I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

Shikamaru was startled, a bad feeling creeping over him, as he looked at Sasuke's kaleidoscope, which had transformed into a six-pointed star in his pupils.

"Having witnessed my parents and clansmen become experimental subjects of the higher-ups, how could I still serve Konoha as a dog!"

A surge of purple chakra suddenly appeared on Sasuke's body, and his Susanoo was able to form a skeleton.

"Sasuke, you don't actually want this!"

Shikamaru's head was about to explode. He had heard Ye Lan talk about things before, and although he didn't know much about them, he didn't expect the village could actually do this. Moreover, judging from Sasuke's attitude, it seemed that he had also seen something.

"Shikamaru, I don't want to fight you! Get out of my way!"

Sasuke drew his ninja sword; he was going to join the battle. No matter what, he wanted to help Ye Lan, which was also a choice he made as an Uchiha.

"Sasuke, I know I may not be your match, but I will stop you!"

Shikamaru's eyes were stern; he still had the self-awareness of a Konoha ninja.

"Sasuke, don't make the same mistakes as Senior Ye Lan!"

Lee and the others also arrived, while Neji remained silent, staring at Sasuke.

Hahaha~

Sasuke laughed as he looked at his companions, then, as if remembering something, he pulled out a scroll and tossed it to Shikamaru—the very scroll that Ye Lan had left for him.

Sakura and the other girls looked conflicted as they watched the two about to fight, unsure of who to help.

Shikamaru took the scroll, wondering what Sasuke meant by doing this.

“The antelope died yesterday. That old dog Danzo killed her himself. Her body is probably still in the same spot. Help me bury her. The address is inside the scroll. Go see for yourself.”

Shikamaru couldn't believe what Sasuke was saying. Everything that had happened today had shattered his worldview, and now this terrible news made his life seem colorless.

Sasuke bypassed the distraught Shikamaru, but Rock Lee blocked his way from behind.

Genjutsu, Sharingan

He knew Rock Lee's weaknesses clearly, and before Rock Lee even used the Eight Gates, he simply used a genjutsu to bring him down.

Neji, standing to the side, remained unmoved. As a Jonin like Sasuke who had witnessed the darkness of Konoha, he had different thoughts.

"Aren't you even better now than when you were a genin, already tamed like a dog?"

As Sasuke passed by Neji, he sneered in his ear. At that time, Neji said that one's fate is predetermined, but in reality, he had always been resisting. Now, he didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting.

It seemed that all the conflicts with the main family disappeared after Naruto's verbal sparring, and that the Neji from before was already dead.

Neji's eyes were surrounded by bulging veins, and he clenched his fists tightly but showed no intention of making a move.

To be honest, he greatly envied Ye Lan and Sasuke. They were truly strong individuals who dared to challenge fate, while he was just a genius among ordinary people.

"Farewell, friends of Konoha~"

Sasuke turned around and threw away the headband that symbolized his identity as a Konoha ninja. From this day forward, he would embark on a different path.

...

"You better stop now, kid!"

Tsunade, who had been constantly being overwhelmed by Yelan Susanoo, was also enraged. With the Yin Seal activated, she was not afraid of getting hurt and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she could dismantle a Gundam with her bare hands at this moment.

Ye Lan drew his black Susanoo, which was engulfed in flames, and slashed directly at Tsunade with the sword, which was more than ten meters long. At this moment, he no longer held back.

Tsunade barely dodged the slash; Susanoo's attack range was too large, and even if she took a hit, it would take her a long time to recover.

But that wasn't the end of it; Kotoamatsukuni's abilities were also activating.

The flames from the greatsword fell and scattered around Tsunade, instantly turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Surrounded by flames, Tsunade could only escape from the weakest point, and Ye Lan seized the opportunity to stomp on her.

Wood Release: Explosive Spear Tree

Danzo didn't hold back either. Having received Hashirama's cells, he was also able to use Wood Release. A large tree shot into the sky, directly blocking Susanoo's approach.

opportunity.

Seeing this, Tsunade disregarded her tattered, burned clothes and climbed the tree at a 90-degree angle, using the tree trunk to reach Susanoo.

Seeing this, Ye Lan raised Susanoo's arm to try to pull Tsunade down, but Wood Release interrupted his movement.

Wood Release: Great Forest Technique

Tenzo exerted all his strength, and one of his arms transformed into a thick vine that tightly bound Susanoo's movements.

The thick vines didn't last long before being torn apart, but Tsunade had already arrived in front of Ye Lan.

The two were now separated only by a thin layer of Susanoo, and Tsunade shattered the barrier without hesitation by throwing a punch.

"You brat, you have to go to jail and reflect on your actions!"

Even now, Tsunade still wants to keep Ye Lan, and her scolding of Ye Lan is more like a form of care.

Ye Lan inside Susanoo showed no panic. Tsunade grabbed Ye Lan's shoulder and turned into a cloud of smoke.

It turned out to be just a shadow clone.

Before Tsunade's astonished gaze, Susanoo's figure vanished rapidly.

Danzo, who had been watching the battlefield closely, immediately became alert. A dangerous intuition made him activate his trump card without hesitation.

Swah—

How could Ye Lan give Danzo this chance? She directly interrupted Danzo's hand seals and severed his bandaged right hand.

It wasn't over yet. Danzo's pain nerves hadn't even registered what was happening when Ye Lan's free left hand went straight for his right eye.

He finally got Shisui's eye back.

"You...you brat!"

Izanagi didn't even have a chance to activate his power; his right hand was severed, and he couldn't even continue forming hand seals.

Danzo staggered back a few steps, more disheveled than he had ever been since becoming a ninja. Even though his wounds were in pain, he didn't cry out; all he felt was resentment.

He hadn't become Hokage yet, and he couldn't die here no matter what. Even if he struggled, he had to run towards Tsunade.

Unexpectedly, Ye Lan seized this fleeting opportunity. Tsunade's expression darkened; she was being toyed with by a shadow clone.

Seeing Danzo's disheveled state, she also lost face. At this point, it was no longer a matter of right or wrong; she had already taken action but still hadn't expected Ye Lan to succeed.

He looked at Ye Lan with a livid face and said.

"You've vented your anger, let's stop here!"

"Go say those words to the 1257 Uchiha who died!"

After Ye Lan put away Shisui's eyes and Danzo's right hand, he clearly knew Danzo's backup plan through the scroll he found in Danzo's house.

Once they made their move, they gave Danzo no chance to retaliate.

He sealed Shisui's eyes, having already grasped the direction of the Kaleidoscope's evolution; it was now halfway complete.

"Those are the people who betrayed Konoha! Everything I did was for Konoha! If I hadn't intervened then, it would have been the village that got hurt!"

Before Tsunade could figure out how to answer, Danzo shouted again, firmly believing that his actions were correct no matter what the situation became.

Danzo's wounds have begun to heal, and Hashirama Senju's cells also possess powerful healing abilities; the broken part of his arm has already transformed into the shape of a tree.

"Tsunade killed him! Tobirama-sama was right, the Uchiha are an evil clan, and their existence only endangers the safety of the village!"

Danzo could tell that Tsunade was holding back, so he kept urging her to fight a draw, hoping that both sides would be severely injured so that he would have a chance to turn the tables.

Tsunade hesitated, while Danzo kept bringing out all sorts of reasons and talking at length, hoping to brainwash Tsunade.

"Enough! I'm tired of these high-sounding platitudes!"

Ye Lan flicked the blood off his ninja sword and pointed it directly at Danzo, who was hiding behind Tsunade.

"Today I'll show you the last pride of the Uchiha clan!"

Ye Lan set off. He was never fighting for himself; he simply wanted to vindicate the Uchiha clan. No amount of reasoning was useful anymore; killing you needed no justification, killing you had become the goal itself.

"Kid, don't underestimate my determination for Konoha!"

A flicker of madness flashed in Danzo's eyes; he truly didn't want to die here. Mainly because he hadn't become Hokage yet; if he had, he might have had the courage to face death.

But if I really go all out, I still have a trump card up my sleeve.

A sonic boom echoed through the air; Tenzo's Wood Release technique was no match for Ye Lan's speed.

Tsunade waved her hand, but didn't even touch the hem of Ye Lan's clothes.

Without Susanoo, Ye Lan's attack power was somewhat reduced, but his speed was only matched by the Raikage.

Tsunade wanted to pursue, but Ye Lan freed one hand and reached behind her. Without even forming a hand seal, a blazing flame, like a storm, quickly transformed into a wall of fire, directly separating her from Ye Lan.

Seeing that Wood Release was ineffective, Tenzang decided to engage in close combat with Yelan.

Ye Lan swung his ninja sword, and three sharp wind blades instantly formed, creating a high-frequency vibration sound as they rubbed against the air.

Seeing this, Tianzang knew he couldn't fight back head-on and could only dodge to the side.

Danzo had not given up. He drew out a kunai, wrapped it with wind-attribute chakra, and it eventually turned into a longsword.

Spurring on all his will to survive, he seized the opportunity when Ye Lan attacked Tianzang, aimed at the right angle, and slashed fiercely at Ye Lan's head.

Ye Lan didn't have time to swing his sword; his extremely abnormal reaction gave him time, and Zhi Bi Huo Jin had already seen the opponent's weakness.

While dodging the slash, he used his ninja sword to trap Danzo's attack.

The clash of the ninja swords produced a piercing sound. Ye Lan did not stop, and with an incredible amount of force, he slashed upwards along Danzo's wind-style longsword.

Just as it was about to reach Danzo's body, a fierce flame suddenly ignited on the ninja sword, directly shattering Danzo's attack. Finally, the ninja sword slashed directly into the right side of Danzo's body.

It wasn't over yet. The flames on the ninja sword intensified. Ye Lan let out a low roar, and the kaleidoscope in his pupils spun wildly as he poured all his strength into it.

Tsunade finally bypassed the wall of fire, and Tenzo also readjusted, but it was all over.

The flaming ninja sword swept from bottom to top and from right to left, cleaving Danzo in two with a single blow. Even in death, Danzo's eyes were filled with shock; he hadn't expected to die like this. Perhaps he regretted not making a firm decision, perhaps he could have used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to take Yelan with him in death.

But his wish to become Hokage remained unfulfilled, so how could he be so willing to die?

Plop—

Danzo's severed body lay directly on the ground, with no blood at the wound, only a charred appearance.

It's not over yet; killing Danzo was just the beginning.