Kairen withdrew his shuriken, vibrant Chakra quickly regenerating within him.
But while he was being careless, Danzō suddenly lunged forward, pulling out a kunai.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Blade!"
A golden blade of wind formed over the kunai, looking formidable and deadly.
Danzō swung the Vacuum Blade fiercely toward Kairen.
Kairen dodged to the left—yet Danzō's strike sliced through his left arm.
"Ding!"
"Shimura Danzō dealt 200 damage to you!"
Kairen gathered monstrous strength into his left leg, unleashing a powerful spinning kick straight toward Danzō.
Danzō raised his arms to block.
The immense force sent him flying over twenty meters, crashing into several shadow clones.
"Eat shit!"
One clone stomped on his face with all its might, grinning arrogantly, then grabbed his leg and hurled him deeper into the formation.
"Pa!"
With a sharp smack, Danzō crashed to the ground in a pitiful heap.
Kairen chuckled.
"I can make as many mistakes as I want—but you don't get that many chances!"
"Danzō!"
Seeing his comrade's miserable state, Sarutobi Hiruzen, his dear old friend, lifted his staff slightly.
He quickly formed hand seals, ready to leap into the circle surrounded by shadow clones.
Revolutionary Kairen caught sight of him—dozens of shadow clones armed with AKs immediately aimed their barrels at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Don't move!"
At that moment, Tsunade leapt down from the air, landing right in front of Hiruzen.
"Don't even think about going in!"
Hiruzen looked at his former student.
"Tsunade, what do you think you're doing?!"
Tsunade clenched her fists tightly, bones cracking audibly.
She curled her lips.
"Let those two settle it once and for all! A Jōnin and a Genin—if anyone's at a disadvantage, it's the Genin!"
"Tsunade, do you even understand? Danzō is Konoha's Hokage Advisor—his importance to the village… do you have any idea?!"
Tsunade's aura flared, her tone fierce.
"I don't care! The kid said he wants Danzō's life, and I promised him. I won't let anyone interfere in his fight!"
Sarutobi pointed his Adamantine Staff at her.
"Tsunade, are you trying to—"
"What, betray the village? You're going to call me a traitor now?" Tsunade's voice turned cold.
"Uh…"
Hiruzen swallowed his words. Accusing Tsunade of being a missing-nin would be a joke.
This village was founded by her grandfather—and Tsunade wasn't without influence. Her medical ninjutsu had saved countless shinobi.
If she called for support, at least thirty Jōnin would stand by her side without hesitation.
Most importantly, behind her stood one of the Three Great Sage Lands—the Slug Sage.
Driving Tsunade away from Konoha? Hiruzen would have to be kicked in the head by a donkey first.
Hiruzen turned to Orochimaru and Jiraiya, his tone heavy with concern.
"You two, hurry and stop this fight! Danzō can't die—he's done too much for Konoha! We can't let Moku Kairen kill him!"
"Even if he's guilty, we'll judge him later! Just send him to Hōzuki Castle for life!"
Orochimaru said nothing, arms crossed, watching the battle coldly within the encirclement.
Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled.
"Uh… Sarutobi-sensei, well—"
His tone was neither agreement nor refusal.
...
"Cough… cough…"
Danzō staggered to his feet, spitting out two mouthfuls of blood.
Shinobi were fragile—only Earth Release users had notably high defense.
Danzō, without any defensive jutsu, had taken Kairen's monstrous kick head-on. Were it not for his experience in mitigating impact, his internal organs would have been shattered by now.
Kairen crossed his arms, staring coldly at Danzō.
"Look at you. Trash like this, and you dare call yourself a Hokage Advisor?"
"You couldn't even block a single kick from me. Tell me, did you have to sell your ass to get that position?"
"Moku Kairen!"
Danzō pointed furiously at him, rage boiling over.
"You brat!"
Outside, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened. Kairen dared to insult the purity of his and Danzō's "relationship" like that!
Kairen conjured an AK in his hands, aiming it straight at Danzō.
"Old bastard, tell me—what exactly are you hiding under those bandages on your face?"
Danzō froze, his voice stammering.
"N-nothing… It's just a blind eye!"
"Heh heh heh… hahahahaha!"
Kairen burst out laughing like a mad Uchiha, then pulled the trigger repeatedly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Danzō used Body Flicker to dodge, but one bullet still hit his foot.
"You're blind? Please. You must think I am."
Kairen aimed the barrel right at Danzō, speaking word by word.
"Under those bandages… is an Uchiha's Sharingan!"
Silence.
A thunderbolt split the clear sky, shocking everyone watching the fight.
Transplanting another clan's Kekkei Genkai—especially from the proud Uchiha—was like desecrating their ancestors' graves.
Uchiha Fugaku stepped forward, cold eyes fixed on Danzō.
"Advisor Danzō, is that true?"
Danzō waved his hands frantically, trying to salvage the situation.
"No! No! That kid is spouting nonsense! I absolutely did not transplant a Sharingan!"
"I, Shimura Danzō, have no Sharingan! If I do… may my entire family die out!"
He had to deny it—because for a Konoha Advisor to steal a clansman's Kekkei Genkai was a crime beyond forgiveness.
"Heh…"
Kairen sneered, suddenly opening the Eight Gates—green light erupting around him.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!"
Danzō reacted quickly, leaping backward while unleashing a flurry of Vacuum Spheres from his mouth.
The spheres struck Kairen's chest, giving him 70 experience points. Kairen spat two mouthfuls of blood but continued charging forward.
His hand shot out—grabbing hold of Danzō's bandaged face.
"No!" Danzō roared.
Kairen ripped the bandage away.
A blood-red eye was exposed to the sunlight—three tomoe spinning within it, unmistakably an Uchiha's Sharingan.
At that moment, Danzō's crime was undeniable.
Uchiha Fugaku activated his own Sharingan, glaring coldly.
"Danzō! Shimura Danzō!"
"Excellent! Excellent! So this is what Konoha's leadership looks like!"
Two Uchiha elders beside him trembled with fury, their own three-tomoe Sharingan flaring, murderous intent surging toward Danzō.
To graft a Sharingan onto his face so openly—this was the ultimate insult to the Uchiha clan.
Even later, when Kakashi bore Obito's Sharingan, the Uchiha had burned with collective outrage, demanding it be returned.
The clans around them whispered furiously.
"It really is a Sharingan… Advisor Danzō, this is too much!"
"Advisor… Danzō's conscience is rotten to the core!"
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