Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 307 Is Hiruzen Sarutobi a Traitor? (4200 words)

After using desperate measures, the two Root ninjas' strength increased significantly, the Yamanaka clan ninjas' spellcasting range increased greatly, and their senses became more acute.

The Akimichi clan's Root ninja made an even bigger splash, unleashing a massive amount of blue chakra from their bodies, which transformed into a pair of butterfly wings on their backs.

Hyper-expansion technique!

The Akimichi clan's Root ninja formed hand seals, and his body rapidly expanded, instantly transforming into a giant not much shorter than the top of a gourd-shaped grain, with the water level barely reaching his navel.

Danzo and the Root ninjas of the Yamanaka clan jumped onto the giant's body, quickly positioned themselves above its head, and then the giant began to churn and thrash.

The powerful force stirred up the water both on the surface and underwater, creating a maelstrom of undercurrents and sending surging waves crashing towards Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa.

Such an attack was naturally no match for Kisame and his two companions, who each used their own methods to evade it.

Soon, under Danzo's command, the giant abandoned its rampage and strode toward Kisame, the most threatening creature. Each step it took created a towering spray of water, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Water escape, water-severing waves!

Facing the giant, the three pufferfish demons simultaneously used the advanced water-style ninjutsu they had recently learned, and they did so in perfect unison by sinking into the water.

The three men formed a triangular formation underwater, surrounding the giant and continuously spewing high-pressure, straight jets of water from their mouths—one aimed at the giant's right abdomen, one at his left heart, and one at his back.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!

The art of turning your mind around!

The two people on the giant's head naturally wouldn't let the pufferfish demon and his two companions' attacks succeed so easily, and each used their own methods to deal with the situation.

Two highly condensed wind-attribute shockwaves collided with the Water-Severing Wave. Perhaps the caster's skills were not yet refined, or perhaps Danzo's Wind Release techniques were superior, because the Water-Severing Wave was directly cut apart by the wind-attribute shockwaves.

The Mind Transfer Technique was not used on the three pufferfish demons, but on the giant.

With the precognitive abilities of the Sensing Ninjutsu, the Yamanaka clan ninja controlled the giant's body and dodged the Water Severing Wave's piercing and cutting with a sidestep, displaying a clean, neat, agile, and nimble movement that was inconsistent with his massive size!

Water escapes thousands of sharks!

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Water Release: Multiple Water Whip Technique!

When their first attack failed, Kisame and his two companions used ninjutsu again.

Puffs of white smoke rose from the water, and a thousand blue-skinned sharks with sharp, pointed teeth and fierce, volatile tempers emerged from the water...

Some of these sharks swam to the surface, while others lurked in the water. They were not afraid of giants that were much larger than themselves. Like an army of suicide soldiers, they launched a fearless attack!

But before the shark could charge, the first to attack was a powerful water dragon over twenty meters long, which crashed directly into the giant's face.

Wind Escape Vacuum Jade!

Danzo took a deep breath as he formed the hand seals, then exhaled a semi-transparent, high-pressure whirlwind...

Boom! The wind ball collided with the water dragon. The water dragon's shape was destroyed by the violent and chaotic airflow, and the wind ball's energy was also exhausted. Countless raindrops scattered and fell, and a thin layer of water mist filled the air.

Just then, ropes as thick as an adult's thigh shot out from the water's surface. These ropes, formed from the flowing water, wrapped around the giant's legs, hands, and neck like vines, restricting his movements.

Just then, the sharks swam up to the giant, and one by one they opened their mouths and bit him...

Although the wound caused by a single shark is like an ant bite for a normal human, the sheer number of them makes all the difference.

In the brief moment that the giant struggled to break free of the water ropes, the blood flowing from the giant had already stained the clear water red.

The giant was enraged, and his fists pounded down relentlessly, each strike accompanied by a massive blue chakra fist, creating towering columns of water as they hit the water...

The shark that was punched didn't even have a chance to turn into white smoke and return to the spirit land. It turned into a pile of minced meat because of the excessive damage it suffered.

Even sharks that weren't hit head-on were injured by the powerful shockwave, either turning into white smoke and disappearing or being stunned.

The human blood mixed with the shark blood, making the clear water even more crimson. Stimulated by the blood, the remaining sharks completely lost their minds and continued to charge.

However, even if the shark frantically cleaves the waves with its fins, it has little effect in the face of the giant waves and towering columns of water created by the giant.

Seeing the raging giant, the three pufferfish demons stopped attacking and instead gathered together at the bottom of the water.

After a while, thousands of sharks were either dead, injured, or unconscious, but the giant's chakra and physical condition had also reached their limit, and a terrible backlash was coming.

The giant's body rapidly shrank to a normal size, then collapsed onto the water's surface with its eyes rolled back, having lost consciousness.

Unless a medical ninja like Tsunade intervenes in time, they are doomed.

The Root ninja of the Yamanaka clan and Danzo stood on the water's surface, warily guarding their sides and front.

"Once the enemy shows up, take control of one person at all costs," Danzo commanded in a low voice, his face ashen.

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

The only remaining Root ninja who could still move spoke in a cold and indifferent tone, seemingly unconcerned about his own life.

Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!

Without the giant, a powerful martial arts expert who could cost him his life, Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed his ultimate move without hesitation.

A blue, translucent chakra shark, several meters long, swam rapidly on the bottom of the water, its mouth wide open, revealing clearly sharp, triangular teeth. It was ferocious and imposing!

The Root ninjas on the water's surface immediately alerted Danzo.

At times like this, the ninjas of the Yamanaka clan could only offer a warning, because there was simply no ninjutsu that could counter a technique like the Great Shark Bullet.

However, the ninja from the Yamanaka clan gave timely advice. Their heightened senses, enhanced by the secret medicine, detected the unusual nature of the Great Shark Bullet Technique and offered very sound advice.

In the ninja world, there are countless strange and wonderful ninjutsu. Among them, ninjutsu that can absorb chakra are rare, but the Root organization has studied them.

When facing this type of ninjutsu, you absolutely cannot use ordinary offensive ninjutsu to fight it head-on, otherwise you will only be the one who suffers.

Spiritual communication!

Danzo bit his right thumb, formed hand seals, and slammed his palm onto the water's surface, causing mysterious black patterns to spread...

With a loud bang, a huge cloud of white smoke rose up, accompanied by a sound like the bellowing of an elephant, and a dream beast as big as a small mountain appeared, its size no less than that of the three legendary summoning beasts.

Danzo and the Root ninjas were positioned directly above the Baku's head when the blue, translucent shark crashed into its belly, exploding like an egg hitting a rock.

The most powerful aspect of the Great Shark Bullet Technique is its ability to absorb the chakra from enemy ninjutsu attacks and replenish itself.

The weaker the enemy's attack, the stronger our side becomes. Victory or defeat, even life or death, is determined by the ebb and flow of this situation.

However, sharks are not very strong, so they are naturally of little use against giant summoning beasts like the Baku, which are as big as small mountains, due to the large size difference.

"This place is no place to linger. Break the barrier, Baku!"

With a moo, the Dream Eater let out a sound like an elephant, swung its long trunk, and swung its limbs, stirring up huge waves, before striding towards the valley entrance.

Seeing Danzo and the others' actions, the three pufferfish-like creatures exchanged glances, then burst out of the water and rushed towards Baku in a crisscross pattern.

Upon seeing this, Danzo's eyes—no, one of his eyes lit up.

The next moment, the dream-baku stopped running, turned its head and opened its mouth, unleashing a terrifying suction force that transformed into a clearly visible, tangible airflow of retraction...

Affected by this terrifying suction force, the three pufferfish demons, along with a large amount of water, were lifted into the air. However, as they were lifted into the air, the three of them simultaneously opened three scrolls.

The character "fire" is written in the center of each scroll. The moment the scroll is opened, three torrents of golden-white flames pour out.

Affected by the wind, the torrent of flames increased in speed and power. The Dream Eater couldn't stop it in time and swallowed the scorching flames directly into its mouth.

Moo... The Dream Eater howled in pain, finally unable to bear the pain and injury. With a bang, white smoke rose and quickly disappeared.

Several clanging sounds of metal clashing echoed from within the thick white smoke of the fog, after which two figures burst through the smoke and crashed into the water.

The three pufferfish demons dived into the water. Pipa Juzo was responsible for dealing with the Root ninjas of the Yamanaka clan, while the other two pursued Danzo.

Danzo moved quickly, managing to escape the water and return to the surface before the two could surround and attack him.

The Root ninja of the Yamanaka clan suffered serious injuries, and due to the backlash from the Root's secret medicine, they were unable to escape the water in time and were entangled by Juzo Biwa.

Given their already inferior strength, coupled with two negative status effects and an unfavorable environment, the Root ninja of the Yamanaka clan was killed by Juzo Biwa in just a few moves.

After taking down the last guard, Juzo Biwa immediately went to help, and the three of them began to besiege Danzo.

Danzo's physical skills were good, but they were no match for the combined attack of the three pufferfish demons. He quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, got injured, and was wounded.

The dire situation forced Danzo to reveal a trump card: the bandage slipped off, and a three-tomoe Sharingan appeared in his right eye socket.

Perhaps it was because he couldn't see an opportunity to suppress and destroy the Uchiha clan in this life, or perhaps it was because he witnessed the power of the Uchiha Gen Mangekyou Sharingan...

In this life, Danzo cherished the three-tomoe Sharingan he had finally acquired and continued to undergo specialized training in it.

Danzo's mastery of the three-tomoe Sharingan was no less than that of Kakashi and the three-tomoe Jonin of the Uchiha clan.

While this didn't allow Danzo to reverse the situation, it certainly put him at a more comfortable position, at least he wasn't constantly on the verge of life and death.

While Danzo was trying his best to deal with the three pufferfish demons, he was also secretly and patiently setting up a cursed trap, which was the self-inflicted cursed seal that had bound Sasuke.

If the three pufferfish demons hadn't known Danzo knew this trick, they might have fallen for it. But with information provided by Uchiha Gen, how could they have fallen for it?

The three pufferfish demons turned the tables on the plan, repeatedly jumping around near the location where the cursed seal was set up, getting very close but never stepping on it.

Once or twice was fine, but after a while, Danzo became quite annoyed.

In battle, being flustered is obviously not a good reaction, and Danzo's response showed obvious flaws.

The three pufferfish demons seized the opening and launched a mixed three-on-one attack.

Danzo took a hard punch to the face from Kisame, knocking out two of his teeth; he was shoved in the abdomen by Samehada, almost vomiting up his dinner from the night before; and he was slashed in the back by the Executioner's Blade, leaving him bleeding profusely and his flesh flying off.

In fact, the flaw that Danzo made this time was enough for the three pufferfish demons to kill him.

However, the three pufferfish demons remembered Uchiha Gen's instructions and did not take the opportunity to kill Danzo, deliberately sparing his life.

Danzo, having taken three heavy blows, regained his senses and realized that if he didn't fight desperately now, he might never have the chance again.

Danzo stood up from the water, quickly formed hand seals, then tore his clothes and used the Inner Four Symbols Seal.

Blood gushed from his body like a fountain, and the Four Symbols Seal engraved inside his body expanded in all directions in a spherical shape. However, the reaction of the three pufferfish demons filled Danzo with despair...

The three retreated rapidly the instant the Four Symbols Seal was activated, unable to keep up with its expansion speed...

This left Danzo completely baffled. How could his enemy know his moves so clearly?

This is one of his trump cards!

The black Four Symbols Seal sealed a large mass of water, and Danzo's figure vanished without a trace.

However, the three pufferfish demons did not rush to leave. Instead, they stood in a triangular formation, letting the water from other places flow over and fill the gaps...

After about three breaths, Danzo's figure reappeared on the water's surface, his right Sharingan with its three tomoe now completely gray.

Seeing that the three pufferfish demons were still there, Danzo's face turned extremely ugly, and he felt utterly hopeless.

"Is this one of the legendary ultimate eye techniques of the Uchiha clan?"

"Wow, that's amazing."

"Yes, it's truly amazing; it's even possible to bring the dead back to life..."

The three looked surprised and amazed, staring at Danzo as if he were some rare beast.

In fact, Gen Uchiha was not sure whether Danzo would use Izanagi at present, but he revealed it as well to be on the safe side.

The activation conditions for the standard Izanagi are very simple: the Sharingan user can activate it by forming the three hand seals: 卯, 亥, and 未.

Even if Danzo didn't obtain it from the Uchiha clan or Obito, he might have obtained it from the research materials of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju couldn't possibly be uninterested in Izanagi, such a bugged ultimate eye technique, and he couldn't possibly not investigate it...

Sometimes that saying is very true: the person who understands you best is often not your friend, but your enemy!

"How did you come to know the name Izanagi?"

"Who exactly is the traitor hiding in Konoha?"

"explain!"

Hearing the conversation between the three, and considering the enemy's previous responses, Danzo was absolutely certain that there must be a high-ranking traitor in Konoha involved in this ambush targeting him.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so targeted...

Danzo had already suspected Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and even Hiruzen Sarutobi of being the traitors.

Clearly, the three men's knowledge of Danzo's situation made Danzo question his very existence.

The three pufferfish demons completely ignored Danzo's questioning and launched another attack.

However, this time, in order to prevent the Four Symbols Seal from being used in close combat, the three of them did not attack at close range, but instead launched a ninjutsu together.

Danzo tried his best to use ninjutsu to fight back, but he was seriously injured. How could he be a match for the three pufferfish?

He only managed two attempts before being hit by the three's water-style ninjutsu.

Danzo crawled out of the water and onto the surface, stumbling towards the three with his heavily injured body, preparing to use the Reverse Four Symbols Seal one last time, even though the chances of success were slim...

"Elder Danzo, don't you want to meet the person behind us?" Kisame asked with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Danzo immediately slowed his pace...

(End of this chapter)