Chapter 130: A Perfect Pick, Next Time Don’t Bother

Ryo heard the commotion behind him, but he didn't stop. Instead, he quickened his pace, heading deeper underground.

At the same time, deep within the underground hideout, Danzo was growing increasingly agitated as the sounds from above reached his ears.

He turned toward a nearby Root ninja, his expression dark with fury."Have you made contact yet?!"

The Root ninja shook his head."Lord Danzo, we can't reach anyone—not the Hokage, not Lord Orochimaru. No response at all."

Bang—

Danzo slammed the table over in frustration."Useless! All of them are useless! When it actually matters, not a single one of them is reliable!"

"That's it. We're not waiting any longer. We're leaving."

Saying this, he turned and twisted an ornament in the room. Immediately, a hidden passage opened in the wall.

Seeing the dark tunnel, Danzo let out a sigh of relief.

He truly hadn't expected Ryo to launch an attack against him at this moment.

Even worse, he couldn't contact a single person.

Without wasting another second, he rushed toward the passage. Before stepping in, he turned back, his eyes filled with killing intent as he muttered,"Damn you, Ryo. I swear, one day I'll kill you!"

"That's funny, Danzo," a voice echoed suddenly. "Even now, you still want to kill me? You really are something else."

The moment the voice reached his ears, Danzo's entire body stiffened. Fear flickered in his eyes as he turned around.

What he saw made his blood run cold—Ryo and his three Pokémon were rapidly approaching.

"Stop him! Quickly!" Danzo barked at the remaining Root ninjas, his voice frantic, while he rushed toward the escape tunnel.

But before he could even take another step, Dragonite appeared before him in an instant.

With a casual swipe of its claw, it sent Danzo flying away from the tunnel entrance.

Ryo landed softly in front of him, a smirk playing on his lips."Well, Lord Danzo, surprised to see me? Did you ever imagine a day like this would come?"

Danzo lifted his head, his expression icy."Boss Ryo, do you really intend to make an enemy of Konoha? Are you not afraid of Sarutobi Hiruzen coming after you?"

Ryo shook his head slowly."Sarutobi Hiruzen? That depends on whether he'll live long enough."

Danzo's pupils shrank."What do you mean? You… did you kill Sarutobi Hiruzen?!"

Ryo looked at him in exasperation."Seriously? Do I look like I killed the Third Hokage? And besides, you already know the answer, so why bother asking?"

Danzo's expression twitched. His heart sank with regret.

Now, he understood why he couldn't reach either Orochimaru or Hiruzen.

Damn it, Orochimaru's plan has already started!How the hell was he supposed to contact them now?

"Ryo, what exactly do you want?" Danzo tried to regain his composure. "If you kill me, Konoha won't let you go. Now that Hiruzen is dead, I'm the only one left who can be Hokage! That makes this an assassination of the Hokage!"

Ryo looked at him like he was the biggest idiot he'd ever seen.

Where did this guy get his confidence from?

Danzo noticed Ryo's expression and continued, thinking he wasn't being taken seriously."Think about it, Ryo! Without me, there's no one else in Konoha who can become Hokage."

Ryo sighed and shook his head."I really don't get how your brain works."

"You think you're well-liked? Even if Konoha had to choose Jiraiya, they'd never pick you. Hell, even Kakashi has a better chance than you."

"No… Impossible!"

Danzo's face contorted in fury."The Hokage's seat belongs to me! It always has!"

Ryo rolled his eyes."You're clearly not thinking straight. Let's fix that."

With a surge of mental power, he flung Danzo into the nearest wall.

Boom!The impact cracked the wall behind him.

"Pfft—"

Danzo coughed up blood, his mind reeling from the force.

Wiping the blood from his mouth, he glared coldly at Ryo."You think you've already won?"

He reached up, undoing the bandages over his right eye.

Then, in a burst of speed, he lunged toward Dragonite.

At the same time, he started laughing."Ryo, you're the one who's going to die! I'll make your Pokémon kill you with their own hands! Hahaha!"

As he neared Dragonite, he fully revealed his eye.

A Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly, locking onto Dragonite.

"Kotoamatsukami!"

"Ryo, watch closely! This is the power of the Sharingan! The ultimate—"

"Aoo—"

Before he could even finish his grand speech, Dragonite casually slapped him away.

Boom—

Danzo crashed back onto the ground next to Ryo.

"Pfft—"

Another mouthful of blood spurted out as he stared at Dragonite in horror.

"How… How is this possible? Why didn't it work? Why did Kotoamatsukami fail?!"

Ryo sighed and facepalmed."You're such an idiot, Danzo."

If he had used Kotoamatsukami on Ryo, it might have been more effective.

But targeting Dragonite? That was just plain stupid.

Dragonite's ability made it immune to negative emotions. Did this old fool not even think before acting?

Still, Ryo had to admire the sheer audacity of it.

Danzo had charged in blindly without a second thought.Did he really believe that much in the Mangekyō Sharingan?

Even Shisui, the original owner of Kotoamatsukami, wouldn't have been this reckless.

There was just one downside—Kotoamatsukami had now been used.

And that meant it wouldn't be available again for another ten years.

At this point, Ryo couldn't help but feel the urge to give Danzo a good beating.

This old fool had wasted such a valuable ability.

"This… This is impossible! Why didn't it work?" Danzo muttered to himself, seemingly deaf to Ryo's words.

He still couldn't believe that his Kotoamatsukami had been completely ineffective against Dragonite.

Slap—

Seeing this, Ryo frowned and raised his hand, delivering a solid slap that sent Danzo crashing into the wall once again.

The cracks on the wall widened from the impact.

"Tch, 'impossible' my ass. You keep repeating the same nonsense," Ryo scoffed.

Danzo finally snapped out of his daze, his expression twisted with fury as he glared at Ryo."I will kill you! Even if I die, I will make sure you die with me!"

This bastard had slapped him again!

The last time, Ryo had done it from a distance, but now he had directly smacked him in the face.

Even someone as obsessed with survival as Danzo couldn't tolerate such humiliation.

He turned his furious gaze toward the Root ninjas who had been standing by and shouted,"What are you idiots waiting for?! Attack him!"

The Root ninjas, startled by his command, immediately sprang into action, rushing toward Ryo.

However, before they could even take more than a few steps, Gardevoir appeared out of nowhere.

With a simple wave of her arm, a surge of psychic energy blasted them through the air, sending them crashing near Espeon.

Ryo chuckled."Didn't I say I needed to find Espeon some sparring partners? You guys will do just fine."

The Root ninjas were completely dumbfounded.

What the hell is wrong with this guy?! This is a life-or-death battle, and he's talking about sparring?

Even Espeon seemed taken aback.

It turned its head toward Gardevoir, looking slightly aggrieved.

Seriously?I'm barely at an elite jōnin's level. Fighting one or two of them is fine, but seven or eight at once? That's just unfair!

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