"Danzo, get out here!!!"
As soon as Ryun arrived at the Root headquarters, he directly attacked and sent a gate guard flying. Then, gathering chakra in his throat, he roared toward the underground Root base.
The powerful volume and chakra reverberated through the enclosed underground space, making the entire base tremble from the shockwave.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Following this roar, numerous figures emerged from within the Root headquarters.
"Uchiha Ryun, trespassing into the Root base, have you grown tired of living?" a Root elite shouted coldly.
"Hand over my mother, or today I will flip this place upside down!"
Ryun struggled to suppress his killing intent, his emotions already on the verge of losing control.
The disappearance of his mother, Asuka, had made him frantic with worry. Since he couldn't sense Asuka's presence within Root, it didn't calm him down. Instead, it made him even more anxious and furious.
"What arrogance. Attacking the second-largest military organization in Konoha is equivalent to treason. If you dare, try flipping it!" a Root member sneered, provoking him.
Hearing not only their refusal to hand anyone over but also their threats, Ryun immediately stopped holding back. Biting his finger to draw a line of blood, he quickly formed hand seals:
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Amidst a burst of smoke, a ferocious Black Dragon soon revealed its full form.
Suddenly finding itself in an unfamiliar place, the Black Dragon paused briefly but quickly realized it was time for another fight.
"Use Water Release Sage Art, flip this place over!"
Ryun gave the order directly. He felt that if he didn't get serious now, these people wouldn't hand anyone over.
Sensing that the young man outside had summoned a giant creature, Danzo immediately realized the situation was dire.
"Stop! What madness is this? You're demanding we hand over someone without reason!"
Danzo had originally planned to stay inside his hidden room and let Ryun cause a scene outside, giving him grounds to arrest him later. But now that a summon had appeared, if he didn't intervene, the base might truly be destroyed. That would be an unacceptable loss!
However, Danzo's command couldn't stop the Black Dragon. It only obeyed Ryun's orders, mobilizing the vast sage chakra within its body.
"Still playing dumb at this point!"
Ryun's face darkened completely.
"Attack!!!"
Seeing the boiling killing intent in the young man's eyes, Danzo knew Ryun didn't believe him. Without hesitation, he gave the order to gather everyone's strength and kill him quickly.
Root contained many important things. He couldn't allow this brat to wreak havoc here. Even if he killed Ryun now, it wouldn't matter.
After all, Ryun was the one who had intruded into Root. Even if Danzo killed him, Hiruzen wouldn't have grounds to blame him.
Moreover, delivering Ryun's corpse to the Cloud ninja would help Konoha avoid a potential war crisis!
As a group of Root elites rushed forward with weapons, Ryun stood motionless on the Black Dragon's head, knowing his summon had already finished gathering power.
"Sage Art: Water Dragon Surge Technique!"
With the full activation of the sage art, an overwhelming flood erupted beneath the Black Dragon's feet.
In just a breath's time, the charging Root elites were blasted away by the massive waves. The torrent instantly flooded every room in the Root headquarters before surging upward uncontrollably!
The drainage system of the Root base was instantly overwhelmed by the flood. Everyone inside was swept away, struggling and screaming.
In just a few breaths, the tremendous flood violently tore open the top of the Root headquarters. The military base was completely overturned by the Black Dragon's powerful sage art, its roof blown away!
When Ryun ordered the Black Dragon to flip Root, it carried out the command without compromise.
Boom!!!
The vast flood spilled out from Root, instantly surging into the nearby streets.
The tremendous impact of the flood striking the underground sent shockwaves throughout Konoha. The entire village could feel the abnormal and terrifying earthquake.
"What happened!!!"
Hiruzen abruptly stood up from his seat, his face filled with shock.
"Report! The Root headquarters is under attack. A giant Black Dragon has flipped the entire base open!"
A Hyuga from the Anbu with the Byakugan reported the situation first.
"What!"
Hearing this, Hiruzen didn't even grab his hat. He leaped out the window and used the Body Flicker Technique to rush toward Root at top speed.
Looking down at the Root headquarters, now reduced to a deep pool, Ryun's raging fury cooled slightly.
"Damn brat, today no one can save you!"
Dripping wet, Danzo glared at Ryun with venomous hatred. If looks could kill, Ryun would have been torn to pieces...
The entire Root headquarters had been overturned. Danzo had underestimated the power of Ryun's summon. His painstakingly built foundation was nearly destroyed overnight!
"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!"
Danzo unleashed his Wind Release ninjutsu, firing a rapid barrage of powerful wind bullets from his mouth.
Seeing the attack, Ryun didn't dodge. The Black Dragon swung its tail forward, blocking all of Danzo's Vacuum Bullets.
The wind bullets, capable of shattering rocks, struck the hard dragon scales with loud explosions. The Black Dragon felt some pain in its tail, but that was all.
"What!"
Seeing his attack easily blocked, Danzo's face twisted in disbelief.
"Kill!!!"
At this moment, the Root elites regrouped. The earlier sage art had only left them battered and injured, as its power was focused on overturning the base. As trained ninja, they quickly regained their combat stance.
"Lightning Release: Chidori Current!"
Ryun released a surge of lightning from his palms, channeling it into the murky floodwater below.
Instantly, the drenched Root ninja were electrocuted.
Of course, this technique also shocked the Black Dragon. However, its endurance far surpassed that of humans. While the Root ninja were paralyzed and screaming, the dragon only felt extreme discomfort.
"I'll say this one last time. Hand over my mother, or I'll kill you right now!"
Ryun's voice was icy, his killing intent barely restrained.
His Three Tomoe Sharingan, filled with oppressive pressure, locked onto Danzo. If the man refused again, Ryun wouldn't hesitate to kill him.
At this time, Danzo hadn't yet transplanted Hashirama's cells or the Three Tomoe Sharingan. In other words... he only had one life!
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