Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 177 The Dark Curtain Falls on the Ninja World

"Tsunade, what are you doing here? Weren't you looking for a way to cure hemophobia?" Danzo was trembling with fear.

If this were the Hokage's office, he might even dare to yell at Tsunade, "How dare you speak to an elder like that?"

But this is the Land of Rain, and no matter how much he screams, no one will come to save him.

All he saw was Tsunade's furious fist and his possible way of dying: being smashed into mincemeat!

He could accept dying and being recorded in history, but he couldn't accept dying silently on a lake in a foreign land, or even in the form of mincemeat!

After he finished speaking, Ning Yuan suddenly poked his head out: "It's Light Escape! I used Light Escape!"

Then Tsunade pinned him down with one hand.

"Hemophobia, huh?" Tsunade sneered. "The moment you learned how dark your relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi was, that disease was long gone. Danzo, I ask you, what grudge did you hold against Nawaki that you had to kill him and then rip out his internal organs?"

Danzo remained silent.

Since I didn't even notice Ning Yuan standing next to me, why should I answer?

"I know even if you don't say it, you want to use his flesh and blood to research Wood Release!" Tsunade sneered. "People like you are the most hypocritical and the best at justifying your actions!"

"They say none of the major ninja clans support you, and you even have to hold meetings to recruit soldiers when they come to attack your doorstep. When my grandfather was alive, why didn't they support you then?"

Danzo opened his mouth to argue, but Tsunade interrupted him.

"You call others selfish, but why don't you consider what kind of people you are? During World War I and World War II, my Senju clan always took the lead, with the able-bodied fighting first, then the young men, then the teenagers. And what about when Sarutobi Shimura was in power? Did Sarutobi Shimura ever go to the battlefield?"

Danzo remained silent.

"You're nowhere to be seen when it comes to earning merit in battle, but when it comes to distributing rewards, you're all running away faster than anyone else. Other clans' Jonin might not even be promoted to Elite Jonin after completing thirty or fifty S-rank missions, but the Sarutobi clan's ninjas only need less than ten!"

"Besides the Uchiha clan's security department, all other departments, including the Anbu's medical department and intelligence department, are under the control of the Sarutobi clan!"

"You withheld 70% of the funds provided by the Land of Fire; the remaining 30% was meant for the other ninja clans!"

"The populations and newborns of the Hyuga, Uchiha, Ino-Shika-Cho, and other major clans are declining year after year. On the contrary, the Sarutobi clan is having more and more children. They have been in Konoha for forty years, and Sarutobi has been in power for less than ten years. The current population of the Sarutobi clan is even greater than at its peak in history!"

"Selfish, corrupt, blocking knowledge, controlling advancement—how can you expect other ninja clans to be loyal and serve under such a Hokage and such high-ranking officials?"

"Like the Senju clan, three generations died out, and the last grandson had his heart and lungs ripped out before silently disappearing from Konoha?"

Danzo could always say, "We were all doing this for the village."

But in front of those who truly care about the village, they can only ever hide in the shadows.

"You think you're the only smart ones, that you're the only ones in control?" Tsunade sneered. "But heaven is watching what people do. The eyes of the masses are discerning. You can deceive them for a while, but not forever. Someone will always stand up, and someone's head will never be bowed!"

Even without Ning Yuan, the Konoha ninja clan continued their silent resistance.

During the Konoha Collapse Plan, the Third Hokage was assassinated by Orochimaru, and not a single ninja from any clan stepped forward to help.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke died silently in peacetime, leaving behind only children.

Sarutobi Asuma did die in an accident, but who would put a bounty on the Twelve Guardian Shinobi for no reason?

Seeing Danzo's silent expression, Tsunade shook her head, inexplicably losing the desire to continue scolding him.

She was not like Danzo after all; even if she had the upper hand, she couldn't bring herself to insult her enemy.

He simply raised his hand.

Danzo's eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion.

"You recognize this seal now, right?" Tsunade said with a smile.

"This is... Wood Release?" Danzo's eyes widened. "But how can this be? How could you possibly know Wood Release?"

"Nothing is impossible!" Tsunade scoffed. "This is the Wood Release you've pursued your whole lives, and now I've made it a reality!"

"What's this called? Heaven will always stand on the side of justice!"

"Wood Release: Sea of ​​Trees Descends!"

Tsunade has plenty of chakra, but why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? There's no need to exaggerate the power of Danzo!

When facing Ning Yuan, Danzo didn't even have the courage to dodge, because he knew that the explosive tag could track people, and running away would be useless.

He actually wanted to try using Wood Release!

After all, Tsunade isn't the First Hokage, so her Wood Release can't possibly be as strong as the First Hokage's!

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!" He spat out a sharp wind whip from his mouth, then flicked his head, snapping the surrounding trees in the process.

"Nothing special!" Danzo said coldly.

The greatest characteristic of Wood Release is its inexhaustible power!

He had only cut down a few trees when more began to entangle him. Danzo tried to dodge, but there were trees all around him. Where could he dodge?

"Summoning Beast: Baku!" Danzo finally unleashed his ultimate move, but not for combat; instead, he had Baku throw him into the sky.

Baku is not a summoned beast that specializes in combat.

He didn't know which direction to run in, but he had to try.

The next second, he heard a cold, emotionless voice: "Wood Release: Eight-Bull Crossbow!"

Nearly fifty trees simultaneously changed shape, forming giant crossbows, with arrows five centimeters in diameter pointing towards the sky, their target Danzo.

"shoot!"

At a command, fifty arrows shot out. First, Baku screamed and turned into smoke, leaving reality. Then, Danzo struggled in the air and dodged several arrows, but was then hit by more arrows and fell directly from the sky, crashing heavily onto a square trial platform that Tsunade had temporarily set up.

"Cough cough." As expected of a ninja, he is still alive after being hit by so many thick arrows.

He looked up blankly at the fifty giant bows above him. Is this how Wood Release is used? I've never seen the First Hokage use it!

Little did they know that these were all new ideas brought by Ning Yuan.

Unrestricted warfare, also known as asymmetric warfare or dimensional reduction strikes.

It means using concepts or technologies that the enemy does not understand or is unfamiliar with, and that far exceed the enemy's technological level, to end the war.

In summary, it means using high technology to fight against cold weapons, using stealth fighters to fight against non-stealth fighters, and using nuclear bombs to fight against grenades.

Danzo was still within the traditional ninja category, so the Eight-Bull Crossbow was sufficient for him.

Tsunade formed hand seals again, and the arrows on her body rapidly spread, expanded, and connected, forming a cage that also lifted Danzo up.

Then, he raised his right hand and clenched it tightly in the air.

Countless vines instantly sprouted from half of Danzo's body.

However, these vines did not originate from nothing; some of them came from Tsunade's energy supply, while others came from Danzo's flesh and blood!

"Ah!" Danzo screamed in agony. What does it mean to lose half of your body? Danzo first felt a sharp pain, followed by a feeling of dizziness.

This is a forced shock that the body initiates to protect itself.

Despite feeling dizzy, Danzo was able to stay conscious, as a powerful energy kept him upright!

As for the owner of this energy, is there even a question?

Besides this number one medical ninja in the ninja world, who else can make someone want to faint but not?

"Tsunade, kill me!" Danzo said through gritted teeth.

He hasn't transplanted the Sharingan yet, nor does he know Izanami; he's still Ikinaza.

Half of his body was being corroded by vines; he had no choice but to wait for death!

"Of course you're going to die!" Tsunade sneered. "But I'm not your only enemy! He'll take the rest of your body!"

"Huh?" Danzo was taken aback, then pondered, "Who else is my enemy?"

But after a moment, he no longer needed to think about it.

Because someone appeared on the trial bench with a similar identity to Tsunade.

This man was tall and handsome, with a cold expression. He exuded a murderous aura, yet there was also an indescribable sense of compassion.

"Sakumo Hatake?" Danzo exclaimed again in surprise, "Weren't you dead? I even examined your body!"

"Indeed!" Sakumo Hatake exclaimed. "I'm quite surprised too; the leader's faked corpse even fooled you all."

"It's all thanks to Snake, I dare not take credit!" Ning Yuan exclaimed. "His body modification technology can actually make the clones show signs of extensive training. Snake is Snake after all!"

"Orochimaru?" Danzo was dumbfounded. Orochimaru was involved in this? Wasn't he one of my men?

Looking at Tsunade, Sakumo Hatake, and Orochimaru in front of him...

The Akatsuki also possesses the Rinnegan...

And their common leader is actually this little kid in front of us who hasn't even graduated from the ninja academy!

Who is this person? Is he the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?

His confusion didn't last long. Hatake Sakumo wasn't the type to wallow in self-pity or need Danzo to chat with.

He calmly pulled out a short knife and slit Danzo's throat.

Thus, the ultimate mastermind behind the ninja world's turmoil, the deaths of Dan, Nawaki, Hatake Sakumo, Yahiko, and Uchiha Shisui, and the forced self-destruction of Yakushi Nono and her adopted son, finally came to an end.

Ning Yuan reached out and a beam of light enveloped Danzang's corpse.

After the light faded, Danzo had vanished without a trace.

It wasn't transferred using spatial means, but rather Ning Yuan used high-temperature light escape to reduce it to ashes.

Such people should never appear in the world again, not even those reincarnated from the dead.

Seeing that Tsunade and Sakumo Hatake still looked somewhat inexplicably sad, Ning Yuan clapped his hands: "Today we not only eliminated Hanzo and unified the Land of Rain, but we also killed Danzo along the way, so it's a joyous day! Why are you looking so gloomy? We should smile!"

"Laugh? Only a ghost could laugh like that!" Tsunade picked up Ning Yuan with a displeased look, then squeezed him tightly into her arms and began to rub him violently.

But as they continued to massage, the force in their hands gradually weakened, and the violent kneading somehow turned into an embrace.

After a long while, Ning Yuan heard a murmur: "Thank you, Ning Yuan."

"What did you say?"

"roll!!"

(End of this chapter)