Chapter 95: Danzo Dies Again
In a certain cave in the Land of Rain, Kato Dan’s expression was pale.
Ever since he mastered the Spiritualization Technique, this forbidden jutsu, he had never failed.
His direct strength was inferior to Jiraiya and others, but his deterrence on the battlefield surpassed three Jiraiyas combined.
He never expected to suffer a loss at the hands of an Anbu wearing a Fox Mask.
When he tried to control that Squad Leader, the Squad Leader had already been controlled first by the Yamanaka Clan’s secret jutsu.
He had never encountered such a situation before—outmatched in a clash of two souls.
This gave him a lesson: he needed to be more careful when encountering the Yamanaka Clan in the future.
Physical wounds could be healed with medicine, but soul wounds could only heal slowly on their own.
Kato Dan said to the two Senju guards, “Give me another half hour. After half an hour, I’ll use the Spiritualization Technique to scout the return route. If there’s no danger, we’ll head back to the Front Line Camp.”
Dan was an important Elite Jonin of the Senju Clan. The Senju guard said, “Dan, don’t push yourself too hard. Don’t leave any hidden injuries.”
Kato Dan nodded, indicating he knew his limits.
Lying in the cave, Kato Dan listened to the pattering rain at the cave entrance.
Senju Hanaki, the clan head, had tasked him with investigating the truth behind the Nine-Tails’ transfer seal. He had also investigated quite a few Anbu Ninjas.
Unfortunately, the Anbu’s command system was extremely strict. The low-level team members knew nothing, only following their Squad Leader’s orders.
Even the Squad Leaders didn’t know the true orders, or at least not the full orders.
Any Anbu he investigated had to be killed to avoid exposing himself.
After the Fox Squad escaped, Kato Dan worried that the Fox Squad might report to the Anbu.
He hadn’t obtained valuable intelligence from any of the Anbu Squad Leaders.
Should he target an Anbu Captain?
Kato Dan thought about the Anbu Captains he knew and felt it would be extremely difficult.
Kiiroinu, the veteran Anbu Captain, was the Hokage’s right-hand man. Kiiroinu had protected him in the battle at Ushi-ga Mountain, with strong taijutsu and ninjutsu prowess, and a tenacious will.
Kuroari, the Nara Clan Anbu Captain, was the Anbu’s strategist, with command authority second only to the Hokage and Lord Danzo.
Which Anbu Captain should he target?
Exactly who knew why the Nine-Tails suddenly manifested Susanoo Armor?
The rain grew slightly heavier.
The terrible weather in the Land of Rain—truly, no one knew why the people here endured starvation daily without relocating.
“Parasitic Insects!”
One of the Senju guards suddenly shouted. Parasitic Insects had actually used the heavy rain as cover to crawl into the cave.
The three inside the cave rushed to the entrance. Outside the cave, two Anbu were charging toward them.
One Anbu wore a Beetle Oil Paint Mask, the other wore a Fox Mask.
Fox Mask?
Kato Dan was stunned—that wasn’t the Anbu Squad Leader he had clashed with earlier?
Had he already been exposed?
Kato Dan said, “The Anbu are here to kill me! Stop them!”
The two Senju guards hesitated only briefly before deciding that protecting Kato Dan was more important than anything.
One Senju ninja rushed out of the cave, blocking the two Anbu.
The other Senju ninja stayed by Kato Dan’s side, guarding against enemy sneak attacks.
“Water Style: Water Severing Wave!”
A high-speed water beam shot from the Senju ninja’s mouth, sweeping horizontally and cutting the two Anbu in half at the waist.
Even the large trees behind them snapped cleanly.
The power of Water Severing Wave was extremely strong.
However, the Senju ninja’s expression changed drastically.
“Not good!”
The Anbu with the Beetle Oil Paint Mask shattered into countless insects—it was an insect substitution.
The ninja with the Fox Mask turned into mud—it was an Earth Clone.
As expected of the elite Anbu who could track Dan, they mastered such exquisite substitution jutsu.
“Watch out!”
Inside the cave, the sound of exploding tags suddenly rang out.
The Senju Clan guard shielded Kato Dan with his back and flew out, tanking the exploding tags to prevent Kato Dan from being injured.
Yoru regretfully emerged from the cave floor. The Senju Clan’s guard was very strong; even with a sneak attack, he couldn’t succeed.
After the scorching heat from the exploding tags at the cave mouth faded, he slowly walked outside.
When he reached outside the cave, he saw the two Senju guards fleeing north rapidly with Kato Dan, while Otsu pursued the three from behind.
Yoru hurried to catch up. Lord Danzo was still hiding nearby—if Lord Danzo discovered him slacking, it would be bad.
After running for a few minutes, one Senju guard saw they had no speed advantage and stopped to cover the retreat for the other two.
“Go! Don’t worry about me!”
He leaped up, charging toward Otsu in mid-air, but was blocked mid-air by the Fox Anbu.
Such fast Body Flicker Technique!
Yoru’s ninja sword unsheathed, clashing against the Senju guard’s kunai.
Otsu continued the pursuit, while Yoru dueled the Senju guard one-on-one.
The Senju guard grew increasingly uncomfortable the more he fought. He felt the opposing Fox Anbu was like his own mirror image.
Equally proficient in Earth Release and Water Style, with equally strong physique—slightly superior, but unable to win quickly.
The Fox Anbu mainly defended with Water Style: Water Wall Jutsu, showing little offensive desire, as if delaying would lead to victory.
The Senju guard suddenly realized: the Fox Anbu’s delay proved there weren’t just two Anbu—other enemies were hidden in the shadows!
The decisive factor wasn’t between them, but in the hidden enemies’ sneak attack.
The Senju guard turned his head and saw the Beetle Mask Anbu also dueling one-on-one with the other guard.
The Beetle Anbu’s movements were even more extreme, fighting almost trade-for-trade, desperate to close in on Kato Dan quickly.
Kato Dan had already sat on the ground, preparing to use forbidden jutsu.
“No!”
Once Kato Dan used the Spiritualization Technique, his body would be defenseless.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind Kato Dan.
Danzo held a kunai, its blade coated in sharp Wind Release Chakra Vacuum Blade.
The Vacuum Blade swung, slicing raindrops in mid-air one by one.
Danzo stared at Kato Dan’s throat—killing Kato Dan would resolve the trouble.
However, the Vacuum Blade halted abruptly three centimeters from Kato Dan’s ear.
Kato Dan’s soul was even faster!
As expected of the praised Kato Dan—such a fast forbidden jutsu release speed.
Danzo’s expression changed, his entire demeanor shifting.
Danzo spoke:
“Lord Danzo, I didn’t expect it to be you. Since you’ve found me, there’s no need to hide it anymore.
I’ve been investigating one thing: on the Night of Sealing when the Nine-Tails’ seal was transferred, whose Sharingan created the Nine-Tails’ Susanoo Armor, leading to Lord Mito’s premature death?”
Danzo’s eyelids trembled nonstop, struggling all the while.
“Then let me ask you—why did you suddenly wear an eyepatch?”
With that, Danzo’s left hand reached up, lifting the eyepatch.
Beneath the eyepatch, a new Mangekyo Sharingan glowed crimson in the rainy night.
“It really was you!”
Danzo’s right-hand Vacuum Blade thrust upward fiercely, piercing into Danzo’s own throat.
The Vacuum Blade was exceptionally sharp, capable of slicing boulders or even steel armor with ease—let alone Danzo’s flesh-and-blood throat, soft as putty.
Danzo’s throat was instantly pierced.
Without Danzo’s chakra support, the Vacuum Blade vanished in an instant.
Blood sprayed out, momentarily drowning the rain sound, splattering onto the muddy ground.
Danzo’s corpse toppled forward, stiffly splashing into a rainwater puddle.
Danzo died again?
Twice in one night?
Even with a resurrection system, Yoru wouldn’t dare die like this.
The blood spread in the puddle.
Otsu shouted, “Lord Danzo!”
Yoru felt no joy in his heart, staring fixedly at Danzo’s figure!
Could it be…
