People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

"it is good!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, wielding his Vajra Staff, charged forward once more.

Danzo formed a hand seal and, at the moment Hiruzen Sarutobi clashed with Naruto, suddenly rushed towards Hiruzen Sarutobi, touching his back with his left hand.

"The Seal of Self-Karma's Binding!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's body was instantly covered in cursed seals, sealing his movements.

Naruto's kunai successfully pierced Hiruzen Sarutobi's chest.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi severely injured, all his shadow clones disappeared, and the Four Purple Flame Formation was also dispelled.

Danzo seized the opportunity and fled outside the barrier without looking back.

Chapter 317 Resolute

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.

My first thought was, could this Danzo be a shadow clone of Naruto?

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why Danzo would attack Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground, his mind filled with memories of Danzo. The two had been teammates before, and now one was the Hokage and the other the Dark Ninja. Hiruzen Sarutobi had always indulged him, giving him immense trust and power, just to give Danzo some psychological compensation for his desire to become Hokage but never succeeded.

But what I didn't expect was that Danzo would stab me in the back.

While everyone was still stunned, Danzo had already escaped quite a distance.

After the Four Purple Flame Formation was dispelled, Jiraiya and Tsunade rushed in.

Tsunade used Healing Palm Technique to heal Hiruzen Sarutobi's wounds.

Jiraiya asked anxiously, "Tsunade, how is she?"

Tsunade's forehead was covered in sweat: "The old man's health is very poor. I can only barely use the Palm Healing Technique to maintain his physiological functions."

Naruto walked step by step in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi. Jiraiya thought that Naruto was going to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, so Jiraiya immediately blocked Naruto's way.

However, Naruto made no move, coldly watching Hiruzen Sarutobi and mocking, "Hiruzen Sarutobi, you trusted Danzo wholeheartedly, but the guy you trusted all along betrayed you at the last moment. How ironic."

Naruto then looked at Jiraiya and Tsunade: "You two, who have accepted the Will of Fire, who knows when you might betray each other?"

Jiraiya argued righteously, "Naruto, this is just Danzo's isolated case, and it doesn't mean that everyone in Konoha would be like this!"

Naruto continued sarcastically, "Really? Doesn't this kind of thing happen often in Konoha? Minato Namikaze, you should have a lot to say about this, right?"

Minato Namikaze didn't reply, but his mind was filled with memories of the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Sasuke, who had been itching to act, drew his katana: "Hey, Naruto, since you're not going to kill Danzo, then I'll take care of him."

"Thunder Breathing? First Form? Thunderclap Flash!"

Sasuke transformed into a bolt of lightning and sped off in the direction Danzo had fled.

"I never said I would give up killing Danzo! He's my prey!"

Naruto used the Body Flicker Technique to chase after Danzo and Sasuke.

Hiruzen Sarutobi weakly spoke, "Jiraiya, hurry and stop them..."

Jiraiya and Tsunade stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi in disbelief: "Old man, even in this state, you still want to protect Danzo?!"

"That's not the issue. This is Konoha. The Hokage's assistant is just as important as the Hokage himself. If Danzo dies in Konoha, and is killed by Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha, who were once members of Konoha themselves, then Konoha will truly lose all face."

However, not only did Jiraiya and Tsunade remain motionless, but the surrounding Konoha ninjas also did not make any move.

Danzo's actions so far have been truly chilling.

Seeing that Jiraiya and Tsunade remained unmoved, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that no one here was willing to help Danzo.

Overwhelmed with anger, Hiruzen Sarutobi lost consciousness.

Sasuke had caught up with Danzo, his eyes icy cold: "Shimura Danzo, go to hell and atone for the sins of the dead Uchiha clan!"

"Uchiha Sasuke, he's my prey!" Naruto, wielding the Rasengan, caught up with Danzo.

Sasuke and Naruto had sandwiched Danzo between them, leaving him nowhere to retreat.

Danzo tried to struggle and ran forward, blood flowing continuously from his wounds.

"Amaterasu!"

A black flame from Amaterasu appeared in front of Danzo, blocking his path.

Sasuke and Naruto moved closer to Danzo step by step with perfect coordination.

With a strong will to survive, Danzo continuously squeezed his chakra meridians to extract chakra and released wind bullets at Sasuke and Naruto, but they were all easily blocked.

Sasuke's blade pierced Danzo's back and emerged from Danzo's chest.

Naruto's Rasengan also hit Danzo in the abdomen.

Caught between two attacks, Danzo coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The severely injured Danzo had a flashback in his mind, recalling his past missions under Tobirama Senju.

At that time, the Senju Tobirama squad, which was heavily injured, was pursued by the Kinkaku and Ginkaku forces, who were all elite members of the Kinkaku army.

The group discussed that one of them needed to act as bait to lure the enemy, so that the other teammates would have time to escape.

In order to choose the right successor, Tobirama Senju secretly tested his subordinates, asking who was willing to be the bait.

Although Danzo was determined to volunteer to act as bait, he was too cowardly to speak up at the crucial moment.

At this moment, Hiruzen stepped forward and offered to act as bait.

Ultimately, for the sake of Konoha's future, Tobirama decided to personally act as bait. Before leaving, he praised Hiruzen's actions and appointed Hiruzen as the next Hokage.

Danzo was unwilling to accept this, as Hiruzen Sarutobi always seemed to be ahead of him, even though he himself was far more talented.

How can an indecisive person lead Konoha to prosperity?

Only by being as decisive and ruthless as myself, and by eliminating all threats inside and outside the village with the attitude of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," can Konoha become stronger and stronger.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had listened to me and handed Naruto over to me after the Nine-Tails' attack, then under the Root's nurturing, Naruto would definitely be Konoha's strongest weapon.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had listened to me and taken action against the Uchiha clan earlier, Konoha would not have fallen into the crisis of war.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had listened to him and added another seal to Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki wouldn't have betrayed Konoha so easily.

If... the Hokage position had been his, Konoha wouldn't be what it is today.

But there are no "what ifs." To this day, Danzo still doesn't think he did anything wrong.

Danzo was confident that, under his leadership, Konoha would become the pinnacle of the ninja world.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was like a mountain, suppressing his ambitions.

Danzo sighed: "Tobirama-sensei, looking at Konoha now, do you regret handing it over to Hiruzen? Do you think I am the one who is qualified to become Hokage?"

Danzo looked at Sasuke and Naruto in front of him, his eyes filled with determination.

"For the ninja world, for Konoha! We cannot let you live!"

Danzo pulled open his clothes, revealing divination marks on his body.

"The Inner Four Symbols Seal!"

Danzo's blood gushed out.

"Hiruzen... It seems it's my turn this time. From beginning to end, my original intention has never changed! Everything I've done has been for Konoha!"

"Unfortunately, I still didn't manage to become Hokage in the end..."

Chapter 318 First Interaction with Naruto

Danzo, who had used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, had the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, which he had previously inscribed on his body, expand in a spherical shape and continue to expand outwards.

Sasuke and Naruto both sensed the power of the seal and wanted to break free from its range immediately.

However, Danzo's splattered blood had already stained Sasuke and Naruto.

The powerful sealing force kept pulling Sasuke and Naruto apart.

A golden flash streaked past, and Naruto vanished instantly, successfully escaping Danzo's Reverse Four Symbols Seal.

When Minato Namikaze tried to rescue Sasuke, the Reverse Four Symbols Seal had already enveloped Sasuke, making it impossible to remove him.

"All sounds ceased!"

Yosuke followed closely behind Minato Namikaze and arrived at the scene.

Having entered a state of fusion between the power of the demon and the power of the priestess, Yosuke unleashed a slash radiating holy light, striking the Inner Four Symbols Seal and creating a gap in it.

Sasuke was able to escape from the Four Symbols Seal.

Sasuke, still shaken, returned to Yosuke's side.

Even Sasuke's use of Amaterasu Black Flame while inside the seal couldn't break it, and he was almost sealed away himself.

Minato Namikaze explained, "This is the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, a sealing technique that can absorb enemies into one's own corpse and seal them away. It seems that Danzo had already set up a technique to activate when he died."

Danzo, lying on the ground, was no longer breathing and was completely dead.

At the same time, Kimimaro finally returned to Naruto's side.

Naruto asked Kimimaro how things were going.

Kimimaro replied, "All the daimyo from various countries who came to participate have been assassinated. Naruto, do you still want to continue?"

"We've achieved our objective. With Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others still in Konoha, and my stamina almost at its limit, we'll retreat for now."

Naruto remains calm. Konoha will now face accountability from various countries, and the already declining Konoha may very well fall into a deep recession.

Just as Naruto was about to leave with Kimimaro, Yosuke blocked their way.

"Naruto, I'd like to talk to you alone."

Naruto was very wary, because he knew nothing about Yosuke, this mysterious man: "What if I don't want to?"

“You have no choice, because time is running out. I need to make your stance clear so that I can prepare for what to do next.”

Yosuke's attitude was firm, leaving Naruto no room for refusal.