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Chapter 31: Can the dance continue?

This was a long-planned ambush.

Within the confined space, the wind fanned the flames, and the already enormous fireball expanded in the blink of an eye to fill the entire corridor! Along with the towering flames came a large number of high-pressure wind balls, like rocket launchers!

—That move, "Vacuum Great Ball," was Shimura Danzo's signature move!

Facing the surging flames.

Uchiha Hikaru turned around immediately and made a sword-wielding, vertical slashing motion!

Do not……

To be precise, she had already anticipated the situation she might face while breaking through the last two walls and had begun to turn around and swing her sword. However, she only completed this action after entering the corridor, and she herself was facing Shimura Danzo and the others head-on at a distance of tens of meters!

This moment.

In Uchiha Hikaru's pupils, the three-tomoe-shaped windmill spun wildly, causing Susanoo to sprout layer upon layer of dense, intricate Tengu armor. Simultaneously, her enormous hands, like her true form, gripped a dark red greatsword, its color so deep it seemed to flow with blood, and slashed forward!

"One Hundred and Eight Slashes... Heavy Cannon Slash!!"

This sword strike was earth-shattering!

The blade was still in mid-air when the whistling wind exploded, like a barrage of heavy artillery!

boom--!!!

An even louder explosion than the one that occurred when the base entrance was breached earlier rang out!

In just a moment, it almost destroyed the hearing of the people present!

then……

Two powerful chakra energies collided head-on in the long corridor! The air was torn apart in an instant, and crimson flames and milky white shockwaves rushed out to both sides. Countless wind pressure projectiles slammed into Susanoo and the walls next to it, causing this deepest and most solid building area in the Root base to show signs of collapse!

Smoke rose.

In the original timeline, Shimura Danzo used this Vacuum Ball technique to instantly knock Sasuke's Susanoo away.

Now, he is ten years younger than he was then, and his Wind Release technique is even more powerful. Coupled with the baptism of raging flames, which spreads temperatures of thousands of degrees to every corner of the corridor, even with the protection of Susanoo, it is impossible for him to recover his combat ability in a short time.

—That's how it should be.

however……

Before the intense heat had even cooled down, a massive, dark red body burst through the sea of ​​fire and charged toward the three people behind it, swinging its sword once more!

This time, it's a horizontal slash!

Moreover, the greatsword was now a deep blackish-red color, because black flames were burning fiercely on its originally dark red blade!

—Amaterasu Kagutsuchi!

"One Hundred and Eight Slashes - Crimson Flame Slash!!"

"?!"

"...Protect Lord Danzo!!"

In the blink of an eye, a simple yet powerful horizontal slash was unleashed!

With overwhelming force!

Like a giant scythe wielded by the Grim Reaper!

The Root ninja who unleashed the "Great Flame Bullet" spread his arms in an attempt to block the sword, but was instantly cut in half at the waist.

The corpse was burned to ashes by Amaterasu's black flames while it was still in the air.

Then, the greatsword, over ten meters long, drew a huge black arc in mid-air. Its powerful sword energy swept across the entire space, black flames swirling, tearing everything in its path, including everything further away, in two! And then instantly incinerating it!!

For a moment, it felt as if even the air itself was shattering!

"No, impossible!"

Sword energy and black flames expand!

The two figures retreated frantically like cannonballs, but were still swept away by the black flames and flew out like two tattered sacks. They flew all the way through the end of the corridor and into a wide underground platform, where they crashed heavily against the hard stone wall. When they fell, they kicked up a cloud of dust with a strong bloody light!

Large chunks of rock fell from the sky, and the entire space shook again.

The Root Jonin who unleashed "Thousand Faces Wind" is dead.

But the man, wrapped in bandages and covered in blood, still struggled to lift his head, staring ahead with bloodshot eyes.

"Impossible... Even a Susanoo with the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't possibly withstand my Vacuum Giant Ball unscathed..."

the other side.

Having just completed a horizontal slash, Uchiha Hikaru let out a light breath and casually twirled his sword.

With this movement, half of her sleeves were gently torn apart, revealing a pair of smooth, fair arms. Several bloody wounds on her arms healed instantly.

then.

The several gaps in Susanoo that were forcibly shattered by the wind pressure bullet were repaired and restored to their original state by the infusion of eye power.

Wind Release: Vacuum Ball is indeed a powerful Wind Release ninjutsu.

but……

Even Susanoo in its fourth form is nothing special!

That's right.

From the moment he received the memories of the shadow clone, Uchiha Hikaru had been frantically activating his eye power, suppressing it in his eye sockets, and then unleashing it the instant he broke through the wall, activating Susanoo to its peak fourth form. In this form, he forcefully took Danzo's Vacuum Ball, and then cleaved through the flames with a sword, breaking through the smoke and charging out!

When making this decision, Uchiha Hikaru was already prepared to get injured.

To avoid any unexpected situations, she even put a Senzu Bean in her mouth beforehand, intending to swallow it immediately if necessary.

—After obtaining the Senzu Bean, she had already conducted experiments. Both the regenerative abilities she received from Shenron and the Senzu Bean itself had the effect of regenerating severed limbs, and the Senzu Bean could also instantly replenish chakra and "ki". With this double insurance working simultaneously, as long as she wasn't decapitated in one blow or her body was shattered into pieces, she could survive smoothly.

But now it seems...

She overestimated Danzo.

Well... after all, Danzo didn't have that Sharingan yet, and he hadn't summoned his summoning beast Baku. Plus, he hadn't expected to come at all. With these factors combined, defeat was inevitable.

But we cannot let our guard down.

After all, Danzo at this time should have already received Hashirama's cells, and... his right eye, which was always covered by bandages, made Uchiha Hikaru a little concerned.

(Could it be the Sharingan...?)

"call……"

Uchiha Hikaru took a deep breath and landed from mid-air. When his feet touched the ground, he calmed his fear of heights slightly before taking a step forward, protected by the Susanoo skeleton in its third form.

rustle--

The sound of ankle boots crunching over gravel mingled with the sounds of massive rocks collapsing all around.

But Uchiha Hikaru's cool voice rang out clearly amidst the noise:

"Can we still dance, Tuan, Zang, Xiao, Gui?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)