i am kimimaro

Kimimaro came to Konoha with two goals.

One was for the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit, the Byakugan.

And the second was for the forbidden techniques within the Scroll of Seals.

As for fighting to the death and killing, he wasn't too interested in that.

He sought longevity, not to be a bloodthirsty murderer.

Fighting to the death at every turn was the behavior of a reckless fool.

Without the protagonist's halo, such people usually died quickly.

That's why, when faced with the siege of four Jonin who could kill a Kage-level powerhouse together, Kimimaro, whose chakra was significantly depleted, decisively chose to retreat.

He didn't want to fight desperately for no reason, even if he was full.

Moreover, he owed a favor to the future Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. It wouldn't be right to kill people from Konoha for no reason.

With no benefits and having to fight to the death, while also offending Tsunade, Kimimaro gave up without a second thought.

Inside the Sealed Room, the Scroll of Seals lay quietly on the table in the middle.

"Found it."

Kimimaro was overjoyed and immediately stepped forward.

As a confidential document that only the Hokage could see, the Scroll of Seals would have even stronger defenses on normal days.

The reason there were only two people guarding it at this moment was that a major incident had occurred in the village, and most of the defensive forces had gone to intercept the invaders.

This allowed Kimimaro to enter this place so easily.

But just as his right hand was about to touch the Scroll of Seals, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

The next moment, countless tiny poisonous insects emerged from the Scroll of Seals.

If Kimimaro hadn't retracted his hand in time, he would have been corroded by these poisonous insects.

"Hehe, to be able to detect the presence of the poisonous insects, you have some skills. It seems Orochimaru has also cultivated a decent tool."

An aged voice sounded, filled with a cold feeling.

Kimimaro looked back.

Three people appeared at the door.

The one who spoke was an old man, standing in the middle, his right eye and right arm completely wrapped in white bandages, with a cross-shaped scar on his chin.

This person was a high-ranking Konoha official, the leader of Root, the legendary source of all evil in the Hokage world, known as "Danzo the Darkness."

The two people standing beside him were named Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fu, his left and right hands.

The poisonous insects on the Scroll of Seals just now were Aburame Torune's masterpiece.

"Danzo Shimura?"

Seeing Kimimaro call out his name, Danzo wasn't surprised.

"As expected, Orochimaru's purpose isn't simple. Besides Hiruzen's life and Uchiha Sasuke's body, he also has his eyes on the Scroll of Seals? That's quite an appetite."

Danzo slightly opened his left eye, a cold light flashing within.

Obviously, Kimimaro's attempt to steal the Scroll of Seals had aroused killing intent in this old man.

The Third Hokage was probably not going to survive today, which meant he was very likely to be the next Hokage. In this situation, the Scroll of Seals was practically his property.

Trying to steal his things was practically asking for death.

"Does someone like Orochimaru even deserve to have the Scroll of Seals? Get lost! Go back and tell Orochimaru to do what he should be doing and stop having any other ideas about Konoha. Otherwise, his days won't be so comfortable anymore."

Danzo clearly attributed Kimimaro's attempt to steal the Scroll of Seals to Orochimaru, and Kimimaro naturally wouldn't bother explaining.

He immediately said, "Lord Orochimaru helped you kill the Third Hokage, and now you're not even willing to give him a mere Scroll of Seals?"

"Hmph! Orochimaru wanting to kill Hiruzen is his personal grudge, what does it have to do with me?"

"It seems there's nothing to talk about."

"What? You still want to fight me?"

Danzo sneered, clearly not taking Kimimaro seriously.

"If you stand in my way, I don't mind killing you."

"Arrogant brat, do you know where this is? You think you can take my life? Those who had such thoughts are already in hell."

The coldness in Danzo's eyes grew even stronger. He would never allow someone who wanted to kill him to live.

"Is that so? I'd really like to try."

Kimimaro gripped his bone sword tightly, the pure white bone sword instantly turning pitch black.

Sword of Clow Card, Enchant!

"This is... the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku? I didn't expect Orochimaru to get his hands on such good stuff."

Curiosity and greed appeared in Danzo's eyes.

He wasn't any less interested in bloodline limits than Orochimaru.

These were all excellent experimental materials.

"Fu, Torune, leave him alive. We can't waste the body of a Kaguya clansman."

"Yes! Lord Danzo!"

Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune responded simultaneously.

Kimimaro's gaze swept over the two of them, their strength wasn't something he took seriously.

At most, Aburame Torune's abilities were somewhat troublesome.

Nano-sized poisonous insects, once touched, the cells in the body would be destroyed by them.

For many people, such an ability was practically an instant kill.

Fortunately, Kimimaro knew this information, as long as he wasn't touched, there wouldn't be any danger.

Furthermore, he was also a top-notch medical ninja, even if he was hit, he wouldn't be easily killed by the poisonous insects.

Aburame Torune attacked first, taking off his gloves, revealing his pale hands.

But in just an instant, those pale hands turned dark purple, looking extremely eerie.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn't that the skin color had changed, but that a layer of purple insects covered his skin.

His purple right hand clenched into a fist, striking directly at Kimimaro.

It seemed like an ordinary punch, but it was filled with killing intent.

Facing this punch, Kimimaro didn't block it immediately, but instead took a step back.

At the same time, crimson flames erupted from the originally pitch-black bone sword.

Dance of the Bee Sting!

Stepping back was to gather momentum, making this strike even more powerful.

Crimson flames erupted, followed by sword light.

Aburame Torune only felt a flash of fire before his eyes, and then the sword edge landed on his fist.

His right fist, wrapped in poisonous insects, originally had decent defense, but when facing this sword, it was like tofu encountering a cleaver.

Swish, swish, swish!

The pitch-black sword edge, blazing with flames, swung consecutively, delivering eight strikes in a row. The two passed each other, Kimimaro ignoring Aburame Torune entirely and continuing his attack towards Yamanaka Fu.

After the Dance of the Bee Sting, he immediately followed up with a Demon Sword Assault!

The crimson flames vanished, replaced by an even more dazzling sword light.

The sword light pierced straight towards Yamanaka Fu's chest!

The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to react before the sword pierced through his heart.

Kimimaro pulled out the bone sword, blood splattering.

Yamanaka Fu's life was extinguished.

And Aburame Torune's situation was even more dire.

The eight consecutive sword strikes all hit their mark, the flames completely burning away both of his arms that were covered in poisonous insects.

The final sword strike even slashed across his throat.

In the span of two breaths, two more corpses lay on the ground.

Kimimaro pointed his sword at Danzo.

"Now, who do you think is going to hell?"

*(End of Chapter)*