Chapter 726: Chapter – 719 The Final Move!
Shaa!
Wrapped in Cyan blue Tenseigan Chakra, Kuroto cut the rain curtain and rushed toward Danzō in a flash.
As Kuroto got closer and closer to Danzō, time seemed to slow down.
Kuroto could see all kinds of emotions flash on Danzō's face, astonishment, anger, fear, hope as well and excitement appeared on his face in an instant.
Kuroto could even see the step-by-step changes taking place in Danzō's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan approached closer and closer to evolution.
The former scarlet and black started to disappear as a tinge of lavender started to appear, these changes in colors became more and more obvious as time passed, and with these changes in color, even the pattern in the eyes also began changing.
The original complex pattern started to become simple ripple-like circles, although, there were some differences from other Rinnegan patterns Kuroto had seen or known based on his memories, these eyes are also Rinnegan, Kuroto can be sure of that.
No doubt, the process of evolution of the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in Danzō's eye sockets is coming closer and closer to an end.
Noting all these changes, rather than panic, Kuroto showed excitement… he knew that he acted at the right moment and he would be able to complete what he wanted to do in just a few instances before those eyes completely evolved into the Rinnegan.
And as for Danzō?
Although Danzō could see Kuroto coming at him, he couldn't do anything to stop him.
Truthfully speaking, if Danzō really tried then although not enough to effectively stop him, he should have been able to set up a few countermeasures… of course, those countermeasures wouldn't have worked, but he could have at least tried to hinder Kuroto for a few moments… However, he didn't!
Now Danzō's panic senses were frantically warning him; such a scenario had never happened before, and Danzō didn't need to think twice he could feel that he won't be able to resist Kuroto's attack, feeling such a threat Danzō subconsciously wanted to use 'Izanagi'.
'No… not at this point… if I use Izanagi, then everything will be for naught… I just have to complete the evolution… it will be over before he can attack me!' With such reasoning, Danzō convinced himself and forcefully suppressed his instincts.
He could feel his eyes completely evolving within four to five breaths, so he decided to take the risk.
'The moment my eyes evolve, the victory will be mine… this is my only chance!' Danzō roared in his heart and speeded up the absorption of Visual Prowess from Tsukihi's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Between his life and power, Danzō decided to go with the latter and chose power… As for whether he made the right choice or not is something only time will tell.
Of course, Danzō spared no effort to hinder Kuroto and frantically directed various Jutsu at Kuroto.
Countless trees vines, shards of colorful crystals, lightning clouds, and acidic steam attacked Kuroto, trying to stop him, however, all these attacks proved to be fruitless as Kuroto didn't stop for even a microsecond… just a simple barrier of Truth-Seeking Orbs was more than enough to prevent any of that attacks from touching him as he arrived closer to Danzō.
"Damn it!" Danzō's face twisted in anger and madness… but the very next moment, all expression on Danzō's face froze as he subconsciously exclaimed in panic, "NO….!"
He had done it now… using the cover of all those Jutsu, Kuroto had speeded up, and just as Danzō shouted 'Damn it' in anger Kuroto had already arrived in front of Danzō and gouged out the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan–that had nearly evolved into the Rinnegan–from Danzō's eyes… causing darkness to forever cover Danzō's vision.
"Noooooooo!!" There was a desperate roar in the surroundings… Kuroto wasn't exactly sure whether the roar was made by Danzō, or by the pair of Dōjutsu he gouged out of Danzō's eye sockets… but he could feel a sharp pain from that roar… it was like a demon's cry and it hurt all those who heard it.
Not understanding what just happened, Kuroto decided to not focus on the matter too much, and while holding the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in his one hand, Kuroto molded the Truth-Seeking Orb into a sword and telekinetically controlled that sword to cut off Danzō's hand that held Tsukihi by the throat and then used Banshō Ten'in to bring her towards him as he distanced himself from Danzō.
Having completed what he wanted, Kuroto completely ignored Danzō and focused his attention on the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan he just gouged out of Danzō's eye sockets. He put the pair of Dōjutsu in a small nutrition capsule and then observed them through the capsule.
Perhaps because the evolution was interrupted in between, the pair of eyes that had almost evolved into Rinnegan had regressed back into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, 'I see… it's a bit strange, but not too unexpected…' he thought then observed Tsukihi's eyes.
Kuroto could feel that the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in Tsukihi's eye sockets seemed to be exhausted because too much Visual Prowess had been absorbed from them.
"It seems that both these pairs of eyes need some rest only then they will be able to recover," muttered Kuroto in conclusion.
Although both pairs of eyes were damaged and exhausted to a certain extent, the injury wasn't too serious and will recover soon.
On Shisui and Itachi's side, as they noted that Kuroto had saved Tsukihi and also plucked out the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzō's eyes, both of them heaved a sigh of relief.
Ignoring Danzō who was still wailing on the ground, Shisui walked to Kuroto's side and said, "Fortunately you made it here Kuroto-san… otherwise the consequences would be terrible."
Itachi also nodded, "Yes." Then he looked at unconscious Tsukihi floating beside Kuroto and asked, "Is Tsukihi-san going to be all right?"
"For Danzō… don't feel sad… even I underestimated him." Said Kuroto, then he looked at Tsukihi and nodded to Itachi, "She will be fine… don't worry… as I said previously, she is only exhausted, she will be able to recover after some rest."
Hearing Kuroto's words, both Shisui and Itachi nodded lightly, then focused their attention on Danzō.
At this moment, Danzō stopped howling and tried to get up from the ground in order to escape, but just as he got up, he stumbled and fell to the ground. He could feel that his legs and waist had become numb as the decay caused by the Truth-Seeking Orb continued to invade his body…
Unable to comprehend what was happening to him, Danzō exclaimed, "What… what's happening to my body?!"
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Chapter 727: Chapter – 720 The Truth & the Reward
After sealing the small Nutrition capsule containing the pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan inside a storage scroll, Kuroto put the scroll inside his Kimono and then step-by-step walked towards Danzō.
At this time, all the madness and ruthlessness from Danzō's head had disappeared, and his face was filled with panic and embarrassment as he crawled on the ground with difficulty, moving away little by little, struggling meaninglessly.
As Danzō was crawling, his back was exposed and everyone could see the stab mark and the decayed flesh around the stab, the decay was clearly visible and it was constantly spreading.
The same is true for Danzō's arm as well, in fact, the condition of his arm is worse as the scope of the wound on his severed arm is much more compared to the stab wound on the back, so his entire shoulder and chest are affected by the decay.
"Why? Why is this injury not healing? Before, even if my chest was pierced, the wound easily healed, but why is this wound not healing?!" Danzō murmured with a frustrated expression.
As Kuroto approached the crawling Danzō, he explained in a calm tone, "I told you before… this small black ball in my hand may look simple and fun to play with, however, it is one of the most dangerous things in this Shinobi World, it is made up of all the seven chakras… if touched by this little thing, anything will disintegrate, there's basically no counter unless the thing that touches it possesses Six Path Chakra which you clearly don't… so your body is no exception."
Danzō was stunned upon hearing Kuroto's words, earlier when Kuroto said this, Danzō felt that maybe Kuroto was bluffing and he would be able to escape the crisis if his eyes evolved but now that he clearly understands the implication of Kuroto's words, he suddenly realized something, "In the first attack… you deliberately retrained yourself and avoided severely injuring me?"
Having lost the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Danzō's emotions were no longer influenced by those eyes, he was able to get past his greed and think objectively as he understood all of Kuroto's actions.
"Yes." Kuroto nodded lightly, and explained, "If you felt your life disappearing, you would have immediately used Izanagi… I didn't want that."
Exactly as Kuroto said, in the first attack he made on Danzō, Kuroto made sure to retrain himself to some degree and avoided immediately killing him because Danzō would have felt his life force disappearing and he wouldn't have hesitated for even an instant to use Izanagi. If Danzō had used Izanagi, then the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan would have been destroyed and Kuroto didn't want that.
So, Kuroto made a small attack that would slowly decay Danzō from the inside and while that happened, he distracted Danzō with talks to ensure that Danzō didn't notice anything inside his body.
This was a foolproof plan, and Kuroto was sure that it would succeed because anyone who has touched the Truth-Seeking Orbs can not survive unless they possess the Six Path Chakra.
Danzō may have survived the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual and acquired Yin-Yang chakra, but it was only enough to the point that he would be able to awaken the Rinnegan, not enough to survive the decay caused by the Truth Seeking Orbs.
It can be said that the moment Danzō was touched by the Truth-Seeking Orbs, he had already lost the battle, and the countdown of his last breaths had already started. Even if Danzō had succeeded in awakening the Rinnegan, he wouldn't have been able to revert the decay in his body caused by the Truth-Seeking-Orbs and would have perished either way… In fact, this was Kuroto's plan to weaken Danzō in that situation in order to easily deal with him. Thankfully, Danzō didn't awaken the Rinnegan and the plan went on smoothly.
Understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Danzō couldn't help but smile miserably, "So it turns out that rather than being afraid of me, you were afraid of the possibility that I might ruin those eyes through the use of Izanagi?!"
Kuroto nodded, "Yes."
Hearing Kuroto's acknowledgment Danzō felt that the real reason why he lost this battle was not because of Kuroto or somebody else, rather it was because of his own greed… If instead of greedily absorbing Homusubi's Visual Prowess on that battlefield because of his overconfidence in his strength, he had chosen to steal her eyes and run away and secretly absorbed the Visual Prowess, then the result would have been completely different. His greed and obsession were the cause of his downfall.
"You deliberately allowed me to absorb Uchiha Tsukihi's Visual Prowess…" he paused, and recalling Tsukihi's odd behavior while he helped her by the throat, he suddenly realized, "No… rather than you… it can be said that it was Tsukihi who tempted me by allowing me to absorb her Visual Prowess and affected my judgment…"
Only now did he realize that rather than him capturing her, she allowed him to catch her and do whatever he wanted without putting much resistance. Initially, Danzō was confused, but he attributed this to his strength and focused on absorbing her Visual Prowess… But now that he thinks about it, he finally understands everything. It turns out that from the very beginning, he was dancing in the palms of Amatsukami members!
Thinking of this, Danzō asked inexplicably, "Why?! Why do these Uchiha shinobi and the other members of Amatsukami follow you so selflessly? This is completely unreasonable… the one they should be loyal to is me…not you! So why? Answer me!"
Before Kuroto could say anything, Shisui interrupted, "Because unlike you, Kuroto-san doesn't want to spread terror over the Shinobi World! He is not driven by greed and he doesn't desire power! And most of all, unlike who only cares about himself, he is trying to protect Konoha and the Shinobi world."
Danzō angrily shouted at Shisui, "Shut up! I am Konoha's Hokage! Only I can save Konoha, you damn Uchihas are ruining everything… you idiots should be obeying my orders, not him!"
"Humph… only in your dreams." Both Shisui and Itachi snorted at Danzō's claim.
Seeing the three of them arguing, Kuroto chuckled lightly, then instructed Shisui and Itachi, "Since this matter has been resolved, the two of you should go back to the village… I will take care of the aftermath here."
Shisui glanced at unconscious Tsukihi lying on the ground and asked, "Kuroto-san… do we need to take back Tsukihi with us for treatment at Konoha Hospital?"
Kuroto shook his head, "No, she can't be treated in the village… I will personally take care of her treatment, don't worry about it."
"All right then." – said Shisui, without asking anything, both Shisui and Itachi used their own means and disappeared from the sinking island.
After Shisui and Itachi left, Kuroto turned toward Danzō and said, "Shimura Danzō, to be honest, I am quite grateful to you… All things considered, although you were a major headache and irritated me on several occasions, you were still a good pawn and helped me understand the loopholes as well as hidden dangers of the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual."
Hearing this, Danzō was taken aback, "It turns out that the one behind all that was you, not Uchiha Tsukihi!"
Danzō always thought that the ones interested in the ceremony were only Fujin and later Homusubi, only now is he realizing that even Hyuga Kuroto is also interested in the ceremony.
Kuroto chuckled and explained, "I think you are misunderstanding something… Fujin and Tsukihi were only acting as per the instructions I gave them… from the very beginning, I was the only one interested in this ceremony… From the day Fujin approached you with the intention of selling the Chimera Jutsu as well as the Chimera Buds, to the moment when Uchiha Tsukihi continued the research in place of Fujin to the final moments when the ritual was completed… all of that was done according to my instructions. All I needed was a pawn who had enough funds and was foolish enough to take the risk… your greed for power was the only thing I needed to manipulate you to make you do what I wanted from you… So you see, you were never meant to be anything more than a pawn, and I must say, you outlived your value."
His tone was flat as if he was in the middle of after-meal talks.
Although Kuroto said all of this flatly, however, when Danzō heard all of this, his heart turned cold. He always thought that he was the one using Amatsukami and Orochimaru, but only now did he realize that the young man standing in front of him was the real mastermind pulling all the strings. And Hyuga Kuroto controlled him like a donkey.
No, it should be more accurate to say that Danzō was only a pawn who was used as a pavement to further build the road of godhood.
Realizing this, Danzō was horrified and couldn't help but question, "But… why… why are you telling me all of this?!"
"Yeah… about that…" Kuroto waved his hand as several Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared around his hand, and while playing with those black orbs, he answered Danzō's question, "This is your reward for helping me explore the road… cherish it as I am going to make you completely disappear after this."
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