The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Uchiha Jin didn't want to miss this opportunity to achieve his goal in one fell swoop, so he directly brought things to the forefront!

Nara Shikaku and the others also showed expressions of interest.

Just like Uchiha Jin said, they really didn't have a good impression of Shimura Danzo!

As the patriarch of a clan, who would have a good impression of a hyena that spends all its time eyeing its talented clansmen or its clan's secret techniques and bloodstains?

"My Hyuga clan has no problem!"

Just then, Hiashi Hyuga broke the silence.

Nara Shikaku and the others were taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Hyuga Hiashi with some surprise.

Only then did they belatedly realize that the relationship between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans seemed to have changed without them even noticing!

It's important to know that while the Uchiha and Hyuga clans didn't have much conflict in the past, the Hyuga clan, being a powerful clan as well, didn't have much affection for the Uchiha clan, which was known as the number one powerful clan!

After all, who likes to be second best all the time?

The Uchiha clan members are inherently proud, and they certainly wouldn't have any goodwill towards someone who is always eyeing their position. Therefore, the Hyuga and Uchiha clans have always been in a state of mutual dislike.

However, it seems that the Hyuga clan has now reached some kind of cooperation with the Uchiha clan, and it is not a simple cooperation of interests like the Uchiha clan and Shimura Danzo, but a cooperation in the true sense of being on the same boat!

Seeing everyone looking at him, Hiashi Hyuga said expressionlessly, "Leaving aside other matters for now, on the matter of Danzo Shimura, my Hyuga clan will definitely stand on the side of the Uchiha clan!"

"The reason our Hyuga clan joined Konoha was to better protect our clansmen. We are not unwilling to make sacrifices for the benefits we have gained, but stealing blood and secret techniques—Shimura Danzo has crossed the line!"

Nara Shikaku and the others also showed thoughtful expressions upon hearing this. Objectively speaking, Shimura Danzo had indeed gone too far this time!

"My Kurama clan has no objections either!" At this moment, Kurama Murakumo, the clan leader of the Kurama clan, also spoke up: "If it weren't for Shimura Danzo, my Kurama clan wouldn't have fallen to this state today. So no matter who it is, as long as they are dealing with Shimura Danzo, my Kurama clan will definitely support them to the end!"

Kurama Murakumo's words made Nara Shikaku and the others turn their heads in surprise.

When the Kurama clan first joined Konoha, they were considered a large clan, only slightly inferior to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. Over the decades, they have produced many Chunin and Jonin for the village.

The special bloodline limit of the Kurama clan is also extremely powerful, allowing them to manipulate the five senses of a target and even project the damage the target suffers in the illusion into reality!

However, in recent years, no one in the Kurama clan has been able to awaken the bloodline limit, so they have gradually declined.

But now, listening to Kurama Murakumo's words, it seems that there are other hidden reasons behind the decline of the Kurama clan?

Kurama Murakumo, sensing the gazes of the crowd, spoke up to explain: "Even though no one in my Kurama clan has awakened their bloodline limit for over twenty or thirty years, if it weren't for the inexplicable heavy casualties among our Chunin and Jonin, my Kurama clan wouldn't have fallen to this state in just a few decades!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized the problem.

While bloodline limits can bring prosperity to a clan, the true measure of a clan's strength lies in the quantity and quality of its ninjas!

When the Kurama clan first joined Konoha, they had dozens of Jonin and hundreds of Chunin and Genin. Now, the Kurama clan has no more than ten Jonin and no more than one hundred Chunin and Genin, which can be described as a great loss of strength!

The "inexplicable" thing Kurama Murakumo said is quite obvious, and Shimura Danzo must have been involved in it!

After a moment of contemplation, Nara Shikaku sighed softly and said, "My Ino-Shika-Cho clan has no objections!"

Nara Shikaku spoke at this moment as the head of the Nara clan, not as the leader of the Konoha Jonin squad.

Given the relationship between the Nara clan and the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans, he could perfectly represent the absent Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza!

"My Inuzuka clan has no objection!"

"We, the Aburame clan, have no objections!"

"My Morino clan has no objection!"

......

The heads of the various clans present all expressed their opinions, and Uchiha Jin also smiled.

Danzo Shimura is doomed today!

Chapter 278 Afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind!

Just as Uchiha Jin and the others were talking, Shimura Danzo's second Reverse Four Symbols Seal had ended. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu collapsed to the ground due to excessive exhaustion, while only Mitokado Homura, who had been under his protection, was still able to stand up with difficulty!

Mitomon Homura, holding the Thunder God Sword, stood in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane, vigilantly observing the surroundings and searching for Danzo Shimura.

Having learned from his previous experience, Mitokado Homura naturally dared not be careless and assume that Shimura Danzo was dead!

However, to Mitokado Homura's surprise, Shimura Danzo did not choose to launch a sneak attack again, but instead revealed himself openly in front of him!

"Manipulation Tool: Flying Blade Bursting Talisman Twin Swords!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the moment Shimura Danzo appeared, Mitokado Homura threw 10 chakra-infused explosive kunai at Shimura Danzo's location, and then summoned two giant explosive shuriken from the summoning scroll and threw them at Shimura Danzo!

With a deafening roar, Danzo Shimura was engulfed in flames!

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura's expression grew increasingly solemn, showing no trace of joy at his success.

Mitomon Homura was certain that his attacks had hit Shimura Danzo squarely, but not because he had seized the opportunity well, but because Shimura Danzo had no intention of dodging at all!

The sound that came from the smoke and dust the next moment confirmed Mitokado Homura's guess.

"It's useless! I'm invincible now. I can't even be bothered to dodge an attack like yours!"

Danzo Shimura emerged from the smoke and dust, his face showing a hint of disdain. He was completely unharmed, not even a tear in his clothes!

Danzo Shimura's gaze swept past Homura Mitokado and landed on Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was panting heavily behind him. He shook his head and said, "Hiruzen, you really are getting old. You've already exhausted your chakra after only blocking the Reverse Four Symbols Seal twice!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't reply, focusing on refining his chakra while also being quite astonished by Danzo Shimura's current strength.

Chakra is a special energy composed of a person's physical and mental energy. Therefore, as ninjas age and pass their peak, their physical strength declines, and the amount of chakra in their bodies naturally decreases as well.

Danzo Shimura was about the same age as them, so he was naturally past his prime. Logically speaking, the amount of chakra in Danzo Shimura's body should have decreased significantly compared to his peak.

However, judging from Shimura Danzo's current performance, the amount of chakra in his body is much greater than it was at its peak!

Is this also a change brought about by that arm?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze fell upon Danzo Shimura's ferocious and terrifying right hand.

Danzo Shimura naturally noticed Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze and simply raised his right hand, displaying it openly to Hiruzen's eyes.

At this moment, one of the five Sharingan eyes on Shimura Danzo's right hand had completely closed, and one of the remaining four Sharingan eyes had also closed halfway.

"Are you very concerned about this arm?" Shimura Danzo seemed to be enjoying his current state and became more talkative. He said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank your disciple Orochimaru. This arm is the result of his experiments!"

"Without him, I would never have such power!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I knew you'd been secretly conducting human experiments! Orochimaru was ruined by you!"

"No, no, no," Shimura Danzo shook his head and said, "First of all, Orochimaru wasn't ruined by me. I just gave him a platform to showcase his talents!"

"Secondly, since you strictly forbade us from continuing the Wood Release experiments, my cooperation with Orochimaru has indeed ended. Tenzo was indeed the last batch of experimental subjects for my cooperation with Orochimaru!"

"Tenzo's survival was just an accident. I discovered it while cleaning up the mess. Even Orochimaru didn't know he existed."

"And this arm is just a byproduct of the Wood Release experiment!"

At this point, Shimura Danzo's expression suddenly turned serious. He changed the subject and continued, "Hiruzen, do you know what I dislike most about you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, not wanting to answer Danzo Shimura's question.

Shimura Danzo didn't expect Hiruzen Sarutobi to answer, and said directly, "What I hate most is your hesitant and indecisive nature!"

"Some things are either not done at all, or they're done thoroughly!"

"Take this human experimentation as an example. We've already sacrificed so much for it. If we don't see it through to the end, what about all those sacrifices?"

"You made those experimental subjects who died in human experiments meaningless! You made all the hard work of me and Orochimaru go to waste!"

"If you had just held on a little longer, the village might now possess a batch of ultimate weapons capable of using the First Generation's power! We wouldn't have to be at the mercy of other villages! And we wouldn't have suffered heavy losses from being besieged by other villages!"

Everything, everything, is because of you!

"And the existence of Tianzang and this arm is the best evidence!"

As Shimura Danzo spoke, he became more and more agitated, while Asarutobi Hiruzen vented the dissatisfaction and resentment he had accumulated over the years!

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned extremely ugly. At the same time, he was questioning himself: if he had known about Tenzo's existence, would he have stopped Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru's human experiments?

After a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly, realizing that even if he had known about Tenzo's existence, he would most likely have stopped Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru's human experiments.

After all, so many people had died from human experimentation back then, and the village was already in turmoil because of the mysterious disappearances of people!

Hiruzen Sarutobi is not Tobirama Senju!

Tobirama Senju was able to easily resolve the coup d'état that broke out in the Uchiha clan due to human experimentation with his own prestige and suppress the other ninjas in the village, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was not confident that he could suppress such a thing!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was simply decisive, eliminating all traces before his human experiments were discovered.

Even if the human experiments at that time had already yielded some results, this was the only thing he could do!

"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now. I will definitely lead the village to a brighter future!"

"Do you have any last words?"

Shimura Danzo raised his right hand in a sword-like gesture, his chakra gathering within him, and asked in a cold voice!

Chapter 279 Divine soldiers descend from the sky!

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly; he hadn't recovered much in such a short time.

Needless to say, Koharu Utatane was already at her limit. The fact that she could still stay conscious was a testament to her strong will. She simply didn't have the strength to fight anymore!

Mitokado Homura moved his feet with a solemn expression, protecting Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane behind him.

Although he still has the strength to fight, Shimura Danzo is indeed his nemesis. He had no chance of winning against Shimura Danzo, not to mention that Shimura Danzo now has the strange ability given to him by that hideous arm!

"In that case... Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Seeing this, Shimura Danzo stopped talking and opened his mouth to exhale several spitting out auras like a kamaru towards the location of Mitokado Homura and the other two!

"Fuck Tool·Yu!"

Mitomon Yan dared not be negligent. With a flick of his arm, a summoning scroll unfolded and, with a 'bang,' summoned a heavy iron shield!

Just as Mitokado Homura raised his iron shield to block, Shimura Danzo's Vacuum Wave Strike struck the shield.

A piercing metallic scraping sound rang out, and Mitokado Yan was sent flying backward by the enormous impact!

Mitomon Homura's expression was grim. He raised his arm and shot out an iron chain that was pinned to the ground. He turned around, abandoned his iron shield, and threw it away!

Under other circumstances, flying out with Iron Shield and creating distance between himself and Shimura Danzo would have been Mitokado Homura's best option at this moment.

But the situation is special now. If Mitokado Homura retreats, it will directly expose the defenseless Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane to Danzo Shimura!

Mitokaku inflammation can only be endured!

However, this would inevitably put Mitokado Homura into Shimura Danzo's attack rhythm!

And the truth was just as Mitokado Homura had imagined!

Just as Mitokado Homura regained his footing, Shimura Danzo was already upon him, wielding a wind blade and slashing down at him!

Mitomon Homura flicked his wrist and barely managed to block the wind blade in Shimura Danzo's hand with the Thunder God Sword, but he was also knocked to the ground!

Shimura Danzo's attack followed closely, leaving Mitomon Homura unable to lift his head!

After exchanging several blows, Mitomon Homura finally managed to adapt to Shimura Danzo's attacks, but he already had a bloody gash on his body!

Mitomon Homura's eyes flickered, and he wildly swung the Thunder God Sword in his hand while subtly retreating.

Mitokado Homura's techniques are mostly large-scale destructive ninjutsu, which are impossible to use near Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane. The only option now is to lure Danzo Shimura away first!

But at that moment, Shimura Danzo suddenly stopped, his lips curled up, and he gave Mitokado Homura a strange smile.

Mitokado Yan was taken aback, realizing something was wrong!

Shimura Danzo swept his sword across the ground, forcing Mitomon Homura to retreat. Then, with a flick of his arm, several Wind Release: Shuriken shot towards the location of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu!

"careful!"

Mitomon En's pupils contracted, and he was about to rush to the rescue of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu!

You'd better watch yourself out!

Shimura Danzo's cold, emotionless voice rang out, and with a swipe of his wind blade, Mitomon Homura's right hand, which was holding the Thunder God Sword, was severed at the wrist!

Mitokado Homura let out a painful groan, but he didn't pay attention to his broken right hand. Instead, he looked at the location where Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu were.

To Mitokado Homura's relief, Shimura Danzo's casual attack failed, and Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up at the last moment, escaping the attack range with Utatane Koharu.

But that’s all!

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't recovered much, and the broken arm had caused him to lose a lot of blood. He had only managed to dodge the Wind Release: Shuriken attack with Koharu Utatane before collapsing to the ground again, panting heavily!