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Chapter 256 Kaleidoscope Acquired & Danzo Arrives

Facing Hozuki Shingetsu at this moment, the two of them completely suppressed the underestimation of their opponent that had arisen from their superior numbers.

After a series of battles, the people present all realized that if they did not work together, they would not only fail to defeat Hozuki Shingetsu, but they might not even be able to escape and would all die tragically at Hozuki Shingetsu's hands.

"Amaterasu!"

Fugaku Uchiha's eyes widened, and in an instant, an eternal flame from an unknown source appeared out of thin air on Shingetsu Hozuki.

No, it appeared on Hozuki Shingetsu's black coat.

At this moment, his true form had already arrived beside Uchiha Fugaku. His right hand fingers were bent, like a dragon reaching out with its claws, and his fingers were aimed at Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, wanting to cripple his eyes first.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally wouldn't let him have his way. He twisted his body, using his waist and abdomen as the core, his feet leading his legs, his legs leading his hips, his hips leading his waist, his waist leading his shoulders, his shoulders leading his arms, his arms leading his hands, and his hands leading his staff. The golden cudgel, with immense force, slammed down on Shinju's arm.

Judging from the gusts of evil wind emanating from the stick, it's easy to see that if this strike lands, Hozuki Shingetsu's right arm will definitely be torn apart by flesh and skin. Even with the Six-Tails' power, such an injury cannot be healed. Therefore, he can directly cosplay as the Condor Hero or the user of the Face Fruit in the future.

Left with no other choice, Hozuki Shingetsu had to withdraw and dodge the attack.

boom!

This powerful blow slammed into the earth, creating a deep crater and kicking up a cloud of dust.

hum!

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu burst out of the dust, preparing to use his speed advantage to launch another attack on Uchiha Fugaku, he suddenly felt a dizzying sensation, and in a daze, he found himself in a blood-red space.

This crimson space appeared boundless, yet there was no trace of any living beings within it. It seemed exceptionally empty, with a huge crimson crescent moon hanging in the sky, like an eye overlooking this space.

Splash!

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu was about to lift her leg to explore the space, she suddenly discovered that her hands and feet were bound to a tall cross by hard iron chains, and she could not move at all.

"Abandon your futile struggle and feel the ultimate power of the Uchiha!"

Fugaku Uchiha suddenly appeared in this space. He looked at Shingetsu Hozuki, who was completely bound to the cross, with a look of great satisfaction in his eyes.

From his youth, Fugaku Uchiha's fate was inextricably linked with Shingetsu Hozuki.

The reason he is now able to become the head of the Uchiha clan is certainly due to his own outstanding talent and the influence of his grandfather, who was a remnant of the Warring States period, but the main reason is the appreciation of the former clan head, Uchiha Homura.

Uchiha Homura's appreciation was largely due to his status as a disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Ultimately, his ability to become Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple was entirely due to Hozuki Shingetsu's famous battle, "The Uchiha Human Rights Report."

It was because of this report that Uchiha Homura led his entire clan, young and old, to the Hokage Rock, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to swear the Hokage Rock Oath, and incidentally taking him as his disciple.

Therefore, Fugaku Uchiha's feelings towards Shingetsu Hozuki were extremely complex, including gratitude for his good fortune as well as hatred for Shingetsu Hozuki's slander of the Uchiha clan.

With these indescribable emotions, after learning about the ability of his right Mangekyou Sharingan, Fugaku Uchiha immediately pulled Shingetsu Hozuki into this space, preparing to vent his complex feelings.

As Fugaku Uchiha made his hand seals, several shadow clones appeared one after another, slowly approaching Shingetsu Hozuki, who was bound to the cross. They aimed at the parts of his body that would cause him great pain but not death, and slowly inserted the kunai in their hands.

"Within this space, time, location, mass, even the level of pain you endure—everything is under my control… I can practically be considered the god of this space!"

Looking at the kunai stuck all over Hozuki Shingetsu's body, Uchiha Fugaku slowly raised his right hand.

"And now, you will be punished by the gods!"

As Fugaku Uchiha delivered his impassioned speech, the Uchiha clan crest on his chest shone brightly under the blood moon.

"Amaterasu + Tsukuyomi, truly father and son..."

Looking at the blood-red world before him and feeling the pain emanating from all parts of his body, Hozuki Shingetsu naturally knew what Fugaku Uchiha's other Mangekyou Sharingan ability was.

The Tsukuyomi kaleidoscope ability is undeniably powerful; after all, even Kakashi Kakashi was rendered bedridden for half a month by this ninjutsu.

However, this ninjutsu is far superior to techniques like Kotoamatsukami and Kamui.

Hozuki Shingetsu isn't really afraid of Tsukuyomi or Kagutsuchi, he has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. But he is really afraid that Uchiha Fugaku might awaken an ability similar to Kotoamatsukami, then he would be in serious trouble.

There's no way to counter this kind of ability; it's just that it's unsolvable. I guess when Kishimoto set it up, he never intended for this Kaleidoscope ability to survive in the world, which is why he designed Uchiha Shisui's death.

As for the plot where Uchiha Shisui entrusted the remaining Mangekyou Sharingan to Uchiha Itachi, Hozuki Shingetsu is more inclined to believe that this was a later addition, intended to allow the reanimated Itachi to fight alongside Uchiha Sasuke again during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

So now that they've discovered Fugaku Uchiha's second Mangekyou Sharingan ability, Shingetsu Hozuki no longer needs to play the submissive role. Didn't he hear the Six-Tails cursing him inside his body?

"Hozuki, how long are you going to keep playing the coward?! You bastard, I'm the one who's in pain right now, so you're just lying around like a corpse, huh?"

Ever since Hozuki Shingetsu realized that this was the Tsukuyomi space, he secretly activated his cheat ability, connecting his spirit with the Six-Tails.

Since this is an illusion space, the physical pain is actually mental pain. Therefore, the pain caused by the various kunai piercing Hozuki Shingetsu's body has already been quietly transferred to the Six-Tails. This is why he has the leisure to think about the various abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"I'm so sorry..."

Hozuki Shingetsu said sorry, but there was no sign of apology on his face. He just stared straight at Uchiha Fugaku.

Six years have passed, and Hozuki Shingetsu's cheat ability naturally couldn't stand still. Whether it's due to his increased age, increased chakra reserves, or other factors, his cheat ability can now connect to other people's mental worlds within a certain range without chakra connection and without their permission.

In this Tsukuyomi space, the ability to forcibly connect to Fugaku Uchiha's mental world without his permission and transfer one's own pain onto him is naturally manifested.

"Oh? You're so energetic? It's okay, we still have time to take our time... Ugh!"

Noticing Hozuki Shingetsu's gaze, Uchiha Fugaku was about to intensify the torture when he suddenly felt a series of sharp pains all over his body, causing him to cry out in surprise.

However, the feeling of his body being slowly pierced by kunai immediately made him think of something. Uchiha Fugaku raised his head and looked at the "painful" expression on Hozuki Shingetsu's face, and immediately seemed to understand something.

"Was this your doing? What... is this ninjutsu?"

"This is a secret technique of my Hozuki clan, the Empathy Technique... How was it? It didn't feel good to have your own ninjutsu hitting you, did it?"

At this moment, Hozuki Shingetsu was also acting like a drama queen. His body was struggling from time to time, his pale face, his resolute gaze, and his slightly trembling lips were all "telling" the pain he was suffering through his body's subtle reactions.

Seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha fell for the trap as expected, and the pride of the Uchiha clan welled up from his bones.

"The art of empathy... So, you mean we can both feel pain now?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked at Shingetsu Hozuki, slowly straightened up, and his eyes flashed with a defiant look that made Shingetsu feel intimidated.

"Very well... then let's see if your patience is stronger, Hozuki Shingetsu's, or the backbone of my Uchiha clan is tougher!"

As he spoke, Fugaku Uchiha increased the frequency of his shadow clones' kunai attacks. The sheer intensity of his efforts even caught Shingetsu Hozuki's attention.

Of course, despite the sidelong glances, Hozuki Shingetsu always kept in mind the professionalism of an actor and never forgot to control his facial expressions.

And so, three days passed in the Tsukuyomi space, while in the outside world, only one second had passed.

"Well……"

As soon as Fugaku Uchiha left the Tsukuyomi space, he couldn't help but lie down on the ground, clutching his head.

This three-day ordeal was truly too much for him, given his newly awakened mental state.

In the original story, even with his Sharingan, which is essentially the Mangekyou Sharingan, Kakashi couldn't withstand Itachi Uchiha's three days of interrogation and was bedridden for half a month.

Even if Fugaku Uchiha was incredibly powerful at this point, he wouldn't be able to move for at least half a day.

Therefore, Hozuki Shingetsu would not give up this great opportunity. After getting used to the disorientation of space and time, he immediately sped up, thinking of getting to Uchiha Fugaku's side before Sarutobi Hiruzen and taking the Mangekyou Sharingan that he hadn't used much yet.

Now that Hozuki Shingetsu considers the Mangekyou Sharingan his own, his heart bleeds every time he sees Uchiha Fugaku use it.

That consumed all of his eye power!

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose steps were slowed by the previous dust and fog, could only watch helplessly as Shingetsu Hozuki deftly flicked and flicked his fingers, changing the master of the Mangekyou Sharingan amidst Fugaku Uchiha's groans.

"Got it!"

With the Mangekyou Sharingan in hand, Hozuki Shingetsu quickly pulled a test tube from his ninja tool pouch and stuffed the Mangekyou Sharingan inside.

Since we already know that the enemy in this war is Konoha, it is natural to expect that there will be many opportunities to capture Sharingan in this war.

Therefore, Hozuki Shingetsu had the Chakra Research Institute distribute these test tubes to the various Jonin in advance. The nutrient liquid contained in the test tubes can greatly preserve the activity of the Sharingan, avoiding the problem of the Sharingan that was captured with great difficulty becoming inactive due to improper storage.

After dealing with the Mangekyou Sharingan, he finally turned his attention to Uchiha Fugaku, who lay helplessly groaning at his feet. He pondered whether to finish him off once and for all.

"Now that I've altered the history of the ninja world to this extent, it's even uncertain whether Naruto, the chosen one, still exists. Since one is gone, what does it matter if one is gone too?"

"The only pity is that after killing this guy, I'm afraid I'll lose my chance with that charming little woman, Uchiha Mikoto..."

After a brainstorming session, ambition ultimately triumphed over lust. Hozuki Shingetsu raised his right hand high, chakra flowing through it, ready to decapitate the blind Uchiha with a single chop.

But at that moment, Hozuki Shingetsu suddenly heard a sharp explosion.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Dayama!"

A series of high-pressure gusts appeared from afar, taking advantage of his distraction, and by the time Hozuki Shingetsu noticed them, they were already right in front of him.

Boom!

As Hozuki Shingetsu dodged, the series of high-pressure wind balls struck the tree trunk behind him, penetrating the broad tree and continuing to hit subsequent tree trunks with undiminished force.

At this moment, the one who initiated this ninjutsu slowly walked through the forest, leaning on a cane, and came to Uchiha Fugaku's side.

"Hiruzen, I really shouldn't have had any expectations of you."

"Danzo? Weren't you on the northeastern defense line? What are you doing here?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was both surprised and puzzled by Danzo Shimura's arrival, wondering why the commander of the northeastern defense line was here.

His presence here suggests two possibilities: either the situation on the Northeast front is extremely favorable, or the Northeast front has already fallen.

But it's not that Hiruzen Sarutobi looks down on Danzo Shimura. The Third Raikage is, after all, known as the wielder of the "strongest shield" and the "strongest spear." Even if Wind Release counters Lightning Release, how much time has passed?

Even with a favorable elemental advantage, it shouldn't be so easy to defeat, right?

If the battle lines are lost, then as the commander, one should be in command and direct operations, and should not be here.

So Hiruzen Sarutobi could only look at Danzo Shimura with a puzzled expression, hoping he could enlighten him.

At this moment, Hozuki Shingetsu also noticed the difference in Shimura Danzo's attire. Everything else was the same, but the bandage that had been wrapped around his right eye had been removed, and for some reason, both of his eyes were now closed.

At this moment, Shimura Danzo seemed to sense something and looked towards Hozuki Shingetsu's location. After a brief pause, he turned back and answered Sarutobi Hiruzen's question in a calm tone, trying his best to hide his inner pride.

"Hmph! You think I'm like you... The reason I'm here is naturally because my mission is complete. The Third Raikage, A, has already been slain by me!"

(End of this chapter)