"Is he dead?"
Kiyoshi observed Danzo's bloodied and battered body lying on the ground below. His expression remained calm as he leapt down from a tree branch.
"Not quite."
Suddenly, a voice echoed around him.
The supposedly dead Danzo appeared mysteriously behind him, giving Kiyoshi no time to react as he swiftly formed hand seals and unleashed a jutsu.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullet!"
Whoosh…whoosh…
One after another, rapid wind bullets tore through the air, speeding toward Kiyoshi from behind, like bullets with a deadly intent.
There were over ten of them, each one aimed precisely at Kiyoshi's vital points, leaving him no chance to escape.
Ruthless.
"I was expecting this!"
Kiyoshi smirked. He had anticipated the move and wasn't the least bit surprised. Calmly, he raised his right hand: "Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!"
Rustle…rustle…
Thick wooden planks burst from the ground, quickly forming an oval-shaped protective dome.
Boom…boom… The wooden shield materialized instantly, blocking the relentless barrage of wind bullets.
Tiny fragments of wood scattered with every impact, producing thunderous sounds that made one's scalp tingle. Yet, the shield, as tough as steel, withstood the assault.
Inside, Kiyoshi remained unscathed.
At the same time, tendrils of wood erupted from beneath Danzo, wrapping around his legs with lightning speed and draining his chakra as they yanked him toward the ground.
"What!?" Danzo's expression twisted in shock, but he couldn't break free.
As he was pulled underground, sharp wooden tendrils shot up, piercing through his body in an instant.
"Agh…" His scream was ghastly as he succumbed.
Before Kiyoshi could savor his victory, Danzo's corpse vanished without a trace.
In a blink, the unscathed Danzo reappeared to Kiyoshi's left.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!" Danzo's hands moved swiftly, forming seals as he unleashed a chakra-charged wave of wind from his mouth.
Whoosh…
In an instant, a razor-sharp blade of wind shot toward Kiyoshi.
"So, Danzo, is Wind Release your pride and joy?"
Kiyoshi's expression remained unchanged, but a smirk played on his lips. His keen sensory abilities had already locked onto Danzo's position.
In a split second, Kiyoshi completed his own one-handed seal and retaliated: "Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!
Whoosh, whoosh… A series of powerful wind blades ripped through the air, stunning Danzo.
He hadn't expected Kiyoshi to counter so quickly with a stronger version of his own technique, aiming to overpower him in his own specialty.
Boom…boom…
Danzo's wind blade was shredded by Kiyoshi's onslaught. In a heartbeat, Kiyoshi's wind blades surged forward at blinding speed, relentlessly tearing through the air.
Boom, boom…
Danzo dodged as best as he could, but Kiyoshi's assault was merciless.
Wind blades cut through the forest, tearing trees apart. Though Danzo managed to evade most of the attack, he couldn't avoid everything.
A single misstep, and a blade sliced through his body, cutting him clean in half. He collapsed, screaming in pain.
The next second, his bloody corpse disappeared.
Danzo reappeared a few meters away, his eyes filled with a mixture of disbelief and fear as he watched Kiyoshi.
"You're not the least bit surprised I keep coming back from the dead…?"
"It's just Izanagi, isn't it?"
Kiyoshi looked at him with amusement, glancing at the row of Sharingan embedded in Danzo's right arm, each one spinning menacingly.
"You've got nine eyes left. Let's see how long you can last."
"Shall we find out which runs out first: your chakra or my patience?"
"Hmph, you certainly know a lot… Well, I'm just as curious to see the full extent of your power."
With Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan in his possession, Danzo felt secure. His confidence grew as he gazed at Kiyoshi, an eight-year-old child with such overwhelming strength—unbelievable.
He had refrained from using Kotoamatsukami because he wanted to measure this young prodigy's full capabilities first.
His eyes gleamed with excitement as he looked at Kiyoshi.
"Ishikawa Kiyoshi, join Root and serve under me! Together, we could conquer the shinobi world. I'll even promise to support you as Hokage!"
"Sorry, I refuse…"
Kiyoshi's voice dripped with disdain. He stared directly at Danzo, a hint of scorn in his tone.
"Why would I need to team up with someone like you? Give me time, and I can conquer the shinobi world on my own. Why would I drag along dead weight?"
Before the words were fully out, Kiyoshi charged at Danzo.
Under Danzo's shocked and darkening gaze, Kiyoshi's body began to expand. In mere moments, he transformed into a towering wooden giant, standing over ten meters tall.
"And besides… I have no interest in becoming Hokage."
"What?"
Danzo's eyes shrank as he took in the scene, his voice tinged with disbelief. He recalled that the Wood Release Jutsu in the Hidden Leaf scrolls contained nothing like this.
But before he could process it fully—
Whoosh, whoosh…
The colossal wooden giant loomed over him, its massive form casting a shadow over Danzo's stunned face.
The giant raised a gigantic fist, brimming with chakra, and brought it down with a force that compressed the very air.
"Mighty Fist!"
Boom, boom…
The deafening impact roared through the forest, sending clouds of dust and debris skyward.
Within a hundred-meter radius around the giant, the ground fractured and caved in, radiating the shockwave in every direction.
Whoosh…whoosh…
The furious gusts turned into a fierce storm, snapping trees and sending them tumbling like twigs.
Rocks and leaves swirled violently, obscuring the entire area and making it impossible to see clearly.
"That's…"
A hundred meters away, in the forest, Tsunade had finally caught up, intending to watch the battle from a distance.
A sudden blast of wind nearly threw her off her feet. She channeled chakra into her legs to anchor herself to the towering tree beneath her, barely managing to hold her ground.
As the dust gradually settled, her widened eyes took in the massive figure standing tall in the clearing.
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