Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

"You brat, I never expected you would actually dare to come alone. I underestimated your courage."

Just then, a chilling voice came from the woods not far away.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of Root ninjas emerged from various places, surrounding Chiba in layers, and several others used techniques such as Super Beast Imitation Drawing to take to the air, completely blocking Chiba's escape route.

Danzo Shimura slowly emerged from the forest, standing behind a group of Root ninjas, gazing at Chiba from afar, and for a moment felt a sense of sudden realization.

Once upon a time, he was just as young and spirited as Chiba, with teachers protecting him and friends by his side.

"I really miss those days. It's just a pity... If I had had that courage back then, I might be the Hokage now."

After muttering a sentence that only he could hear, the fleeting emotion on Danzo's face vanished as if it had never existed, and he once again reverted to his usual sinister demeanor.

"If I had known, I should have eliminated you by any means necessary from the very beginning, and none of this would have happened today!" Danzo said coldly to Chiba.

But Danzo can't be blamed for this. Who would have thought that a commoner with no talent would suddenly become someone who could stand on equal footing with him?

(The Soul Emperor, Emperor Bone Bro, and the Spirit Hall all gave you a thumbs up.)

Chiba ignored Danzo's complaints, glanced around, and frowned, saying, "I've come as you asked. Where's Rin?"

“She’s an insignificant person, and I wouldn’t deign to lay a hand on her. She’s right here at the root.”

Danzo Shimura subtly waved his hand, signaling the Root ninjas to prepare for attack, and said coldly, "As for you and me, only one of us can survive today!"

"Ah, just what I wanted!"

Chiba also sneered. He hadn't forgotten the grudge that Danzo had almost killed him in Sunagakure.

Not to mention this is the Naruto world; do we need a reason to kill Shimura Danzo?!

"What, you think they can hurt me? Why let your men die in vain?"

Chiba coldly watched as a group of Root ninjas approached him.

To be honest, Chiba couldn't figure out where Danzo got the confidence to deal with him, even after thinking about it the whole way.

After much thought, the only possibility is that Danzo's understanding of his strength was still based on what it was a month or two ago, believing that his combat power was roughly equivalent to one or two ANBU squads.

In response to Chiba's taunts, Danzo said dismissively, "If I die, they won't live either. They're fighting for themselves."

All these years, he's spent so much money and supported so many people, isn't it all just for today?

As long as they can deplete even a little bit of Chiba's strength, these people will have died a worthy death, since human life is a consumable.

Swish!

As Danzo finished speaking, the Root ninjas unleashed their full power and launched a fierce attack on Chiba.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

Fire Release: Great Flame Flower!

"Thunder Escape..."

All sorts of ninjutsu were unleashed, raining down on Chiba as if they had no chakra, turning half the sky into a kaleidoscope of colors.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Chiba sneered, clapped his hands, and a waterfall-like stream of water shot into the sky, forming a thick wall around him.

Chiba is the "Tailless Tailed Beast," his mana bar is longer than the health bars of all the Root ninjas present, and you still want to wear him down?

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Each ninjutsu strike landed on the water array wall, only creating ripples. Even with Chiba's powerful chakra infusion, it couldn't even thin the water array wall.

Watch out! He's behind you!

Just as a Root ninja was intently staring at the water barrier, his companion beside him let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"The Dance of Shikigami: Paper Rain!"

Chiba, like an angel of death, spread his wings and weaved through the crowd. Wherever he passed, white paper fluttered, and the Root ninjas fell down in unison like straws, as if he were performing a stage play.

In close combat, the combination of Shikigami Dance and Earth Grudge Fear was simply indiscriminate and devastating. None of the Root ninjas could inflict any effective damage on Chiba, nor could anyone make Chiba stay for even a moment longer.

"Wind Release·Vacuum Jade!"

At that moment, Shimura Danzo, who was behind, suddenly formed hand seals and, disregarding the subordinates in front of him, opened his mouth and spat out streams of chakra like bullets in the direction of Chiba.

"Ugh!"

Several unfortunate Root ninjas did not die at Chiba's hands, but were instead caught off guard and killed by Vacuum Balls that attacked from behind.

Chiba soared into the air like a falcon, dodging the Vacuum Spheres before looking down at Danzo with a cold smile.

"What kind of class do you have, daring to use wind magic in front of me?"

Danzo: "???"

Danzo Shimura was taken aback at first, then his old face turned a deep purplish-red with anger.

"You arrogant brat! When it comes to Wind Release techniques, I could be your ancestor!"

Danzo felt humiliated. His Wind Release technique was so advanced that even the Kazekage of Sunagakure couldn't compare to him. Chiba's words were simply too much.

"Oh, really? Then why don't you try out my Wind Release technique?"

Chiba in the air sneered, "This is a parting gift, Super Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"

Chapter 97 Is this how you play it? Death by a thousand cuts!

Raging, raging, raging!

Chiba held a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken that was larger than himself in his hand.

A surge of wind-attribute chakra erupted, slicing through the skin of nearby Root ninjas like a knife.

Even before it was unleashed, its terrifying power caused everyone present to turn pale with shock.

"Such violent chakra far exceeds the scope of human control; how could it possibly condense and take shape outside the human body?!"

Shimura Danzo, who considered himself a master of Wind Release, was utterly shocked.

Even he couldn't channel so much Wind Release chakra into a single ninjutsu, yet Chiba actually did...

"not good!"

Seeing Chiba swing the formed spiral shuriken toward him, Shimura Danzo was terrified.

He quickly grabbed two Root ninjas to shield himself and retreated rapidly backward.

"Uh ah ah ah ah ah!"

A terrifying whirlwind swept up, instantly engulfing the nearby Root ninjas.

Amidst a series of piercing screams, the once azure storm was instantly stained crimson with blood.

The Root ninjas inside were like being thrown into a blender, ground into watermelon juice by the rapidly spinning tiny wind blades.

"Not bad, the power is indeed stronger after the upgrade. The visual effects would definitely not be this good before."

Chiba nodded in satisfaction.

He looked around and found that of the Root ninjas who had been densely packed just moments before, only a few were still able to stand.

"How about it, Shimura Danzo? How does my Wind Release technique compare to yours?"

Chiba casually eliminated the remaining Root ninjas, then looked into the distance and spoke with a cold smile.

Swish!

Danzo Shimura emerged from the edge of the storm, clutching two severed limbs in his hands. His pristine white clan robe was torn to shreds by the storm, barely covering his vital parts.

At this moment, Danzo looked like a wild monkey that had somehow escaped from some mountain, utterly disheveled.

"You brat...!"

Danzo threw away the severed arm in his hand, covered the piece of cloth on his body with his hand, stared intently at Chiba, his old face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

His opponent used his proud Wind Release technique to trample on his dignity. He had never suffered such a humiliation since he could remember!

"Come out, Baku!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Shimura Danzo mentally prepared himself. He formed hand seals and began to perform the summoning jutsu, letting the remaining pieces of cloth on his body fall off, transforming into a true "Root" ninja.

boom!

A gigantic, leopard-like beast with an elephant's trunk descended from the sky, shaking the ground with a deafening roar.

It opened its huge mouth towards Chiba, devouring everything around it like a whale swallowing a dreg of water, and the terrifying suction instantly formed a tangible vortex.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave (News Broadcast)!"

Danzo appeared beside Chiba in a flash, connecting with Baku to sandwich Chiba between them, and exhaled several wisps of aura resembling a weasel from his cheeks towards Chiba.

With the suction of the Baku, the sharp vacuum wind blades whistled past, like a tough steel wire being instantly stretched taut, and suddenly pierced through Chiba's body, directly tearing Chiba's body to pieces.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Giant Ball (Sexy Sun Bro)!"

Danzo knew that Chiba could use shikigami to avoid physical damage, so after breaking Chiba's body apart, he used his own signature move.

boom!

The wind-style chakra, carrying terrifying force, erupted like a rocket, creating layers of swirling air waves that precisely struck Chiba in the air.

Wow~~

Chiba's figure was instantly shattered, and the countless paper scrolls became tattered and broken under the attack of the Vacuum Great Sphere, falling weakly as scraps of paper without any sign of regrouping.

"Phew, is it done...?"

Danzo cautiously looked around when suddenly the sand and soil from the entire leaf slope surged up, crashing towards him like a raging storm.

"Sand Waterfall Burial!"

Chiba's figure appeared above the golden waves, spreading his arms to control the sand waterfall, coldly gazing at Danzo on the ground, who looked like an ant.

Having read the script beforehand, how could he possibly be injured by Danzo's combo attacks? What Danzo destroyed just now was merely a paper clone that he had left behind in advance.

"Dream Eater!"

Danzo, his eyes blazing with fury, turned and ran. At his fierce shout, Baku let out a mournful cry and stepped in front of him, only to be pulverized by the surging sand waterfall and vanish into white smoke.

With the help of the Baku's massive body, Danzo ran as fast as he could, narrowly escaping the area covered by the Sand Burial.