Chapter 165
Kidnapping Uchiha Shisui
Chapter 165 Kidnapping Uchiha Shisui
Danzo's withered fingers were tightly gripping an eyeball that had just been gouged out of its socket, still containing nerves and warm blood vessels—the eyeball of the Mangekyou Sharingan!
The eyeball trembled slightly in the moonlight, and the windmill-shaped pattern in the scarlet pupil had not yet completely faded!
His face was expressionless, except for the single eye under the bandage, which gleamed with the greedy light of a wild beast seizing a treasure!
"Attack!" Danzo's hoarse voice tolled like a death knell!
Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!
The shadows surrounding the Buddhist hall instantly boiled over!
Twelve Root ninjas wearing animal masks shot out from all directions like bloodthirsty hounds!
Kunai, shuriken, and poisoned senbon tore through the air, emitting a dense, deathly shriek!
Aburame Ryoma's sleeves billowed suddenly, and a dark swarm of parasitic insects, like a black flood bursting its banks, emitted a chilling buzzing sound as they surged toward the staggering Shisui!
The mental impact of the mountain wind was like an invisible hammer, slamming heavily into Zhi Shui's painful and chaotic sea of consciousness!
The web of death tightens instantly!
The excruciating pain assaulted my nerves like a tsunami, and the hollow in my right eye caused visual impairment and severe dizziness.
But Shisui's ingrained fighting instincts and the name "Blink" saved his life at that moment!
Faced with deadly attacks coming from all directions and the suffocating swarm of insects, Shisui instantly ignited a crazy determination!
He endured the excruciating pain, twisting his body at an impossible angle, his hands forming hand seals at a speed that left afterimages!
"Si - Wei - Shen - Hai - Wu - Yin!"
Chakra burned, compressed, and roared wildly amidst the excruciating pain!
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
He took a deep breath, his chest bulging like a bellows! He aimed at the swarm of insects and the frontal direction where the attacks were most concentrated, and exhaled fiercely!
"boom--!!!"
A ferocious, enormous orange-red fire dragon, carrying terrifyingly high temperatures capable of burning the entire world and deafening roars, instantly took shape!
The fiery dragon head roared furiously, scorching and distorting the air!
The fiery dragon crashed into the surging black swarm of insects and the sky full of ninja tools with overwhelming force!
"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"
"Water escape·Water chaos!"
"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet!"
Several Root ninjas with extremely fast reflexes instantly formed hand seals!
Icy water gushed from their mouths or hands, quickly forming several thick walls of water in front of the fire dragon, with two roaring water dragons crashing head-on into them!
laugh--! ! !
A deafening roar erupted instantly, accompanied by a towering plume of white smoke!
The blazing flames and the icy water collided violently and annihilated each other!
The terrifyingly hot steam spread wildly in all directions in a ring shape, like the shock wave of an explosion!
The rubble and debris were blown away, and the withered grass was instantly turned into charcoal!
Thick, scalding white fog instantly engulfed an area of tens of meters in radius, obscuring all vision!
The ruins of the Buddhist temple trembled violently amidst the raging clash of elements, as if they were about to collapse completely at any moment.
"Cough cough..." Danzo waved his sleeve to disperse the scorching steam and dust that rushed towards him, his one eye fixed on the billowing white mist, his face so gloomy it could drip water.
Aburame Ryoma and Yamanaka Fu quickly moved closer to him, their eyes behind their masks equally serious.
The white mist was gradually dispersed by the night wind.
Where was Uchiha Shisui? Apart from a charred crater melted by the high temperature, a few charred insect corpses, and ninja tools and cold water stains scattered on the ground, there was no trace of him.
"Chase!" Danzo spat out a cold, piercing word through gritted teeth, his withered fingers trembling slightly with extreme anger and frustration.
"He's badly injured and lost his last eye! He can't have gone far! Block all paths leading to Konoha and the Uchiha clan's territory! Dig him out of the ground, no matter what! He's dead or alive!"
"Yes!" A cold reply echoed through the ruins.
Like arrows released from a bow, the twelve dark figures instantly split into several streams, merging into the vast and dark forests outside Konoha Village, beginning a silent and deadly pursuit.
Meanwhile, downstream of the Namga River, far from the battlefield of the Buddhist temple, lies an extremely secluded cave deep within the mountain.
The air was damp and chilly, the light was dim, and various sophisticated experimental instruments were placed around, permeated with the smell of disinfectant.
A figure in a white lab coat stood quietly in front of the lab bench, operating various sophisticated instruments to study the intercolumnar cells on the bench.
It was a shadow clone of the vortex-faced numbness.
This base was once one of Orochimaru's bases outside Konoha Village. After Orochimaru defected, it became Menma's base.
However, researching Hashirama cells and Wood Release ninjutsu is secondary; the primary purpose of this base is surveillance.
"Something's up." Another shadow clone emerged from the passage.
The shadow clone, who was conducting the experiment, also raised its head, its brows furrowing slightly!
A sharp, hawk-like glint flashed deep within his dark pupils!
Kagura's Mind's Eye! Open!
Without any hesitation, he quickly formed hand seals, and a faint golden light flashed and disappeared between his brows.
The unique, super-powerful perception technique of the Uzumaki clan.
The invisible spiritual perception, like the most sophisticated radar waves, spreads and scans rapidly from the cave center, ignoring the obstruction of mountains, rocks, and trees, towards the Buddhist temple and the surrounding area!
Countless chaotic chakra points, like stars in the night sky, instantly appeared in his mental vision.
The massive chakra aggregate of Konoha Village resembles a warm sun, while sparse, faint points of light representing wild beasts or scattered patrolling ninjas are scattered throughout the forest outside the village.
In the direction of the Buddhist temple ruins, the focus of perception was quickly locked!
There remained a turbulent flow of energy, the scorching heat of flames, the icy cold of water, and the sharpness of wind cutting through the air intertwined and annihilated, outlining the traces of a fierce battle that had just ended.
Even clearer were a dozen or so streams of chakra, radiating a chilling, deathly stillness and filled with murderous intent, like vultures in the night, splitting into several groups and moving at high speed in different directions, searching.
On the flank of this murderous "vulture flock," several miles away, deep in a dense forest, a chakra point of light flickered extremely faintly and unstablely.
The light was like a candle flickering in the wind, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, filled with pain, chaos and a kind of... emptiness that was forcibly torn apart!
What made Menma's shadow clone's eyes narrow even more was that at the "head" of the chakra light that represented life force, the energy node that represented powerful eye power, which should have been as bright as a dark red star, was now completely dim!
The shadow clone narrowed its eyes slightly, a cold light flowing within them.
"Uchiha Shisui...was he ambushed by Danzo?" Menma's voice echoed softly in the silent cave, carrying a chilling, all-knowing quality.
"Shimura Danzo... couldn't resist after all, and made a move against 'Kotoamatsukami'."
Another shadow clone began forming hand seals.
"I'll go inform the main body. Be careful, the root search should be coming soon."
Having said that, the shadow clone turned into a wisp of smoke.
Deep in the forest.
Uchiha Shisui was staggering as he fled, having long since lost the elegance and speed that "Shinto Shun" should possess.
The excruciating pain was like a bone-deep infection; each heartbeat felt like it was tearing my already ruptured eye sockets open again.
The thick, warm liquid had already soaked half of his cheek, congealing into a cold, glaring scab.
Vision was plunged into absolute, suffocating darkness, thicker than the deepest night.
The emptiness in my right eye brought a sharp dizziness and a sense of imbalance, and every breath was accompanied by a burning pain deep in my chest.
Chakra surged wildly within his body, like a runaway horse, each attempt to gather it bringing a stabbing pain to his meridians.
Fortunately, because his left eye had been taken by Uchiha Hikaru more than a year ago, Shisui quickly adapted to the darkness of losing his right eye.
He struggled to discern directions, relying solely on vague memories and his perception of subtle changes in airflow.
The rough tree trunk became his only support, each touch leaving a dark red handprint. The heavy smell of blood, like an invisible signpost, wafted behind him, attracting the Root ninjas who were hunting him.
He cannot return to the Uchiha clan's territory.
This pitiful state, this stolen Mangekyou Sharingan—if the clan members were to see it, it would be tantamount to dropping a bomb into a volcano about to erupt and detonating it completely!
The fragile balance painstakingly maintained by the Fugaku clan chief will be shattered in an instant, overwhelming hatred will completely overwhelm reason, the Uchiha rebellion will have no room for maneuver, and the entire Hidden Leaf Village will inevitably be plunged into a sea of blood!
Danzo's wicked scheme has already largely succeeded.
Itachi... Only Itachi!
Shisui thought of the secret training ground where he and Itachi often met, the place where they had sparred and poured out their confusion countless times, which became the only straw he could grasp in the abyss of despair.
He has to hold on until there!
Itachi must be informed of everything that happened tonight, Danzo's despicable nature, and the Uchiha's desperate situation!
Relying on the deep imprint of the forest terrain in his memory, Shisui endured the inhuman pain and dizziness, and stumbled toward the training ground.
The smell of blood grew stronger, my strength was rapidly waning, and my steps felt unsteady, as if I were walking on clouds.
Behind him, the cold, deathly pressure of chakra was rapidly approaching!
Like countless venomous snakes, they locked onto their dying prey in the darkness.
He could almost hear the faint buzzing of the parasitic insects swarming around Aburame Ryoma, and he could almost feel the spiritual perception of the mountain wind enveloping him like an invisible spider web.
It's getting clearer and clearer!
The shadow of death had already clung to his back!
Just as he was nearing despair, preparing to burn his last bit of chakra in a desperate last stand—
call out--!
A whooshing sound ripped through the air, shattering the deathly silence of the forest!
It was as sharp as a ghostly wail!
Shisui's last remaining fighting instincts are going into overdrive!
Although it was invisible, the source of the sound, its speed, and the terrifying power it contained far exceeded that of ordinary ninja tools!
It is definitely not a kunai or shuriken!
He tried to dodge, but his severely injured body and intense dizziness slowed his movements by a fatal moment!
A cold, resilient force, carrying an indescribable weight, like a living golden python, instantly coiled around his waist and arms!
The texture wasn't rough like a rope, but rather like a chain containing immense chakra!
The chains were covered with fine and ancient runes, shimmering with a layer of golden light. A powerful, suffocating sealing force instantly invaded his meridians, suppressing the already chaotic chakra within his body!
An invisible gravitational field enveloped his entire body, making him feel as if he had been instantly cast into a block of lead, making it extremely difficult to even lift a finger!
"Ugh!" Shisui let out a muffled groan as his body was forcibly tightened and bound by this sudden, terrifying force, rendering him unable to move!
An unprecedented sense of horror overwhelmed the excruciating pain!
What kind of ninjutsu is this?!
Never seen before!
Such bizarre power, such a terrifying sealing effect!
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
A deep voice, clearly mocking, suddenly rang out not far in front of Zhishui.
The voice, muffled by a mask, sounded somewhat deep and resonant, yet it also carried a clear, condescending, and playful quality.
"Look who this is! Konoha's 'Shisui of the Body Flicker,' the legendary user of the Mangekyou Sharingan, how did he end up in such a sorry state? Like a bird whose beautiful feathers have been plucked?"
Zhi Shui's heart sank to the bottom.
Although he couldn't see Shura after losing his sight, his unique voice and the oppressive aura surrounding him, as deep and terrifying as an abyss, all pointed to his identity.
Shura!
How come he is here? !
In the forest surrounding Konoha?!
"Danzo's craftsmanship is as rough as ever." The voice continued, carrying undisguised sarcasm, as if admiring a broken work of art.
"We originally left you with a beautiful right eye, but you just gouged it out like that. It's such a waste."
The cold chains tightened slightly, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.
Shisui endured the humiliation and excruciating pain, raised his empty eye sockets, and futilely "looked" in the darkness toward the direction from which the sound came from.
"What do you want?" Shisui's voice was hoarse and dry, weak from his serious injuries, but he still tried his best to maintain his last bit of composure.
"How is it?" Shura's voice carried a hint of exaggerated laughter, as if he had heard an interesting question.
“Of course… I’ll offer a little help, like…” He paused, his tone becoming as tempting as a devil’s.
"Kidnap you away from these annoying flies? Take you out of Konoha, take you out of the Land of Fire, to a place where Danzo's claws can't reach? What do you think of this kind of help?"
Kidnap him?
Leaving Konoha?
The still water's mind raced like lightning.
If they fall into Danzo's hands, they will surely die.
However, if he returned to his clan's territory, his miserable state would inevitably provoke the anger of his clansmen, which would then lead to a rebellion by the Uchiha clan!
But what if it falls into the hands of this mysterious "Shura"...
Although it is also an unknown abyss.
At least for now, the other party does not intend to kill him immediately.
The image of the girl he had fought back then, Uchiha Hikari, flashed through Shisui's mind.
Perhaps it has something to do with her.
The appearance of Shura, while plunging him into danger, also tore open a tiny crack in his desperate situation.
A gap that could save lives and prevent a complete outbreak of conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan!
As long as you're alive, there's still hope of passing the information to Itachi!
For Itachi, for the Uchiha clan, for the slim chance of peace in Konoha!
In a flash, countless thoughts collided.
Behind him, the chilling killing intent of the Root ninjas seemed to be right next to him!
"Okay!" Shisui practically gritted his teeth as he squeezed out the word, with a resolute determination that came from a desperate gamble.
"I'll go with you! As long as... I don't fall into Danzo's hands!"
"A wise choice." Shura's voice carried a hint of triumphant satisfaction.
(End of this chapter)