My Sign-in System in Naruto

No matter what, Danzo was the leader of Root and the one who had built it from the ground up.

Even if it meant sacrificing his comrades, Torune had to protect Danzo.

So in this situation, Torune didn't care how many Root members his forbidden technique would kill.

As long as Danzo survived, they would have hope to move forward.

"Hmm?"

However, Haru quickly noticed Torune's actions.

"The Pot Poison Technique, huh." Haru glanced at Torune's position, noticing the chunks of flesh and blood at his feet.

He was well aware that this was the Aburame clan's forbidden technique, a move that killed indiscriminately.

Combined with Danzo's Izanagi, this technique was indeed effective.

But…

Haru already knew about it.

"You're loyal, and you're strong."

Haru spoke casually. He didn't even need to rush over to deal with Torune or stop him.

Not only did he have countless ways to prevent the toxins from entering his body, but he wasn't even the real Haru.

His only task was to deal with Danzo alongside Itachi.

His real body wasn't here, so even if he inhaled the toxins, it wouldn't matter.

He was just a Wood Clone.

Torune quickly realized this as well.

Facing the poison dust he was so proud of, Haru didn't show any sense of crisis. Instead, he seemed completely indifferent.

"What's going on…"

Torune swallowed hard, utterly shocked by what he was seeing.

Perhaps Haru could hold his breath or use a special chakra cloak to protect himself.

But the forbidden technique he had unleashed could still seep through, albeit more slowly.

Either Haru was confident in his strength and believed the poison wouldn't threaten his life, or…

He simply didn't care about his own survival.

"No…"

Torune's mouth hung open in an "O" shape.

Because he had thought of an even more astonishing possibility.

This guy…

Was a clone!

A Wood Clone, like Tenzo a true physical manifestation, a technique more advanced than the Shadow Clone developed by the Second Hokage.

But was that possible?

After all, the person they were trying to assassinate wasn't just any Leaf jonin. It was Danzo.

A disciple of Lord Tobirama Senju, a man who had survived countless wars.

Most importantly, Haru had fought Danzo once before, and Danzo had escaped unscathed.

No matter what mindset Haru had, as a ninja facing such a formidable enemy, he should have calculated every possibility and approached the battle with the utmost seriousness.

Yet…

Haru had only sent a Wood Clone?

He thought killing Danzo only required a Wood Clone?

"No…"

Torune couldn't help but gasp, his scalp tingling.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't underestimate Danzo like this.

Haru's real body must be hiding somewhere.

Torune released as many insects as he could, trying to locate Haru's real body in the shadows.

"No need for all that trouble."

Haru said casually. "My real body isn't here. He's with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Fū Yamanaka, heading to the Land of Iron for the Kage Summit."

"What?!"

This time, it wasn't just Torune. Every Root member who heard this was stunned.

To ensure that the Root members outside the range of the Pot Poison Technique could hear him, Haru infused his voice with chakra, making it louder and carrying it further.

The one assisting Itachi in assassinating Danzo wasn't the real Haru it was just a Wood Clone.

At the same time, Torune's Pot Poison Technique formed a massive hemisphere, trapping Haru, Danzo, Itachi, and some Root members inside.

The former comrades died in agony at a visible rate.

The Root members outside the poison dome couldn't step inside.

"Do you really think I need to take Danzo seriously?" Haru sighed helplessly, then shrugged. "My real body doesn't need to go all out for something like this."

Boom!

The moment Haru finished speaking, the giant tree behind him suddenly exploded.

What flew out was Danzo's corpse.

He had been crushed into pieces by his own Wood Release, but in the next second, he stood there unharmed.

During this process, he had also clearly heard Haru's words.

"A Wood Clone?!"

Danzo's eyes widened in disbelief. He had planned to use the Tree Binding Death to take down Itachi with him, then revive himself using Izanagi.

Meanwhile, Torune would use the forbidden Pot Poison Technique to kill Haru.

Although this would poison him as well, he could rewrite reality with Izanagi.

This would kill both Haru and Itachi in one fell swoop.

As for the lost Sharingan, there would be plenty of opportunities to replace them later.

But what he never expected was that after executing such a brilliant plan with Izanagi…

The person standing there was just a Wood Clone?

A Wood Clone?

His real body was in the Land of Iron, chatting and laughing with Hiruzen Sarutobi?

"Haru!"

However, his attention was soon drawn to something else.

It was a massive skeleton, tightly encasing Itachi and emitting a blood-red aura.

Moreover, Itachi's three-tomoe Sharingan had evolved into the Mangekyō.

"Using the nature of Izanagi to launch a suicide attack, huh."

Itachi murmured to himself. If he hadn't activated Susanoo at the critical moment, the Tree Binding Death might have actually killed him.

But Danzo's suicide attacks weren't limited to this one.

"Poison."

Itachi glanced around, realizing he was trapped in a poison field.

It seemed he couldn't deactivate Susanoo for the time being.

Although this would strain his eyes and expose his Mangekyō, it would prevent the toxins from seeping into his skin.

"Those eyes…"

Danzo swallowed hard, his gaze fixed on Itachi's Sharingan.

The technique Itachi was using wasn't something Danzo was seeing for the first time.

When Shisui had escaped the pursuit of Root members, he had displayed this power.

Danzo never expected Itachi to possess it as well.

Thinking this, Danzo glanced at his arm. Nine of the Sharingan there had already lost their light.

Including his right eye, he only had two minutes left.

Danzo also realized that if he didn't deal with them, he would die.

"Within these two minutes, I'll finish you off." Danzo narrowed his eyes. He never expected Haru to send only a Wood Clone.

"Itachi, I'll be taking those eyes of yours!"