"Test of tolerance?" A group of jounin grew secretly excited.
Elder Danzo naturally needed no introduction. As the disciple of the Second Hokage and the "close friend" of the Third Hokage, his strength was undeniably tremendous!
And Seiki, a hero who gained fame in another war, had even driven the legendary Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist to expel one of their own. His strength was absolutely not to be underestimated!
Watching these two fight would definitely be interesting!
They weren't too worried about either of them getting hurt—one had vast experience, while the other had the Flying Thunder God.
...
Everyone arrived at a secluded and open canyon.
"All these years, you're still the first fool daring enough to attack me directly!" Standing opposite, Danzo sneered mockingly.
"For Konoha, I can only take this liberty," Seiki apologized respectfully.
Hearing Seiki's repeated use of "for Konoha," Danzo felt internal disgust.
That was originally *his* catchphrase!
Thinking this, fury rose in Danzo's heart, and without further chatter, he spat out a Vacuum Wave.
Seiki didn't dare delay, immediately sidestepping sharply.
Danzo's Wind Release could actually destroy Susano'o—albeit with help from his summoned beast—but it was still sufficiently astonishing.
The wind blade sliced across the ground, cutting through solid rock like butter, carving up the very spot where Seiki stood, sending massive boulders tumbling into the canyon below.
Stepping hard onto the falling rock, Seiki used the recoil to propel himself toward the opposite cliffside.
But this time, Danzo was faster.
Surrounded by swirling blue chakra, he reached a cliffside ahead and launched a kunai strike.
However, Seiki reacted just as swiftly—blocking instantly with a kunai as soon as he landed.
Clang!
Though Danzo lacked Seiki's raw strength, with his enhanced speed, he matched him blow for blow.
As they locked in struggle, sudden dark markings erupted all over Seiki's body.
[Self-Cursing Seal!]
"Got you..." Danzo's clouded pupils flickered with pleasure; he hadn't expected this brat to be so foolish.
Yet just as he prepared to strike decisively, he discovered his own body suddenly frozen in place.
[Cursed Seal: Equivalence!]
Because of some concealment properties within certain sealing techniques, fearing sneak attacks, Seiki had preemptively set up seals upon himself.
This linked the caster's chakra to his own, creating equal sealing effects upon both parties.
It was an idea he'd partly drawn inspiration from the jutsu of the Church of the Evil God.
"Darn! How did this brat master such a bizarre sealing technique?"
Glaring at each other helplessly, Danzo reluctantly released the seal.
Then, he quickly distanced himself from Seiki at high speed.
Since sealing techniques proved ineffective, obviously he wouldn't continue close-range combat with Seiki.
"His speed is actually this fast!" Seiki wasn't fazed by Danzo's sealing skills—he was just amazed inside. Was this really the same withered and sluggish Danzo he remembered?
"It seems that the burden from those original arms was indeed severe!" Seiki speculated silently—the wind-released chakra mode made Danzo's speed not even inferior to his own Sage Mode-enhanced velocity.
Of course, Sage Mode enhances more than just speed.
Faced with Danzo at his peak, Seiki cast aside preconceived notions and immediately entered One-time Sage Mode.
"How could he enter Sage Mode so quickly?" Danzo muttered in confusion.
Seiki had only recently mastered this technique, and the difficulty of transmitting detailed battle intelligence remotely made it impossible to convey every detail, so he truly couldn't understand why this was happening.
Although puzzled, Danzo didn't dwell on it. His hands swiftly formed hand seals before a powerful gust of wind burst forth from his mouth.
[Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!]
Countless Vacuum Spheres shot through the air like machine gun fire, zipping straight toward Seiki.
[Wind Release: Thousand-Faced Wind!]
Seiki countered directly with Wind Release—an intense gale composed of thousands of tiny wind blades rushing forward to meet the attack.
The two gusts collided, altering the very heavens. The previously hanging dark clouds scattered apart, bursting outward with terrifying force in all directions.
In the midst of this blinding wind storm, Seiki dashed forward rapidly, swinging punches that compressed the air ahead into cannon-like blasts.
Each punch felt like a shell from a mobile artillery piece. When they hit solid rock, small meteorite-like craters exploded into being.
Yet, Danzo's frail body displayed agility completely contradicting his appearance. He dodged effortlessly while continuously spitting hurricane attacks in retaliation.
One launched crushing blows, while the other sliced through the air with blinding speed. The shockwaves from their crossing attacks ravaged the surrounding land. Within just a few minutes, the once solid ground was torn apart, riddled with deep, crisscrossing trenches.
"Jutsu, taijutsu, sealing techniques... Are these two even human? Mastering one specialty is hard enough for me, yet they practically have no weaknesses at all!"
"I didn't understand the sealing techniques part, but clearly Elder Danzo has the upper hand in jutsu while Seiki excels in taijutsu!"
"It's not surprising for Elder Danzo to possess such strength, but for Seiki to reach this level in just two short years—that's truly terrifying!"
Those who still clung to the old rumors about Seiki's past were now left speechless. In their minds, Seiki should've barely held his own against Danzo, relying solely on the Flying Thunder God Technique and barely scraping by with an exhausting draw.
And yet, Seiki hadn't even used the Flying Thunder God Technique—and he was still going toe-to-toe with Danzo. It was unbelievable.
On the battlefield, the fight continued.
After generally gauging Danzo's strength, Seiki also let loose, pulling several shuriken from his tool pouch and hurling them toward Danzo.
"Heh, I've been waiting for this! Summoning Technique: Baku!" Danzo summoned the massive summoning beast Baku at his quickest possible speed, then issued immediate orders.
"Blow those shuriken away with full power! Not a single one must come near me!"
In the next instant, fierce winds erupted.
A vast whirlwind raged within the canyon, scattering the shuriken long before they came close.
"Hehe, the Flying Thunder God Technique was created by the Second Hokage," Danzo sneered mid-sentence, "and I know it better than you—puh..."
Before his words could finish, Seiki suddenly appeared right before him, launching a fist that sent Danzo flying.
"How is this possible? I clearly..." Danzo exclaimed in disbelief as he flew backward through the air. But before he could figure out what had happened, Seiki appeared right above him like a shadow, lifting his right leg high and slashing downward with the speed of a falling axe.
Danzo could only cross his arms to block. A tremendous force struck him, sent him hurtling down like a cannonball.
[Thud!]
The earth trembled violently, and dust rose all around.
Seiki teleported into the cloud of debris again, but this time Danzo blocked him at the last second. Then a violent gust of wind forced Seiki back.
As he was shoved back, a gust blew the dust away, exposing Danzo inside.
A huge crater had formed — a basin-shaped dent in the earth. Danzo knelt inside, bleeding from the mouth.
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