Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Danzo Ambush
Miyuki Uchiha received the mission to go to the northwest border and eliminate spies from the Land of Earth.
The three of them sped up after leaving the village, heading toward the mission area. However, before they could reach their destination, figures wearing various masks surrounded them from all directions. In the blink of an eye, they were trapped.
"ANBU?" Uchiha Inaho's expression tightened as he observed the attire of the newcomers.
"No, not ANBU. It's ROOT," Miyuki Uchiha said calmly, drawing his long blade from behind. "Prepare for battle."
"Damn it! What does the village mean by this? Are they really attacking their own ninja?" Uchiha Saito said in anger, drawing his kunai to defend.
"A traitor of the Uchiha clan, Miyuki Uchiha. Today, I, Danzo, will rid the village of you, the unstable element." The sinister voice of Danzo echoed, but Miyuki Uchiha looked around, not seeing Danzo's figure.
"A cowardly rat hiding in the shadows, daring to speak so arrogantly," Miyuki Uchiha sneered.
"Miyuki Uchiha, stop with your little tricks. You want me to show myself, don't you? You intend to use the Sharingan you took from Uchiha Shisui on me, but too bad, Uchiha Shisui has already revealed everything. Your plot to steal his eyes and rebel is known to the village. Surrender now!" Danzo's voice threatened.
"What does he mean, Miyuki?" Uchiha Inaho asked in confusion.
"Now's not the time to explain," Miyuki Uchiha said, his surroundings crackling with lightning, explosions echoing from all directions. "Let's deal with these rats first."
"Understood!" Uchiha Inaho and Uchiha Zaidou nodded, backing up against Miyuki. They formed hand signs: "Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique."
Two massive fire dragons surged toward the ROOT forces, their explosive heat immediately incinerating the frontline ROOT ninjas. Danzo had sent only the elite for this ambush, but Inaho and Zaidou were both exceptional Uchiha, geniuses with the Two Tomoe Sharingan. Miyuki Uchiha was even more direct, as nine blue lightning orbs, each filled with immense chakra, gathered in an instant and shot toward various directions, crushing everything in their path.
Lightning Style: Lightning Ball, a basic technique in the Lightning Style ninjutsu that even low-ranking ninjas from Konoha could master, was wielded by Miyuki Uchiha with devastating power.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten ROOT ninjas were consumed by the lightning balls, leaving no trace behind. But under Danzo's brainwashing, the ROOT members had no individual will. The death of their comrades didn't stop them; instead, they continued charging at the three ninjas without fear.
As the ROOT ninjas advanced, those among them skilled in Water and Wind Style began releasing their techniques, hoping to overpower the three with elemental counters.
"By killing ANBU ninjas, Miyuki Uchiha, do you wish to betray the village?" Danzo's voice echoed again.
In response, a series of thunderstrikes the size of tree trunks rained down from the sky, landing precisely on the area where the ROOT ninjas had gathered. The explosive thunder instantly claimed the lives of more ROOT ninjas. Meanwhile, the Wind and Water Style techniques released by the ROOT ninjas were effortlessly neutralized by Miyuki Uchiha, who had condensed six ghostly blue lightning orbs, which spun rapidly around the three.
"Still not planning to show yourself, Danzo?" Miyuki Uchiha asked, his voice filled with disdain. "Or do you think your lackeys can stop me?"
"Miyuki Uchiha, stop wasting your effort. You can never control me," Danzo sneered.
"You truly overestimate yourself, Danzo," Miyuki Uchiha said with a mocking smile, easily cutting down ROOT ninjas with his jutsu. "You're nothing more than a rat that hides in the shadows, always in danger of being abandoned by Sarutobi. You don't deserve to wield a god's power."
Just then, several massive wooden pillars shot up into the air, forming a giant hand that began descending toward the three of them.
The previous attacks had merely been a strategy to deplete their chakra, but the real killing move was Danzo's hidden ace.
"Wood Style?" Uchiha Inaho gasped. The Uchiha clan, with their sharp eyes, recognized the technique immediately.
Both Inaho and Saito instinctively used jutsu to block the falling hand, but their techniques left no mark on it.
At that moment, Miyuki Uchiha calmly spoke, "Stand behind me."
In an instant, the three Tomoe in Miyuki Uchiha's eyes spun rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyō Sharingan. The dark power from his eyes enveloped the three of them, manifesting as a colossal black warrior covered in azure-blue runes.
Miyuki Uchiha's Sharingan power, combined with his explosive Lightning Style chakra, gathered in the warrior's hands and formed a glowing blue longsword. With a single slash, the massive wooden hand from the sky was cleaved in two.
"Danzo, is the show over yet?" Miyuki Uchiha's voice was cold. "Do you know why I didn't use the Uchiha clan's ultimate power from the start? Because I wanted you all to die here."
As he spoke, the sky above darkened. The water vapor from the previous Water and Fire Style clashes formed thick clouds, and vast amounts of energy compressed within. Everyone present, upon looking up, was filled with terror. Though the ROOT ninjas had already lost their humanity, the overwhelming sense of helplessness before such divine power was instinctual for any living being.
"Lightning Style: Kirin!" Miyuki Uchiha softly whispered the name of the jutsu. The next moment, a faint flash of electricity passed under the feet of everyone on the battlefield, so small that even ordinary people would only feel a brief sting. But in that moment, it became the death signal for all the ROOT ninjas.
The thunder transformed into a colossal blue beast, crashing down from the sky. The entire area was immediately consumed by the overwhelming lightning, and the ROOT ninjas had no escape. The only resistance came from a corner where wooden barriers rose, desperately attempting to block the falling storm.
Minutes passed, and the thunder eventually ceased. A torrential rain began to fall, washing away the bloodstained air.
In the corner where the wooden barriers had risen, the final layer of the wooden wall collapsed, revealing two figures. One was a masked man, who collapsed to the ground, still holding his hand in a seal. The other was a man with a cane, one arm wrapped in bandages, hanging limply in front of him.
"I found you, Danzo," Miyuki Uchiha, standing within the Susanoo, smiled brightly.