Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

A vertical, downward slash.

"Pfft!"

A fierce and brutal strike.

"Moo!!!"

As another piercing scream fell, the summoning beast that had fought alongside Danzo for decades—the Baku—was sliced ​​in two by Shoji's Susanoo.

They didn't give Danzo and Baku a chance to react at all.

"A Baku!?"

Without even a chance to return to the Spirit World, the Susanoo controlled by Shoji was casually tossed to the two halves of the Baku's corpse on either side like trash. The crimson blood splattered everywhere looked so glaring and so terrifying at that moment.

Danzo, who had been feeling smug about breaking through Susanoo's defenses, felt his heart sink completely at this moment. He realized that he had underestimated Uchiha Shoji's strength; the Mangekyou Sharingan actually possessed such terrifying power.

While Danzo felt a chill run down his spine, a burning greed gleamed deep within his eyes. In his view, this power should be used for his own purposes, and the sinful Uchiha clan was unworthy of possessing such power.

It must be said that Danzo truly lives up to his name; even at this stage, he still covets the power of others.

Of course, as Danzo's inner greed burned fiercely, he became even more vigilant, strongly reminding himself to be careful of Susanoo's attack range and to avoid making eye contact with Shoji's eyes, given how strong the Sharingan's genjutsu control was.

Danzo knew more than most people.

"Fan-shaped encirclement attack! Be careful not to make eye contact with the rogue ninja Uchiha Shoji, concentrate your attack on one point!"

"Yes!"

Danzo had his own arrogance.

Some people, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, might even 'indulge' this dark figure of Konoha.

However, Tsukasa did not do that. After cleanly and efficiently killing Shimura Danzo's summoned ninja beast, he turned around.

Above the sky.

Once Tsukasa had readjusted his posture, he launched the most ferocious attack on Danzo, who was still airborne.

The void trembled.

The chilling edge that spreads.

Faced with this oppressive feeling, Danzo's expression was extremely gloomy, and in mid-air, the rapidly forming hand seals...

However, Danzo clearly underestimated the speed and frequency of Susanoo's attacks, especially at such close range.

The surgical imprint is not yet complete.

But it was already the 'blade' that had descended!

"hateful!"

There was no time to evade the attack.

"Lord Danzo!"

Facing such a clear and chilling pressure, fortunately, the Root members who had been positioned a few steps ahead to provide cover rushed forward as Susanoo's slash approached.

With a resolute stance, he stood in front of Susanoo's blade.

Those Root members who were unable to block in time had already formed hand seals and released corresponding spells a second beforehand.

It seemed as if they completely disregarded their Root comrades, all for the sake of covering Danzo's smooth retreat.

"Boom!"

A cloud of dust billowed up.

"Lei Dun!"

"Water escape!"

"Tudun!"

Each of them unleashed at least a B-level escape technique.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Boom!"

One attack after another struck the Susanoo controlled by Shoji. Feeling the powerful attacks coming from the outside, even though Susanoo had already neutralized almost half of the power, the residual force of the spell's shockwaves still caused Shoji some internal injuries. His increasingly flushed and cold expression was the best proof of this.

But even so.

The general still showed no sign of stopping the attack.

The overwhelming pressure enveloped all enemies in front of it with a slash.

"Shh!"

The 'Susanoo Blade' descends with deadly force!

"Stab!"

As easily as cutting melons and vegetables, he killed several more Root members once again. However, it was this brief pause that bought Danzo a precious one or two seconds to retreat.

"Wind Release: Great Net Technique!"

The barely completed Wind Release technique, like all others, disregarded the subordinates who had died protecting him and shielded him from disaster. The technique swept upwards, encompassing everything within its powerful gust of wind.

"boom!"

A direct hit.

The surface layer that has been lifted up.

As Danzo created a safe distance, the dust that dissipated left the ground a crimson red, filled with severed limbs and mangled bodies—a horrific scene, like hell, that would be unbearable for any ordinary person who had never witnessed such bloodshed.

"Heh! As expected of the infamous Darkness of Konoha, using your own subordinates as shields and launching a sweeping attack without any scruples or hesitation. Is this what you call the Will of Fire? Shimura Danzo, how laughable! The First and Second Hokage would probably jump out of their coffins if they saw successors like you!"

Stepping out from the smoke and dust, Shoji looked at Shimura Danzo, who was once again being protected by Root members, with a hint of sarcasm, and said coldly.

"Hmph, what do you know, you mere evil brat from the Uchiha clan? This is the true embodiment of the Will of Fire! For the stability of the village, for the future of the village, this is the greater good of the village!!! As long as we can annihilate your filthy and evil Uchiha clan, any price we pay will be worth it!"

Danzo Shimura, who was already terminally ill, was clearly not provoked by Shoji's words at all. He remained completely proud and self-satisfied, which made Shoji feel nauseous.

Even the expressions of some ninja clan members, such as Hyuga, Kurama, and Aburame, who were 'doing their homework' not too far away, changed slightly.

It must be said that within the village, it wasn't just the Uchiha clan that disliked Shimura Danzo. If Hiruzen Sarutobi still had the prestige of the Hokage and the support of his three disciples, the Legendary Sannin, then...

Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, is an absolute doubling of negative values!

At this moment, these self-righteous pronouncements only further fueled the rebellious spirit of these ninja clan members.

Their determination to "go all out" became even stronger.

Anyway, I didn't choose to stand on the side of the Uchiha clan!

Danzo was completely unaware of his mistakes.

At this moment, Jiang Si's expression turned extremely cold.

Why are there such wicked people in this world?

How incredibly stupid, naive, and arrogant I was to think that even with Danzo around, I could gain the trust of Hiruzen Sarutobi and other high-ranking members, and thus peacefully resolve the conflict between my clan and the village?

This is truly a huge joke!

A world of mutual understanding is simply impossible!

Especially when there are fundamental differences between 'species'!

"I now truly realize my mistake. It's impossible for a human to communicate with an animal. Shimura Danzo, today, here, is your burial ground!"

The intense murderous aura emanating from Jiang Si's brows.

"boom!"

As we stepped forward.

A surge of chakra energy erupted once again.

116. The Art of Taking Over Futsu! (Third Update)

Danzo Shimura completely abandoned 'humanity'.

At this moment, Jiang Si saw him as so filthy and disgusting that he had become completely incomprehensible and gone mad.

Human language is a luxury for Danzo, the Dark One of Konoha. Completely immersed in his own world, he doesn't even trust his closest friends and is even willing to kill them. He can no longer be regarded as a 'human being' and should be classified as a 'psychologically twisted madman'.

Just like Itachi Uchiha in the original work, those who can turn against their own 'closest relatives' have long lost their humanity and are not worthy of existing as 'human beings'!

Once again realizing how foolish he had been, Jiang Si had long since given up on that unrealistic fantasy.

With their own clan members already surrounded and under attack, especially with Hiruzen Sarutobi displaying personal strength far exceeding expectations and managing to forcefully block Fugaku who had activated Susanoo, the course of events was somewhat out of their control.

Most importantly, even though the Hyuga, Aburame, Kurama, and other ninja clans were mostly just going through the motions, they still provided some assistance to the Root and Anbu. Moreover, they were being assisted by ninja clans such as the Sarutobi, Shimura, Ise, Kazamatsuri, and Gekko clans, who were originally loyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, and this assistance continued as the battle progressed.

The Konoha reinforcements that follow will definitely arrive in a steady stream. We don't need many. Even if a few hundred more come, not to mention that the nearly two hundred clansmen who survived will definitely be wiped out, even Fugaku and Shoji may not be able to escape and retreat easily.

This was an extremely dangerous moment.

'We must catch this guy immediately! At the very least, we must create an opening for retreat!'

The original plan was to use words to pressure the people of Konoha, so that those ninja clans would at least maintain a neutral stance, and then use Susanoo to intimidate them, thus ensuring a safe retreat route. However, it has now been discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi's prestige in Konoha was underestimated. Even if the Hyuga, Aburamezuka, and Kurama clans did not truly want to be enemies with the Uchiha clan, they would still be intimidated by Hiruzen Sarutobi's existence and would need to take some symbolic action.

While a single ninja clan may not number much, when combined, their numbers become enormous. The key factor lies in Danzo's ruthlessness and cunning, who directly intervened and dragged everyone from Konoha into the mess. Otherwise, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality...

There is a certain possibility that they will choose to let the Uchiha clan go by default; the probability is at least 50/50.

We've been forced into this situation.

If this continues, the situation will become really dangerous.

Fugaku could withstand the pressure from Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the other clansmen couldn't. Once all the clansmen were wiped out, leaving only Fugaku and himself, they would be overwhelmed and killed by Konoha's sheer numbers.

Moreover, even if Shimura Danzo, Akimichi Torifu, Mitokado Homura, and others are not very good, their individual strength is still at the level of elite Jonin to near-Kage. If you are not careful, it is possible to break through the outer layer of their Susanoo defense.

Especially when he caught a glimpse of his family members being killed one after another, lying in pools of blood, and Fugaku being held back by Hiruzen Sarutobi, unable to escape.

The savage glint in the commander's eyes instantly flared up!

"Snapped!"