Danzo was in an emotional turmoil. A few hours ago, he received a ssage from his subordinates that presented him with an opportunity to make a political coback. Before he could claim the opportunity, Akuro laid claim to it. That didn't bother Danzo, who instead saw it as a chance to get rid of the mysterious ninja.
However, Danzo lost all his subordinates in the ensuing battle. In their battle, Akuro surprised him continuously. Shisui's eye, which contained a Genjutsu that filled his enemies with dread, proved ineffective against Akuro. Though their physical prowess seed similar, Akuro always held an advantage. His biggest trump card turned into a trap that nearly consud his life! His summon was decimated by a jutsu he never heard of. The only reason he survived was due to his opponent's rcy.
Just when he was on the brink of desperation, Akuro provided him with not only a lifeline, but also raised his hopes for the future and reignited his failing ambitions. Unfortunately, his hopes were extinguished even more quickly as Akuro made a move that defied all logic! With a sneak attack, he plucked Shisui's eye out before Danzo could cast another Izanagi!
With Danzo no longer possessing Shisui's eye, Fujin had no reason to keep his eyes sealed. Finally opening his eyes, he glanced at the eye in his palm and sighed internally, 'So much scheming to ensure he didn't destroy this eye…
I'm not sure how I'll use this, considering I still haven't used Akihiko's eyes, but it's a welco trump card to possess. I can't use it openly just like Akihiko's eyes. Perhaps I could fake a fight between myself and Akuro and claim I reclaid the eye from Akuro. Hmm, I could also say I lost my right eye in that battle and hence replaced it with Shisui's eye. It's not like anyone will dare to ask to hand it over.
That said, it'll have to wait until I'm ready or desperate to transplant this eye. Even though its ability is strong, it also has plenty of drawbacks. I don't need to do it right now.'
Fujin knew how much Kakashi suffered due to transplanting Obito's eye. It put a massive strain on his chakra and stamina. Fujin could seal the eye like Danzo, after all, it held no sentintal value to him unlike Kakashi's strong emotions towards Obito's eye. However, Fujin wasn't sure how effective the seal would be without Hashirama's cells to balance out the Mangekyou Sharingan. It was why he wasn't in a rush to make a decision.
The eye in Fujin's hand disappeared. While Fujin was happy with his gains, Danzo was the exact opposite! Along with the emotional turmoil he experienced, Danzo was also filled with utmost confusion. He could no longer make sense of the motive behind Akuro's action.
As he glanced back, his eyes t with Akuro's eyes, who was glancing back at him. The mont their eyes t, Danzo beca certain of one thing. His instincts, his experience that spanned over half a century, all scread, 'He wants dead!'
As Akuro's figure blurred again, Danzo ripped off his robe and scread, "If you want to kill , you'll have to pay the price!"
The Reverse Four Symbols Seal appeared on Danzo's chest! Black ink surged out in four directions from the center of the seal, each trail forming a thick, ominous symbol that pulsed with cursed chakra. From the convergence point of the seal, an unnatural blackness began expanding outward, like a void tearing through reality itself.
To Danzo's surprise, Akuro continued approaching him instead of retreating with his imnse speed. Before the seal could consu Danzo, Akuro blitzed past him, his hand making a grabbing motion towards Danzo's face. He didn't grab Danzo's face but it still seed like Akuro grabbed sothing, sothing ethereal and invisible to the naked eye. His figure disappeared as quickly as it appeared as Akuro escaped the range of the all-consuming darkness spreading from the Reverse Four Symbol Seal.
The Reverse Four Symbols Seal consud Danzo's soulless body while Akuro appeared nearly a kiloter away, holding Danzo's soul in his hand. Danzo's soul realized his suicidal attack had completely failed as well. Before he could figure out anything else, a few lightning bolts entered his soul, destroying his consciousness.
'Unfortunately for you, my knowledge about souls is extrely good thanks to Tsunade. This is the end for you, Danzo…' Fujin thought as he glanced at Danzo's immobile soul. Fujin couldn't help but feel a strange sense of perspective.
When he transmigrated into the ninja world, Danzo was the one figure he instinctively feared the most. He was unpredictable, manipulative, and backed by imnse power and influence. Just the idea of being noticed by him had been enough to alter Fujin's path.
Even though Danzo didn't et Fujin until the latter had beco a rank S ninja, he had unknowingly created a massive impact on Fujin. His existence forced Fujin to hide his talent and strength during his ti in the academy. Even after graduating, Fujin didn't dare to show all his cards.
It wasn't until the Uchiha Massacre took place and Hiruzen curtailed the Root that Fujin relaxed his guard. His influence on Fujin had been so great that keeping his strength hidden beca second nature for Fujin. Such was the pressure he unknowingly exerted on Fujin.
And yet, here he stood, holding Danzo's soul in his hand. Not in triumph. Not in vengeance. But as soone who had long since left that fear behind. It was a quiet, personal mont of realization, of progress. A silent acknowledgnt of how far he had co.
Seeing such a person's soul in his hand, Fujin felt a strange satisfaction at the distance he had traveled. The mont was even more impactful than when Fujin forced Orochimaru to retreat or when he nearly killed Obito despite the two being more formidable than Danzo.
Fujin shook his head, controlling his thoughts and turning his focus on Danzo's soul, 'Now then, let how fucked up your life was…'
Without wasting any ti, Fujin started reading Danzo's mories directly from his soul. Needless to say, his main target was the Edo Tensei jutsu, but there was a lot else he was interested in learning about, even if he never used it. Izanagi was undoubtedly tempting. Fujin also wanted to check whether Danzo knew Izanami. He was also interested in learning how Konoha experinted with Hashirama's cells. He quickly beca engrossed in extracting every information from Danzo's soul without causing it further harm.
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Due to Danzo's sudden departure from Konoha, the Anbu Headquarters in Konoha was a bit tense. They were awaiting further instructions from the Hokage's office. A good chunk of the Anbu ninjas were forr Root ninjas, who were inducted into the Anbu and 're-educated' by Hiruzen following Fujin and Danzo's confrontation nearly two and a half years ago. They felt conflicted, but were prepared to do whatever was necessary for Konoha's safety.
In one of the training halls, two masked Anbu sparred in silence. The taller of the two wore a shark mask, his movents sharp and aggressive. His opponent, in a simple tanuki mask, blocked and deflected every strike with chanical precision.
Suddenly, both froze, their eyes widened in disbelief. Both muttered at the sa ti, "It's gone…"
They inspected their tongues and noticed that the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal was no longer present!
The tanuki-mask wearer said, "Quick, say sothing forbidden!"
The shark-mask wearer carefully and slowly said, "I killed…"
According to Root's rules, ntioning the deeds done during missions wasn't allowed. If the seal was present, he would have been paralyzed. However, he felt no pain or restriction. But, that didn't make either of them happy. Instead, their expressions were grim as they whispered fearfully, "Danzo-sama is dead!"
A mont later, their figures disappeared from the training hall.
In another wing of the building, a pale teenage boy sat silently at a desk, sketching sothing with his usual emotionless expression. His fingers suddenly twitched, and the inked brush left an unintentional sar across the page. A slight frown appeared on his face.
He blinked, brought two fingers to his throat, and whispered a command under his breath. Nothing happened. Sai stood up calmly, picked up his scroll, and vanished from the room in a silent flicker.
Throughout the Anbu Headquarters and even outside it, similar realizations occurred. Forr Root mbers paused whatever they were doing, be it training, patrolling, writing reports. Almost in unison, they tested the seal that had once chained their tongues and minds. Every test returned the sa result. The seal was gone.
Countless figures flickered throughout the village and arrived on the rooftops and balconies of the Hokage Building. A dozen entered the Hokage's office while the rest waited patiently.
The sudden movent of so many Anbu ninjas alard Tsunade, Hiruzen, Shizune, Kakashi and others who were in the office. They quickly realized they were forr Root ninjas. While they weren't worried about being suddenly attacked since they were targeting Danzo, they had a bad feeling.
Tsunade asked, "Kazuo, what's the matter?"
Their eyes widened and pupils dilated in shock as the shark-mask wearer answered solemnly, "Our Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals disappeared. Danzo-sama is dead!"
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