Traveling through Naruto, I am Uchiha Obito?

The Baku's wind pressure slammed into the area of ​​the Underworld Swamp! The mud was violently churned up into huge waves, emitting a muffled roar!

However, the swamp's dispersing and absorption effects were immediate! The originally devastating attack, after penetrating deep into the swamp, visibly deviated in trajectory and its power was greatly weakened!

"Hmph! Trying to escape this area with that trick? How naive!"

Danzo was not surprised. His real killing move was the Vacuum Sphere that followed, and... the brief respite he had bought!

His hands rose with lightning speed, beginning to form the forbidden technique that could rewrite reality and reverse life and death—Izanagi!

Once this seal is completed, he will be invincible!

However, just as Danzo's finger was about to make the mudra—

"Sixth Gate, open!"

boom! ! ! !

A violent chakra storm surged into the sky, forcefully pushing aside the remaining wind pressure and mud! The cube's figure was now enveloped in dense blue steam and dazzling cyan wind-style chakra!

He defied the aftershocks of the wind and plunged headfirst into the depths of the Yellow Springs Swamp!

"Varied--?!"

Danzo's mind was filled with alarm bells, but it was all too late!

puff!

Using its incredible speed, the Rubik's Cube burst through the viscous mud, dodging the wind pressure and appearing before Danzo in an instant! The two were so close they were practically touching noses!

Danzo's murky single eye met a pair of cold Sharingan eyes, each swirling with scarlet tomoe!

"Oh no... Illusion..."

Danzo's mind went completely blank for a moment!

It was that momentary lapse in concentration!

The hand wrapped in blue wind chakra, with its five fingers like hooks, gripped Danzo's pale and hideous right arm, which was inlaid with countless Sharingan eyes!

"Haoyan Rasengan!!!"

A Rasengan burning inside instantly took shape in the other hand of the Rubik's Cube! Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed this destructive power and slammed it into Danzo's chest!

Boom-! ! ! !

A deafening explosion was accompanied by the terrifying sound of bones shattering! The violent impact not only instantly destroyed Danzo's sternum, but also generated an irresistible, tearing force!

"Uhhhhhh-!!!"

Amidst Danzo's piercing, distorted screams, the arm that bore countless sins and ambitions was torn off his shoulder blade by this violent force!

"Ugh... Pfft—!"

The excruciating pain of his arm being ripped apart, coupled with the backlash from the uncontrolled Hashirama cells, caused Danzo to cough up a mouthful of black blood, his body convulsing violently. However, even more agonizing than his physical pain were the Rubik's Cube's eyes, which seemed to see through everything!

Kotoamatsukami... Izanagi... He knew it all!

A terrifying thought, one that sent shivers down his spine, began to haunt his mind:

This kid only entered Konoha after thoroughly understanding all of his trump cards and weaknesses! From the very beginning, he had his sights set on him! This cunning, this unfathomable scheme... it's terrifying!

"No... Absolutely not!"

Danzo's last remaining eye erupted with a final, almost frenzied resolve, his voice hoarse.

"Without me... that naive old man Hiruzen... wouldn't be able to control this demon at all! He will definitely destroy Konoha! Even if it costs me my last breath... I must... drag him into hell!"

With all his remaining strength, he issued his final command:

"Root... everyone! Gather around me!"

"Baku—!!!"

As if in sync with its master's will, the enormous summoning beast let out a mournful cry that shook the barrier! Its massive body suddenly turned around, its trunk raised high, its target being Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the others who were about to regroup and support the Cube!

"not good!"

Kakashi's pupils contracted sharply as he instantly realized Baku's intention!

Contrary to his usual behavior, Might Guy did not get excited. Instead, he gave Kakashi an unusually calm, even encouraging, smile.

"Trust him, Kakashi!"

Jiraiya reacted the fastest, rapidly forming hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow..."

"Wait, that's not right..."

Years of combat experience seemed to have made Jiraiya realize something. The Baku's next attack seemed a bit off. In that moment of hesitation, the Baku's accumulated shockwave suddenly erupted!

boom--! ! ! !

It wasn't a destructive torrent of energy, but a massive compressed airwave! It rushed towards Jiraiya and the others.

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

The Konoha members, along with Yamato and Guy, were like leaves in a raging storm, violently thrown by this overwhelming force. They crashed through layers of the base's walls and finally tumbled in a sorry state onto the outer ruins far from the core battlefield.

"Cough...cough cough!"

Tsunade was the first to sit up, and looked at herself in astonishment.

"Strange...this attack..."

"The force is wrong!"

Jiraiya quickly got up, brushed the dust off his body, and his face instantly turned extremely ugly.

"Although it was blown so far, apart from the impact and shock, it suffered almost no real damage! ... Its goal was not to kill us!"

An extremely ominous premonition instantly gripped Jiraiya's heart!

"rubik's cube--!!!"

He roared in fury and charged headlong into the smoke-filled core of the base, which was blocked by the massive body of the Dream Eater and its members!

however--

hum! ! !

An invisible, incredibly tough, transparent barrier, like an overturned giant bowl, instantly enveloped the entire core battlefield! Jiraiya slammed into the barrier wall, creating violent ripples, but was violently bounced back by the powerful chakra recoil, staggering backward!

"Barrier Technique!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened in fury as he slammed his fist into the invisible barrier.

"Damn it! That old bastard Danzo has shut everyone out!"

Within the boundary.

The smoke and dust slowly settled, revealing the Rubik's Cube surrounded by the remaining dozen or so Root members. He looked around at these Root elites, their eyes vacant, their auras icy, and their eyes glued to him like puppets. He sighed helplessly and turned his gaze to the center of the barrier.

—Shimura Danzo, who sat leaning against the feet of the Baku, with only one arm remaining, his breath as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

"well,"

Rubik's Cube shrugged.

"While I can understand your last bit of 'mercy,' your reluctance to kill Konoha's most important fighter, but..."

He abruptly changed the subject, his eyes suddenly sharpening.

"Is it really necessary to drag these loyal subordinates, who have been brainwashed into becoming your tools, down with them... Advisor Danzo?"

Danzo was breathing heavily, each breath accompanied by bloody froth and a broken, hoarse sound. At the wound on his severed arm, the pale muscle tissue was visibly writhing, proliferating, and hardening at an alarming rate!

Beneath his skin, countless tiny tree roots seemed to be drilling and twisting, emitting a nauseating vitality and chaotic chakra fluctuations! His old face was already distorted and deformed by the violent backlash of the Hashirama cells, and his only remaining left eye was staring intently at the Rubik's Cube, with only the last burning madness and... an indescribable weakness remaining in his turbid pupil.

The cells in his body had completely gone out of control! The aura of death was clinging to him like maggots.

Chapter 48 I am the Hokage, because I am the Hokage

Chapter 48 I am the Hokage, because I am the Hokage

Danzo's voice was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, yet it carried an undeniable stubbornness:

"Cough...cough cough...no matter how different our ideologies are or how fierce our struggle is..."

With each few words he uttered, he gasped for breath, the wound on his chest, severing by the Rasengan, and the out-of-control Hashirama cells frantically devouring his last vestiges of life.

"Those are all... Konoha's own affairs! Everything I've done, every single one of them... has been for Konoha! I will never do anything that would harm Konoha's future!"

"That's a nice thing to say, Elder Danzo."

The Rubik's Cube coldly interrupted him, its crimson Sharingan seemingly able to pierce through the soul.

"So, destroying the Akatsuki organization and plunging it into darkness... was also for Konoha's sake?"

Danzo's cloudy, single eye suddenly contracted, a look of horror and fear flashing deep within its pupil, before turning into a stagnant sense of relief.

"Heh...hehe...even this...is..."

He struggled to raise his only remaining arm, pointing at the Rubik's Cube with his aged fingers, his voice hoarse.

"Who...who exactly are you? Never mind...never mind..."

He dejectedly lowered his hand, his eyes filled with only resolute determination.

"All of this... is irrelevant now. Because next... you will inevitably... go to the Yellow Springs with me!"

With his last ounce of strength, he struggled to tear open his blood-stained clothes with his intact hand, trembling yet determined! On his bare chest, a complex, eerie, and ominous black curse mark covered his skin, with a deep black hole at its center that seemed capable of swallowing all light!

"The Inner Four Symbols Seal..."

The Rubik's Cube's sound was calm and still, as if it had foreseen it all along.

Seeing the Rubik's Cube's calm and even knowing expression, Danzo's face revealed a helpless, almost relieved smile for the first time.

"Heh...hehehe...you even...know about this?"

He coughed up several mouthfuls of black blood mixed with sawdust and wood chips.

"I... truly cannot let you live! What a pity... the entire base has been completely sealed off by my barrier! This barrier... only I can break! You... have no chance of escape!"

The Rubik's Cube didn't press the matter of the barrier. He stepped forward, his gaze piercing, and once again posed that weighty question, his voice piercing the suffocating silence before the seal was activated:

"You...you still haven't answered me! Why are you leaving the Root members here to die with you? Aren't they...important fighting forces for Konoha?!"

Upon hearing this, Danzo let out a low, hoarse "hoarse" laugh, a laugh filled with condescending contempt, as if mocking the Rubik's Cube's naivety.

"He's still just a brat, a... child who wields a sharp blade but knows nothing of power politics."

He was panting, and his tone carried a rare, almost casual ease. At this moment, he had shed the shell of a ruthless politician and was more like an old man on his last legs.

"So be it... Anyway... you and I... will both return to dust... a chat... won't hurt..."

He turned his head with difficulty, and his one cloudy eye gazed longingly at the outside of the barrier, as if it could penetrate the invisible wall and see Konoha Village under the sunlight.

"Just as...I...said..."

He spoke each word with extraordinary difficulty, yet with extraordinary clarity.

"Everything... is for... Konoha..."

"The members of Root...were all personally trained by me, and what's ingrained in their very bones...is absolute loyalty to me! I cannot guarantee what they will do after my death, but for the sake of Konoha's...peace and...stability..."

His eyes suddenly turned cold and cruel.

"They...must...be buried here with me!"

The dozens of Root elites surrounding them remained motionless, like soulless stone statues, their cold eyes fixed on the Rubik's Cube, indifferent to their impending doom. They were the most thorough extension of Danzo's will; even their deaths were preordained commands.

The Rubik's Cube nodded slowly, a complex and unfathomable light flashing in its eyes.

“Is that so…” he said in a low voice, his tone neither revealing pity nor sarcasm.

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly jerked his wrist!

call out--!

A kunai, like a black lightning bolt, tore through the solidified air and shot straight at Danzo's face! Its speed and angle were so sharp that the dying man had no time to react!

"Ugh!" Danzo's pupils contracted sharply, and driven by his instinctive will to survive, his body made an extremely weak attempt to veer to the side! But this insignificant struggle was crystal clear to the Rubik's Cube.

A cold, playful smile curved the corners of Rubik's Cube's mouth.