Hatake Kakashi Absolutely Will Not Be a Chakra Unit!

Chapter 100: The Uchiha Wander Plan 4

Root Headquarters was now split into three battlefronts: a chaotic melee pitting the Third and Fourth Hokage and the Anbu against the Uchiha elites and Root ninja; a one-on-one duel between Kakashi and Danzo Shimura; and a civil war between the Uchiha Clan Head, Fugaku, and the other Mangekyo Sharingan user, Shisui, along with his few conservative followers.

Konoha, one of the Five Great Nations, unleashed its full power. However, with most of the other clans' ninja and regular forces still on the front lines against the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, there were not many shinobi available to be mobilized within the village. After accounting for the ninja needed to evacuate civilians, the actual number of high-end forces available to join the fray was only a few dozen.

This was a battle where the minimum rank was Jonin, with large-scale AOE ninjutsu being thrown around constantly. It was no longer a fight that mid-to-low-rank ninja could participate in.

On the field, at least six shinobi with Kage-level combat power fought with all their might for their respective goals. This was the largest internal conflict in Konoha's history, and also the largest defection event in its history.

An indescribable thunderous roar cut through the wind blades as Kakashi lunged forward. He swung his blade horizontally, and after Danzo ducked under the attack—a strike sharp enough to cleave a man in two—he had no time to think, tossing the blade into the air and leaping upwards.

The ground below was covered in a dense array of sealing tags. This, combined with Danzo's bandaged right arm, couldn't help but remind the silver-haired boy of the Cthulhu mythos. With no way to gain purchase in mid-air, the boy caught the blade and touched its tip to the ground. A glint of cold light pierced the stone slab, and the sealing formula surged madly from the blade towards Kakashi's hands.

His Ryumyaku chakra surged, and he abandoned the tainted blade.

His feet adhering to a ruined wall, Kakashi looked at the ground, now completely covered in prohibition seals, and let out a cold laugh and a puff of turbid air.

"You think this can limit my speed?"

"Under these seals, not even your teacher, the Fourth Hokage, would dare to rashly use the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"I see. A tactic specifically researched to counter Sensei, and it just so happens to be used on me."

The cratered ground, ravaged by the fierce battle, gave no hint that it was once a mountain-like structure. On the shattered ceiling above, the summoned dream-eating beast, the Baku, was another monster the boy had to deal with.

Thrusting a new blade into a wall full of cracks, Kakashi gave a light tug. A purple lightning glow erupted, spreading through every fissure. The wall collapsed, crashing down onto the ground that Danzo had covered in seals. Before the seals could blanket the ground again, the silver-haired boy vanished from his spot.

Danzo's Sharingan captured a faint afterimage. Just as he was about to form a hand seal, he felt a sharp pain in his fingers. His index, middle, and ring fingers were severed. With his left hand, he grabbed the blade stuck in his body, while a three-tomoe Sharingan in his right arm spun wildly.

"Wood Release: Tree Root Burst!"

Using his right arm, he instantly created a giant tree, intending to engulf both himself and the silver-haired boy. Kakashi, by a hair's breadth, broke his own blade and dodged this mutual-destruction jutsu.

Based on what just happened, if he had been a fraction of a second slower, he would have suffered a great loss. This old bastard, even when taking someone down with him, was still so decisive.

"Wood Release...??"

Another piece of incriminating evidence after Danzo's exposure of his Sharingan. The Third Hokage's heart grew cold. He immediately recalled the clues he had once uncovered.

"Danzo, you bastard... when did you get involved with Orochimaru?"

"Lord Third, you knew about this too?"

Minato Namikaze heard the piece of information that the Third had let slip, whether intentionally or not. His heart, already heavy, sank even further. No, "heavy" was not the right word; it had already hit rock bottom. But he had never thought the situation could get even worse.

After saying that, the Third Hokage continued to focus on fighting the Uchiha elites, not answering the Fourth Hokage's question or his bellyful of anger.

When it came to temper, Minato Namikaze considered himself a reasonable person. Even if others made occasional mistakes, as long as they weren't too unforgivable, he would never complain or shirk responsibility.

But these things kept happening one after another. A feeling of being played coiled around the Yellow Flash's heart.

When did Kakashi remove my teleportation marker?

He wanted to use the Flying Thunder God to escape the entanglement and help the silver-haired boy fight Danzo. He had now identified Danzo as an enemy who must be eliminated, whether because of the Uchiha affair, the existence of Root, or the Wood Release that had just appeared.

First Izanagi.

According to the boy's observation, Danzo Shimura currently possessed a total of five Sharingan. He had used one, which meant he still had to be killed four more times to completely erase this damned old thing from the world.

As expected, a minute later, a killing intent surged from behind. The leader of Root reappeared, completely unharmed, standing on the high ground of the wood jutsu he had just used, then leaping onto the Baku's back.

On his right arm, the rearmost Sharingan had permanently closed its eye.

"So that's how you tricked Hanzo of the Salamander and escaped the pursuit of Obito and the Akatsuki. You're a cunning fox, Lord Danzo."

"The sight of you clinging to life is more vile than the most disgusting excrement I have ever seen."

This revenge, which should have been fraught with danger for the silver-haired boy, had now, due to the soaring fighting spirit in his heart, turned into a one-sided taunt. This guy opposite him, who had just been so eager to sacrifice a Sharingan, clearly had no intention of fighting and just wanted to use it to escape.

"You talk on and on about the Uchiha being rats. I look at you, constantly trying to run away, and I see the real rat."

"My plan! How could you possibly understand it!"

"You don't have a damn plan!"

Surging chakra drew arcs of electricity across the ground. The boy now had a rough estimate of Danzo's strength. If he cast everything aside and fought him to the death, he might have a chance of winning. But in his current state, wanting a quick fight to escape, he was no match for him.

This guy still dares to underestimate me.

Kakashi prepared to teach this old thing a proper lesson.

The sword's edge instantly broke through the ground's limitations, extending to a length of twenty to thirty meters. In the rapidly contracting pupils of the leader of Root, one slash severed the Baku's tusk and sliced off two-thirds of its nose.

Blood gushed out. The summoned beast, its strength yet to be unleashed, let out a painful cry.

Against this kind of enemy, sound-based genjutsu would no longer have a decisive effect. But with the enhancement of the Ryumyaku chakra, the lightning dragon was no longer the hollow shell it used to be. As it nullified Danzo's counter-attacking wind jutsu, the lightning dragon's five claws spread wide, as if to compete with a real living creature. The spherical lightning flowing in its eyes lit up, like the finishing touch on a painted dragon.

"Baku - Wind Release: Great Vacuum Suction Sphere!"

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