Chapter 45
The Death of Danzo, Orochi's Laboratory
There is only one chance to attack. After that, Danzo will definitely react, and the battle here will inevitably attract the attention of the Root members. Therefore, Mo has no room for error.
Danzo sat on the stone chair with his eyes closed and head bowed, his hands supporting his cane. It was unclear whether he was asleep or deep in thought.
Uchiha Mo stared intently at Danzo, tightened his grip on the Futsu-no-Mitama he had already drawn, and slowly walked to Danzo's side.
He raised his long sword and slowly moved it above Danzo's neck, his dark eyes fixed on Danzo's head.
Although I really wanted to chop his dog head off with one stroke, ordinary ninjas cannot reach an extraordinary level of power without using chakra amplification. At least Uchiha Mo does not have such a value yet. If the value is too far off, even if I am ambushed Mo, I am not entirely confident.
Therefore, even though the Futsu-no-Mitama is sharp enough, for the sake of caution, Mo decided to give Danzo some time to react.
Mo slowly lowered the height of his straight sword, bringing it to a distance that Danzo couldn't detect but was enough for him to unleash his power.
"..."
Holding his breath and concentrating, Mo focused his attention and then suddenly unleashed his chakra aura.
"Hey——!"
In an instant, Uchiha Mo's figure appeared beside Danzo, and he swung his ninja sword down with it just inches away from Danzo's neck!
As the blade fell, blinding lightning quickly coiled around it, and a pair of three-tomoe eyes in dark eyes stared intently at Danzo's head, their scarlet light flashing with murderous intent!
"!"
A deadly sense of threat instantly sounded an alarm in Danzo's mind. His heart skipped a beat, as if he had been gripped tightly by a large hand. He kicked his legs in an emergency and opened his eyes wide to look to his side. He raised his cane to stab at the attacker!
but……
"Whoosh!"
"Pfft—!"
It was too late. The Chidori Blade was both extremely fast and sharp, and with the terrifying sharpness of the Futsu-no-Mitama, the blade could cut into flesh more easily than cutting tofu.
Danzo felt a sudden lightness in his body, then his vision spun rapidly, and he instantly lost consciousness. He turned his eyes to look to his side and saw a young man in a black robe holding a ninja sword with an expressionless face, his eyes meeting his indifferent gaze.
"Uchiha Sumi..."
His head flew off, and a large amount of blood gushed out like a pillar from Shimura Danzo's smooth neck, the blood soaring upwards even staining the ceiling crimson.
A crescent-shaped blade of light gradually dissipated, its end revealing the gleaming straight sword in Uchiha Mo's hand.
Mo glanced at the terrified head of Danzo on the floor, then quickly turned his gaze to the panel.
Wind Release Proficiency +9.87%
Yin Escape Proficiency +7.64%
Having confirmed that Danzo was indeed dead, Mo's figure slowly dissipated into the air once more...
He turned and left through the door, rapidly approaching his second target, which he had decided on the spur of the moment.
Although the commotion in Danzo's office wasn't too big, the sudden burst of chakra must have attracted some people's attention. So, if nothing unexpected happens, news of Danzo's death will immediately spread within Root. At that time, Root will definitely be sealed off, making it difficult to take any further action.
Following the route he remembered, Uchiha Mo moved swiftly through the Root base and soon arrived at the training ground in the center of Root.
With a clear goal in mind, he took two steps to a piece of flooring in the upper right corner of the training field. On this flooring was a strange snake-shaped mark, as if afraid that others would not know that something was amiss.
Mo turned his head and glanced at the ninjas sweating profusely during training. After observing their movements for a while, he realized that they were just junior and middle-level ninjas still in training. So he stopped paying attention and brought his hands in front of him to quickly form hand seals.
"Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique!"
Uchiha Mo's body quickly merged into the ground and arrived at a downward staircase.
He didn't stop, he stopped hiding, and began to move forward rapidly.
Before entering the Root base, Mo had already used his Clairvoyance to survey the entire area. Ahead lay Orochimaru's laboratory, and Orochimaru wasn't inside. Mo even checked the area again upon reaching the steps.
Not to mention Orochimaru, there wasn't even a single guard inside.
Orochimaru probably thought there was no need to guard the laboratory hidden inside the Root base.
At the end of the stairs, a white iron door was firmly embedded in the wall, indicating that Orochimaru did not share Danzo's quirks.
However, an iron gate was naturally not enough to stop Uchiha Sumi.
Mo raised his right hand and aimed it at the door frame, his chakra quickly gathering in his palm.
"Thousand Birds Sharp Spear".
"Hey——!"
A blue lightning spear shot out swiftly from his palm, piercing a hole in the threshold of the iron gate. Then, Mo slowly moved his right hand, and the condensed lightning immediately produced a teeth-grinding cutting sound on the door frame.
"Bang!"
The iron gate slammed down with a thud, and Mo stepped onto the metal sheet and entered the laboratory.
Compared to the Root base, Orochimaru's laboratory was much brighter, and the lights were not turned off even when no one was in the laboratory.
The laboratory is not small, but it still looks particularly crowded with a series of sophisticated instruments and a huge experimental table in the middle.
Mo looked at the neatly arranged documents on the table, the three tomoe in his eyes slowly turning.
……
Shimura Danzo Laboratory.
The two Root members who were the first to notice something amiss quickly came to the door. Instead of rushing in, they respectfully asked:
"Lord Danzo, Inu and I sensed a powerful, unfamiliar chakra erupting from your office. What happened? Do you need our assistance?"
"..."
The office was deathly silent; there was no response.
After waiting for about three minutes, the faces of the two Root members turned grim, and then the one who had spoken first spoke again:
"Lord Danzo, please forgive me."
After saying that, he and the other person looked at each other, nodded, and then turned and walked to the door.
"?!"
The two froze on the spot. Inside the office, from the ceiling above Danzo's chair to the surrounding walls, everything was stained with blood. Beside his stone chair, a headless male corpse lay limply on the ground. A few meters to his right front, a man's head wrapped in bandages lay quietly with a terrified expression, as if he had seen something extremely horrifying!
"..."
Their pupils contracted sharply, their breathing suddenly became heavy and rapid, and their chests heaved dramatically.
"Lord Danzo...is dead?!"
He was dead, his head severed from his body, utterly dead. Even to the two of them, Danzo's chakra had almost completely dissipated.
Danzo Shimura, the darkest figure in the ninja world, feared by countless underground figures and enemies of Konoha, was secretly murdered in his own stronghold!
However, just as he finished speaking, a thick cloud of smoke suddenly exploded from Danzo's corpse and head.
"Bang!"
Danzo sat on the stone chair with his eyes closed and head bowed, his hands supporting his cane. It was unclear whether he was asleep or deep in thought.
Uchiha Mo stared intently at Danzo, tightened his grip on the Futsu-no-Mitama he had already drawn, and slowly walked to Danzo's side.
He raised his long sword and slowly moved it above Danzo's neck, his dark eyes fixed on Danzo's head.
Although I really wanted to chop his dog head off with one stroke, ordinary ninjas cannot reach an extraordinary level of power without using chakra amplification. At least Uchiha Mo does not have such a value yet. If the value is too far off, even if I am ambushed Mo, I am not entirely confident.
Therefore, even though the Futsu-no-Mitama is sharp enough, for the sake of caution, Mo decided to give Danzo some time to react.
Mo slowly lowered the height of his straight sword, bringing it to a distance that Danzo couldn't detect but was enough for him to unleash his power.
"..."
Holding his breath and concentrating, Mo focused his attention and then suddenly unleashed his chakra aura.
"Hey——!"
In an instant, Uchiha Mo's figure appeared beside Danzo, and he swung his ninja sword down with it just inches away from Danzo's neck!
As the blade fell, blinding lightning quickly coiled around it, and a pair of three-tomoe eyes in dark eyes stared intently at Danzo's head, their scarlet light flashing with murderous intent!
"!"
A deadly sense of threat instantly sounded an alarm in Danzo's mind. His heart skipped a beat, as if he had been gripped tightly by a large hand. He kicked his legs in an emergency and opened his eyes wide to look to his side. He raised his cane to stab at the attacker!
but……
"Whoosh!"
"Pfft—!"
It was too late. The Chidori Blade was both extremely fast and sharp, and with the terrifying sharpness of the Futsu-no-Mitama, the blade could cut into flesh more easily than cutting tofu.
Danzo felt a sudden lightness in his body, then his vision spun rapidly, and he instantly lost consciousness. He turned his eyes to look to his side and saw a young man in a black robe holding a ninja sword with an expressionless face, his eyes meeting his indifferent gaze.
"Uchiha Sumi..."
His head flew off, and a large amount of blood gushed out like a pillar from Shimura Danzo's smooth neck, the blood soaring upwards even staining the ceiling crimson.
A crescent-shaped blade of light gradually dissipated, its end revealing the gleaming straight sword in Uchiha Mo's hand.
Mo glanced at the terrified head of Danzo on the floor, then quickly turned his gaze to the panel.
Wind Release Proficiency +9.87%
Yin Escape Proficiency +7.64%
Having confirmed that Danzo was indeed dead, Mo's figure slowly dissipated into the air once more...
He turned and left through the door, rapidly approaching his second target, which he had decided on the spur of the moment.
Although the commotion in Danzo's office wasn't too big, the sudden burst of chakra must have attracted some people's attention. So, if nothing unexpected happens, news of Danzo's death will immediately spread within Root. At that time, Root will definitely be sealed off, making it difficult to take any further action.
Following the route he remembered, Uchiha Mo moved swiftly through the Root base and soon arrived at the training ground in the center of Root.
With a clear goal in mind, he took two steps to a piece of flooring in the upper right corner of the training field. On this flooring was a strange snake-shaped mark, as if afraid that others would not know that something was amiss.
Mo turned his head and glanced at the ninjas sweating profusely during training. After observing their movements for a while, he realized that they were just junior and middle-level ninjas still in training. So he stopped paying attention and brought his hands in front of him to quickly form hand seals.
"Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique!"
Uchiha Mo's body quickly merged into the ground and arrived at a downward staircase.
He didn't stop, he stopped hiding, and began to move forward rapidly.
Before entering the Root base, Mo had already used his Clairvoyance to survey the entire area. Ahead lay Orochimaru's laboratory, and Orochimaru wasn't inside. Mo even checked the area again upon reaching the steps.
Not to mention Orochimaru, there wasn't even a single guard inside.
Orochimaru probably thought there was no need to guard the laboratory hidden inside the Root base.
At the end of the stairs, a white iron door was firmly embedded in the wall, indicating that Orochimaru did not share Danzo's quirks.
However, an iron gate was naturally not enough to stop Uchiha Sumi.
Mo raised his right hand and aimed it at the door frame, his chakra quickly gathering in his palm.
"Thousand Birds Sharp Spear".
"Hey——!"
A blue lightning spear shot out swiftly from his palm, piercing a hole in the threshold of the iron gate. Then, Mo slowly moved his right hand, and the condensed lightning immediately produced a teeth-grinding cutting sound on the door frame.
"Bang!"
The iron gate slammed down with a thud, and Mo stepped onto the metal sheet and entered the laboratory.
Compared to the Root base, Orochimaru's laboratory was much brighter, and the lights were not turned off even when no one was in the laboratory.
The laboratory is not small, but it still looks particularly crowded with a series of sophisticated instruments and a huge experimental table in the middle.
Mo looked at the neatly arranged documents on the table, the three tomoe in his eyes slowly turning.
……
Shimura Danzo Laboratory.
The two Root members who were the first to notice something amiss quickly came to the door. Instead of rushing in, they respectfully asked:
"Lord Danzo, Inu and I sensed a powerful, unfamiliar chakra erupting from your office. What happened? Do you need our assistance?"
"..."
The office was deathly silent; there was no response.
After waiting for about three minutes, the faces of the two Root members turned grim, and then the one who had spoken first spoke again:
"Lord Danzo, please forgive me."
After saying that, he and the other person looked at each other, nodded, and then turned and walked to the door.
"?!"
The two froze on the spot. Inside the office, from the ceiling above Danzo's chair to the surrounding walls, everything was stained with blood. Beside his stone chair, a headless male corpse lay limply on the ground. A few meters to his right front, a man's head wrapped in bandages lay quietly with a terrified expression, as if he had seen something extremely horrifying!
"..."
Their pupils contracted sharply, their breathing suddenly became heavy and rapid, and their chests heaved dramatically.
"Lord Danzo...is dead?!"
He was dead, his head severed from his body, utterly dead. Even to the two of them, Danzo's chakra had almost completely dissipated.
Danzo Shimura, the darkest figure in the ninja world, feared by countless underground figures and enemies of Konoha, was secretly murdered in his own stronghold!
However, just as he finished speaking, a thick cloud of smoke suddenly exploded from Danzo's corpse and head.
"Bang!"