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Chapter 140 The Night Before the Exam, Danzo's Tragic Death (Third Update! Please Subscribe! Please Vote!)

The night grew even darker.

Naruto followed Sakura Haruno out of their residence.

In reality, there was no ANBU spying on Naruto Uzumaki at all, and the person pretending to be an ANBU was on his way to another location with his new superior.

Kabuto Yakushi removed his ANBU uniform and softly praised, "As expected of Lord Naraku, your thinking is indeed very thorough. Information heard by one person is always more credible than information told to him by someone else."

To be honest, Kabuto was a little terrified while he was performing with him.

He had always thought that Uehara Naraku was a pro-Konoha faction, but he didn't expect Uehara Naraku to be so decisive in taking action, directly luring Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki into going berserk!

This new boss, aside from his low emotional intelligence, is truly top-notch in terms of strategy and patience.

If the entire ninja world were to undergo a dramatic change in the future, Kabuto Yakushi would have no doubt that his new superior was the mastermind behind it all!

"Heh... basic operation."

Uehara Naraku chuckled, took off his Hokage hat and his divine robe. He was unaware that Uzumaki Naruto had later left with Haruno Sakura.

Because they have another important task to complete.

Uehara Naraku rubbed his fingers and said softly, "So, Kabuto, did you manage to get a date with Shimura Danzo tonight?"

"certainly."

Kabuto smiled and nodded, explaining in a low voice, "Right now, Danzo Shimura is still waiting for Orochimaru to kill the Third Hokage tomorrow so he can take the position of the Fifth Hokage of Konoha! He's more concerned about the Konoha Crush plan than anyone else!"

"interesting…"

Uehara Naraku smiled, a smirk playing on his lips. "Then let's go see this Fifth and a Half Hokage of Konoha!"

Konoha Village.

The Root organization's secret base.

This place is far removed from the hustle and bustle of Konoha, hidden on the edge of the village, making it convenient for Shimura Danzo to carry out some dark and shameful deeds.

Tonight, Danzo Shimura was a little nervous.

It wasn't for any other reason, but because if the Konoha Crush plan succeeds tomorrow, that will be the time when he has the best chance of becoming Hokage.

Therefore, Yakushi Kabuto had asked him to come and discuss things with him at the last minute tonight, and Shimura Danzo made a special trip to come, fearing that something might change in tomorrow's plans.

He's already sixty-nine today!

If he doesn't become Hokage by then, the chance will become increasingly slim as he gets older.

pat!

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground echoed through the empty base.

The sound sounds a bit like a corpse falling to the ground!

Danzo Shimura abruptly raised his head, glanced at his trusted subordinate beside him, and coldly ordered, "Torone, go see what's going on!"

"Yes, sir!"

Aburame Torune leaped toward the direction from which the sound came, and the next second his body flew back—someone had knocked him away with a single blow!

Aburame Torune's body suddenly slammed into a stone pillar in the base, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then fell silent a moment later.

The newcomer casually raised his head and looked at Shimura Danzo: "I've heard so much about you! Lord Shimura Danzo of Konoha!"

"Rain Ninja!"

Danzo Shimura frowned, looked at the newcomer, and instantly recognized him: "You're Uehara Naraku, who's here to participate in the Chunin Exams!"

"That identity is correct."

Uehara Naraku took a ring from his ninja tool pouch and put it on his finger, saying softly, "Now, allow me to introduce myself! I am Uehara Naraku, an intern at Akatsuki!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uehara Naraku appeared behind Danzo in an instant, and waved his hand to snap Shimura Danzo's head off.

Shimura Danzo abruptly raised his ninja sword to block Uehara's attack, his voice low as he said, "Such a fast Body Flicker Technique... No wonder he dared to assassinate me."

"You're not slow either, Lord Danzo!"

Uehara Naraku suddenly raised his knee and slammed it into Danzo's chest. He looked at the frail old man and coughed up a mouthful of blood, his defensive stance collapsing instantly.

Uehara Naraku kicked him to the ground in mid-air!

"So he's a master of physical combat?"

Danzo Shimura's face turned extremely pale. He felt as if Uehara Naraku had broken countless bones in his body, and he couldn't fight like this.

Danzo Shimura suddenly drew his sword and severed the sealing iron on his arm, revealing a white arm densely inlaid with Sharingan eyes.

One of the Sharingan eyes on his arm quietly closed.

"Is it starting already?"

Uehara Naraku curled the corners of his lips, watching Shimura Danzo on the ground turn into a blur, and said softly, "Then let me feel what it feels like to kill one person in a row once more!"

Danzo Shimura used the Uchiha's forbidden technique, Izanagi.

This forbidden technique is a divine skill, allowing the caster to transform unfavorable realities into illusions, thus avoiding any harm.

Even death.

The price, of course, is the loss of sight in the Sharingan.

However, Danzo Shimura had a full arm of Sharingan eyes!

The next moment, Shimura Danzo's figure suddenly appeared out of thin air and slashed at Uehara Naraku's throat!

Click!

The ninja sword was interrupted by Naraku Uehara's hand!

The broken piece of the ninja sword was instantly grabbed by Uehara Naraku, who swung it and plunged it into Shimura Danzo's throat, intending to end Danzo's life once again!

Unfortunately, Danzo seemed to still be under the effect of Izanagi, so this attack did not cause any damage, and Uehara Naraku could only fly back a few steps.

"Wind Release: Wind Blade"

At the same time, Shimura Danzo also retreated, drew a kunai, and used his Wind Release chakra to recreate a sharp blade.

He originally intended to use the duration of Izanagi to kill Uehara Naraku, but unfortunately Uehara Naraku directly broke through it with his raw power.

Uehara Naraku slowly said, "So you can remain unharmed for the duration? What a coincidence, I have a similar skill!"

The next second, Uehara's figure reappeared behind Danzo using Shunpo, his voice grim as he said, "But we are different!"

A tremendous force slammed into Danzo's back, causing his body to bend into an impossible position for a human!

His spine was clearly broken!

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth, and one of the Sharingan eyes on his arm closed again.

Uehara Naraku chuckled and said, "I still have nine Sharingan left on my arm, plus the one hidden in your eye socket, that makes ten. I'll just have time to think about how to kill you or capture you."

"Go to hell!"

Danzo Shimura's figure reappeared in the air, his wind blade just a hair's breadth away from Naraku Uehara. He intended to use the remaining time of Izanagi to kill Uehara!

However, a figure blocked Danzo's movements.

It was none other than Yakushi Kabuto who had appeared.

Uehara Naraku looked at the appearing Yakushi Kabuto and said softly, "Shimura Danzo has ten Sharingan left, and Izanagi can only last for ten minutes at most. I can activate an invincible jutsu for you that lasts for ten minutes. The rest is up to you."

After saying that, Uehara Naraku raised his hand and added a Holy Judgment shield to Yakushi Kabuto's body. Then, Uehara himself released a smoke screen and disappeared without a trace.

The invincibility of the Holy Judgment lasts for 3 seconds and consumes a minimum of 100 chakra points. However, two Seraph's Embrace items can reduce this chakra consumption to 50 points.

Uehara Naraku spent 10,000 chakra to unleash the Sacred Judgment, which just provided Kabuto Yakushi with ten minutes of invincibility.

"Thank you, sir."

Kabuto watched gratefully as Uehara Naraku disappeared into the smoke.

Danzo Shimura's face immediately turned incredibly ugly. He glared at Kabuto Yakushi and gritted his teeth, saying, "Is it you who wants to kill me, or is it Orochimaru who wants to kill me?"

"Is there anyone in the ninja world who doesn't want to kill Lord Danzo?"

Kabuto lowered his head and adjusted his glasses, his smile gradually turning sinister and terrifying: "I only wanted to kill Lord Danzo to offer as a sacrifice to the Dean..."

"Is it for Yakushi Nonou?"

Danzo Shimura coldly stared at Kabuto Yakushi, then at the impenetrable golden light barrier, before leaping backward and unleashing a Wind Release ninjutsu: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

He wanted to use wind-style ninjutsu to disperse the smoke and find Uehara Naraku's location!

If we kill Uehara Naraku, we can naturally dispel the invincible spell on Yakushi Kabuto.

However, after the smoke dissipated, Uehara Naraku's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "Kabuto, don't keep me waiting too long, and don't let him bother me."

"clear."

Kabuto nodded, and a green chakra scalpel appeared at his fingertips.

Although Kabuto Yakushi didn't have great strength and it would be difficult for him to kill Danzo Shimura, he did have a powerful boss to rely on!

Sometimes, a person's perspective is very important.

Danzo Shimura had a rather narrow perspective; he always talked about Konoha and Hokage, and he never truly understood the changes in the ninja world.

Kabuto Yakushi, having received a promise from Naraku Uehara, was naturally willing to risk his life, especially since he believed he could be resurrected even if he died.

Danzo Shimura was different…

The Sharingan is becoming increasingly rare!

Ten minutes later.

It wasn't until Yakushi Kabuto, within ten minutes, used a life-or-death fighting style to force Shimura Danzo to close all nine remaining Sharingan eyes on his arm.

Left with no other choice, Shimura Danzo, seeing the Hashirama cells erupting from his body, had no choice but to sever his arm to survive!

At this moment, Danzo Shimura only had Kotoamatsukami left, which he had taken from Shisui Uchiha years ago. This was his last chance.

"Huff...huff...huff..."

Danzo Shimura, panting heavily, tore off his bandages, revealing his Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan. Now he had to make a decision.

To whom exactly was the Kotoamatsukami technique used?

However, Kabuto's next words caused Danzo Shimura's expression to change drastically: "Lord Naraku, I suspect that Sharingan is Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami Sharingan. After all, Danzo Shimura wouldn't just transplant a three-tomoe Sharingan like that..."

"How did you know..."

Danzo Shimura's face was extremely grim.

Kabuto chuckled and continued, "This is information Lord Orochimaru asked me to keep an eye out for. We're here to kill you to seize this Kotoamatsukami!"

"Did Orochimaru order you to do this?"

Danzo Shimura's expression suddenly calmed down. He slowly unbuttoned his clothes and sighed softly, "To conspire with a snake will surely backfire!"

"Do you wish to activate the Inner Four Symbols Sealing Technique?"

Uehara Naraku looked at Shimura Danzo and slowly said, "Fortunately, Lord Orochimaru had studied this forbidden technique and taught us a way to break the Four Symbols Sealing Technique, so that you wouldn't destroy the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan."

"..."

Danzo Shimura's expression changed.

The next moment, the old man's face hardened, and he gritted his teeth and reached out to grab his eye socket, forcefully prying out the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan!

Immediately afterwards, Danzo Shimura crushed the Sharingan into pieces.

It's not surprising that a ninjutsu genius like Orochimaru could develop a way to break the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique. Shimura Danzo certainly didn't want Kotoamatsukami to fall into Orochimaru's hands!

Uehara Naraku hurriedly stretched out his hand, watching Shimura Danzo's actions with a tense expression, and tried to dissuade him, saying, "Hey, don't!"

However, after Shimura Danzo crushed the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan, Uehara Naraku slowly said, "Oh, I was just lying to you. I'm not actually Orochimaru's subordinate."

"..."

Danzo Shimura's teeth were clenched in fury, and he was about to unleash a torrent of curses.

How could that damned Rain Ninja do this? How does he know so much information, like he really is Orochimaru's subordinate!

Danzo Shimura, who had destroyed his own grave, almost wanted to vomit blood.

Damn it, do those two little bastards even know how much it hurt when he just gouged out their eyes?

Most importantly, these two guys combined are much stronger than him, and they still managed to cheat him!

They are not proper ninjas; they have no heart.

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth in resentment and comforted himself, "Never mind, as long as Kotoamatsukami doesn't harm Konoha, I will die without regret."

"Why?"

Uehara Naraku suddenly chuckled and said, "Then don't you know who has the other Kotoamatsukami Sharingan? That person is a great danger to Konoha!"

"..."

Shimura Danzo abruptly raised his head and stared intently at Uehara Naraku. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "You two went to great lengths to assassinate me. Even if I knew about this, what could I do?"

"Lord Danzo is mistaken."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, and seeing a sudden glimmer of hope in Shimura Danzo's eyes, he chuckled, "Actually, assassinating you didn't require much effort..."

Kabuto nodded, a slight smile on his face: "Yes... Danzo, we just wanted to kill you, and then we came."

That's true.

They only exchanged two sentences when devising a plan to assassinate Shimura Danzo.

The first sentence is, "I want to kill Danzo."

The second sentence is, "He lured Danzo out for a secret rendezvous."

This is the downside of being in the dark faction; if you're not strong enough, you could be assassinated at any time.

Uehara Naraku abruptly changed the subject, saying, "But it's not easy. Outside Konoha, countless people are lining up to kill you, yet none of them have the opportunity we have!"

"You...you all..."

Shimura Danzo was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He originally had a very strong mental fortitude, but now that his life and death were in the hands of others, coupled with Uehara Naraku and Yakushi Kabuto constantly rubbing salt in his wounds...

Uehara Naraku fiddled with the ring on his hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "Don't worry, your old friend, the Third Hokage, will be there to keep you company tomorrow."

The next moment, Uehara Naraku appeared behind Danzo in a flash and whispered in his ear, "I'll tell you the secret: I've been pushing your Konoha Crush plan since four years ago."

"What?"

Danzo Shimura tried to turn his head away forcefully.

However, a section of a purple broadsword emerged from his chest!

With countless resentments hidden in his eyes, Shimura Danzo slowly collapsed to the ground.

Uehara Naraku looked at the old man who was nearing his deathbed, slowly squatted down, sighed and said, "Oh, right, actually we have no way to break the Four Symbols Seal... I just want your complete body to give to someone else as a gift."

"..."

The only thing that Danzo Shimura could move was his single eye.

That eye seemed bloodshot, staring fiercely at Uehara Naraku.

Uehara Naraku shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm a coward. Why don't you look at Kabuto? He always has a smile on his face, but he's actually the most cunning..."

"..."

The pharmacist smiled but didn't say anything.

If it weren't for the fact that this superior had just given him a good time, killing Shimura Danzo nine times in a row, and that his strength was simply too great, Kabuto Yakushi would really like to have a serious discussion with him to see who was the most ruthless.

(End of this chapter)