The Ultimate Ninja Tool of the Shinobi World

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Shimura Egawa had always lent his hand to others—especially when it came to his clan.

He couldn't refuse a request from Shimura Jiangchuan's own son.

And so, Egawa was incorporated into the covert operation to kidnap Tian Yu's parents—appointed as its commanding officer by Jiangchuan himself.

But just now…

A powerful and unfamiliar chakra had erupted nearby—a presence so intense it immediately set off alarms in Shimura Danzo's mind.

The only logical explanation was that Tian Yu had somehow discovered their operation and had returned in time to intervene.

If Danzo didn't act now...

Shimura Jiangchuan would certainly seek retribution.

He might even go so far as to explode in fury before Hiruzen Sarutobi—and in doing so, drag Danzo down with him!

"Tch…"

Danzo sighed heavily in the underground ruins of the former Root base.

That boy… he had to be eliminated.

"Everyone, prepare to mobilize!" Danzo barked toward the remnants of the Root operatives stationed at Nishino Yakiniku.

Immediately,

The group stood and charged out toward Tian Yu's location.

Holding Tian Yu's parents hostage to control him? That ship had sailed.

Now, the only viable option was to eliminate Shimura Egawa's son.

Danzo's expression hardened. If they had already gone this far, then it was time to finish it.

They would simply erase Tian Yu with their own hands.

A cold, cruel smile curled on Danzo's lips.

Wiping out Tian Yu, a rising star in Konoha, was a worthy exchange for what the Akatsuki had promised him in return.

After all…

Just a few days ago, Danzo had received a clandestine message from the Akatsuki: If you help us kill Tian Yu, we will grant you a single favor—equivalent in magnitude to wiping out the Uchiha clan…

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Ninjas move swiftly.

And with only 5 kilometers between them and their target, the Root operatives would arrive in minutes.

Danzo was fast…

But Tian Yu was faster.

Before Danzo could even arrive, Tian Yu had already engaged the Root operatives.

Faced with three elite Jōnin units from Root, Tian Yu made his move without hesitation.

In the very first exchange, using the custom-made Kunwu blades he forged himself, Tian Yu inflicted injuries on all three.

Then, with but a few probing questions and lethal efficiency, he executed two of them.

The third cracked under pressure and revealed everything—they were Root, acting on Danzo's orders.

By the time Danzo arrived,

The corpses of three elite Jōnin were already strewn across the rooftop—lifeless and cooling.

"You!"

Danzo snarled, locking eyes with Tian Yu.

Beneath him, the boy stood calmly, unfazed.

"So many people, all for me?" Tian Yu smirked, standing atop a rooftop as the Root forces fanned out below.

"Are you here to rescue someone, or… are you here to kill me?"

"If it's the former… I'm afraid you're too late."

Even surrounded by twenty masked enemies, Tian Yu remained composed, even playful.

After a pause, he smiled again and called out loudly, "Is that old relic Danzo here?"

Then, raising his voice even more:

"Shimura Danzo-sama! Are you in this crowd? Have you really come all this way just to kill me?!"

His voice echoed through the quiet night.

This wasn't the wilderness.

This was Konoha Village itself.

And Tian Yu's voice…

It reached the ears of thousands of villagers.

Root ninjas froze at once.

"C-Captain… What do we do?!"

Danzo's mask hid his expression, but his mind raced.

Root protocol forbade identifying him during operations. No one could address him as "Danzo" in public.

If civilians recognized him now, it would be catastrophic.

"You all—scatter and blend into the shadows," Danzo commanded coldly. "I'll deal with him myself."

He leaped to the rooftop in a blur.

"Wind Release: Shuriken Storm!"

Several shuriken, each infused with cutting wind chakra, flew from Danzo's sleeves toward Tian Yu's neck like bladed gusts.

Clang! Clang!

Tian Yu drew his Grass Pheasant Sword, deflecting every wind-charged shuriken with crisp precision.

"Tsk. Infused with wind chakra? Not bad… but still crude," Tian Yu said.

"Let me show you what a real ninja tool looks like."

With a sharp flick,

Tian Yu launched his own forged kunai—specialized ones with tracking properties.

These were the very kunai that had previously wounded the Root Jōnin and still carried residual chakra targeting signatures.

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Tian Yu vs. Danzo

Several kunai streaked from Tian Yu's hand and arced straight toward Danzo.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Danzo deflected one of the incoming kunai—each enhanced with elemental properties.

"Your craftsmanship is overrated," Danzo sneered inwardly.

But then—whoosh.

A barely perceptible gust brushed past Danzo's ear.

Danger!

Danzo's years of combat experience surged to the surface. He'd once stood alongside Senju Tobirama. He wasn't just a schemer—he was a hardened shinobi.

He pivoted sharply and blocked a returning kunai—one of the ones he had just parried.

How…?

The kunai twisted mid-air and dove back at him like a guided missile.

These aren't normal weapons… they're tracking me!

For a brief moment, the legendary war veteran found himself on the defensive—harassed by nothing but flying blades.

Meanwhile,

Tian Yu kept speaking.

"Lord Danzo, why gather so many people?"

"You're not trying to recover the Scroll of Seals, are you?"

"That thief fled south. So why did you come here to kill me?!"

His voice rose again—sharp and ringing like a bell.

The entire village of Konoha was bound to hear him by now.

Danzo's face twisted in fury.

He couldn't allow this brat to keep shouting.

But… the damn kunai were still pursuing him!

Grinding his teeth,

Danzo struck down the last remaining kunai—but not before taking two shallow gashes across his arm.

Only then did the eerie blades stop moving.

Danzo glared at Tian Yu, his rage boiling.

This boy was audacious.

He wanted to retaliate with venomous insults—just as he once psychologically broke Hatake Sakumo with words alone.

But now?

He didn't dare.

With Tian Yu's voice echoing across the village, too many ears were listening.

If Danzo responded, it could expose everything.

No—he had to silence the boy before the villagers arrived.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!"

He channeled dense wind chakra into his kunai—forming a blade of razor wind.

With Body Flicker, Danzo shot forward at blinding speed, aiming to strike Tian Yu down in a single blow.

"Breath of Water – Second Form: Water Wheel!"

Tian Yu countered instantly—his blade arcing like a spinning current to deflect the strike.

Danzo couldn't waste time.

He retreated with another Body Flicker and began weaving signs.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!"

A volley of compressed air bullets blasted from his mouth, homing in on Tian Yu.

Even before they landed, Danzo was already behind him again—using another Vacuum Blade to follow up the barrage.

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