NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 5: Danzo's Death
"It seems I have no choice but to step in." His subordinates had been completely wiped out, yet the man known as the Darkness of the Shinobi remained composed. He tossed aside his cane and slowly unwrapped the bandages around his arm, revealing a terrifying right arm.
"Sharingan?"
Inoka Uchiha and Saito Uchiha, who were protected by Susanoo, glared at Danzo angrily. "How dare you defile the remains of our clan's ancestors!"
"The Uchiha Clan has always been inherently evil. The power of the Sharingan should only be used to protect Konoha in my hands."
Danzo declared while looking at the three inside the Susanoo: "Kuragami Uchiha, today, I will personally put an end to your evil deeds."
With that, Danzo charged at Kuragami Uchiha, forming hand seals as he moved.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets!"
The wind Chakra gathered in Danzo's mouth before being shot out like bullets toward Kuragami Uchiha's Susanoo.
Meanwhile, Danzo weaved through the barrage of vacuum bullets, with kunai in hand, aiming for Kuragami Uchiha.
However, the Susanoo, towering above, effortlessly destroyed the vacuum bullets with a single swing, and Danzo himself was cut in half in the same strike.
As Susanoo slowly dissipated, Kuragami Uchiha and his two companions emerged from within.
"Is it over?"
Inoka Uchiha muttered in disbelief.
"Yes, it's over." Kuragami Uchiha nodded and approached Danzo's severed corpse.
Yet, in the next moment, Danzo's body vanished before their eyes. A sharp whistling sound came from behind Kuragami Uchiha.
"Kuragami Uchiha, your eyes belong to me."
Danzo's voice carried an unmistakable excitement. If he could kill Kuragami Uchiha, he could obtain the pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan that belong to Kuragami and Shisui, which would bring him one step closer to becoming Hokage.
But just as his kunai was about to pierce Kuragami Uchiha's back, Danzo suddenly found himself frozen in place and his body slowly fading away.
"W-what is this?" Danzo stared in disbelief as his right arm and kunai disintegrated into nothingness.
"Your trump card is Izanagi, isn't it?"
Kuragami Uchiha finally turned his head, his left eye's Mangekyō Sharingan spinning rapidly. "A Genjutsu that creates illusions in reality… Unfortunately for you, my eye completely counters it."
"My left eye, Mukyōmei, erases all illusions in its gaze."
As Kuragami finished speaking, Danzo's form completely disappeared into thin air, while the severed corpse reappeared in its original place.
With the suppression of Chakra gone, the Hashirama's cells in Danzo's body began to run rampant.
Kuragami Uchiha quickly set up a Sealing Technique to contain the rogue cells before lifting Danzo's remains.
"Let's go. We're returning to the village." Kuragami said.
"Returning to the village?" Saito Uchiha was taken aback.
"Yes, to demand an explanation."
Kuragami replied, glancing at a Wood Style user barely clinging to life nearby. "Bring him, too."
… … …
Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe for the 27th time that day. For some reason, a deep unease had been looming over him since morning.
"Hokage-sama, Kuragami Uchiha has returned to the village and has a conflict at the gate."
An Anbu member burst into the office.
Sarutobi's heart sank. If Kuragami had returned, would that mean Danzo had failed?
"Why would there be a conflict if he was simply returning after completing a mission?" Sarutobi pressed.
"In his hands…"
The Anbu swallowed hard. "He's carrying Danzo-sama's corpse. And Danzo's body… has multiple Sharingan embedded in it."
"What?!"
Sarutobi was horrified. He had already prepared for the possibility of Danzo failing, even suspecting that Danzo might fall under Kotoamatsukami. But he never expected Danzo to outright die at Kuragami Uchiha's hands.
"Hokage-sama, the two village advisors have been informed and are on their way to the village gates."
The Anbu continued. "Additionally, the Uchiha Clan has also received word and is currently gathering."
Hearing this, Sarutobi could no longer sit still and hurried out.
… … …
By dusk, tension at Konoha's gates was at its peak.
Dozens of jōnin in flak jackets had surrounded Kuragami Uchiha and Inoka Uchiha, who carried the unconscious Yamato.
But no one dared make the first move. In the center, Kuragami stood calmly, casually tossing Danzo's half-corpse to the ground like trash.
"How dare you! You killed an elder from the village! Is the Uchiha Clan planning a rebellion?!"
A voice filled with anger sounded, making the surrounding ninjas part, allowing Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, Konoha's two senior advisors, to step forward.
Their faces darkened at the sight of their former comrade's mutilated body. "Seize these rogue ninjas at once!"
"I'd like to see who dares!"
At that moment, Uchiha ninjas began arriving behind Kuragami Uchiha.
Under the crimson glow of the setting sun, their Sharingan gleamed ominously.
At the forefront stood the clan's radical elders, dragging along their reluctant clan head, Fugaku Uchiha.
When Saito Uchiha delivered the news, the Uchiha Clan mobilized with unprecedented speed. Even the pacifists within the clan were enraged at the sight of Danzo's Sharingan-infested arm.
Shisui, still recovering from his eye transplant, had also rushed to the scene.
Itachi had initially tried to stop him, but at this point, the Uchiha Clan was beyond reasoning.
Their pleas fell on deaf ears, and conflict nearly erupted within the clan itself before they all arrived at the village gates.
"Is the Uchiha Clan rebelling?!"
Homura Mitokado shouted.
"Defiling the remains of our people, if rebellion is what it takes to bring justice, then so be it!"
An Uchiha elder retorted without backing down.
"Enough! All of you, stop!"
Just as both sides were about to clash, a firm and commanding voice cut through the tension.
A small yet imposing figure stepped into the center, wearing the Hokage's ceremonial robe, the words "Third Hokage" emblazoned across his back.
In his presence, both sides momentarily hesitate and cease their actions.