??Chapter 656 - 654: Face-to-Face Confrontation
Sensing the overwhelming greed radiating from Danzo, Seii snorted coldly and decisively raised his hand to cast "Genjutsu: Sharingan."
However, Danzo was not entirely blinded by greed. Almost as soon as Seii made his move, Danzo swiftly closed his eyes and retreated rapidly.
At the sa ti, two Root ninjas appeared in front of him, using their bodies to block Seii's line of sight and any potential attacks.
For the mont, Danzo was truly safe.
Wasting no ti, he imdiately gave the order: "Attack!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Root ninjas acted without hesitation, launching their assault on Seii.
The first wave of attacks ca in the form of various poisoned weapons.
With his Sharingan and Byakugan active simultaneously, Seii deftly dodged every incoming attack with fluid movents.
Not only that, but he also countered by throwing several shuriken, aiming directly at a few Root ninjas who were forming hand seals.
However, these ninjas showed no regard for their own safety. If an attack could be avoided, they evaded it. But if dodging would interfere with their jutsu, they chose to ignore the threat.
This did not an they were defenseless, though.
Other Root ninjas nearby covered for them, intercepting any attacks directed at them.
In just this brief exchange, Seii witnessed the seamless coordination among them.
Crackle!
A bolt of lightning shot straight at Seii.
His Sharingan spun rapidly, predicting the trajectory of the lightning. With a swift sidestep, he narrowly avoided it.
But just as his feet touched the ground, a figure erged from below, reaching for his ankles with both hands.
"Earth Release?"
Seii reacted swiftly, leaping straight up to avoid the ambush.
However, being airborne made him a pri target.
So hurled weapons at him, others cast jutsu, while a few charged directly, seemingly intent on engaging him in close combat.
Seeing this, Seii wasted no ti. He drew the long blade from his waist.
Crackle!
A deafening sound rang out.
The blade in Seii's hand erupted with blinding lightning, plunging everyone around into a disorienting illusion.
Yes, this was "Lightning Release: Lightning Sword!"
After ten days of practice, he had mastered the technique to Level 6. Although it hadn't reached the perfection of Level 7 (0/0), it was already highly effective.
Especially now, used in such a sudden and unexpected manner. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Seii dodged the incoming kunai and shuriken and then perford "Blink Sword Technique." His body shone with a faint azure light as his speed surged to its limit. A re afterimage flashed by, and he was already in front of a Root ninja.
Whoosh!
The long blade slashed out.
Caught in the illusion, the Root ninja couldn't react and was easily struck down by Seii, the blade slicing through his throat.
Splat!
A spray of blood arced through the air.
In the next mont, Seii's figure blurred again, appearing in front
of another Root ninja.
But just as he was about to repeat the process, a chakra orb shot toward him at bullet-like speed.
With his keen perception, Seii halted his advance and dodged the sudden attack.
His Byakugan quickly spotted Danzo, who had discreetly moved to a safe distance.
Danzo was now preparing to fire a second chakra orb from his mouth.
It was clear that the earlier attack had been his doing.
And this jutsu was one Seii recognized well: the B-rank technique "Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"
Seii glanced at Danzo, then at the surrounding Root ninjas, and unexpectedly sheathed his blade.
While dodging Danzo's attacks, he raised his hands and began forming
seals, casting the technique "Chakra Cloak!"
A faint azure light enveloped Seii's body, rapidly solidifying into an elegant, flowing robe.
Though it appeared lightweight, its defensive capability was remarkably robust.
Danzo's subsequent Vacuum Spheres struck the Chakra Cloak, causing only faint ripples, failing to inflict any real damage.
anwhile, the other Root ninjas broke free from the illusion and
resud their attacks. However, their hastily executed D-rank and C-rank techniques were completely ignored by Seii.
Only those who tried to approach him directly or attacked with
thrown weapons caught his attention.
Even so, Seii refrained from counterattacking, focusing instead on avoiding the onslaught. After skillfully dodging a coordinated attack, he raised his hands again and began forming seals.
This unusual behavior imdiately alerted Danzo and the Root ninjas.
So launched desperate attacks, while others prepared for potential
danger.
Seii observed their reactions but remained unfazed.
Soon, most of them would die anyway.
With this thought in mind, Seii completed the hand seals and, with
a low shout, unleashed the technique "Lightning Release: Thunder
Prison!"
In an instant, lightning erupted in all directions!
A sudden burst of dense lightning appeared, centering on Seii and quickly spreading outward in all directions.
Everything in its path seed to be devoured, making it impossible to
see clearly.
The crackling sound of electric currents, mixed with the distinct crackling of a lightning-release technique, assaulted the eardrums
painfully.
Even though the group hadn't been attacked yet, their hair had already begun to stand on end due to the static electricity.
"Scatter!"
Soone shouted, and the Root ninjas imdiately dispersed, fleeing
rapidly in all directions.
However, they were far too close to Seii.
Moreover, the expansion of the Thunder Prison was extrely fast.
In the end, except for a few well-prepared Root ninjas, the rest were caught within its range.
The technique, Lightning Release: Thunder Prison, had not been demonstrated publicly since Seii had learned it.
Thus, Danzo and the Root ninjas were completely unaware that he had mastered this technique.
As a result, they were caught off guard.
In battles between ninjas, intelligence often determines victory.
If it were just an ordinary ninjutsu, they might have only suffered
minor losses.
But against a technique like Thunder Prison, improper handling could
lead to annihilation.
Just like now.
After several monts, the thunderous roars finally subsided.
When everything cald down, there were a dozen or so charred corpses scattered around Seii.
They were at varying distances and posed differently, but the outco was the sa: death.
Not far away, Danzo's figure appeared.
Soon after, four Root ninjas erged one after another.
These were the only survivors.
As for Danzo, being the farthest away and the quickest to escape, he
was naturally unhard.
Among the four remaining Root ninjas, two were as vigilant as Danzo. The mont they realized sothing was wrong, they used the Body Flicker Technique to escape beyond the Thunder Prison's range.
The other two survived by using Earth Release techniques to burrow deep underground, evading the attack.
Seii looked at the five of them and smiled casually. However, his good mood contrasted sharply with Danzo's grim expression, as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, Danzo thought
grimly, "Even if I achieve my goal and take down Seii this ti, I'll hardly have any strength left to influence the Hokage election."
Not only that, but any other plans he had in mind would likely be stalled due to a lack of manpower.
After all, the Root organization was essentially just a training institution under Konoha's Anbu. Although its personnel numbers had
long exceeded limits with Hiruzen Sarutobi's tacit approval, it was still quite limited.
This ti, to ensure success, Danzo had brought nearly all his forces.
Yet, after two waves of slaughter from Seii, most of them were either dead or gravely injured.
Under such circumstances, the strength of Danzo's forces had been
significantly weakened.
Indeed, Root ninjas could be trained quickly by pushing their potential to the limit.
However, no matter how fast, there was still a process involved.
At the very least, in the short term, it was impossible to fill this gap in
the Root organization.
Because of this, Danzo's expression was especially grim.
He now had only one thought: kill Seii.
If he couldn't even accomplish that, this entire operation would be a
catastrophic failure.
With that in mind he turned to the four remaining Root ninias and commanded, "Attack!"
Hearing this, the four didn't hesitate for a mont and imdiately charged forward.
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