Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

"It really is the Sharingan."

The Uchiha's eye power can even control tailed beasts, let alone a summoning beast that resembles both a dragon and a snake.

As Danzo sighed, Manda, whose will was controlled by Sasuke, quickly wriggled its body and broke through the ninja encirclement surrounding Sasuke.

As Manda's massive body, which had been blocking Sasuke, retreated, Sasuke, who should have been protected by Manda in the space it re-exposed, was nowhere to be found.

Sasuke used the brief visual illusion created by Manda's body to disappear!

"You are Itachi's brother, but compared to Itachi, your personality is too impulsive."

Danzo raised his right hand in a blocking stance, the thick iron shackles binding his chakra in his arm blocking the Kusanagi sword that Sasuke, who had appeared in front of him using the Body Flicker Technique, was about to strike him.

If it were Itachi Uchiha, he would never be swayed by personal emotions and would not appear directly in front of the enemy without confirming the enemy's ninjutsu information.

Danzo squinted his left eye, admiring the Mangekyou Sharingan with its six-pointed star pattern in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes.

He had collected many three-tomoe Sharingan, but only a handful of Mangekyou Sharingan.

One day in the future, when Uchiha Shisui's right eye becomes completely blind due to overuse, Uchiha Sasuke's newly formed Mangekyou Sharingan will be transplanted into his own eyes as a replacement.

"I'll accept your Sharingan."

The timing was perfect; the seal on Danzo's right hand was finally completely broken, and he could now fight with all his might.

The heavy shackles that bound Danzo's right hand as a sealing tool loosened and fell off as the seal was broken.

Sasuke immediately seized the opportunity and pressed the Kusanagi sword down on Danzo again.

But Danzo stopped defending. He suddenly raised his left hand, and the kunai hidden in his long sleeve slid to his left palm and was tightly grasped by Danzo. Danzo then stabbed Sasuke's vital parts with extremely fast speed!

Fighting with their lives!

Danzo took advantage of Sasuke's impetuous attack style, forcing Sasuke to abandon defense and choose to attack recklessly in order to kill him!

The short-bladed kunai and the long-bladed kusanagi sword.

Given Sasuke's personality, he would never give up the opportunity to attack Danzo!

But the final result will definitely not be Danzo and Sasuke dying together!

The so-called life-or-death struggle was nothing more than a trap set by Danzo to lure Sasuke!

The Sharingan that Danzo transplanted into his right hand possesses an absolute forbidden technique called "Izanagi," which will turn the reality of Danzo's death into an unreal illusion.

Sasuke, as the enemy, will face the reality of death.

"Boom-"

Danzo's kunai in his left hand accurately struck Sasuke's vital points, but the feeling of the kunai piercing into his body—wasn't right!

"This is……!!!"

Danzo stared in disbelief at the "Sasuke" before him—Sasuke's body writhed irregularly like liquid before finally reshaping into a boy with white hair covering his ears.

He was Hozuki Suigetsu, the prodigy from Kirigakure who followed Sasuke and Naruto, whom the "Root" organization had already gathered intelligence on!

The Hozuki clan, possessing a secret technique called "Water Transformation Technique," can liquefy themselves and thus ignore physical damage!

Danzo's kunai not only failed to harm Hozuki Suigetsu, but also kept him pinned down by Hozuki Suigetsu.

Hozuki Suigetsu's Kusanagi sword was embedded in Danzo's right hand, which was covered in white bandages.

"Now! Sasuke!"

Hozuki Suigetsu shouted Sasuke's name loudly.

The one who responded to Hozuki Suigetsu's cry was Manda!

Manda attacked Danzo with astonishing speed and a serpentine movement.

It strangles its prey by wrapping its body around the suspended bridge structure—most of the "Root" organization's headquarters, built underground, are such bridge structures.

Finally, Manda's horned snake head appeared behind Danzo.

It opened its enormous mouth towards Danzo, not to devour him, but to deliver Sasuke to Danzo's side.

When Sasuke first summoned Manda, he had already hidden himself inside its mouth!

It was all just Sasuke's plan to lure the enemy in!

"go to hell."

Fresh blood flowed from Sasuke's left eye socket like tears of pain and sorrow.

The powerful pupil gaze landed directly on Danzo's head.

The pitch-black flames, capable of burning everything, suddenly and without warning engulfed Danzo's entire head.

Amaterasu!

That's the power of Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan.

This is proof that he and Itachi Uchiha were brothers.

That's the end of it all.

Or perhaps, it's only just begun.

Wind Release—

"Sasuke! Suigetsu! Danzo is still alive!!!"

Karin, who had completely shielded her chakra to prevent being sensed, deliberately revealed her location at this moment, warning Sasuke and Suigetsu Hozuki, who had become complacent after "defeating" Danzo!

—Vacuum wave!

Like the sharp aura of the Wind Scythe Itachi, it transformed into a terrifying whirlwind that could be seen with the naked eye, slashing towards Sasuke and Suigetsu!

Thanks to Karin's timely warning, Sasuke and Hozuki Suigetsu were able to successfully dodge the Wind Release attack.

This level of Wind Release was something Sasuke had never seen before, except for Naruto.

The ninja who unleashed such a powerful wind release technique was none other than Shimura Danzo, who should have been burned to death by Amaterasu.

"Hey! How is he still alive, and seemingly unharmed—did he just use an illusion?"

Hozuki Suigetsu observed Danzo's appearance after his "resurrection," and found that Danzo now showed no trace of being burned by Amaterasu.

Sasuke did not answer, his gaze fixed on Danzo's raised hands as he formed hand seals.

Danzo's hand seals caused the long sleeves of his kimono to droop down to his elbows—revealing the Sharingan covering his right arm.

It's not an illusion.

With just one glance, Sasuke refuted Hozuki Suigetsu's speculation.

The bandage wrapped around Shimura Danzo's right hand was indeed cut off earlier by Hozuki Suigetsu, who had transformed into Sasuke, with the Kusanagi sword.

Now that Danzo's right hand has been "resurrected," the bandages have also disappeared, revealing the true appearance of Danzo's right hand.

Noticing Sasuke's gaze, Danzo remained unperturbed. He formed hand seals again, but showed no sign of using any ninjutsu.

"It seems the plan to capture the Nine-Tails will have to be postponed for a while."

No sooner had the words left his lips than Danzo launched his attack first!

Chapter 86 Hozuki Suigetsu

After Karin reminded Sasuke and Hozuki Suigetsu that the crisis they were facing had been resolved, Karin immediately retreated to a secluded spot where no one could detect her, completely shielding her chakra to prevent being detected by the enemy's sensory ninjas.

Karin silently moved from the spot where she had just exposed herself, only to hear Hozuki Suigetsu's shrill voice.

"Karin, you'd better hide well. There are too many of them. If you are discovered, Sasuke and I may not be able to save you in time!"

Do I need you to remind me?!

Normally, Karin would definitely vehemently refute Hozuki Suigetsu.

But she only dared to mutter it to herself.

However, Hozuki Suigetsu's shout drew Root's attention to him.

After all, Karin doesn't actively use chakra, and since she shields her own chakra, there's almost no chance of her being detected.

In such a critical moment, "Root" would naturally not divert its forces and spend a lot of time searching for Karin, who has no ability to fight head-on, thus giving Sasuke an opportunity to seize the gap in defeating Danzo.

Therefore, after Karin had changed her hiding place without any major incident, she cautiously peeked out and continued to observe the situation.

……

"Hurry and support Lord Danzo!"

Because of Hozuki Suigetsu's shout, the Root ninjas, whose formation had been scattered by Manda, finally realized that Sasuke was planning to behead Danzo.

They quickly regrouped and began rushing towards Sasuke, intending to help Danzo defeat him!

However, the "Root" is not the target that Sasuke needs to deal with now. His only enemy is Danzo Shimura, who is rushing towards him.

As for the Root ninjas, these were, in Sasuke's eyes, vicious dogs kept by Danzo, and he didn't need to deal with them personally.

"Water Moon—"

Sasuke spoke up to remind Hozuki Suigetsu beside him.

He had barely begun to speak when Hozuki Suigetsu interrupted him, preemptively answering.

"I know that without you reminding me!"

Hozuki Suigetsu was well aware of his role at that moment. Karin was responsible for locating Danzo's position, while he, as a combat-type ninja, was helping Sasuke eliminate the group of followers surrounding Danzo.

This would allow Sasuke to focus on dealing with Shimura Danzo.

With that, Hozuki Suigetsu impatiently threw away the Kusanagi sword in his hand.

The Kusanagi sword is not a specific weapon, but a general term for a type of ninja tool similar to kunai and shuriken.

Both Orochimaru and Sasuke, being masters of swordsmanship, carried multiple Kusanagi swords through space-time sealing techniques.

However, the Kusanagi sword in Hozuki Suigetsu's hands was merely a tool for him to better disguise Sasuke.

He has more suitable weapons for real combat.

Hozuki Suigetsu took out a scroll from his pocket and said, "Leave them to me."

"Kid! Get out of my way!"