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Danzo forced himself to calm down. The Haru standing before him was just a Wood Clone, inferior in both strength and chakra reserves compared to his real body.

Although he only had two uses of Izanagi left, as long as he could seize Itachi's Sharingan within the remaining time, he could not only use Itachi's Mangekyō to perform that technique but also kill Haru's Wood Clone.

If this plan failed, the outcome would be self-evident.

"A fight to the death, huh."

Danzo narrowed his eyes, temporarily abandoning Haru as his target and turning his attention to Itachi.

"It's time to clean up the traitor of the Leaf."

With a low voice, Danzo dashed toward Itachi like the wind.

Thanks to the forbidden technique Izanagi, Danzo could ignore the damage inflicted on him by Torune's Pot Poison Technique.

But Itachi had to rely on his Susanoo to protect himself and prevent the toxins from entering his body.

In other words, as long as Danzo could create an opening in Itachi's Susanoo, the toxins lingering in the air would instantly kill him.

Stealing his Sharingan would only take a moment.

Suddenly, Danzo pushed off the ground with his toes, leaping into the air. In his hands, he now held two kunai, both infused with Wind Release chakra. He threw one of them at Itachi's Susanoo.

Then, he unleashed a Vacuum Serial Wave to follow up with additional damage.

Boom!

The kunai infused with Wind Release chakra struck the front of the Susanoo but was deflected by its powerful defense.

The Vacuum Serial Wave was completely blocked by the red aura.

"Even Wind Release doesn't work…"

Danzo frowned. Among the five basic chakra natures, Wind Release was the most destructive, yet it had no effect.

Itachi seized this opportunity, controlling his Susanoo to throw a punch directly at Danzo's chest.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the Susanoo's fist struck Danzo's chest, shattering all his ribs and sending him flying.

Danzo's head hit the ground, and his body rolled several times before coming to a stop.

The last Sharingan on his arm also lost its light.

Itachi looked at the barely breathing Danzo on the ground. "In battles between conventional ninjas, intelligence is a crucial factor. It's precisely because you lack understanding of the Susanoo that you chose the worst possible method of attack."

Wind Release was indeed the most destructive chakra nature, but breaking through the Susanoo wasn't so easy.

"As expected of Danzo."

Haru couldn't help but sigh. He vaguely remembered that during Danzo's life-or-death battle with Sasuke, he had done the same thing. He never expected Danzo to use the same tactic against Itachi.

Did Danzo really think the Susanoo's defense was that weak?

However, unlike Sasuke, who had just mastered the Susanoo, Itachi was highly skilled with this technique.

If Haru had to guess, Itachi at this point was far stronger than Sasuke during the Five Kage Summit.

Moreover, back then, Danzo had managed to break through Sasuke's Susanoo's back only with the help of the Baku.

But now, his summon had been pinned to the ground by Haru's wooden giant multiple times.

As for Danzo's remaining trump card, it was now only the Four Symbols Seal.

Once his last Sharingan lost its light, it would be his time to die.

"Can't break through, huh."

Using the power of Izanagi, the barely breathing Danzo stood up again, his injuries completely gone.

But this time, he was gasping for breath.

One thing Izanagi couldn't change was the chakra consumed by using the technique.

Danzo wasn't even sure if he could maintain the last Izanagi's effective time for a full minute.

And because of the Pot Poison Technique, the Root members outside couldn't enter.

Even if they charged in with a death wish, they would only lose their lives in a matter of seconds.

Torune watched all of this, deeply worried about Danzo's condition.

"Lord Danzo, we have to retreat!"

Torune took a deep breath and shouted at Danzo.

The other Root members helped each other break free from Haru's Wood Release blockade and gathered at the edge of the Pot Poison Technique, preparing to cover Danzo's retreat.

"Damn it…"

Danzo gritted his teeth. He had planned to create an opening in the Susanoo, close the distance to Itachi, and steal his eyes.

But he never expected that even his Wind Release couldn't break through Itachi's Susanoo.

On top of that, after repeatedly using Izanagi, his chakra was nearly depleted.

At most, he could use Vacuum Serial Wave three more times, but Danzo doubted that would be enough to break Itachi's Susanoo.

Thinking this, he glanced at his Root members and reluctantly abandoned his plan.

Whoosh…

Danzo mustered the last of his strength, trying to escape the Pot Poison Technique before his final Izanagi ran out.

Otherwise, even if Haru and Itachi didn't attack him, he would die from the poison.

But Haru had no intention of letting him go.

Seeing Danzo start to run, Haru quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palms downward.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

The unreasonable Earth Release technique appeared once again. With Haru's abnormally large chakra reserves, the wall's thickness reached several meters, forcing back the eager Root members.

Danzo, who had been running at full speed, was forced to stop. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, and his back was soaked.

"Haru…"

Danzo's voice was low. His time was running out.

"I promise you and Hiruzen Sarutobi that I will never attack you again. I won't interfere with any decisions made by the Leaf's higher-ups, and I will disband Root."

"I won't touch the Sharingan or Lord Hashirama's cells ever again…"

At this moment, Danzo was truly panicking.

In truth, after failing to steal Itachi's Mangekyō, the calm he had worked so hard to maintain completely shattered.

Now, he couldn't even think straight.

Was killing him Haru's personal idea, or was it Hiruzen's plan?

If he could just calm down for a moment, he would realize that Hiruzen's principles wouldn't allow him to kill Danzo.

But now, he couldn't remain calm at all.

"Itachi."

Haru completely ignored Danzo's words and softly called Itachi's name.

Although he had been resisting Torune's forbidden technique, the number of poisonous insects Torune had released was staggering.

Since the poison gas had exploded, the toxins had lingered in the air.

Even though Haru had used chakra to protect himself, he had still unknowingly inhaled some of the poison.

Especially when he used Earth Release earlier, it had accelerated the toxins' invasion.

However, considering he was just a Wood Clone and Danzo's Izanagi was about to run out, it was time to exit the stage.

"Byakugan!"

Haru focused his Byakugan entirely on Danzo. This time, he wanted to make sure the man was truly dead.

"Hmm."

Itachi responded simply, controlling his Susanoo to launch the final attack on Danzo.