As the oncoming Seii charged toward him, Danzo didn't hesitate. Raising both hands, he quickly ford a series of hand signs.
Then, drawing out two shuriken, he infused them with wind-style chakra. Instantly, the shuriken began to spin rapidly.
This technique, called "Wind Release: Shuriken," was notably powerful.
Even from a distance, Seii could sense the sharp and deadly aura emanating from them.
He estimated that this technique could likely cut through gold and jade with ease.
As such, he opted not to confront it head-on.
Almost at the mont Danzo hurled the shuriken, Seii adjusted his posture and deftly dodged their trajectory.
Without pause, he continued his charge toward Danzo.
However, before Seii could take another two steps, his expression shifted dramatically.
Why? Because under the 360-degree vision granted by his Byakugan, he noticed that the two shuriken, after narrowly missing him, had curved mid-air like boorangs and were now flying straight toward his back.
Moreover, they were aid with uncanny precision at his heart.
Carefully sensing the situation, Seii discovered the intricacies of the wind-style chakra infused into the shuriken.
It was clear that Danzo had mastered the shape and nature transformation of wind-style chakra to an extraordinary degree, allowing his wind-based jutsu to display remarkable and unexpected effects.
Still, Seii quipped internally, "You've delved so deeply into wind-style techniques—why not focus on inheriting the Kazekage title instead of constantly eyeing the Hokage seat?"
Of course, this was rely a joke.
In hindsight, none of the Hokage seed to have been particularly renowned for fire-style jutsu. Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ca closest, was known for his mastery of multiple jutsu types rather than fire release alone.
These thoughts flashed briefly through Seii's mind as he spun around and swung his blade with precision, striking the center of the incoming shuriken.
"Clang! Clang!"
The two shuriken were sent flying by his strike.
However, this was exactly the opportunity Danzo had been waiting for.
Almost at the instant Seii turned, Danzo appeared behind him.
In the next mont, a short sword about a foot long stabbed straight toward Seii's back.
Not only that, but the blade was clearly infused with wind-style chakra.
This wasn't just any jutsu; it was a technique Seii was quite familiar with—Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!
Unlike Seii's thod of enhancing his blade with fine wind blades to increase its cutting power, Danzo enveloped his entire sword in wind-style chakra.
This significantly boosted both the speed and the penetrative power of his attacks.
At this mont, Seii didn't even have ti to fully turn around to block; he could only take a step forward to dodge the incoming strike.
But Danzo was relentless.
Almost as soon as Seii evaded, Danzo closed in again, slashing directly at his neck with another swift strike.
Seii felt the chill of killing intent. The skin on his neck tingled from the proximity of the blade.
Without hesitation, he flickered away again, putting distance between himself and Danzo.
But Danzo didn't relent, pressing the attack with a third strike.
However, as the saying goes: Montum peaks at the first attack, weakens at the second, and wanes at the third.
Before Danzo's third strike could connect, Seii had already adjusted his stance. He parried the short sword with his long blade.
"Clang!"
The sharp sound of tal colliding filled the air.
The long blade and short sword clashed, both weapons halting mid-air.
The next mont, both combatants applied force, causing a grating screech as sparks flew where the weapons t. The clash was visibly intense.
After several seconds of deadlock, Seii let out a sudden shout, unleashing a burst of chakra.
His arm muscles bulged, his strength increasing dramatically. He began pressing Danzo's short sword downward, forcing the blade closer to its wielder.
Feeling the overwhelming force through the short sword, Danzo's pupils constricted. He quickly bent his knees, redirecting the force, and used the montum to retreat backward.
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
The water surface beneath Danzo's feet splashed loudly as he skidded backward, creating ripples and small depressions with each step. He struggled to stabilize himself.
Seeing this, Seii wasted no ti. He imdiately pursued, slashing relentlessly.
Though Danzo was at a disadvantage, his quick reflexes and extensive combat experience allowed him to barely fend off Seii's attacks.
However, this was just the beginning.
As ti passed, Danzo's defenses began to falter.
The constant clang of tal on tal echoed across the battlefield.
Seii, relentless and seemingly tireless, attacked with the efficiency of a machine. His swordsmanship was precise and unyielding, forcing Danzo into a continuous retreat.
Finally, at a certain mont, Danzo failed to react in ti, and Seii's blade grazed his arm, leaving a shallow wound.
To be fair, the injury wasn't severe, nor was it on a vital part of the body. For a seasoned ninja like Danzo, it wasn't a critical blow.
But the wound was symbolic.
It marked that Danzo was no longer an equal match.
At least in terms of swordsmanship, Danzo had undeniably fallen behind.
Danzo was decisive by nature. Upon realizing the situation, he neither persisted nor chose to endure forcibly. Instead, he seized the opportunity to leap backward several tis, creating so distance between himself and Seii.
At this mont, his gaze toward Seii was filled with caution and dread.
The Mangekyo Sharingan, extraordinary as it might be, could be attributed to the Uchiha clan's remarkable bloodline.
However, being able to master swordsmanship to such a level and accumulate this kind of combat experience at such a young age was not sothing that could be explained by superior lineage alone. This required exceptional talent.
And that talent was precisely what made Danzo most apprehensive.
Seii, however, didn't care what Danzo was thinking. The mont Danzo widened the distance between them, Seii imdiately prepared to close it again.
Yet, just as he moved, Danzo suddenly ford hand seals and undid the sealing technique on his right eye.
What? You're wondering how Seii noticed?
It was simple. In the visual perception of his Byakugan, the chakra flow in Danzo's ridians suddenly shifted dramatically.
Previously, the area around his right eye was blank.
But now, it had transford into the pattern of a Sharingan.
Clearly, the prior blankness had been caused by the sealing technique.
Seii was very familiar with this technique, as he used it to hide his Byakugan.
Danzo probably employed this tactic to avoid being discovered, especially by mbers of the Uchiha clan, that he had transplanted a Sharingan.
Back in the warti period, when Kakashi received Obito's gift of a Sharingan, the Uchiha clan had relentlessly pursued its retrieval.
If not for Minato Namikaze diating the situation, Kakashi would likely have lost the eye.
Now that the war was over, if the Uchiha clan discovered that Danzo had transplanted a Sharingan, it would surely create an uproar.
After all, Danzo's relationship with the Uchiha clan was far from amicable. To be precise, there was enmity between them.
Under such circumstances, if the Uchiha clan learned of this, they would never let it slide.
Danzo might not fear the Uchiha clan, but he couldn't afford to antagonize everyone.
Ultimately, what he had done was highly taboo.
Thus, his reluctance to expose the eye was entirely understandable.
As for now, it seed that he had decided to take the risk and reveal it because the situation had turned unfavorable.
Still, using the Sharingan in front of a true Uchiha ninja, especially one who had unlocked the Mangekyo Sharingan—wasn't that a bit overconfident?
Seii was puzzled.
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