Chapter 248: Ruined Reputation

"Scream!!!"

A horrifying scream echoed throughout the empty space behind Konoha's mountains.

Yu, using the Thread Saw, held Danzo's remaining left arm, while black threads extending from his right leg slowly cut through Danzo's arm. Faced with such intense pain, even a determined ninja like Danzo couldn't help but cry out.

"So... so cruel..."

"Is he going to saw off Danzo-sama's entire arm?!"

Witnessing such brutality, several ANBU ninjas nearby wanted to intervene but were restrained by Yu's strength, unable to move.

"Yakushi Yu... the victor takes all..."

The intense pain coursing through his body brought Danzo an unprecedented clarity of mind. He stared intensely at the white-haired youth in front of him, almost biting through his teeth. "You better kill me quickly! Otherwise, even in death, I won't spare you!!"

"Even in death, you won't spare me..."

Seeing Danzo's face contorted in pain and hearing his hoarse screams, Yu couldn't help but laugh. Veins popped up on his usually fair and handsome face, "What about Nono? She was such a gentle and kind person, sacrificing so much for the village of Konoha!!"

"All she wanted in the end was to quietly stay in the orphanage and take care of the children. Did you ever give her that chance?!"

With a furious growl, Yu couldn't hold back and exerted a bit more force. The black Thread Saw on his right leg directly sawed off Danzo's left arm.

"Scream!!!"

As Danzo's remaining left arm was also sawed off by Yu, his hysterical screams echoed once again.

With no arms left, his body lost balance. He stumbled and fell into the pool of blood in front of him, his contorted face stained red with blood.

Dragon Claw!!!

Just as Danzo's screams began, they abruptly ceased. Yu's Armament Haki-blackened right hand formed three dragon claws, gripping his neck and lifting him off the ground.

"Oh? Sarutobi-sensei..."

With his Dragon Claw, dark as night, poised to crush Danzo's neck, Yu's Observation Haki suddenly sensed a group of ninja rapidly approaching this location. A faint smile crept onto the corner of his mouth, "It seems everyone is almost here. I've suddenly changed my mind, Danzo. Do you know what's more painful than death?"

Thread Stitching!!!

In Danzo's eyes, filled with fear, countless threads shot out from Yu's blackened arm, piercing into his body. Originally a technique used to mend injuries within the body, these threads now invaded Danzo's organs, relentlessly corroding them.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At the same time, Yu took a light step, and several sharp Kunai were firmly embedded in the ground where he had previously stood.

"Are you trying to kill me, Sarutobi-sensei..."

Yu, halting his steps, didn't turn around. He gazed at the Kunai stuck in the ground before him. Behind him stood an elderly man draped in a white Hokage robe, accompanied by a group of Konoha ninjas.

"Yu?!"

Rushing to the scene, Third was completely stunned as he looked at Yu, who was lifting Danzo by the neck with one hand.

"This... what is this?!"

Behind Third, the other ninjas who had arrived with him couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath at the sight of Danzo, drenched in blood and tragically armless.

"What on earth happened... Why would you do this?!"

Witnessing everything before him, Third almost roared with his questioning, his eyes flashing with an immensely complex array of emotions—shock, sadness, and a sense of loss, reminiscent of the time he discovered Orochimaru's secret human experimentation.

"Why would you do this?"

Facing Third's pained questioning, Yu finally turned slowly, tossing Danzo, who had been tortured into a pitiful state, in front of him.

"I think it's best to let this guy tell you himself!"

"Yu... you?!"

Looking at the white-haired youth turning away before him, meeting Yu's indifferent and lifeless eyes, Third couldn't help but freeze again.

This kind of gaze was all too familiar to him; only those who have experienced the loss of someone important would possess such eyes. He didn't know what Yu had been through during this time.

"Kill me..."

"Sarutobi, hurry up and kill me..."

However, at this moment, the sound from the ground beneath his feet startled Third even more. He saw Danzo, who had lost both arms and was discarded by Yu like a dead dog, inching towards Third on the ground, leaving behind a long trail of blood.

The threads inside his body were constantly twisting his organs, and Danzo felt as if his internal organs were being burned by a raging fire. He had endured countless interrogations and tortures before, but he never imagined that one day the pain would be so intense.

"Danzo?!"

Seeing his former comrade now begging him to kill him, Third couldn't help but widen his eyes. He knew very well how difficult it was to imagine that a Ninja as determined as Danzo would one day end up in such a situation.

"You should thank the powerful physical energy brought to you by the Hashirama cells implanted in your body..."

Seeing Danzo under Third's feet already in such agony that he begged Third to kill him, Yu couldn't help but laugh. "My threads are continuously destroying and cutting your organs, while constantly regenerating them. This feeling of being unable to live and unable to die, I believe, will be unforgettable for you."

"Yu, what are you talking about?!"

Looking at Yu's face, blooming with a smile akin to that of a devil, Third felt that the white-haired youth before him was so unfamiliar at this moment.

"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to know, Sarutobi-sensei?!"

Sensing Third's questioning and disappointed gaze, Yu, abandoning his usual elegant and composed demeanor, growled with some anger, "This guy has been secretly harming fellow village ninjas, inciting wars between nations, researching the Wood Release cells of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, and stealing the Sharingan of Uchiha Clan ninjas. Don't tell me you know nothing about these things!"

"Aaaaah!!!"

Before Third and the other Konoha ninjas could react from their shock after Yu's words, the sound of agonizing screams erupted once again.

Danzo, lying in front of Third, finally began to suffer from the backlash of the Senju Hashirama Wood Release cells implanted in his body due to the constant twisting and cutting of his organs by the threads and the massive loss of chakra.

Suddenly, from the severed right arm of Danzo's shoulder, a large mass of tangled trees burst forth, rapidly expanding and transforming into an immense towering tree, contrasting sharply with his body.

"This... this is... the Wood Release of the First Hokage?!"

The sudden outbreak of the Wood Release cells backlashing inside Danzo shocked all the ninjas present. Staring at his former comrade before him, Third found it hard to believe his eyes. "And the Sharingan... Danzo! How many more things don't I know about you?!"

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