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Cold and warm droplets splashed in the air—
The Root Jōnin instinctively used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat several meters away.
He reached out to wipe his cheek, expecting only water—but what he saw made his breath hitch.
His hand… was blood red.
The splatter on his face was not merely water, but the blood of his comrades.
"Y-You… you…"
The mission leader, a seasoned Root Jōnin known as Nebukune Jin, trembled in place.
Because—
The Root shinobi who had been guarding his back just moments ago… hadn't moved to dodge the blow.
That shinobi… collapsed.
His body thudded to the ground—yet his head lay meters away, eyes wide in disbelief.
Nebukune took a sharp breath, forcibly calming the dread in his chest. He steadied his voice, trying to ease the oppressive tension.
"Y-Your Excellency… this is a misunderstanding…"
"We bear no grudge against you. We don't even know who you are—why would we ever threaten your family?"
At that moment, Nebukune made a decision.
They couldn't fight this.
They had to stall… and wait for reinforcements.
"Team c-captain, I… we…"
Another Root ninja began to speak, his voice faltering.
But a fierce glare from Nebukune silenced him instantly—he signaled with a raised hand. Not a word more.
"No enmity with me?"
The young man's lips curved into a cold smile.
"Since when did Root become this shameless?"
With a sharp flick, the boy slashed his sword sideways, flinging away the mixture of water and blood from its glowing blade.
"All of you are Konoha shinobi… so I'll give you a chance."
He paused.
"Tell me—where is Danzo?"
Tian Yu's chakra erupted like a tidal wave, rising to a new tier of intensity. The pressure from his aura alone made the air heavy and distorted.
Through his mechanical mouse, Tian Yu had detected that someone was targeting his parents—and he had rushed over at top speed.
Before arriving, he had already suspected that the culprits were Danzo's Root operatives.
But now—
He needed confirmation.
Speaking with these Root ninja… was a necessary step to prove his theory.
Nebukune Jin, though rattled, took another breath and steadied himself. He couldn't falter in front of this monstrous pressure.
And he certainly couldn't comply. He couldn't admit their true objective or his own identity.
So he maintained the charade.
"Y-You truly misunderstand… I have no idea what you mean…"
In the pitch-black night,
The gleam of an azure blade once again illuminated the gloom.
The glistening blue of water and the deep crimson of blood should have contrasted—but under the cloak of darkness, they melded into one and danced midair.
Nebukune Jin, elite Jōnin of Root… died on the spot.
Tian Yu raised his blade once more, flinging the blood off the blade in a clean arc.
Then he turned—his eyes now locked onto the final member of the Root three-man squad.
"M-Me… I…"
The last remaining Root Jōnin met Tian Yu's gaze and instantly faltered.
His knees nearly buckled under the sheer terror.
They were all Jōnin.
Three against one.
Yet two had been wiped out in the blink of an eye.
To him… the boy standing before him was no longer human.
He was something worse than the Nine-Tails—a true monster.
A being that could instant kill elite shinobi…
That wasn't human ability!
"I-I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Please, just don't kill me!"
"They—they were Root. But me—I'm not! I swear!"
Faced with certain death, the final Root Jōnin broke completely.
Between loyalty and survival, he didn't hesitate.
His voice cracked as he screamed.
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"Danzo-sama… He's at the old Root base. Five miles west of here!"
"And y-you were right… our mission… was to capture your parents…"
The surviving ninja confessed in a frenzy, desperation dripping from his every word.
"Please! Spare my life!"
Upon hearing that—
A smirk tugged at the corners of Tian Yu's lips.
"So it really was Root…"
He stared at the trembling Jōnin with a twisted sort of admiration.
"You're not bad. Really… I'm impressed."
Seeing Tian Yu's expression lighten, the Root ninja felt a sliver of hope rise in his chest.
"L-Lord Tian Yu, then I—"
Before he could finish, Tian Yu vanished from his spot—
Reappearing just inches in front of the ninja.
Slice—
The Root ninja's vision twisted violently.
It took him a moment to realize…
His own head was flying.
"You… You can't—" his scream was cut short.
The Sun Wheel Blade gleamed once more, coated in a faint sheen of water and blood.
Tian Yu cleaved him cleanly, severing the traitor from the world of the living.
Mercy?
Tian Yu sneered.
They had dared to target his family. How could he possibly let them live?
"Danzo… The old Root base, is it…"
He repeated softly to himself, pondering his next move.
Just then—
The mechanical mouse in his palm flickered with a signal.
Twenty enemies were closing in on his position—fast.
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A few minutes earlier…
At the ruined old Root hideout.
Danzo stood silently in the shadows, surrounded by his loyal remnants.
Alongside his remaining Root agents were several elite shinobi provided by Shimura Egawa.
Danzo was waiting.
Waiting for the chance to reclaim the Scroll of Seals—now that most of the Anbu had been sent to pursue it elsewhere.
But fate rarely favors the cowardly.
Not long after his squad departed to abduct Tian Yu's parents… a terrifying chakra flared in the distance.
It was unmistakable—Tian Yu had returned.
Danzo's eyes narrowed.
He clenched his jaw.
How did the boy know?
How had Tian Yu uncovered the plan so quickly?
But this was not the time to question it.
With the Anbu distracted, his original objective—the Sealed Book—was still within reach.
Danzo, unaware that Tsunade had been brought into the Anbu by Tian Yu, miscalculated.
And as for kidnapping Tian Yu's parents to keep the boy under control?
That plan was now a bust.
It had been exposed.
And Danzo, a man who sought control above all, decided to abort.
It was too dangerous to proceed. Too risky.
But among the team dispatched to seize Tian Yu's family…
There was one individual he couldn't afford to lose.
Shimura Egawa's son.
Egawa's fortune had already been halved by Tian Yu.
And his son… had lost an arm, crushed by Tsunade and Tian Yu's sister, Tiantian, during a public spar.
The shame burned too deep.
So when Danzo announced the mission, Egawa's son volunteered immediately, demanding a place on the team.
He would avenge his humiliation himself.
Danzo had no choice but to allow it…
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