NARUTO: GOD LEVEL FORGING SYSTEM

Shimura Egawa had always extended a helping hand to others.

He couldn't refuse the request of Shimura Jogawa's own son, and as a result, he was drawn into a dangerous operation—leading the team responsible for the abduction of Kazuki's parents.

At this very moment, an extraordinarily powerful chakra erupted not far away…

Danzo's expression darkened. There was only one possibility—somehow, Kazuki had discovered their plan to target his parents and had rushed back in retaliation.

If Danzo didn't intervene…

Shimura Jogawa would undoubtedly hold him accountable. Worse still, Jogawa might even expose everything to Hiruzen Sarutobi, dragging the entire Shimura clan into the scandal.

Danzo let out a slow sigh within the hidden depths of the Root's underground base.

"This is troublesome…"

Regardless of the circumstances, Egawa had to be rescued.

"Everyone, prepare to move!" Danzo commanded the assembled Root operatives at Nishino Yakiniku.

Immediately, the remaining Root ninjas stood up, swiftly setting out toward Kazuki's location.

Using Kazuki's parents as leverage against him was now impossible. Their only option was to extract Jogawa's son.

At this point, they might as well eliminate Kazuki directly.

A cold smile crept onto Danzo's lips.

Erasing a talent like Kazuki? That wasn't a loss in his eyes.

After all…

Just days ago, he had received an offer from the Akatsuki.

If he aided them in eliminating Kazuki, they promised to repay him with a service—one equivalent to the complete destruction of the Uchiha clan.

…

Ninjas moved swiftly.

And with only five kilometers between them, it wouldn't take long at all.

Danzo advanced with incredible speed.

But Kazuki moved even faster.

Faced with three elite Jōnin squads from Root, Kazuki acted without hesitation.

The moment they engaged, he struck—using a specially crafted kunai of his own design, injuring three of them instantly. In just a few words, he broke the will of two, executing them on the spot. The last one crumbled under pressure, revealing their allegiance to Root and Danzo himself.

By the time Danzo arrived at the scene…

The corpses of three Root Jōnin had already gone cold.

"You—!"

Danzo's eyes locked onto Kazuki, fury rising at the sight of his fallen subordinates.

Kazuki stood on a rooftop, casually glancing down at the Root operatives below.

"So many of you… do you really think that highly of me?" he asked with a smirk.

"Are you here for a rescue? Or are you here to kill me?"

"If it's a rescue, then I regret to inform you… you're too late."

Despite facing twenty elite enemies, Kazuki remained unfazed.

He paused, then let out a soft chuckle.

"Is that old fossil Danzo here?"

He raised his voice deliberately, ensuring it echoed through the night sky.

"Danzo—Shimura Danzo-sama! Are you among these people? Have you come to kill me?"

His clear, taunting voice spread far and wide.

This wasn't some desolate battlefield.

This was Konoha.

And Kazuki's words…

They reached the ears of thousands of Konoha citizens.

The Root operatives froze in an instant.

"C-Captain… what do we do?" one of them stammered.

Danzo, wearing a mask to conceal his identity while operating within Konoha, knew the consequences of being exposed.

No one under him could afford to utter his name in public.

"Disperse and hide," he ordered sharply. "Avoid being seen by the villagers. I will handle him myself."

Danzo, wearing a mask, issued an order to his subordinates.

He leaped onto the rooftop, his movements swift and precise, before launching a direct assault on Kazuki.

"Fūton: Shuriken!"

Several shuriken, infused with wind-natured chakra, whirled through the air. The sharp chakra enveloping them allowed them to cut through objects like a hot knife through butter as they hurtled toward Kazuki's neck.

Clang! Clang!

Kazuki swiftly drew the Kusanagi Sword, deflecting the deadly projectiles with ease.

"Tsk... Even if you enhance them with wind chakra, your tools are still crude."

"Let me show you what a real ninja tool looks like!"

With a flick of his wrist, Kazuki redirected the kunai Danzo had thrown. However, these weren't ordinary kunai—they carried a tracking ability. As they streaked through the air, three Root jōnin had already fallen victim to his blade.

Kazuki let a few kunai fly from his hand, aiming directly at Danzo.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Danzo deflected one of them, his wind-enhanced kunai cutting through the air.

"Hmph, is that all?"

Just as he felt a fleeting sense of superiority, a whisper of wind passed by his ear.

Not good!

Danzo's instincts, honed from years of battle, screamed at him. He wasn't just a strategist—his strength was formidable. After all, he was once a student of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and had fought alongside Hiruzen Sarutobi on the battlefield.

Reacting in the nick of time, he turned swiftly, intercepting the kunai that had circled back. His movements were precise, his reflexes sharp.

However, Kazuki's kunai moved as if they had a will of their own, continuously altering their trajectory to pursue him.

"This kunai... What kind of technique is this?!" Danzo thought, shaken.

For the first time in a long while, a veteran of the First Shinobi War found himself entangled by mere kunai.

Meanwhile, Kazuki remained composed.

"Lord Danzo, why are you gathering so many people?"

"The Scroll of Seals was stolen, and the thief fled south. Are you truly here to help retrieve it, or is there another reason you're attacking me?"

His voice rang across the village, loud enough for the people of Konoha to hear.

Danzo's face darkened instantly.

This brat… He's trying to expose me!

He couldn't allow Kazuki to keep talking. However, the accursed kunai were still relentlessly pursuing him.

Gritting his teeth, Danzo made a decision.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With a series of swift strikes, he finally knocked the troublesome kunai to the ground, though not without sustaining fresh cuts on his arms.

At last, they stopped moving.

Glaring at the nonchalant Kazuki, Danzo's frustration grew.

This boy… He dares to humiliate me in front of Konoha!

Danzo had ruined many shinobi with just his words—his manipulations had even driven the great Sakumo Hatake to take his own life. However, he realized that engaging Kazuki in verbal warfare now would only expose himself further.

He had to silence him—immediately.

"Fūton: Vacuum Blade!"

Knocking away the last of Kazuki's tracking kunai, Danzo infused his own kunai with highly concentrated chakra, transforming it into a razor-sharp wind blade.

With Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), he instantly closed the distance between them, his weapon aiming straight for Kazuki's heart.

"Mizu no Kokyū: Niten, Mizu Guruma!" (Water Breathing, Second Form: Water Wheel!)

Kazuki effortlessly parried the attack, his blade moving like flowing water.

Danzo's time was running out. He needed to eliminate Kazuki before more villagers arrived. Chakra conservation was no longer a concern—he had to end this now.

With another Shunshin, he distanced himself and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Fūton: Vacuum Sphere!"

Several compressed spheres of wind shot from his mouth, their deadly force tearing through the air.

Even as they closed in, Danzo wasn't done—he flickered toward Kazuki again, his Vacuum Blade poised for the kill.

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