The Ultimate Ninja Tool of the Shinobi World

Danzo's speed was astonishing. As soon as he unleashed Vacuum Sphere, he closed the distance to Tian Yu with terrifying precision—completely unbothered by the risk of his own Wind Release technique striking him.

It had to be said... Shimura Danzo didn't earn his position at Konoha's upper echelon for nothing.

His strength was real—dangerously real.

Tian Yu acknowledged it: Danzo was undeniably powerful.

But...

At best, Danzo's strength was on par with Kakuzu's.

And Kakuzu... was someone Tian Yu had already defeated.

Kakuzu had five hearts.

How many does Danzo have? How many times can he come back from the dead?

Oh… right.

You have an entire arm full of Sharingan.

Sure, that grants you some measure of immortality, and perhaps, you're on Kakuzu's level.

But so what?

Tian Yu had already opened the Eight Inner Gates when he fought the three elite jōnin from Root.

Danzo might be strong—but Tian Yu is stronger!

"Breath of Water, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"

Empowered by the Eight Gates and his Breath of Water swordsmanship, Tian Yu's speed reached incredible heights. His form shimmered with movement, gliding like flowing water.

Azure energy shimmered with every motion, water vapor curling across the rooftop.

Tian Yu's figure became a blur—multiple afterimages weaving in and out of vision.

Shu! Shu! Shu!

Danzo's Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere technique, a powerful high-pressure air bullet, was effortlessly split apart by Tian Yu's Sun Blade.

The typhoon force exploded outward, shattering shingles and tiling in a violent burst.

Yet Tian Yu was unfazed by the shockwave. In the same breath, he stepped in close and slashed at Danzo.

"Chichichichi—!!"

Danzo's kunai, reinforced with Wind Chakra to an invisible edge, clashed with Tian Yu's Sun Blade. The shriek of metal-on-metal grated in the air, ringing across the Konoha skyline.

The blow didn't land.

Danzo managed to evade—his combat instincts were no joke.

He retaliated instantly.

His chakra-forged blade danced upward. Across the rooftop, the flickering forms of both ninja moved in a high-speed flurry. The cold splash of water jutsu painted the night with ripples.

In just moments, they had exchanged more than a dozen blows.

Danzo was powerful. Tian Yu was overwhelming.

Yet in this brief exchange, neither had managed a decisive blow. They were both unscathed—for now.

The night stretched on.

Danzo clenched his fists.

This couldn't go on.

He didn't have time to linger—he needed to end this now.

Tian Yu had to die here.

But Danzo couldn't break through.

This child... this monster... what the hell is he made of?!

Danzo's face twisted into fury.

"All units—use Wind to boost Fire Release. Target the enemy!" he roared across the rooftops.

Root agents emerged from the shadows in unison, hidden across the buildings under Danzo's silent command.

He, Shimura Danzo, couldn't defeat Tian Yu alone—but with a battalion?

Danzo's expression was dark, cruel.

He didn't believe for a second that Tian Yu could withstand the combined might of twenty elite Root members.

"Yes, sir!"

All around, Root ninja began forming hand seals.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire!"

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"

"Wind Style: Great Vacuum Sphere!"

One after another, powerful Fire and Wind techniques erupted from the darkness.

Wind-enhanced flames roared to life—amplifying in both speed and temperature.

The synergy of Fire and Wind created a monstrous inferno, hurtling toward Tian Yu like a crimson tidal wave.

Twenty trained shinobi. A simultaneous barrage.

It was a horrifying display of coordinated destruction.

The entire sky above the district was swallowed by flames—an ocean of fire crashing down from the heavens.

The flames illuminated the night, engulfing everything in their path.

The heat warped the air, threatening to melt steel.

From the rooftops to the village streets, there was nowhere to run.

Danzo watched with a sneer, unmoved by the potential collateral damage. His Sharingan arm wasn't just for show.

He wanted to see terror on Tian Yu's face.

But instead...

Tian Yu smiled.

There was no fear in his eyes.

He casually handed his Sun Blade to his left hand and reached into his storage ring—

Pulling out a second weapon.

A sword that appeared... simple. Plain. Unremarkable.

The sea of flames was seconds away.

Still, Tian Yu didn't flinch.

He raised the unassuming blade and pointed it at the inferno bearing down on him.

His lips moved softly:

"Sit upon the frozen heavens...

Daiguren Hyōrinmaru." (Great Red Lotus Ice Wheel Pill)

Danzo's eyes widened in disbelief.

He knew how destructive this firestorm was.

The fire and wind techniques used here could level city blocks—melt concrete—vaporize ninja.

And yet—

The moment Tian Yu swung that blade, Danzo's heart dropped.

A chilling premonition of disaster seized him.

"Retreat! NOW! GET BACK!!" Danzo shouted, panic flooding his voice.

"Huh?"

"Retreat?!"

Root shinobi faltered, caught mid-casting. Confusion rippled through the ranks.

Then they saw it.

The monstrous blaze—wind-empowered fire—colliding with an expanding storm of ice.

Glacial frost spread from Tian Yu's blade like an explosion in reverse.

What should have melted everything in sight... froze solid.

How?!

Root shinobi stared in shock, unable to comprehend.

Fire Release was supposed to counter Ice Release.

That was what they'd learned in the academy.

But the icy storm unleashed from Tian Yu's sword ignored elemental theory.

This wasn't ordinary ice.

This was Hyōrinmaru—an ice formed from hyper-condensed vapor, a Zanpakutō that crystallized atmospheric moisture into a substance denser than steel—far beyond what any ninja had witnessed.

A thick silence fell.

Even the roaring fire was smothered in frozen stillness.

A reality-shattering contradiction had just unfolded before their eyes.

This wasn't just a jutsu—it was an awakening.

A frozen storm that devoured flames.

Tian Yu held the Daiguren Hyōrinmaru with ease, his power surging.

From his back, enormous crystal wings of ice unfurled, majestic and terrible.

Under their shimmering arc, Tian Yu rose into the air—serene, divine.

He hovered above Danzo and the stunned Root ninja.

His voice was calm, but carried the weight of judgment.

"This battle is over."

He had forged Hyōrinmaru long ago.

He had nurtured it.

Trained with it.

Perfected it.

But tonight, for the first time—he had revealed its power in real combat.

And the world would never forget.

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