Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

Danzo looked up and saw that the headquarters of the "Root" organization was a tall tower-like building with a cylindrical, openwork design.

The vertically hollowed-out apex is the entrance/exit on the ground.

"Next, it's 'Root's' turn to appear."

The roots, firmly planted in the dark earth, are finally about to break through the soil and reveal themselves to the light.

But before that, it is necessary to prevent rats in the dark underground from tearing at the roots and stems of the "root".

However, what reached Danzo's ears was not the squeaking of a mouse.

Instead, it emitted a piercing cry.

Like the sound produced by a thousand birds gathering together and singing at the same time.

Is it really possible for birds soaring in the sky to appear underground?

However, these chirping sounds were definitely not hallucinations.

Not only Danzo, but all the other Root ninjas heard this sharp sound.

"Lord Danzo, please step back!"

Sai, who had been kneeling before Danzo, had stood up again. He had somehow pulled out a roll of pure white canvas, and an ink-stained brush was used to decorate the canvas.

The lifelike beast was painted onto the canvas in just a moment.

Ninja Technique·Super Beast Fake Painting!

The white tiger, constructed from ink, came to life on the canvas, transforming from a two-dimensional object into a three-dimensional one, and pounced towards the source of the roar!

Where the birdsong was heard, stood a black-haired boy dressed in a white kimono.

He slowly raised the Kusanagi sword, which was wrapped in lightning, and the dazzling lightning illuminated his crimson eyes.

"I was wondering why I hadn't seen you, but you actually came to me of your own accord—Uchiha Sasuke."

Danzo looked at Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan with its six-pointed star pattern and couldn't help but sigh.

Chapter 85 Izanagi

"Hey! This isn't what we agreed on at the beginning. Shouldn't we be secretly looking for an opportunity to ambush Shimura Danzo?!"

While Sasuke was fighting the Root ninjas who were protecting Danzo, Hozuki Suigetsu, who had infiltrated Root's headquarters with him, muttered a complaint to Karin, who was also lurking in the shadows waiting for her chance.

"Why did he just rush out all by himself without even consulting us?!"

The immense pressure brought about by the unplanned changes was directly reflected in Hozuki Suigetsu's appearance, causing his hair to become watery and limp, making him look like he might turn into a puddle of water at any moment.

This isn't a ninja game; they're invading Konoha, and their enemies are figures who have been famous for decades. Shouldn't they be more careful with every step they take?

"Can't you calm down!"

Karin also reprimanded Hozuki Suigetsu in a low voice. She was intently watching Sasuke's battle, hoping to glean some useful information from it, so she was very annoyed by Hozuki Suigetsu's incessant complaining in her ear.

Karin looked at Danzo, who had not participated in the battle, and was filled with doubt and surprise.

What exactly is that unevenly distributed chakra on Shimura Danzo's body?

Karin wanted to continue to probe deeper, but she found that she could no longer get a glimpse of the strange chakra on Shimura Danzo.

Is this method of blocking perception and detection a sealing technique?

"I've found it!" Just then, Hozuki Suigetsu, who had been quiet for only a few seconds, suddenly exclaimed in a low voice in Karin's ear.

What did you discover?

Karin turned to look at Hozuki Suigetsu.

"That ninja who draws pictures, don't you think he looks a lot like Sasuke?"

"..."

That's enough, Karin thought, speechless for a moment.

She was speechless at Hozuki Suigetsu's erratic personality. Just moments ago, Hozuki Suigetsu was worried about Sasuke's unauthorized actions, but now he was paying attention to such useless and trivial matters.

For a moment, Karin genuinely thought he might say something serious.

However, Karin still couldn't resist glancing quickly at the black-haired boy who was drawing strange beasts and Sasuke fighting with ink.

"It doesn't look like it at all, does it?"

Perhaps because Karin is skilled at recognizing chakra, she pays attention to a person's chakra while observing their appearance.

It was precisely because of this habit that Karin was able to immediately see through Naruto's disguise when he rescued her from Hozuki Castle.

"Even if you and Jirobo both have the same expressionless face at some point, you probably wouldn't want to hear people say that you look like Jirobo, would you?"

Why are you suddenly bringing up me? How do I resemble that fat guy at all!?

Hozuki Suigetsu clicked his tongue, clearly displeased with Karin's comparison of him to Jirobo.

He looked at Karin with displeasure and said, "Why are you observing such useless things? Hurry up and gather useful information! There are only Sasuke and me as combat-type ninjas, so don't slack off on gathering information just because you don't have to fight! This is your responsibility!!"

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Karin, who had been turned around and accused, looked at Hozuki Suigetsu in disbelief.

……

Putting aside the strange situation where Karin and Hozuki Suigetsu can start arguing anywhere.

Sai, whom the two men mentioned as "very similar" to Sasuke, was not in a good position in front of Sasuke at the moment.

Sai thought he could effectively delay Sasuke, but in the actual battle, he realized that his idea was too naive and that he was no match for Uchiha Sasuke at all!

A change of strategy is necessary—Sai wields his brush, preparing to use the Super Beast Imitation Painting again to create a new beast painting.

However, even though the brain clearly gave commands to the limbs, the black ink did not adorn the blank canvas at all.

Instead, large amounts of bright red blood splattered uncontrollably onto the canvas, making it filthy.

Everything happened so fast!

Sai's hand, which he used for drawing, was cleanly and decisively severed from his shoulder by Sasuke's Kusanagi sword at some point, without even his own knowledge!

The difference in their abilities is too great!

With just one strike, Sai was defeated in his battle with Sasuke.

"Don't block the way, dogs."

From beginning to end, Sasuke never took Sai seriously.

In Sasuke's eyes, Sai was nothing more than a dog that obeyed Danzo's every word. His master was treacherous and ruthless, and as his henchman, Sai was naturally a vicious dog who did evil for Danzo.

The only fate of a vicious dog is death.

All Sasuke did was make Sai, this "vicious dog" blocking his way, disappear from his sight.

Sasuke looked at Shimura Danzo, who was being protected by the other Root ninjas.

The Root ninjas were all surprised by how easily Sasuke defeated Sai.

"Lord Danzo, it's our turn to delay Uchiha Sasuke!"

Although Sai is still very young, he is undoubtedly a subordinate that Danzo values, and he has the potential to be an investment in.

The ninjas protecting Danzo's "Root" thought Sai could buy them enough time, but the outcome was unexpected!

From the moment Sai launched his attack on Sasuke to the moment Sasuke finished the fight, it only took Sasuke a few seconds to deal with Sai.

"It's up to you now."

Danzo nodded in agreement when his subordinates requested to go into battle.

He calmly removed the heavy shackles that had been sealed on his right hand.

Having received Danzo's order, the Root ninjas who had been surrounding Danzo swarmed towards Sasuke.

This is the "root," the merciless tools that Danzo cultivated to be absolutely obedient to him.

Even when their comrades were killed right before their eyes, they didn't care at all.

Faced with Danzo's interests, their own lives became insignificant.

To ensure that no unexpected events would occur in his battle with Sasuke Uchiha, Danzo stopped guarding his surroundings, leaving a huge gap in his defenses.

This is an opportunity!

Sasuke stared intently at Danzo, preparing to attack him directly.

"Uchiha Sasuke, we won't let you have your way!"

The Root ninjas who were originally protecting Danzo suddenly surrounded Sasuke.

Sasuke temporarily withdrew his gaze from Danzo and focused his attention on what was in front of him, using the terrifying insight of his Mangekyou Sharingan to take in all the movements of the enemies surrounding him.

"Uchiha Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities are unknown. Don't get into a protracted battle with this guy. Let him unleash the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities and defeat him in one blow!"

The Root ninjas keenly noticed Sasuke's act of focusing his eye power.

They coordinated and used their best ninjutsu to attack Sasuke.

However, just before the attack was about to strike Sasuke, a giant snake appeared out of nowhere!

The giant snake coiled its body into a spiral circle, hiding Sasuke inside.

He used his body as a shield to block the attack for Sasuke!

"This is... a thousand snakes!"

Danzo, who was watching the battle, was the first to realize what Sasuke had done.

Sasuke used the Summoning Jutsu to summon a giant purple snake!

This large snake has dragon-like horns on its head, and perhaps it will transform into a dragon in the near future.

Ten thousand snakes!

This is Orochimaru's summoning beast. It is as famous as Gamabunta, the toad contracted by Jiraiya, and Katsuyu, the slug contracted by Tsunade, and is also one of the symbols of the "Sannin".

Manda, whom even Orochimaru couldn't fully control and would only summon as a last resort, was now so willingly protecting Sasuke...

Danzo's gaze fell upon Manda's snake eyes. The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan had already invaded Manda's mind. As a manifestation of being controlled by the Sharingan after Sasuke erased his own will, Manda's snake eyes reflected the Sharingan's eye patterns.