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Chapter 15 - Chapter 15

In a remote and shadowy corner of Konoha Village, a Japanese-style room stood silent. Atop a raised platform in front of the door, two sinister statues loomed. This was the dwelling of Shimura Danzo, the enigmatic leader of Konoha's Root division.

Inside, Danzo sat cross-legged at a table, reading a secret message illuminated by flickering candlelight. The note came from Hanzo, the leader of the Hidden Rain Village:

"Nagato has escaped my control and is secretly reviving the Akatsuki. The ninja who rescued him calls himself Uchiha Ha. His strength rivals mine. He may be the reincarnation of Madara—a rare Uchiha talent."

Danzo muttered, "If Konoha and the ninja world are to have true peace, the Uchiha must be eradicated..."

He incinerated the letter.

Suddenly, the candle's flame flickered wildly—then died.

"Killing intent..."

Danzo narrowed his eyes. "Who goes there!?"

Outside, screams echoed. The Root guards had been felled. A long-haired silhouette loomed behind the paper door.

CRACK!

A bolt of lightning burst through the door, aimed directly at Danzo.

BOOM!

The door shattered. Standing in the wreckage was Obito, his Mangekyō Sharingan glowing. But on the table, there was only a pierced plank of wood—a substitution.

"Substitution Jutsu. That was fast," Obito murmured, glancing upward.

Danzo now stood atop the eaves, the two facing each other under the moonlit sky.

"Uchiha Ha... I've been expecting you," Danzo said lowly.

Obito's left eye spun.

Kamui.

Danzo's head twisted grotesquely and burst in a splash of blood. His body collapsed—and vanished.

A blur of light and shadow.

"Space-time jutsu... terrifying," Danzo's voice called out. He stood elsewhere now, removing the bandage from his right eye, revealing a gleaming Sharingan.

He inhaled deeply.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

A scything gust cleaved through buildings and stone, but Obito remained untouched.

Danzo studied him. "Your other Mangekyō technique... letting objects pass through you. Truly flawless. Why not offer me your eye as my right one?"

Obito replied flatly, "Izanagi. Only those with both Senju and Uchiha blood can use it—a forbidden technique that turns death into illusion, but at the cost of the eye. That right arm... Orochimaru's masterpiece, ten Sharingan embedded in Hashirama's cells."

Danzo's pupils constricted.

"So... Orochimaru has betrayed us."

"To fight, you must solidify. In that instant, you are vulnerable," Danzo said, revealing his right arm. The ten Sharingan rotated ominously.

Ten Izanagi activations.

"Try me," Obito challenged.

Boom!

Danzo used Body Flicker to close the distance, kunai flashing. It passed harmlessly through Obito.

Another strike—again, nothing.

Danzo gritted his teeth. "He's baiting me... trying to burn through Izanagi."

Obito smirked. "You could deactivate it, but Kamui would destroy you in a blink. You know I can."

A deadly stalemate.

"Damn you!" Danzo unleashed another volley.

Wind Release after Wind Release raged across the battlefield. Each technique flowed seamlessly into the next. Obito evaded them all in his intangible state.

Danzo thought, This can't last forever. His jutsu must have a time limit...

But Obito silently matched him. He wants to bet on duration? Fine.

Explosions scorched the night. Buildings crumbled.

One minute. Two. Three.

One Sharingan closed. Then another. Then another...

Still, Obito's form did not falter.

Four eyes closed. Four Izanagi used. Still, Obito endured.

"Damn this technique!!!" Danzo seethed, continuing his bombardment, chakra burning rapidly.

Fifth eye—gone.

Finally, Obito raised a hand.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Flames burst forward, clashing with wind. The result: a firestorm engulfing Danzo.

He vanished—only to reappear elsewhere.

Danzo laughed, victorious. "Five minutes! That's your limit!"

"Not necessarily."

Obito's Mangekyō glowed anew.

"Susanoo!"

A roaring blue skeleton formed, chakra swirling, muscle wrapping around bone, creating armor—Susanoo's third form, Crow Tengu.

Danzo's breath caught.

"Half-body Susanoo... This... this shouldn't be possible! Only those with Eternal Mangekyō or Six Paths power..."

Obito's form towered twenty meters above.

"Do you think you can break this with five minutes left?" Obito asked coldly.

Danzo trembled. "You can't maintain it for long!"

Obito smirked. A branch twisted from beneath his right sleeve.

"Wood Release!" Danzo gasped. He has Hashirama's power too!

Panic flooded him.

But Danzo steeled himself. "Our fight will alert the entire village. The Third Hokage, Minato... elite jounin... you won't survive!"

Obito remained unfazed. "I'm not here to kill you. Orochimaru no longer serves you, and your right arm's eyes cannot be replenished. Next time, there will be only four. Are you sure you can survive that?"

Danzo's clenched fists trembled.

Finally, he growled, "What do you want?"

"Cease your impeachment of the Fourth Hokage. Do not lay a finger on Kushina Uzumaki. Or your Root will vanish. Remember that."

With that, Obito vanished into a swirling vortex.

Susanoo lingered for a moment longer, then dissipated with a thunderous roar.

Only silence remained—and the crushed pride of a cornered Danzo.

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