Noticing Setsuna had followed him in, Danzo inwardly sneered: 'Just a young brat after all.'
He turned around, formed hand seals, and created several dozen shadow clones. All of them simultaneously released blades of air from their mouths: "Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
These blades of air converged, swallowing Setsuna like a tornado.
Taking advantage of Setsuna's obstructed vision, Danzo created another shadow clone to stand in place while his real body secretly sneaked underground.
Sure enough, the tornado didn't trap Setsuna for long. He tore through it with brute force, and the moment he appeared, he moved like a pouncing tiger, kicking the nearest clone to burst.
The other clones stood scattered, simultaneously forming hand seals: "Wind Release: Pres-"
At that moment, Setsuna brought both hands together, two fingers pointing at his temples: "Solar Flare!"
A blinding flash of light erupted. All of Danzo's clones were stunned, his mind filled with shock and doubt: 'Is this also Taijutsu?'
Although he couldn't move while using Solar Flare, Setsuna took this opportunity to sense the positions of all Danzo's clones.
Danzo, after all, wasn't a Sensory-type Ninja and couldn't determine Setsuna's actions.
The instant the intense light dissipated, Setsuna struck again, sweeping through all the clones like a wind scattering fallen leaves.
'The main body isn't here.' Setsuna was slightly surprised inwardly. He really hadn't noticed when Danzo's main body disappeared.
"Now!" Danzo seized the opportunity, emerging from underground, holding a kunai and stabbing fiercely at the scapula on Setsuna's back.
"Heh, as a Ninja, you didn't even check undergro-" Danzo was just about to mock when, with a snap, the kunai broke. The smile on his face instantly froze.
Setsuna turned his head and grinned 'ferociously'.
His physique could even withstand bullets. Thinking a mere kunai could break his defense was looking down on him a bit too much.
Seeing Setsuna's smile, Danzo felt as if he had seen a demon. He made a great leap, wanting to escape, only to have Setsuna grab his right foot. Setsuna twisted his body, swinging Danzo around like a whip, smashing him repeatedly.
How could Danzo's body withstand such abuse? His chest cavity instantly collapsed, blood spraying out as if it cost nothing. He was clearly not going to survive.
The two Root Ninjas who had followed, even after undergoing 'eliminate the self' training, felt their scalps go numb witnessing this scene, 'This brat actually dared to kill Danzo-sama?!'
"Phew, finally eliminated an evil spy for the village..." Setsuna smiled and clapped his hands, then found his body seemed out of his control.
Striped patterns appeared on his body, and Danzo suddenly reappeared in his line of sight.
'Izanagi? Izanagi requires a three-tomoe Sharingan to activate. The Uchiha Massacre night hasn't happened yet, where did he get a Three-Tomoe Sharingan?' Setsuna wasn't panicked, instead, he observed Danzo with interest, thinking inwardly, 'A Ninja with Three-Tomoe Sharingan is considered a big shot even in the Uchiha Clan. Disappearing suddenly would inevitably cause unrest. Could it be Uchiha Kagami's Sharingan?'
Nearby, Danzo's expression was very ugly. Having obtained those two eyes for many years, he had imagined many scenarios where he would use Izanagi, but he never thought he would waste one precious use on a Genin from his own village.
'Never mind. As long as I can master perfect Wood Release, this loss is nothing.' Danzo comforted himself, only then noticing there was no panic in Setsuna's eyes as he had imagined. He couldn't help but say coldly, "Are you so sure I won't kill you?"
Setsuna laughed, still not forgetting to define Danzo's identity: "As expected of a spy sent by an enemy village, you even have a resurrection ability. Although I'm not sure how you did it, if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time. I don't believe you can resurrect infinitely."
Danzo couldn't be bothered to explain, just sneered: "You don't seem to recognize the current situation."
"What situation? Are you talking about the clumsy Sealing Technique you cast on me?" Setsuna laughed loudly. "Have you ever seen hemp ropes bind an elephant? You think a Sealing Technique of this level can restrain me? Break!"
With a roar, Setsuna's aura surged. The striped patterns binding him instantly shattered.
'How is this possible? The Self-Cursing Seal couldn't hold him either!' Danzo's pupil constricted sharply. He had no time to escape before Setsuna's elbow strike pierced through his chest.
But the next moment, Danzo appeared unharmed in the distance again: 'Damn it! The technique of one Sharingan eye only lasts one minute. I wasted too much time talking to him just now. This Izanagi's duration is only thirty seconds left now.'
Thinking this, Danzo couldn't help but feel like retreating.
Although he could resurrect infinitely within the remaining thirty seconds, given the current situation, unless he used the [Reverse Four Symbols Sealing] to perish together with Setsuna, even if it lasted another thirty minutes, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Setsuna.
But how could that be? He still needed to preserve his useful body for Konoha. Only he could make Konoha great again.
'It seems I can only leave for now and cooperate with Orochimaru to capture him later.' Thinking this, Danzo opened his mouth to seek reconciliation: "Today's matter..."
Before he could finish, Setsuna launched a short-range assault, punching him into explosion.
Danzo was restored again, angrily saying: "Bastard! Let me finish-"
Bang!
Danzo's brains bloomed in the air, quite splendidly.
"Damn it, let me speak-"
"I am the Darkness of the Ninja World-"
"I really am the Hokage's Advisor-"
"Bastard, what do you want-"
"Can we reconcile-"
"Ahhhhhhh-"
The two Root Ninjas who had followed were dumbfounded.
Within a short thirty seconds, they witnessed twelve different ways Danzo died. The miserable state made them feel for the first time that having a resurrection ability might not necessarily be a good thing.
Once the thirty seconds passed, Danzo truly became anxious. Although he still had one last Three-Tomoe Sharingan, it was the only one left. How could he waste it here?
"Listen to me, I really am not a spy!" Danzo roared out at the fastest speed, finding that Setsuna didn't kill him this time.
Instead, Setsuna pressed his hands on his shoulders, which made him sigh slightly in relief.
But before he could explain further, he saw Setsuna grab his shoulders and shake him violently, whispering in a neurotic tone: "You disturbed my rest today. Maybe I won't be able to complete tomorrow's training. My progress will be hindered. I won't achieve the goals I set for myself. One step slow means every step is slow. In the end, I'll die miserably on the battlefield because of this flaw. You want to kill me! Whether you're a spy or not is no longer important!"
After hearing Setsuna's words, only one thought remained in Danzo's mind: 'This is a paranoid madman with persecution complex.'
Recalling what he had heard about Setsuna's experiences, he actually felt it was somewhat normal for Setsuna to have such abnormal psychology.
A person alone and helpless, without talent, looked down upon by others, could only silently practice Taijutsu in a corner.
Perhaps it was precisely this abnormal obsession that allowed him to become so strong.
Taking in Danzo's terrified expression, Setsuna forcibly suppressed the urge to curl his lips upward.
He was, of course, intentionally pressuring Danzo. He had already sensed the Third's arrival. He knew he probably couldn't kill Danzo completely today. So, he'd make Danzo think he was a paranoid madman, not daring to provoke him again.
Good people get threatened with guns. A powerful paranoid, even scum like Danzo would likely be wary.
As he spoke, Setsuna tore Danzo's body in two.
The Third, who had just arrived, watched this scene with wide eyes.
'Danzo had been killed?!'
At this moment, he didn't know what he felt inside. Sadness for his old friend? But this old friend had once again disobeyed his orders and acted against someone from the village.
The Third sighed. Just as he was pondering how to handle the situation, Danzo's body appeared again, letting out a grief-stricken and indignant roar to the sky: "No!"
His trump card had still been consumed.
Behind him, the Third Hokage watched this scene in shock.
'What kind of ability is that?'