Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Sending Off Danzo
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The commotion from Root's headquarters instantly alarmed the entire village.
The deafening explosions reverberated for miles, echoing through the stillness of the night.
One by one, lamps flickered on throughout Konoha.
The village's security forces, shaken by the disturbance, sprang into action.
"Something's wrong! Quickly, go check what happened!"
"Emergency assembly! Sound the alarm! Combat units, report immediately!"
"Communications team, contact all nearby squads! Recall every available shinobi!"
Meanwhile, chaos engulfed the Root headquarters.
"What's going on?! Is this an enemy attack?"
"Damn it! That's Danzo's quarters!"
"Protect Danzo-sama at all costs!"
Root shinobi surged toward Danzo's chambers, panic written across their faces.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Water Style: Surging Waves!"
One after another, they unleashed their jutsu in a desperate attempt to contain the destruction. But faced with tens of thousands of explosive tags, their efforts were nothing but a drop in the ocean.
As the flames raged on, they stood helpless, watching Danzo's quarters engulfed in fire.
"What do we do?! I'm going in to save Danzo-sama!"
One reckless shinobi charged into the inferno, only to be obliterated in an instant.
Another Root member stood paralyzed, murmuring in despair, "Root is finished… No, Konoha is finished! The heavens are punishing us!"
At the epicenter of the explosion, a masked figure spoke in a low, mocking voice.
"Hm, it should be done roasting by now..."
Obito's Sharingan glinted as he stared at the charred remains of Danzo, who lay motionless before him. He reached out, transporting Danzo's seemingly lifeless body into the Kamui dimension.
The moment they arrived, Danzo's body suddenly sprang to life. With practiced precision, his hand shot toward Obito's eyes.
But Obito, as if expecting this, caught Danzo's hand with ease.
"Heh," Obito chuckled derisively. "So, Danzo, stealing eyes is a hobby of yours, isn't it?"
Danzo's expression darkened. Seeing the mockery in Obito's gaze, he hesitated, then asked, "You knew I was feigning death?"
Obito shrugged and pushed Danzo back with a single strike.
"Of course. Izanagi is, after all, an Uchiha-exclusive technique. Did you really think I'd fall for it?"
Obito gestured toward the aftermath of the explosion. "The fireworks—those explosive tags—weren't just for show. One, they covered my tracks. And two, they were meant to strip you of any remaining defenses."
The truth was, the barrage of explosive tags could have easily ended Danzo. After all, his arm wasn't yet brimming with Sharingan-infused Hashirama cells.
Currently, Danzo possessed only a few Hashirama cells and two or three Sharingan at most—far from the monstrous enhancements of the future.
But Obito, out of respect for Danzo's infamy, and adhering to his own villainous tendency to monologue, had chosen to draw things out. Now, with Danzo's trump cards depleted, Obito decided it was time to finish the job.
Danzo's eyes flashed with malice. Though Izanagi had saved his life, he was gravely injured. He realized that the enemy's overconfidence left him little hope for survival.
For a moment, Danzo stared at Obito, then muttered bitterly, "The accursed Uchiha… Your clan's wickedness will bring ruin upon you all!"
Obito tilted his head, as if considering the words, before smirking.
"Not bad, old man. You've got the 'prophet' act down. Too bad tonight's prophet's getting axed!"
Danzo: "???"
Even someone as hardened as Danzo found himself momentarily baffled.
What's wrong with this Uchiha?
"Enough chatter. Time to end this." Obito stepped forward. "I, Uchiha Madara, will send you off."
Danzo's eyes widened in shock. Uchiha Madara? Could it be?
No—it didn't matter whether this was Madara himself or a successor to his will. Either way, this man posed a grave threat to Konoha and the entire shinobi world.
Danzo's expression hardened with resolve. He made his decision.
"For the sake of the shinobi world… and Konoha… you cannot be allowed to live!"
Tearing open his robe, Danzo unleashed a surge of blood that turned inky black as it spilled into the air, forming an ominous seal.
"Reverse Four Symbols Sealingl!"
"Oh, hell no!" Obito exclaimed. Without hesitation, he activated Kamui and vanished from the dimension.
Inside the Kamui space, Danzo's consciousness began to fade.
"Hiruzen," he murmured. "I failed to become Hokage in the end… You knew my ambitions… yet you chose to pass the title to a younger generation."
"Do you understand my disappointment? I chased that dream my entire life, but I was never able to surpass you..."
Danzo's voice grew weaker, eventually swallowed by the inky blackness. His body was consumed entirely, leaving nothing behind.
And with that, a once-legendary figure met his end—his final seal achieving nothing but emptiness.
A moment later, Obito reappeared, cautiously patting his chest.
"That was close! That Reverse Four Symbols Sealing is no joke. An S-rank jutsu like that could wipe out everything within a hundred meters!"
He sighed and shook his head. "Wanted to leave you intact, but oh well…"
Glancing at his surroundings, he muttered, "Time to toss those Rain shinobi out. That should set the stage nicely."
Earlier, Obito had captured a handful of rogue Rain shinobi loyal to Hanzo. They'd been a thorn in the side of the Akatsuki, constantly plotting to overthrow Nagato's rule.
"Perfect scapegoats," Obito said, dragging their unconscious bodies into the scene of the carnage. After ensuring they were convincingly charred by the remaining explosive tags, he vanished again.
Five minutes earlier…
Hiruzen Sarutobi was jolted awake by the explosions.
Springing from his bed, he donned his black combat gear and rushed out of his home in less than a minute.
When he saw the direction of the explosions, his face darkened.
"Root… Danzo!"
Bounding through the village like a monkey, he raced toward the scene, muttering under his breath.
"Old friend, please… please be safe!"
At this moment, his heart was gripped with dread.
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