Chương 57: Chapter 57: Danzo’s Gamble

"Swish, swish, swish…"

Within a dense forest.

High atop towering ancient trees.

Shadows darted rapidly, feet pressing against the massive branches as they leaped forward.

"Lord Danzo, he's caught up to us!"

"Hmm…"

Danzo's gaze turned icy as he sneered, "I was hoping he'd follow us."

"The Wood Release he used is far stronger than that traitor Yamato's. This journey wasn't a waste after all."

Moments earlier, Kiyoshi had unleashed his Cutting Sprigs Jutsu.

Coupled with his powerful Genjutsu, he'd quickly eliminated several members of Root.

Such a display had truly surprised Danzo.

He felt an increasing urgency to recruit such a prodigy under his wing.

"Crack… crack…"

While unwrapping the bandage on his right arm.

He revealed an arm tightly encased in metal and bound with a special seal, preventing it from being discerned by visual jutsu like Byakugan or Sharingan.

"Alright, just a bit further…"

"Rustle… rustle…"

Time passed, and just when Danzo felt he'd led his pursuer far enough and was ready to stop…

Out of nowhere, the tree beneath him seemed to come alive.

Without any warning, thick vines erupted from all directions.

"What?"

Danzo's eyes contracted in shock, his heart racing.

He leapt upwards without hesitation, narrowly evading the vines that attacked from every angle.

Landing on the ground below, a cloud of dust billowed around him.

However, his subordinates weren't as quick to react.

"Swish… swish…"

"Damn it…"

"Everyone, be careful!"

"Damn it, cut them down!"

Green vines shot out like lightning, instantly ensnaring their legs.

And before they could raise their blades to sever them…

More vines emerged, binding their bodies tightly.

"How is this possible?!"

"He's absorbing our chakra!"

"Lord Danzo, help us!"

But in the next moment…

Terror spread across their faces.

They realized their chakra was being drained, their strength quickly fading.

Even their bodies were visibly shriveling at a disturbing rate.

"Aaaahhh…"

Amidst their horrifying screams…

One by one, the fear-stricken corpses hung lifelessly in place.

It was enough to make one's skin crawl.

"Ahh…"

"His Wood Release can absorb chakra from others too?"

Watching as his subordinates struggled helplessly, trapped in the many vines…

Danzo's shock was apparent, disbelief in his eyes. "He's only eight years old and has already reached this level?"

Even after Danzo thought he'd prepared for any scenario, he realized he'd still underestimated Ishikawa Kiyoshi.

Such strength defied common sense.

Yet Danzo's expression remained cold, unmoved by his subordinates' pleas for help.

Instead, maintaining his vigilance, he swiftly removed the heavy metal device on his arm, sealed with complex jutsu.

He simply observed coldly, watching as the Root ninjas were drained of chakra and died in despair.

"Well, well, isn't this Lord Danzo, one of Konoha's elite? The famous Scapegoat Hokage, who takes the blame for the Hokage?"

As Danzo watched, Kiyoshi's figure emerged eerily from a tree trunk in front of him.

Mocking Danzo with a sneer, he taunted, "Why aren't you hiding in the shadows, enjoying your power in Konoha? What brings you all the way out here?"

"Ishikawa Kiyoshi… you know me?"

Listening to Kiyoshi's teasing, Danzo's face darkened.

At the same time, he couldn't help but frown, surprised as he observed Ishikawa Kiyoshi.

As a man who rarely showed himself in public and often operated from the shadows due to the restrictions Hiruzen placed on him, it didn't make sense for this boy to know him.

And yet, he seemed aware of more than just Danzo's name. Could it be that Tsunade had informed him?

"No, I don't really know you."

With a smirk, Kiyoshi looked down on him and boldly accused, "Who are you, really? Why are you impersonating Konoha's Elder Danzo Shimura?"

"Pretending to be a Root ninja, attempting to assassinate Lady Tsunade, and framing the leader of Root?"

"What exactly are you plotting?"

"You brat…"

Danzo's face remained impassive.

But his gaze was cold and full of killing intent. "Since you say so, I can do this with a clear conscience."

Clang…

With that, he removed the metal device from his right hand.

Danzo's bare shoulder revealed the face of the First Hokage.

His right arm, horrifyingly, had several crimson Sharingan embedded in it, creating a chilling sight.

He didn't launch an attack immediately.

Instead, he formed a sequence of hand seals.

"To pursue power so desperately, you've turned yourself into something not quite human or beast—truly disgusting…"

Looking at Danzo's arm, not only bearing the First Hokage's face but also riddled with Sharingan, Kiyoshi didn't hold back his scorn.

He made no move to interfere.

In fact, he wasn't in a hurry to use his own Sharingan.

Finally, he had an opponent worthy of some serious effort.

He felt the blood in his veins begin to boil with excitement.

"You, a brat who's never known the horrors of war, raised in comfort, bearing the Senju bloodline and awakening the same Wood Release as the First Hokage—you have luck so enviable it angers me."

Danzo's expression remained stoic.

Lowering the bandage over his right eye, revealing a three-tomoe Sharingan.

He glared up at Kiyoshi, voice cold, "You wouldn't understand the agony of lacking power."

"Ishikawa Kiyoshi, your power… will be mine!"

His eyes blazed with intensity.

Clenching his right fist, he shouted to Kiyoshi, "I will lead you, bring peace to the world of shinobi, and usher in a new era."

"I will make Konoha great again."

"Hmm, so that's your dream?"

Kiyoshi smiled and replied, "Too bad… you won't be around to see the Infinite Tsukuyomi!"

With that, he raised his right hand, aiming at Danzo.

In Danzo's wary gaze, he clenched his fist tightly!

"Whoosh… whoosh…"

Without warning.

Sharp wooden spikes shot up from the ground.

Attacking from every direction.

"What?"

In an instant.

Danzo's face contorted in horror, and before he could react, he was pierced through.

His body was stabbed repeatedly, like a pincushion.

Blood splattered.

Danzo coughed up blood.

Looking up at Kiyoshi in disbelief, he uttered, "You…"

But within the next moment, life faded from his eyes.

He collapsed, motionless on the ground.

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Chương 58: Chapter 58: Unmatched Power

"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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