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Bang! Finally, Shinji stumbled, and Danzō used Body Flicker to get behind him, slashing a large opening across Shinji's neck with a kunai strike. Instantly, blood flowed freely.
"Hahaha, I still won in the end!" Seeing Shinji powerlessly fall to the ground, Danzō gasped heavily. How long had it been since he experienced a battle of this level? Danzō panted roughly.
When he slashed Shinji's neck just now, he didn't cut too deep because he still wanted to control Shinji. This half-dead state was the most convenient time to imprint the Tongue-Destroying Seal!
Just as Danzō intended to act, suddenly.
Clap clap! Clap clap! "This fight was truly spectacular, Lord Danzō," Under Danzō's disbelieving gaze, the Shinji in his hands suddenly turned into dust. Stiffly turning his head, Shinji was still clapping his hands on the Geo pillar, watching Danzō's direction.
"Actually... still genjutsu?" Danzō said somewhat bitterly. He had thought he had already broken Shinji's genjutsu, but unexpectedly, it was still genjutsu now.
"Yes, Lord Danzō," Shinji stood up, the 'One' in his eyes having changed back to 'Six'.
"Then why do the wounds on my body still exist?" Danzō looked at his wounds and said.
"I just said, the essence of genjutsu lies in hiding truth within illusion, hiding lies within truth! Lord Danzō, your lie, or my lie, who is the one telling the lie?" Shinji slowly walked beside Danzō, the trident in his hand raised high, seemingly intending to directly execute Danzō.
Danzō saw this scene, his pupils suddenly widening. As Shinji's trident fell, Danzō's body fell silently to the ground.
"Truly a pity, Lord Danzō."
Puchi! However, the next second, the Danzō on the ground vanished. Instead, Danzō's body suddenly appeared behind Shinji, kunai directly piercing through Shinji's body!
"Wasting one of my Sharingan, really," Danzō unwrapped the bandage on his right arm. On it were planted 8 Sharingan (at this time, not the total 11 later). One of the 8 eyes had already closed. Yes, this was the Izanagi inherent to the Sharingan. The Sharingan user forms the Hare, Boar, and Ram hand seals to activate Izanagi.
The Sharingan user using Izanagi can turn unfavorable events that occurred within a certain period into non-events, choosing only favorable events to become reality. This time, Danzō transformed all the damage he received into Izanagi. After paying the price of one Sharingan on his arm, he successfully returned to reality with an intact body.
Tap tap tap. Shinji clapped his hands, still appearing on that Geo pillar. "Indeed it's Izanagi. Lord Danzō, if the Uchiha clan knew you actually had so many Sharingan on your arm, guess what they would do?" Shinji applauded and said. Everything he did was to make Danzō use Izanagi. And the current Shinji didn't know exactly how many Sharingan Danzō possessed.
"Still genjutsu!" Danzō looked fiercely at Shinji. Having continuously used so many ninjutsu plus one Izanagi just now, the consumption was enormous.
"Also, Lord Danzō, these Hashirama Senju cells don't seem particularly compatible with you," Shinji looked at Danzō's right hand. Although the cells Orochimaru used on Danzō were relatively high-grade, some rejection reactions still appeared.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Danzō looked fiercely at Shinji. Much of the chakra in his body had been used up; he now felt a sense of emptiness.
"Nothing. I'm just considering how many more times it will take to completely kill you," Shinji looked nonchalantly at Danzō, seemingly really considering some problem.
"You can't kill me!" Danzō was suddenly startled. Shinji's expression seemed very serious, as if really considering how to completely kill him.
"Oh? Why?" Shinji smiled gently, looking playfully at Danzō.
"I am Konoha's next Hokage. As long as I assume the position of Hokage, then your All-Purpose Shop, I guarantee you a lifetime of glory!" Danzō quickly said.
"Hehe, Hokage?" Shinji looked somewhat speechlessly at Danzō. Still thinking about how to become Hokage at this point... Really wanted to tell him, next is Tsunade, then Kakashi, and Naruto... Seems... has nothing to do with you, Danzō.
"Sorry, I don't seem to need your protection now either," Shinji said casually.
"Alright then! From now on! I will no longer have designs on the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki!" Danzō suddenly realized. From the beginning, his conflict with Shinji seemed to only be about the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. Meaning, as long as this knot regarding the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki could be untied, then Shinji would presumably let him off the hook.
"Nine-Tails Jinchūriki... seems like if placed here with me, you wouldn't be able to forcibly take him away either, right? As long as I'm willing, I can take him away at any time," Shinji stated calmly. Indeed, the current All-Purpose Shop was the safest place for Naruto.
"I understand. I won't approach him in the future, nor will I attack the All-Purpose Shop! This is my bottom line!" Danzō grit his teeth. If he really couldn't beat Shinji, he truly wanted to teach him a good lesson!
"Since that's the case... I am not one who loves killing. But... Kagami Uchiha's Sharingan, I'll take it!" Shinji suddenly appeared before Danzō, directly digging out the Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzō's eye with one hand.
"Ahhh!! Give it back!!!" Danzō subconsciously wanted to counterattack after being blindsided by Shinji's move, but could only endure it upon seeing Shinji's smiling face. Already couldn't beat him, besides now losing Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
And as the Mangekyō Sharingan left Danzō's body, the Mirror World created by the Mangekyō Sharingan also began to disintegrate. The surroundings reverted to the appearance of the All-Purpose Shop. Seeing Shinji reappear, and just as Zhongli's roleplay ended, Shinji's appearance remained his original one. Upon seeing Shinji appear, Karin, Deidara, and Jūgo all came behind Shinji, warily watching Danzō, seemingly guarding against him attacking.
Watching the actions of the three, Danzō felt somewhat helpless. Couldn't they see he was the one getting beaten up? Why did everyone treat him like this?
"I will abide by those things. I'm leaving first," Danzō covered his face and stood up, staggering towards the door.
"Wait," Suddenly, Shinji stopped Danzō who wanted to leave.
"Is there anything else?" Danzō turned around, looking somewhat warily at Shinji. Could it be that the owner of this All-Purpose Shop still wasn't planning to let him go?
"My All-Purpose Shop is a small business. Please pay the corresponding price each time you come for consultation," Shinji pointed at the cash box. Want to freeload? Impossible. Freeloading didn't exist here at Shinji's.
"Pfft!" Hearing Shinji's words, Danzō directly spat out a mouthful of old blood. Good grief, taking my Mangekyō Sharingan wasn't enough, still want another new thing, right? But now, the situation was stronger than the person.
Even Danzō could only helplessly search his clothes. Due to leaving in a hurry, he actually only brought a scroll of intelligence about the Tsuchigumo clan that he just obtained today and hadn't even warmed up yet. This was a clan existing since the Warring States period, and had never joined any other village. So this time Danzō wanted to obtain this intelligence, hoping to use the opportunity to form an alliance with the Tsuchigumo clan or have them join Konoha. But this hadn't been achieved yet. Now he could only use this information to save his own life.
(PS: The Tsuchigumo clan only confirmed their alliance with Konoha after this great war with Kumogakure. The secret technique of the Tsuchigumo clan, possessing immense power, was designated a forbidden technique by the Third Hokage. In exchange, when the clan faced crisis, Konoha must rush to their aid.)
But now, this intelligence had been intercepted by Shinji beforehand.
"Alright then. You can leave now. Take care, Lord Danzō," Shinji watched Danzō place the scroll into the cash box. He didn't have any other meaning but let him leave directly.
As Danzō left, he turned his head, glanced at Shinji, then snorted coldly and departed.
"Lord Danzō, your injuries?" The moment Danzō came out, Root ninjas surrounded him, asking about the injuries and bloodstains on Danzō.
"Truly a terrifying person. Shinji of the All-Purpose Shop..." Danzō looked back at the sign of the All-Purpose Shop. Many things just now were beyond his ability to resist.
"Lord Danzō, couldn't get inside just now..." Just as Danzō spoke, a Root ninja immediately stepped forward.
"Couldn't get in?" Danzō asked somewhat puzzledly. If it were just space-time ninjutsu, then it would only teleport them out, not prevent entry.
"Yes. It was as if a seal was set up. We couldn't even open the main door. And fearing for your safety inside, even using ninjutsu afterwards still couldn't get in," The Root ninja glanced at Danzō and said.
"I understand. From now on... lift the surveillance on this place. No need to take any action against the people inside," Danzō said after thinking for a moment. He really suffered a great loss at Shinji's hands today. Moreover, the Mangekyō Sharingan of Kagami Uchiha he possessed had already been recovered by Shinji. His current combat power was weaker by a notch.
"Lift the surveillance?" The Root ninja said somewhat surprisedly. Having followed Danzō for many years, he naturally knew Danzō's character. He wanted to bring the entire Konoha under his Root's sphere of influence. Yet now, Danzō with such a character actually proactively said to lift surveillance on the All-Purpose Shop? This really made them somewhat puzzled.
"Yes. The master inside the All-Purpose Shop, his strength is not something I can provoke right now," Although Danzō really didn't want to say this sentence, he still grit his teeth and said it.
"I understand. We will instruct them properly. Today's events will definitely not spread," The Root ninja bowed, then intended to leave.
"Wait," Suddenly, Danzō stopped him.
"What is it, Lord Danzō?"
"This matter can be hidden from the villagers. But you must immediately arrange for our pieces within ANBU to let this matter reach Hiruzen Sarutobi's ears!" A smile appeared at the corner of Danzō's mouth.
"Let Lord Hokage hear about it?" The Root ninja was somewhat puzzled. This matter was ultimately disgraceful; why did Lord Danzō still want to spread this matter out?
"Just do as I say. Hiruzen Sarutobi must know about this," Danzō didn't explain to them, but finished speaking, leaned on his cane, and left step by step.
"Yes!"
Walking back to Root's base, Danzō only felt the decision he made was a very wise choice. Spreading the news of his defeat to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then Hiruzen Sarutobi would surely become interested in Shinji, the All-Purpose Shop owner who could defeat him. Moreover, based on Danzō's impression of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he definitely wouldn't let such a person exist so simply within Konoha's range.
Meaning, in Danzō's vision, Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely come over to the All-Purpose Shop after the war ended. And once conflict occurred, Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely wouldn't be Shinji's opponent either. Then, when Hiruzen Sarutobi was severely injured, he would be the one best positioned to promptly replace him as the new Hokage! Thinking of his idea, a smile couldn't help but appear at the corners of Danzō's mouth. Truly, looking forward to it.
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"Lord Shinji, you weren't injured just now, right? Let me give you a full-body checkup?" Karin looked worriedly at Shinji, but her hands seemed to want to do something else.
"No need, Karin. I'm fine. What about you guys?" Shinji declined Karin's suggestion to give him a full-body checkup. After all, he wasn't actually injured.
"We're fine, Lord Shinji," Jūgo stated calmly. They didn't even get a chance to act just now; those Root ninjas were all thrown out of the All-Purpose Shop by Shinji.
"I still wanted to fight a big battle!" Deidara seemed very unhappy. He, who originally wanted to fight a big battle, actually did nothing today.
"There will be opportunities, Deidara. Of course, this matter still needs some thought," Shinji's gaze swept across the three one by one. Roughly, next year Karin and Jūgo would have to attend school. Deidara didn't need to. But perhaps he could register as a ninja in Konoha then, forming a three-person team with Itachi Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha would also be good. Just don't know between Izumi Uchiha and Deidara, who was Itachi Uchiha's main consort? Truly looking forward to it.
Looking back at the system interface, Shinji saw the mission completed interface.
[Ding!]
[Host triggered Temporary Mission]
[Genjutsu Showdown!]
[Mission Content: Defeat Danzō head-on in genjutsu. Provides one Mysterious Costume Card]
[Mission Reward: A certain skill from the Mysterious Costume Card will become a permanent skill for the Host]
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