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Chapter 173 Hiruzen Sarutobi VS Kakuzu Danzo (Please subscribe and vote)

"There are still enemies, that bastard Danzo..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened. After dodging the fire jutsu, he immediately took off his pipe, lifted his Hokage robe, and revealed his battle suit underneath.

On the other side, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, who had also dodged the fire-style attack, were in the same situation, but before they could even move, Danzo appeared in front of them.

"Your opponent is me!"

Koharu Utatane gritted her teeth: "Danzo, do you even know what you're doing?"

Danzo coldly replied, "Of course."

"I'm doing this for the future of the village. Hiruzen is too cowardly, and Tsunade is not suitable to be the Fourth Hokage."

"I am the most suitable candidate for the fourth generation!"

Mitokado Homura said coldly, "Colluding with outsiders to assassinate the Hokage, Danzo, you have lost the Will of Fire. You are now blinded by power."

"Look what you've done!"

Danzo remained unmoved: "All the sacrifices were for the village. You should also know that if it weren't for Hiruzen, the village could have gained even more benefits."

"Do we need to share the spoils with Sunagakure?"

"Does Amegakure have the right to share the profits with us?"

"And then there's Genichi Shushita, such a talent, yet he can't make the best use of him."

Koharu took out a kunai: "It seems there's no way to convince you anymore."

"I never imagined that my former comrade would end up like this."

Mitokado Homura took out a scroll: "In that case, let's see if everyone's strength has declined over the years!"

……

On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the figure emerging from the woods.

"This guy……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that this person looked somewhat familiar.

The rogue ninja of Longyin Village.

Could it be that person?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze sharpened.

Kakuzu looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "As expected of the Hokage!"

His sneak attack failed, and he reacted so quickly even when his attention was diverted.

Kakuzu raised his hand to form a hand seal, then strode forward and charged towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed Kakuzu's hand seals, raised his hand and threw a shuriken, then immediately formed another hand seal.

In an instant, the shurikens in the air became densely packed.

Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!

Dangdang Dangdang!
Kakuzu reacted quickly, pulling out kunai and flailing them wildly, knocking away the shurikens, but those that still landed on him were all deflected.

"As expected, he hardened his skin with Earth Release."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued his hand seals, and just as Kakuzu deflected the shuriken, a wave of mud erupted beneath his feet, sending him staggering backward.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, fireballs burst forth one after another.

Melee?

I am the professor of ninjutsu!

However, Kakuzu, who was hit by the fireball, collapsed into the earth.

Immediately following, the trees ahead visibly collapsed and crumbled, then a fierce wind and fire raged, destroying everything in their path.

Wind Escape - Pressure!

Fire escape - head hard!
Kakuzu, who had just appeared, was clearly an Earth Release clone. His main body was hidden in the forest. Seeing how powerful Hiruzen Sarutobi's ninjutsu was, he attacked without hesitation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately created a shadow clone, which opened its mouth and exhaled a vortex of air to form a gale, while the original Sarutobi unleashed the Great Fireball Technique.

The same combination of Wind Release and Fire Release created a terrifying flame storm that clashed with Kakuzu's ninjutsu.

Rumble!
The airflow exploded, two waves of fire collided, and then swept to both sides.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked up and saw a black monster wearing a mask appear in the air, followed by a burst of lightning.

"Some kind of clone?"

The main body and the shadow clone leaped up at the same time, and bolts of lightning shot down from the sky like electric guns, chasing after Hiruzen Sarutobi's main body.

Just as the shadow clone was about to form a hand seal, another masked monster appeared in the air, opening its mouth to unleash huge spherical gusts of wind.

boom!
The wind blasted a large crater in the ground and then formed a storm that swept outwards. Hiruzen Sarutobi's clone avoided the wind, but was immediately caught by the gale. Then, a third masked monster appeared and was hit by a fireball.

Bang!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's shadow clone exploded.

With just a little probing, Kakuzu went all out.

He dared not be careless, considering he was the strongest Hokage.

Like a monkey, Hiruzen Sarutobi dodged the lightning attacks one after another, and his figure darted into the forest.

After dealing with the clones, the two masked monsters, one using Fire Release and the other Wind Release, arrived in a flash.

Wind Escape - Pressure!

Fire escape - head hard!
A fiery storm has reappeared, destroying vast areas of forest.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped and placed his hands on the ground.

Earth escape, Earth flow wall!

boom!
A massive earthen wall rose from the ground.

A storm of flames swept in, crashing against the earthen wall and causing it to crack, but it did not break through.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately formed hand seals and created four clones.

He then bit his finger to form a hand seal.

Spiritual communication technique, Monkey King, Monkey Demon!
Bang!
The ape demon appeared.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted softly, "Enma, transform into the Vajra Staff!"

"understand!"

The ape demon transformed into the Vajra Ruyi Staff, which fell into Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands.

The raging storm had passed, and a shadow clone leaped out, unleashing a burst of intense lightning that shot into the air, colliding with the Lightning Release Pseudo-Darkness of the Lightning Release masked monster.

Lightning Release: Thunderclap!
The two Lightning Release ninjutsu attack methods are almost identical, both condensing lightning into a lightning spear for long-range and close-range attacks.

At this moment of collision, the forces are evenly matched.

Just as the other two masked monsters were about to make their move, Hiruzen Sarutobi had two clones who also clashed with him using Fire Release and Wind Release techniques.

The last clone leaped onto the high wall, raised one hand, and a giant shuriken appeared.

Shuriken Giant Body Technique!
call out!
The giant shuriken was flung into the air by the wind and fire style monsters. As Hiruzen Sarutobi's clone raised one hand, the giant shuriken that was originally one immediately split into more than a dozen, forming a larger area of ​​attack.

The two masked monsters immediately dodged, but the fire-style masked monster was a step too slow and was immediately hit by a giant shuriken. The mask exploded, and the black monster fell to the ground.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's true form was wielding the Vajra Staff and heading straight for Kakuzu's true form.

At this moment, Kakuzu still has two hearts, one for water jutsu and one for earth jutsu, and he is releasing a large number of black tentacles from his body.

His expression was solemn at that moment.

The Hokage before me is indeed very strong, and like him, he is proficient in the five nature transformations.

This heart smells so good!
shhhhhh!
Kakuzu charged forward, his tentacles bursting forth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi swung his Vajra Staff, and the close-quarters combat officially began.

Both of them had extremely rich combat experience, and they quickly exchanged more than a dozen blows with agility and skill.

The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel suddenly lengthened and struck Kakuzu in the chest.

Kakuzu clasped his hands together, his tentacles wrapping around him.

Even more tentacles shot out from the ground and coiled around Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Got you!"

Kakuzu was secretly pleased.

The fact that the Vajra Ruyi Cudgel could extend and retract was indeed beyond his expectations, but he had intended to create an opening, and now it was just the right time.

However, just when Kakuzu thought he could use his tentacles to bind Hiruzen Sarutobi and take his heart...

A hand emerged from inside the Vajra Ruyi Cudgel and grabbed his neck.

"what?"

Kakuzu opened his eyes wide.

Click!

Kakuzu's neck was broken.

Enma threw down Kakuzu's body, and the tentacles binding Hiruzen Sarutobi softened and fell off.

But just as Hiruzen Sarutobi retracted his Vajra Staff, with a loud bang, the ground exploded, and Kakuzu's hand shot out from underground, grabbing Hiruzen Sarutobi's neck.

Click, click, click!

With a cracking sound on his neck, Kakuzu got up from the ground.

"This guy……"

An eye appeared on the Vajra Staff, looking at Kakuzu: "This guy isn't normal anymore, Hiruzen, be careful, don't let your guard down!"

"understood……"

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi's body turned into mud, which collapsed and fell to the ground when Kakuzu squeezed it.

The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel flew up on its own and smashed towards Kakuzu.

Kakuzu leaped to dodge, but as soon as he landed, his foot was grabbed.

Earth Release: Decapitation Technique of the Heart!

Bang!
Kakuzu was pulled directly into the ground, leaving only his head outside.

Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from the ground not far away, caught the falling Vajra Staff, and then smashed it towards Kakuzu's head.

Breaking a neck isn't enough; what if the head explodes?
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was soon forced to give up as a large number of tentacles burst forth from the ground, forcing him to dodge.

Kakuzu, who had dug himself out of the ground, was already considering retiring.

Because his three hearts, which had turned into masked monsters, have all been... killed!
This Hokage is too strong!

He can do it, and so can Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He won't, but Hiruzen Sarutobi will.

However, just as Kakuzu was about to retreat, Hiruzen Sarutobi leaped into the air, wielding his Vajra Staff, and formed hand seals.

Bang bang bang!
Four more shadow clones appeared.

The shadow clones that were previously created have been dispelled.

Four shadow clones plus the original body, five Hiruzen Sarutobi simultaneously forming hand seals.

"not good!"

Kakuzu sensed something was wrong, formed a hand seal, and at the same time, his back split open.

Meanwhile, in the air, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already completed his ninjutsu.

Wind Release, Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, Earth Release, Five Releases Great Combo!

The five elements combined and collided, accompanied by a roaring airwave, and surging wind, fire, thunder, and water, instantly sweeping across an area of ​​hundreds of meters and submerging Kakuzu.

Then the surging energy continued to sweep outwards, cracking the earth and destroying vegetation wherever it passed.

The clearing previously created by Kakuzu's ninjutsu had more than doubled in size. The clone dissipated, and Hiruzen Sarutobi landed on the scorched ground, holding his Adamantine Staff. His gaze swept across the area, but Kakuzu was nowhere to be seen.

"Escaped?"

An eye appeared on the Vajra Ruyi Cudgel. The ape demon asked, "Who is this guy?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "He must be the Jonin from Tsurugakure who assassinated the First Hokage back then. I didn't expect him to still be alive."

It's quite remarkable that he managed to escape from his Five-Element Combo.

No wonder he survived to this day after assassinating the first generation leader.

Ignoring Kakuzu's escape, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and headed towards Danzo.

After passing through two battlefields cleared by ninjutsu, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the main road leading to the Daimyo's residence.

The sight of Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado lying on the ground, their fates unknown, caused his pupils to shrink sharply: "Danzo, you..."

Danzo slowly turned around, his expression calm: "Since they have become an obstacle to the village's growth, they must be eliminated."

"Hiruzen, you're just too weak."

"With a talent like Genichi Kinoshita, how could the village suffer such a huge loss?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth: "Damn it, are you insane?"

"They are all comrades who fought alongside you!"

"Is the position of Hokage really that important?"

Danzo revealed a mocking expression: "Hiruzen, don't make it sound so easy."

"If I hadn't been a step too slow back then, the position of Hokage would have been mine."

"Tobirama-sensei chose the wrong person!"

"Hiruzen, if you truly care about the village, then commit suicide. I will lead the village to become the strongest ninja in the world!"

madman!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was burning with rage, but he calmed down: "I won't let you succeed!"

"Danzo, you have failed your teacher's teachings and the trust of us all."

I will get to know you with my own hands!

Danzo was already prepared. He quickly formed hand seals, then took out a kunai, opened his mouth and spat out wind-style chakra, which attached to it to form a chakra sword.

"Then let me see if you've regressed over the years!"

Danzo strode towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He knew Hiruzen Sarutobi too well; he had absolutely no hope of exchanging ninjutsu with someone like that.

Even the Vajra Ruyi Staff, though powerful, will feel pain when faced with his Wind Release technique.

Close combat is necessary to defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi using Izanagi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi may already know about this technique, but dealing with it is not so simple.

Seeing Danzo rushing over, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood his intention.

Danzo understood him, but didn't he also understand Danzo?

As for the Sharingan, he learned about it from Genichi Kinoshita.

And Wood Release...

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained on guard, wielding his Vajra staff with unpredictable length and extension as he engaged Danzo in battle.

shhhhhh!
At this moment, figures appeared all around.

It was Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Nara Shikaku, and three other ANBU ninjas.

They took care of both the Root and the Sky Ninja.

"Captain, what should I do?"

"A member of the Anbu asked."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke never expected things to turn out this way; Danzo had actually teamed up with outsiders to try and wipe them all out.

Nara Shikaku was also incredibly shocked: "Both of the Hokage's assistants are actually..."

"Don't act rashly yet."

"Shinnosuke Sarutobi shouted."

It's best not to interfere in battles at the Shadow level, otherwise you'll only make things worse.

Moreover, he knew his father's personality very well, and he probably wouldn't want them to get involved at this moment.

So many years of companionship, yet in the end they turned on each other...

Nara Shikaku didn't intervene, simply watching the battle between the two in the center of the battlefield.

Chop, sweep, pound, dot, with freedom in length and thickness.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wielded his Vajra Ruyi Jingu Bang with great power. After more than a dozen rounds, he seized an opportunity and struck Danzo's right arm, knocking his chakra sword away.

He then delivered a straight blow to the chest, and with a loud thud, Danzo's chest caved in, and his body flew backward.

However, Danzo's body disappeared as soon as he landed.

"It's that forbidden technique that Xuan Yi mentioned!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's pupils contracted, and he immediately turned his head to see Danzo standing to the side of his father, Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his hands forming hand seals.

Bang!
Smoke billowed up, and a giant beast appeared.

A summoning beast, a dream-eating beast!

With its trunk raised, the Baku opened its mouth and inhaled at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had turned around. Instantly, a gust of wind swept back, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

The onlookers, including Sarutobi Shinnosuke, struggled to maintain their balance and quickly retreated.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately plunged his Vajra Staff into the ground to stabilize himself.

After summoning the Baku, Danzo immediately rushed around from the side.

"Ape Demon!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, released his Vajra Staff, and let his body fly towards Baku. He rapidly formed hand seals and opened his mouth to unleash a powerful fireball.

With a loud bang, the Vajra Ruyi Staff transformed back into its true form as ape demons, landing in front of Danzo who had just completed his hand seals, and blasted Danzo away with a single punch as he was about to unleash his Wind Release technique.

Danzo's body landed on the ground and then disappeared again.

At the same time, the Baku, having been hit by a powerful fireball, screamed as it dispelled its summoning.

Danzo appeared to the side of the Monkey King, his hands forming a hand seal. He opened his mouth and inhaled and exhaled, sending sharp streams of air clashing towards the Monkey King.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!
The ape demon turned around, but it was too late to dodge, so it could only cross its arms.

boom!
The ape demon staggered backward, and even with its indestructible body, blood splattered from its arms.

"hateful!"

"Danzo, I'm going to kill you!"

The ape demon roared in fury.

"Ape Demon, leave this to me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, then spat out flames that gathered into a ball, then exploded, condensing into a dragon head shape, and charged towards Danzo at an even faster speed.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
Enma obediently released the summoning, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke shouted, "Third Hokage, one of his Sharingan eyes can only last for seventy seconds."

He noticed that Danzo's Sharingan had already closed.

"understood!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi responded with a soft shout, continuing to form hand seals and creating two shadow clones.

Lightning Release: Thunderclap!
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth and spat out bolts of lightning like spears.

Danzo, who had just countered Fire Release with Wind Release, was hit squarely in the chest and screamed in pain.

Danzo's body disappeared again, and then reappeared on the other side.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two shadow clones were back to back, with no blind spots in their field of vision.

Danzo had barely appeared when he was met with Hiruzen Sarutobi's Wind Release technique.

Wind Release against Wind Release, Vacuum Great Jade.

Two vacuum-sealed giant jets collided in mid-air, creating a storm.

The lightning bolt pierced through the storm, and Danzo, unable to dodge in time, was struck again.

"It's been completely suppressed. Although the Sharingan's secret techniques are there, unless there's another unexpected event, otherwise..."

Nara Shikaku, who was watching the game, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Danzo is unlikely to win; the gap between the two sides is too great.

When Baku appeared just now, it was probably Danzo's best opportunity, perhaps even his only one.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke felt a little relieved.

The Sharingan's secret techniques are indeed astonishing, capable of reversing life and death.

However, this is not enough for Danzo to turn the tide at present.

Next up, let's see how Wood Release works!

However, as one eye after another closed, Danzo became terrified.

He can't beat Hiruzen Sarutobi!
As for Wood Release, he was not able to perfectly control Hashirama's cells and could not use Wood Release techniques like Yamato.

Should we retreat, or seek an opportunity to fight to the death?
Danzo glanced at the last Sharingan slowly closing on his arm, and his heart was caught in a dilemma.

Only one Sharingan is left, and the chakra consumption is also enormous; even the Hashirama cells in the right arm are becoming difficult to suppress.

"hateful……"

Danzo was panicked and unwilling to accept defeat.

If he escapes, he will become a rogue ninja of Konoha.

This was an ending he could not accept.

"I am a hero of Konoha!"

Danzo roared inwardly, activated his Sharingan genjutsu, and then used wind release to enhance the shuriken before throwing it out.

Bang bang!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's two shadow clones were hit one after the other, and his main body's arm was also cut open.

Danzo seized the opportunity to get close and once again used Wind Release to enhance his kunai, piercing through Hiruzen Sarutobi's body.

"Danzo, you've lost!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice rang out behind him, but Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of Danzo vanished like the wind.

Illusion!

Danzo was shocked; he tried to use illusion magic, but instead fell for it.

A cold touch came from his neck, and Danzo gritted his teeth: "No..."

He turned around, and blood splattered everywhere.

Danzo took the initiative to use Hiruzen Sarutobi's kunai to slit his own throat.

To Hiruzen Sarutobi's astonishment, Danzo vanished and then reappeared.

bang bang bang~
Hiruzen Sarutobi took three punches from Danzo in a row: to the abdomen, chin, and face.

"Hiruzen, you're still too indecisive!"

Danzo grabbed Hiruzen Sarutobi by the neck and lifted him up.

At the same time, his right eye slowly turned white.

(End of this chapter)