"Uzumaki Naruto, I didn't expect us to meet so soon, did you?"
After receiving permission from Shimura Danzo, Hayate Gekko slowly approached Naruto and even removed his Anbu mask.
He revealed a pale face, a result of his weakened condition, yet twisted into a grimace.
"I really didn't!" Naruto shrugged and said, "I didn't expect you to work for an old schemer like Danzo."
Hayate Gekko was, after all, a positive character in the original story.
Although Naruto had taken his girlfriend, he instinctively thought that since the Third Hokage had made his judgment, Hayate should have accepted it.
Now it seemed that love really could make people lose their minds, so it was better for him to forsake love altogether.
"It's all because of you!"
Hayate Gekko roared, raising the longsword in his hand and slashing down at Uzumaki Naruto's head.
He wasn't holding back this time!
Because Shimura Danzo suspected that Naruto's hidden power could reach at least the Jonin level.
If he could still use the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's power, Hayate Gekko alone probably wouldn't be able to defeat Naruto.
Although Hayate Gekko was internally skeptical, he also knew that Naruto wouldn't be so easily defeated.
So, that previous strike was indeed a trap.
This time, he wanted to collect both principal and interest.
Swoosh!
Unfortunately, Uzumaki Naruto just dodged with a light movement, causing Hayate Gekko's attack to miss.
"Shimura Danzo, have you considered the consequences of attacking me?" Naruto didn't pay attention to Hayate Gekko, instead turning to look at Danzo.
Danzo remained seated on his chair, calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.
It made sense, after all, this was his territory.
Besides Hayate Gekko, there were dozens of figures surrounding the area.
With Shimura Danzo personally present, he couldn't imagine a scenario where they wouldn't be able to take down Naruto.
Danzo glanced at Naruto, casually pointing at Hayate Gekko who was pursuing Naruto again, and said lightly, "You should be more concerned about your own safety."
"Don't underestimate me!" Hayate Gekko's anger flared at being ignored by Uzumaki Naruto, and his blade slashed down with renewed ferocity.
Naruto dodged repeatedly, effortlessly evading Hayate Gekko's successive attacks.
So fast? I really underestimated you. In that case...
Hayate Gekko flipped backward to create distance, formed a single hand seal, and then charged toward Naruto once more.
"Konoha-Style Swordplay: Crescent Moon Dance!"
While running, Hayate Gekko split into three figures, one leaping high into the air, while the other two flanked Naruto.
The three figures simultaneously swung their long swords at Naruto, closing off all possible escape routes.
"That's pathetic!" Naruto shook his head and sighed softly.
The technique was decent, but the user's mental state was already in disarray. Even someone like Uzumaki Naruto, who didn't know anything about swordsmanship, could see the numerous flaws.
"Forget it, there's no need to waste time on a weakling like you!"
Naruto clasped his hands together, and an orange light erupted from his body. Then, a massive Chakra arm emerged from behind him, and with a wave, it dispersed two of Hayate Gekko's Shadow Clones. The remaining main body was then firmly grasped by the Chakra arm.
"What?" Hayate Gekko was shocked, struggling a few times, but found he couldn't break free. "Damn it, I can't move!"
Seeing Naruto's Golden Body Mode, Shimura Danzo stood up with a start.
"What kind of technique is this?" Danzo's face was filled with disbelief.
The overflowing, surging energy was incredibly astonishing, and even Danzo felt a great threat.
"Everyone, attack together!" At this moment, Danzo was afraid and immediately waved his hand, ordering his subordinates to attack together.
Uzumaki Naruto glanced around. The Root, which had once been disbanded, still had nearly fifty members with the strength of Chunin and above.
Furthermore, besides looking for darkness in a person's heart, Shimura Danzo also recruited subordinates with special abilities.
Fifty members with Chunin-level strength or above was already a very strong foundation.
With a casual flick of his Chakra arm, he sent Hayate Gekko crashing towards Shimura Danzo.
Shimura Danzo dodged to the side, letting Hayate Gekko fall heavily beside him.
Without even glancing at Hayate Gekko, he stared intently at Uzumaki Naruto and shouted coldly, "Power that has escaped control has no value in existing. Uzumaki Naruto, today, this old man must kill you here, all for Konoha!"
"Heh!" Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but laugh.
He swung his Chakra arms, sending the approaching Root members flying, and then summoned two more Chakra arms, slowly gathering Chakra.
"Shimura Danzo, take this as a warning, don't you dare try to provoke me! I don't have time to finish you off now, so here's a little lesson for you, Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
As he spoke, he had already formed the Rasenshuriken.
Without giving anyone else a chance to react, a Chakra arm extended, pressing directly onto the ground in front of Danzo.
BOOM!
In an instant, blinding light erupted, and immense, astonishing energy exploded with lightning speed, shaking the entire underground base.
Actually, this was only a half-finished Rasenshuriken, its internal energy unstable, so it couldn't be thrown directly.
It was in the same state as when Uzumaki Naruto first used it in the original story, taking out Kakuzu's two hearts.
But even a half-finished version still possessed the power of an S-rank ninjutsu.
The destructive force unleashed within that confined space was unimaginable.
In an instant, the entire underground base was destroyed, the ceiling collapsing.
That spinning, semi-circular energy sphere was clearly visible even from a distance.
The tremors were felt throughout almost all of Konoha, and many people were stunned to see the semi-circular energy sphere from afar.
"Lightning Earth Four Pillar Seal!"
At a critical moment, four Anbu appeared around the Root base. With a low shout, four pillars of lightning erupted from the ground.
A blue light curtain connected the pillars, enclosing the entire Root base and preventing the destructive power of the Rasenshuriken from spreading outwards.
The Third Hokage, wearing his Hokage hat, appeared outside the barrier, a look of melancholy on his face as he puffed on his pipe. "Damn that Shimura Danzo, what's he up to now? Making such a huge commotion! This is troublesome!"
That's right, it was because he sensed the Third Hokage and the Anbu appearing nearby that Uzumaki Naruto said he was short on time and hastily threw a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken before running away.
Otherwise, he really wanted to give it a try and see if he could wipe out Root in one fell swoop with his current strength.
Uzumaki Naruto could be completely uninhibited in front of Shimura Danzo because Danzo currently held no official position, being nothing more than a rat in the shadows.
But if he exposed his true nature in front of the Third Hokage, he would probably have no choice but to defect.
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