I rely on myself

Chapter 708: Danzo Retreats

"…It would be better if you were more aware, Danzo-sama."

As soon as he finished speaking, another green edge appeared silently. Because of the previous attack that injured Danzo, Danzo and the other Root ninjas present were on high alert, so they reacted the moment the edge appeared, but reacting did not mean they could keep up.

Compared to the silent flash, the green light was even faster. Danzo had no time to make any move before the light flashed past his neck.

The next moment, a wound suddenly exploded on Danzo's neck, and due to the pressure, blood instantly flowed out.

Danzo also quickly reached out to cover the wound on his throat, looking horrified.

The surrounding Root ninjas only reacted at this time, shouting "Danzo-sama". Some who knew medical ninjutsu rushed over and wanted to give him treatment, while those who didn't knew became more cautious and alert.

In response to this, Jie had no intention of continuing to attack, whether it was continuing to attack Danzo or other Root ninjas. He just hid his figure aside and watched coldly.

Only after the wound on Danzo's throat was healed did Zed speak again: "Don't worry so much, I didn't kill him just now, I just cut the skin, didn't hurt the trachea or anything like that, so there's no need to worry too much."

After hearing this, the Root ninjas around were indeed relieved a little, but they soon realized something and concentrated more on finding Jie. Of course, they found nothing in the end.

At the same time, Danzo was not looking well at the moment, with a lingering look of horror still on his face, and his hands were shaking all the time and had not calmed down for a long time.

Just as he watched the green edge slash across his throat, Danzo felt that the breath of death had never been closer to him before. He even thought he was dead and felt like he was dying.

Although he was able to survive in the end thanks to Jie not killing him, the feeling of being close to death was so clear as never before.

He could clearly feel that at that moment, if the other party had even the slightest thought of taking his life, his life would be taken away.

The feeling of having your life completely dominated by the other party is extremely bad, especially for someone as extremely self-centered as Danzo. So even though his wounds had healed afterwards, Danzo was slow to recover.

In addition to his genuine sense of relief at surviving the disaster, there was another strong emotion in his heart, and that was fear, genuine fear.

Even though he was now surrounded by a large number of Root ninjas guarding him, he did not feel the slightest bit of security, and the previous situation had indeed proved that this level of defense was completely ineffective against the opponent.

Forcibly suppressing his inner emotions, Danzo raised his head again, his face expressionless again, looking as if everything was completely fine, but his hands that trembled unnaturally from time to time had already given the answer.

The moment Danzo raised his head, he quickly saw a vague figure in front of him. The distance was obviously not far, but he just couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly. The other person's figure kept changing like smoke, but maintained a general outline.

Danzo instantly realized that this was the intruder. When he was about to say something, the other party spoke first: "Let's stop here today. I believe that you should have fully realized the gap between us now, so for the sake of your life, please think carefully about your next actions."

After saying this, the blurry figure in Danzo's sight disappeared instantly, leaving no trace at all, as if it had never existed in the first place. The Root ninjas around also heard these words, and after some confirmation, although they were not sure whether the intruder had left, they felt that something around them had indeed left.

"Danzo-sama?"

At this point, most of the Root ninjas continued to be on guard, and at this time one person came up to Danzo and asked.

Danzo was silent for a while before he slowly said, "Except for the necessary personnel, everyone else should withdraw and continue with their work."

"Yes!"

The Root Ninjas would not have any doubts about the orders from Danzo, the leader of the Root, so they would immediately act according to the orders after hearing them.

After another silence, Danzo spoke again: "Cancel the mission in the Snow Country. Withdraw all personnel except the necessary surveillance personnel."

"……Yes."

After a little hesitation, the Root Ninja still left obediently and passed on the order.

After the remaining personnel left, the underground space became completely quiet. Only Danzo sat alone in the center, without moving for a long time.

"Boom————!!!"

Suddenly, the sound of a cane hitting the ground was heard. The sound was very loud, and it could be seen how much force the owner of the cane used when hitting the ground. At the same time, the voice of Danzo, who was trying hard to suppress his anger, also sounded.

"How despicable! I have already backed down because of the threat from a small country like the Snow Country. What a shame and humiliation!!!"

Under the intense anger, Danzo's face was completely distorted and looked extremely hideous. It was no exaggeration to describe him as a demon!

The hateful voice like that of an evil spirit kept echoing in this dark and silent underground space, and could not be calmed down for a long time. At the same time, Danzo kept swearing in his heart that he would return this humiliation to the Snow Country double, but now he could only swallow his anger silently and dared not make any other small moves.

On the other side, Jie who returned to his residence did not describe in detail what he had done. He simply told Lie and the other six people that the problem had been solved. Although surveillance was still inevitable, it would not be so exaggerated. It was just some basic surveillance. Naturally, Lie and the other six people accepted it with pleasure.

And the next few days were just as Jie said. When Lie and the other six went out, the undisguised surveillance disappeared. Although they still felt that someone was secretly watching them from time to time, at least they were not stared at as closely as before, and the feeling was not very obvious.

As a result, the six of them could finally enjoy the scenery of Konoha without being harassed.

(End of this chapter)