Chapitre 111: 111. Death
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Biwako had no patience for formalities, so she asked directly, "Danzo, what are you trying to say?"
Danzo saw that Minato had remained silent, and his tone grew more aggressive. "The Hokage is supposed to protect his comrades, yet the Third Hokage was gravely injured due to his negligence, and both advisors were assassinated. Shouldn't you be ashamed?"
Minato looked Danzo in the eye and replied, "Yes, I should be ashamed—ashamed as Hokage for not uncovering your treachery sooner!"
Danzo attempted to continue manipulating the situation, "Does the Fourth Hokage want to blame me for failing to protect Homura and Koharu? If so—"
"Enough, Danzo!" Minato shouted, unable to contain his anger. "I already know about your collusion with Orochimaru, leaking the village's secrets, and murdering the two advisors!"
Minato then asked, "Why would you do such a thing? Are you trying to become a Hokage advisor or even Hokage yourself? Or do you expect me to end my life in shame like White Fang did?"
Danzo wished Minato would indeed end his life, but he couldn't say that aloud, nor could he admit to his crimes. Instead, he deflected, "Do you, as Hokage, only slander your comrades to avoid responsibility?"
Minato, having already anticipated Danzo's intentions, refused to continue the argument. "Fugaku has already testified to your crimes. Will you still deny it?"
Danzo felt a chill run down his spine at the mention of the Uchiha leader's name. He tried to argue, "That's just one person's testimony."
Minato turned toward Yamanaka Inoichi and asked, "Inoichi, what were the findings of your investigation of the four Sound Ninjas?"
Inoichi stood up and reported, "We found memories of Orochimaru exchanging information with Danzo's subordinates."
Danzo remained defiant. "Oh? My subordinates acted on their own. I did not know of this."
At that moment, an ANBU operative arrived to report, "Lord Hokage, Sai has stabilized after emergency treatment."
Minato gestured for the ANBU to step back and replied, "Once we interrogate Sai, we will know whether he acted alone or on your orders. What do you have to say now, Danzo?"
Danzo fell silent. The mounting evidence was undeniable. His plans were falling apart.
"Yes, I did it," Danzo admitted through clenched teeth. His hand tightened around his cane before he let it drop to the ground as though surrendering. "But I did it all for Konoha. Wind—do it!"
As soon as Danzo's voice fell, a puppet made of straw, wielding a sickle, dropped from the ceiling, attacking Naruto. Without thinking, Naruto launched a Rasengan at the puppet.
"Don't touch it! That's the Mind Body Puppet Curse!" Inoichi warned.
But it was too late. Naruto's Rasengan struck the puppet, sending it flying. At the same time, Naruto's consciousness was suddenly trapped inside the puppet's body. The change in perspective made him think he had accidentally used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.
Meanwhile, Yamanaka Fū had taken control of Naruto's body and immediately moved toward Danzo.
Danzo placed a kunai to Naruto's throat, but in the next moment, Fū suffered a backlash—the Nine-Tails' seal inside Naruto had never been fully secured, and Fū was suddenly overwhelmed by Kurama's malicious chakra. Though his consciousness returned to his own body, Fū remained unconscious.
Naruto's consciousness returned to his body, and Kurama mocked him. "So weak—letting a pathetic jutsu like that get the better of you."
Angered, Naruto activated his Kyuubi Chakra Mode. A chakra arm extended from his shoulder to block the kunai, while another condensed a Rasengan and slammed it into Danzo's chest.
"Gah!" Danzo had thought Naruto was the weakest link and the person Minato would most care about, hoping to use him as leverage. Instead, Naruto's attack sent him flying, coughing up blood.
Before Danzo could hit the ground, Kushina's fist was already in his face. "How dare you take my son hostage!"
Her fiery red hair flared with fury as she pummeled Danzo, leaving him unrecognizable—until he suddenly vanished.
In stunned silence, Danzo reappeared outside the group, completely unscathed, and bolted for the village gates.
"That's Izanagi!" Minato exclaimed. "It allows him to rewrite reality at the cost of a Sharingan."
Danzo had activated Izanagi just before Kushina's assault, giving him a brief window to escape.
He was convinced that if he could flee, armed with Konoha's secrets, he could make a comeback.
But things didn't go as planned. Before he could reach the gate, Minato was already upon him, pinning him to the ground. "You harmed Konoha, you threatened my family—I won't let you escape!"
Seeing Danzo still resist, Minato extended his hand. "Rasengan!"
Danzo screamed, "You'll regret this, Fourth Hokage!"
With his last strength, Danzo tore open his robes, and blood poured from his body, forming a black seal that expanded into a sphere. "For Konoha's future, even in death, I won't allow someone so naive to continue as Hokage!"
Minato immediately released Danzo and shouted, "Everyone, retreat!"
Danzo had inscribed the Four Black Seals onto himself—a forbidden jutsu that seals everything around him into the void upon his death.
At Minato's command, everyone retreated to safety.
Danzo's lifeless body collapsed to the ground. Within a sphere of tens of meters, everything was erased—land, air, and even the gates of his home...
And thus, in the shadows of the shinobi world, Shimura Danzo's life came to an end.
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Amidst the destruction, Minato stood silent for a moment before giving orders. "I will publicly announce Danzo's crimes, and we will give the advisors a proper burial. Shizune coordinated with Jiraiya-sama to assess Konoha's casualties and losses. Inoichi, assist the police force in calming the villagers."
"Yes!" both men responded in unison.
"Lady Biwako, please explain the situation to the guests in the shelters."
"Understood."
"Asuma, I'll need you to lead Team 10 to the Daimyo's residence to report the incident."
"Leave it to me."
After giving his orders, Minato watched as everyone dispersed, leaving Naruto and Kushina by his side.
Naruto suddenly remembered something important. "Oh, Mom, Dad, I forgot to tell you... I had Shukaku's jinchūriki stay at our house for a bit."
"What?"
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