Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

RUMBLE—

The furious slash destroyed the entire underground secret chamber. Lime and bricks fell from the ceiling above. Kusuo held up his sword. Swinging it hundreds of times per second, he formed an eggshell-shaped, brilliantly white barrier. This barrier was composed entirely of sharp, cold sword aura, emitting an ultimate brilliance that enveloped his entire body, making him look like a god descended to earth.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

A large amount of giant stones, steel bars, and other building materials fell under the force of this one slash. After a long period of tremors, the scene was a mess, turned into a field of ruins.

Kusuo's expression was indifferent. He walked out from the ruins step by step, swinging the curtain of his sword. The Root's underground base was extensive. This one slash had only shattered the sky above Danzo's secret chamber; other places were still intact.

But... that one slash... Danzo hadn't died.

A few seconds later, his whole person was revived, completely unharmed, and appeared nearby. This time, his face was covered in frost, his grim expression brewing an ultimate rage. He looked terrifying.

"Very good. Very good," Danzo said twice in a row, his body trembling with anger. He looked at the surrounding environment with a pained heart. Shattered tiles, smoke everywhere. This scene made his heart bleed. The pain! This was the foundation he had built over several decades! And it had been razed to the ground by a single one of Kusuo's slashes. This enmity was irreconcilable.

"My lord!"

"Lord Danzo!"

Swoosh! Swoosh!

At this moment, a dozen figures flashed out from the ruins. They were the Root ninja stationed in other locations, who had immediately rushed over after sensing the commotion.

"You all, stand back!" Danzo said with a cold face, waving his hand to signal them not to come forward. These people were his last remaining forces. Faced with Kusuo, rushing up now would just be sending them to their deaths.

Danzo's ruthless gaze was fixed on Kusuo, his killing intent thick. His hands moved rapidly, forming seals.

"Wind Style! Vacuum Blade!"

A kunai was drawn from behind Danzo's back. Then, he spat a stream of wind onto it, forming a temporary shuriken of wind. It whirred with a sharp, humming gale. Gripping this blade, Danzo leaped up, jumping above Kusuo's head, and suddenly slashed down.

"Tch." Looking at the figure above him, Kusuo sneered. He wasn't surprised that Danzo hadn't died. This old fool's life-saving abilities were second only to Orochimaru's; he had far too many trump cards. But... he really didn't know where Danzo got the courage to compete with him in a sword fight. Do you think you're Hatake Sakumo?

With a light flick of his arm, Kusuo slashed his sword upwards, the sword aura cutting a sharp opening in the air at the tip of his blade.

CLANG!

The moment the two blades made contact, the wind-infused shuriken above instantly turned to dust.

Danzo's face immediately changed. His high-level B-rank ninjutsu, the Vacuum Blade-enhanced shuriken, had shattered on contact? This brat's swordsmanship is too strong. In this area, he's a monster!

Having figured this out, Danzo immediately formed seals in mid-air.

"Wind Style! Shuriken!"

Another shuriken appeared in his hand. After spitting a large amount of chakra onto it, he suddenly shot it downwards, the sound of it howling as it flew.

CLANG!

With a light block, Kusuo's katana shattered it.

Seeing that all his probing attacks were ineffective, Danzo finally gave up and went straight for his big move. He took a sharp breath, his chest swelling to three or four times its normal size. Countless amounts of chakra began to gather, the aura astonishing.

"Wind Style! Great Vacuum Bullet!"

High-pressure wind spheres were spat out one after another, almost instantaneously. They directly pierced through the floor in front of him, kicking up a large amount of dust. It was the upgraded version of the Vacuum Bullet. Its power and speed had increased by more than just one level. If the initial Vacuum Bullet was like a machine gun, then the current Great Vacuum Bullet was like a rocket launcher. The wind spheres, compressed to their extreme, would explode on contact with any object, the high-pressure blast like a roaring cannonball.

DONG! DONG! DONG!

One loud roar after another. It was world-shaking, as if it were going to blow a hole in the very earth.

Kusuo activated his Mark, using his suddenly increased speed to dodge the attack. Taking advantage of Danzo's distraction, he immediately countered with a slash.

"Thunder Breathing, Third Form—Swarm of Mosquitoes Become Thunder!"

SIZZLE—

The wrath of thunder. Kusuo's body spun around Danzo at high speed, his blade creating a dazzling display of ionic sparks, gradually forming a shining ball of lightning as he slashed at him again and again. Danzo's body was cut to pieces, blood spraying out, only to be quickly evaporated by the electric arcs. The scene was filled with the sound of crackling lightning and a gradually weakening scream.

By the time Kusuo stopped, all that was left was a pool of blood. Not even a speck of dust remained.

"Lord Danzo!" the Root ninja watching from the side couldn't help but cry out, full of worry.

But then, Danzo once again appeared on the battlefield, completely unharmed.

"Hahahaha, brat. You can't kill me. Give up," Danzo said viciously after this revival.

"Fourth time," Kusuo said, turning a deaf ear, silently holding his sword and looking at the old dog Danzo, counting in his head.

One-shot kill after one-shot kill. Danzo revived again and again. It didn't mean his strength was that great. Nor did it mean Danzo was the incarnation of the god of death, his body immortal and indestructible. What he was relying on was none other than Izanagi. The forbidden jutsu of the Uchiha clan, with the ability to rewrite any factor that was disadvantageous to the caster.

In other words, as long as Danzo still had Sharingan on his body, it would be extremely difficult for Kusuo to kill him. And during that Uchiha massacre, that old dog Danzo had definitely collected a lot of Sharingan. Through the last few exchanges, Kusuo had already figured out the number and location of all the Sharingan on his body. A total of eleven Sharingan were attached to Danzo's pale white right arm. Four of them were already closed.

Which meant, to kill Danzo like he had just now... he would need to do it exactly seven more times.

Danzo wasn't an idiot. He wouldn't wait until his Sharingan were almost depleted to continue fighting him. His current verbal posturing... did he really think Kusuo didn't know what was going on? He looked at the old dog Danzo's act as if he were looking at a fool.

As for how to completely kill Danzo, Kusuo already had a plan.

On the other side, Danzo spoke to his subordinates nearby, ordering them to guard the area and not allow any civilians or ninja to enter. The Sharingan on his arm was a top secret. If anyone saw him using Izanagi, it would be big trouble.

Until now, he still hadn't taken Kusuo seriously. So what if he's strong? He's just a brute who only knows how to use force. With one of the Uchiha clan's strongest secret techniques, I am immortal, forever standing in an undefeatable position.

Looking at Danzo's relaxed appearance from afar, Kusuo also began to smile. You still think you won't die because you have Izanagi? If that's the case, then let me show you what a soul-stinging slash feels like.

Kusuo gripped his arm. An immense force instantly traveled from his arm to his wrist. The originally golden blade immediately turned a deep red, a color like the abyss covering the entire blade.

Crimson Blade, activate!

"Thunder Breathing, First Form—Thunderclap and Flash!"

He pushed off lightly with his feet, stomping hard.

SWISH!

Instantly, his entire person shot out like a cannonball. With a sizzle, a flash of golden light passed by, and he had already appeared on the other side of Danzo.

At the same time, Schlick!

A line of blood appeared in mid-air. Accompanied by a painful howl, Danzo was horrified to find that both of his legs had been completely cut off. He had become a cripple. Especially with the sparks of electricity still flashing on his body, the stinging pain was transmitted along his nerves to his brain, making his face twist.

This one slash... was simply too fast to be captured by the eye. If the boy's speed before was just fast enough to produce afterimages that could be roughly tracked, then this slash didn't even produce an afterimage. There was only a vertical flash of light, and his whole person had instantly moved to the other side.

"Well now, my one slash, not bad, right?" Kusuo said, sheathing his sword and smiling as he walked over. This calm smile, in Danzo's eyes, was the smile of a demon.

"You..." His finger trembled as he pointed at Kusuo's body. Danzo was about to pass out from the pain.

Kusuo stood quietly in front of him, just looking at him coldly. That last slash... he had aimed for Danzo's legs and deliberately left the sparks of electricity to continuously torment him. The direct soul-slashing effect of the Crimson Blade would only intensify this pain.

Danzo, having lost his ability to fight, besides enduring the soul-deep pain, would also face a dilemma. To use Izanagi, or not to use it? If he used it, this injury, although severe, was not fatal. It would be a waste. If he didn't use it, the wounds on his body would torment him forever, a pain like never being able to reincarnate.

Finally, Danzo could no longer bear the pain. Gritting his teeth, another Sharingan on his arm closed its eye.

Seeing this, "Heh, you're decisive, but it's too late." Kusuo smiled lightly, holding his sword. The moment Danzo's intact body had just appeared, he once again turned into a flash of light, and the next second, appeared behind him.

Sizzle!

A line of blood appeared once more. Danzo's legs were once again neatly severed.

"Relying on Izanagi, can you really revive so brazenly? I have a question I'm very curious about. If I cut off this arm of yours, I wonder if Izanagi can still be activated?"

Kusuo continued to smile as he walked over, slashing down at that white arm. He lightly stepped on the arm embedded with eleven Sharingan. Before long, the feeling of stepping on a solid object disappeared.

Danzo had once again wasted an eye. His heart was now filled with terror and shock. He looked at Kusuo with a fear and astonishment like a raging sea. This person... knows my greatest secret! Izanagi! Even among the Uchiha clan, few knew this secret. How did this brat in front of me know?

And he had even specifically formulated a tactic against this nearly unsolvable situation. The intense pain should have been rewritten and disappeared in the instant of causality reversal. Why was the position of his legs still faintly aching?

Hatake Kusuo... who on earth is he? Just how many of my secrets does he hold?

He was afraid. At this moment, Danzo was truly afraid. He no longer had the confident and calm demeanor of a master strategist. After losing the protection of his trump card, Izanagi, he was no different from an ordinary Kage-level expert, and perhaps even weaker due to his old age.

I have to escape! I must escape!

Unfortunately... "It seems you've realized a little too late."

Kusuo's calm voice sounded again, along with an unseen vertical flash of lightning.

...

Seven times. A full seven times. Danzo's legs had been cut off seven times. He lay on the ground, looking in terror at the boy walking towards him step by step.

A demon. This is a demon.

Although the boy had a faint smile on his face, in his eyes, it was incredibly terrifying. "You... you don't come over here! Don't come over here!" Danzo shouted, frantically trying to move his half-body.

"Don't worry. I won't kill you for the time being. I still have some use for you," Kusuo said, his smile vanishing, his expression now impassive.

This sentence made Danzo breathe a sigh of relief. He was greatly relieved. After all, as a village elder, if he were really killed, Kusuo wouldn't dare.

Just as he was thinking this, the next few sentences immediately made him freeze on the spot.

"I will cut off your limbs, then throw you into the public square of Konoha to accept the judgment of the masses."

"I will make you tell them with your own mouth the dirty things you have done over the years, revealing every single one without omission. The rest... I will leave to the villagers and ninja who have learned the truth."

"At that time, how will they treat a powerful elder like you?"

Standing up and looking down at Danzo's increasingly horrified face, Kusuo clapped his hands and continued, "I'm looking forward to it."

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