crack Crack!
Crack Crack!
Whoosh!
With a sharp whistling sound, Homusubi charged toward Danzō, wielding a sword enveloped in golden flames in both hands. She executed a swift two-sword-style slash at him.
With a sharp whistling sound, Homusubi charged toward Danzō, wielding a sword covered with golden flames in both of her hands. She slashed at him using the two-sword style.
"Your Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan is going to be mine!" Danzō shouted with a ferocious expression. Despite being aware of the threat posed by the golden flames, his intense desire to obtain Homusubi's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan compelled him to confront her attack head-on.
Certainly, Danzō didn't neglect his defense. He utilized the Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai to envelop his body in a very thin but sturdy crystal armor, defending against Homusubi's assault. He knew that, even with this defense, he wouldn't emerge unscathed in the face of his overwhelming desire, yet he pressed forward.
Clang!
A shrill sound echoed in the surroundings as Danzō used his forearms to defend against Homusubi's swords. However, that wasn't the end of Homusubi's attack. Even though Danzō had managed to defend against her swords using crystal armor, the Golden Flames of Oshihimimi awaited their turn.
As the golden flames began to envelop his body, the crystal armor on Danzō's body started to melt and adhere to his skin. Danzō agonized in pain, gritting his teeth, yet he coldly stared at Homusubi. A ruthless expression appeared in his eyes. Instead of distancing himself from Homusubi and attempting to extinguish the flames, he took a step forward and started to absorb the flames into his body using Dark Release. With determination, he declared, "No one can stop me now!"
"Tch, he's using Dark Release to not only absorb the Golden Flames of Oshihimimi but also drain my chakra!" Homusubi clicked her tongue in annoyance as she sensed her chakra reserves depleting rapidly, while Danzō's chakra reserves grew exponentially.
While attempting to put some distance between herself and Danzō, suddenly, her Homusubi mask—already quite damaged—fell off, revealing the face hidden underneath to Danzō.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face before him, Danzō was taken aback and exclaimed, "So it's you... I wasn't entirely wrong when I suspected the truth of your death!" He added, "You are younger than I expected."
In fact, Danzō had long sensed that the female Homusubi was quite young. Based on the depth of knowledge she displayed, Danzō assumed her to be in her mid-thirties or perhaps forties. However, now that he saw her appearance, he was surprised to find that she was a young girl in her late teens.
Observing Danzō's reaction, Homusubi asked with a giggle, "You think?" and then added, "Are you surprised?"
Danzō shook his head. "Well, not entirely... but for a girl so young, you sure do possess unusual strength... Uchiha Tsukihi!"
Tsukihi smirked. "Is that what you think?" She brought the very same golden flames into the palm of her hand and continued, "Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter what you think about me at this stage. I am going to kill you either way."
Despite the increasing number of burns on his body, Danzō resisted the pain and accelerated the absorption speed of the golden flames. Within a few seconds, all the flames disappeared from the battlefield. After that, Danzō took another step forward and declared, "I have the same thought. Even if I am surprised, it's irrelevant at this stage as you are going to die soon, and your Visual Prowess will become mine!"
The next moment, a burst of chakra gathered in Danzō's left eye. 'Takeminakata!'
As soon as the Dojutsu was used, Tsukihi suddenly felt a sense of loss. "The visual prowess of my eyes...!"
Her vision started to go blurry, and she couldn't see anything. In fact, Tsukihi even felt the Visual Prowess of her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan disappearing rapidly, causing her to panic.
On the other hand, Danzō laughed wildly. "Hahahaha... What's the matter, Uchiha girl? What happened? Did you suddenly start to lose Visual Prowess? Hehe... This is the result of my unique Dojutsu, Takeminakata. With this, I can absorb anything I want from my enemies! And now that I am absorbing your visual prowess, it will become mine!"
"Damn! I didn't expect that Danzō would still have such an ace up his sleeve!" To think that one of the two Dojutsu that Danzō awakened in his Mangekyō Sharingan allows him to absorb chakra and Visual Prowess from others—this is simply beyond Tsukihi's expectations. The only silver lining at this moment is that when Danzō used 'Takeminakata,' 'Sanzu-no-Kawa' had disappeared, meaning he doesn't seem to be able to use both his Dojutsu at the same time.
As the Red River of Death disappeared, both Shisui and Itachi, who were still fighting against it, were immediately freed. They rushed towards Danzō, attempting to save Tsukihi from his grasp.
"Tsukihi-san!"
"Tsukihi!"
Seeing Shisui and the other Homusubi coming toward him, Danzō cracked a smile. "No one can stop me from becoming the god of this Shinobi World!" He let out a peal of unbridled laughter as countless trees surged out of the ground, entangling Shisui and Itachi, and restricting their movements.
"Damn... not only Susano'o, but even Wood Release is so strong!" Shisui was taken aback. Having implanted Hashirama cells in his body, he understood Wood Release to some extent. That's why he could easily say that the scale of Wood Release that Danzō displayed was beyond his imagination!
Itachi, on the other hand, didn't have much time to ponder over these issues. He promptly used Amaterasu to burn down the trees. Simultaneously, he sought to create an opportunity to seal Danzō inside the Totsuka Sword in order to save Tsukihi. Itachi was aware that Tsukihi's intention was to kill Danzō rather than sealing him, but in this critical moment, he couldn't afford to consider all the nuances. Seeing Tsukihi's life in jeopardy and Shisui occupied with dealing with the attacking trees and roots, Itachi had to take action to save her life, even if it meant going against her order not to seal Danzō.
Danzō seemed to have perceived the male Homusubi's intention as he lifted his free hand in his direction and waved it. Immediately, countless wooden vines appeared out of the ground and rushed toward him. This time, the number was a hundred times greater than what Itachi was dealing with, overwhelming him instantly.
While Shisui and Itachi were held off by the countless tree vines, Homusubi fared no better. Danzō held her by the neck and continued to absorb her visual prowess and chakra. He shouted, "It's mine... it's all mine... I will be the true god of the Shinobi World!"
Despite being strangled by the neck and having her chakra, as well as Visual Prowess, constantly drained from her, Tsukihi wasn't panicked. Instead, she showed a fascinating smile and said, "So it seems that my guess is correct... you really can't use anything except Wood Release while in this state, huh?"
Tsukihi's words stunned Danzō.
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Chapter 723: Chapter – 716 How could it be you?
"So, it seems my guess is correct... you really can't use anything except Wood Release in this state, huh?"
Hearing Tsukihi's words, a trace of doubt appeared on Danzō's scorched face. He has been in a state of high tension for a few months now, so his intuition has become sharper with time. This heightened intuition has allowed him to escape life and death crises several times. Listening to Tsukihi's words just now, Danzō suddenly felt very uneasy—a sense of panic, for a completely unknown reason, surged in his heart.
Facing the intuitive warning, Danzō decided not to ignore it and carefully examined the battlefield. He tried to find any piece of the puzzle that he might have missed or ignored. However, the problem arose – the more he looked, the more doubtful he became because he couldn't find anything that posed a threat to him.
In fact, besides him and Tsukihi, only Shisui and the male Homusubi were present on the battlefield. Both Shisui and the male Homusubi seemed to be running out of their chakra and were occupied trying to protect themselves from hundreds of tree vines constantly attacking them. Therefore, it was evident that they weren't in any condition to harm him in any way.
And Tsukihi, who might have posed a threat to him, is currently strangled by him as all her chakra and Visual Prowess are being absorbed. She has no power to resist or break out from his grip, let alone threaten him. Danzō wonders, 'So, where is this sense of unease coming from?'
Everything on the battlefield is under his control, and there is no possibility of anyone present on the island being able to threaten him. So, Danzō also can't figure out the reason for his unease. No matter how he looks, he can't find the reason, and this makes him more and more anxious, his heart becoming heavier and heavier.
Unable to find anything, Danzō shifted his gaze back to Tsukihi and shouted hysterically, "Why aren't you afraid?! Answer me! I am draining all the chakra and Visual Prowess out of you, yet why are you not afraid? Do you think some miracle will happen? Why don't you just accept your damn fate of being my stepping stone?"
"Fa.t.e… is… some.thin.g… th.at… I… n.e.ver… acc.ept…" muttered Tsukihi without giving any regard to the loss of chakra and visual prowess, and asked in return, "Wh.at… ab.out… y.ou…? W.hy… don't… yo.u… ac.cept… yo.ur fate?!"
Danzō scowled and roared hideously, "My fate is to become the Hokage, unite the Shinobi World, and rule over it! This is my destiny! Your fate is to be my stepping stone. Even the leaders of the Akatsuki Organization weren't able to kill me because it's my fate to evolve and become stronger! I am the true God of this Shinobi World. Only I am the one who will surpass the Shodaime Hokage-sama and become the true god! Not only do I have the powers of both Shodaime Hokage-sama and Uchiha Madara, but I also possess five other Kekkei Genkai. Once I finish absorbing all the chakra and visual prowess from you, I will become invincible!"
"Pffttt… Hahahahaha..." Hearing Danzō's claim about his fate, Tsukihi couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "It's funny... Hahahaha... too funny... hahahahaha...! You... You really think your fate is to become the Hokage and unite the Shinobi World? Hahaha... I'm sorry; I can't control my laughter."
Danzō's face got darker and darker as Tsukihi laughed.
Tsukihi didn't care about Danzō's anger and continued, "Are you in some kind of delusion? Do you think you are the protagonist of some story? Heck, you aren't even the secondary antagonist, let alone the main antagonist!" She paused and said in a deep tone, "I'll tell you what your fate is... your fate is to die an abandoned dog's death, without anyone even feeling sadness over it. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be here talking all this nonsense. Why do you think you have been alive this long? Because you were useful to us! If not for that, we would have disposed of you years ago, and nobody would have cared!"
Having confirmed that Danzō can't use any other Sharingan ability while he is absorbing the visual prowess of her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Tsukihi whispered lightly, "Let me tell you a secret, old man. Those who think that they have become the God of this Shinobi World before truly becoming the supreme power and all-knowing are the ones who fall first. Nagato will always lose because he thinks he is already a God, and I will always win because I know that I am still not a God." Leaving these words, Homusubi's head inclined forward, and she lost consciousness.
"You?!" Danzō was stunned, he couldn't understand what Tsukihi was saying, and at the same time, the sense of unease he was feeling increased.
But before he could ask anything, he felt that something disappeared from Tsukihi's body. However, because he was engaged in absorbing visual prowess from her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he couldn't perceive what it was that disappeared from her body.
This further elevated his uneasiness. All his goosebumps stood up in fear and panic, and his internal senses were screaming at him to give up on absorbing Tsukihi's Visual Prowess and run away!
Rumble!
Suddenly, lightning rumbled in the clouds, and the downpour became heavier. The abrupt thunder brought Danzō out of his stupor, and he shouted at the unconscious Tsukihi, "Uchiha Tsukihi, although I don't understand what you meant, mark my words... no one will be able to stop me today, not even the end of the world!"
Danzō ignored the warning that his senses were giving him and continued to greedily absorb visual prowess from Tsukihi's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. As more and more Visual Prowess integrated into his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, the pattern of his Dōjutsu began to change.
The red and black of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan started to fade, and a lilac color with a ripple-like pattern began to emerge.
"They've started to change... the evolution is not far away!" Feeling the changes in his Dōjutsu, Danzō became ecstatic.
Danzō could feel unfathomable power starting to emerge from within, and this made him extremely excited. So much so that he had completely forgotten about the danger and uneasiness he was feeling just a few moments ago.
Just as Danzō felt that he was getting closer and closer to evolution, he suddenly sensed an indescribably powerful chakra. This chakra was approaching the battlefield at an extremely fast speed—so fast that not even Danzō could achieve it, even when relying on Swift Release.
Sensing this approaching chakra, it felt as if his doom was imminent. Danzō's heart started to thump violently, and for a moment, he even felt as if his natural enemy was approaching. His body couldn't help but instinctively cower in fear.
Whoosh!
Accompanied by an ear-piercing scream of wind, a cyan-blue figure crossed the sky and rushed towards the sinking Toto Island. Danzō noticed the figure approaching, and his eyes widened in shock and panic. But before he could move, the figure, still far away, had already appeared behind him.
Puff!
As Danzō spurted out blood and turned his head, he was shocked to find the person he had never expected standing behind him. Seeing him, Danzō's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, "Hyuga... Hyuga Kuroto?!"
Without a doubt, it was Kuroto in his main body who stood behind Danzō. Because he wasn't wearing the Amatsukami uniform and no mask, Danzō was able to immediately recognize him. After confirming that Danzō is unable to use any of the abilities of the Sharingan, Kuroto decisively pulled out his soul from the Tsukihi Clone and transferred it to the main body that was present on the Ancor Vantian, floating not too far away from the Toto Island.
Because he needed to rush here before Danzō completed the process of absorbing the Visual Prowess, Kuroto didn't bother to wear Amatsukami's uniform and came here in his usual clothes.
Obviously, Danzō couldn't accept that the person who appeared was Kuroto. He stared at the cyan chakra cloak wrapped around Kuroto's body and stared at Kuroto's Tenseigan in disbelief. Danzō asked, "How could it be you? A mere member of the Hyuga Branch Division... How can you be the leader of Amatsukami?"
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