CHAPTER 60
Snap!
A kunai pierced through Susanoo's ribcage—shattering on impact.
The sharp crackling sound pulled Sasuke Uchiha's gaze around instantly.
And there stood—Shimura Danzo.
Sasuke's eyes widened.
Didn't I just crush him?!
If once wasn't enough—then twice!
With zero hesitation, Sasuke coldly directed Susanoo's upper half to swing its massive ethereal hammer—smashing Danzo into the ground.
But something wasn't right.
Danzo appeared again, on the other side, unharmed—no burns, no wounds.
What the hell?!
Everyone watching the projected battlefield froze.
Even the usually calm Terumi Mei narrowed her eyes.
"...Illusion?" she muttered, her vermillion lips parting in doubt. Danzo's technique resembled something out of the Second Mizukage's handbook. Was Sasuke striking a clone—a projection—rather than Danzo himself?
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"This is so shameless…"
Naruto Uzumaki exclaimed, eyes bulging at the scene.
How are you supposed to fight someone who doesn't die?!
Elsewhere in the shadows of Anbu HQ, the real Shimura Danzo watched the broadcast grimly—surrounded by top-level security. His brows twitched in frustration.
He'd already died twice in the video—his pride bleeding more than his image.
Did I lose all my years of combat experience like a dog?!
Kunai stabbing Susanoo... Who wrote this nonsense?
It felt like sabotage—intentional humiliation.
He wanted to jump into the screen and fight for himself.
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Suddenly, the camera panned—zooming in on Uzumaki Karin.
As a perceptive-type ninja, Karin's eyes sharpened.
"No... This isn't genjutsu. And it's not a shadow clone either," she murmured. "Danzo's real body is being hit. Sasuke's chakra isn't disrupted—he's not in any illusion..."
Then—what the hell was happening?
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Watching from afar, Uzumaki Nagato raised a brow in interest.
Perception abilities like Karin's were rare.
Since booting Black Zetsu, the Akatsuki had been lacking a sensory ninja. And Karin... she was not just powerful—she might be one of his clan.
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"Amaterasu."
Sasuke's voice was cold—calm.
His left Mangekyō Sharingan ignited—deep red, swirling with hatred.
Black flames erupted—engulfing Danzo.
"Sasuke, behind you!!" Karin's sharp warning pierced the air.
He turned—but too late.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullet!"
A sharp blast of pressurized air slammed into Sasuke, tearing through his defense—blood sprayed from his side.
Sasuke leapt—soaring high into the sky—and performed a summoning jutsu midair.
In a flash of smoke, the ninja hawk Garda screeched and caught him mid-fall.
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Meanwhile, Karin narrowed her eyes.
She noticed something—every time Danzo resurrected, one of the Sharingan eyes embedded on his right arm closed.
Three were already sealed.
"Sasuke! His resurrections are tied to the Sharingan on his arm!" she shouted.
Below, Sasuke reacted instantly.
He flung a kunai in reverse, spun Garda, and swooped back at Danzo, Kusanagi sword gleaming.
Clang!
Their blades clashed—but that wasn't all.
A shuriken thrown earlier—circled back like a homing buzzsaw—and sliced Danzo's arm clean off!
The arm of Sharingan eyes!
Danzo collapsed. Sasuke delivered a killing blow once again.
...Only for Danzo to resurrect again.
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Sasuke growled. Enough was enough.
This time, he activated his other Mangekyō ability.
Black crows exploded from his body—surrounding Danzo. And from them emerged—
Uchiha Itachi.
His older brother.
Itachi stepped from the swirling murder of crows, eyes calm—and without a word—
Amaterasu.
Danzo burned again.
Still, Danzo smirked amidst the black fire.
"You did well—trapping me in illusion. But your genjutsu is far inferior to Itachi's 'Tsukuyomi.'"
Sasuke's body glowed red—sealing formula!
When did he—?!
That moment of contact earlier—Danzo had cast the jutsu then.
Paralyzed, Sasuke was helpless.
Karin rushed to intervene—but Danzo kicked her aside, sending her crashing into a stone pillar.
He pulled a blade from her pouch—raising it above Sasuke.
"You and your brother... disgraceful."
He smirked.
"I still don't understand why Itachi spared trash like you..."
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That was it.
Sasuke's rage broke its limits.
"AAAAAAAAH!!!"
A bestial scream echoed—mad, unhinged.
SUSANOO!
Purple chakra exploded—forming the skeletal ribs of Susanoo once again.
But this time—it kept growing.
Tendons and sinew formed—followed by flesh, armor, and a gigantic bow and arrow.
Second Stage Susanoo!
Sasuke raised the bow—drew chakra like an executioner—and loosed the arrow.
Danzo's eyes widened. He ripped off the bandages on his right arm—revealing a hideous sight.
A pale face growing from his arm—its eyes shut.
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"GRANDPA?!?!"
Tsunade leapt to her feet, furious.
"That bastard—he used Hashirama's cells?!"
She gritted her teeth.
"Why wasn't he devoured by Grandfather's will?!"
Beside her, Orochimaru nodded coldly.
Danzo had grafted First Hokage cells to strengthen his body and nurture the Sharingan.
That arm wasn't pale from blood loss.
It was regrown using Wood Release.
As for the face?
It was Hashirama Senju's—partially awakened through cellular memory.
Orochimaru had experimented with this.
The fact that the face appeared was actually a sign of success—Danzo had partially tamed the power.
Behind them, Hinata clenched her fists.
Danzo's eye under the bandage—was it a Byakugan?!
That creepy man... wouldn't put it past him.
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"Sasuke, do it! He's vulnerable now!" Karin screamed.
Susanoo raised the bow again.
But...
Too late.
Danzo activated a final technique—his pierced body shimmered and vanished.
He reappeared, unharmed.
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"Wha... What is this technique...?!"
Naruto murmured.
Everyone watched, horrified.
How many times could Danzo revive?!
And what was the price?
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. His chakra was depleting fast.
He couldn't keep this up much longer.
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