Chapter 253: Wood Dragon Technique, This is What It Means to Be Orthodox!
Seeing Akiyama Makoto attack Shimura Danzō, some people couldn't help but want to intervene or stop him.
No matter how great his achievements for Konoha were, Danzō was still one of the highest-ranking officials in the village, second only to the Hokage. Seeing him humiliated and injured like this didn't seem right.
Those who thought this way were generally from small clans or civilian families.
As for the ninja from the medium and large clans, apart from the young ones, they all watched calmly, as if Danzō's suffering had nothing to do with them.
They had no interest in helping Danzō.
Let alone Makoto killing him, even if it was Orochimaru killing him, they wouldn't lift a finger.
Root's ruthlessness had never been directed only at outsiders, but also at insiders.
As the unspeakable Darkness of Konoha, the number of people who hated Danzō was beyond count.
The fact that everyone wasn't applauding right now was already a great effort to restrain their emotions.
And after he asked, "Who agrees? Who opposes?" even the ninja who had initially wanted to step forward fell silent one by one.
The reason was simple: Danzō's appearance was too horrifying.
There were five or six three-tomoe Sharingan on his pale arm, and Makoto was holding a strange Sharingan in his hand.
It was one thing for Danzō to transplant a Sharingan to improve his combat power; after all, Konoha had the Copy Ninja, Kakashi.
But an arm full of Sharingan didn't look like something a normal person would do.
As for the Wood Style he used at the beginning and that pale arm... anyone familiar with what happened to Orochimaru back then had already guessed the truth.
So Danzō had also been secretly conducting human experiments, and had even secretly applied the results to himself.
Then, shouldn't the account of the missing civilians and ninja in Konoha over the years be settled with Danzō as well?
Although Orochimaru was still alive, he was a rogue ninja. He had at least paid a price.
But what about Danzō?
He had continued to be the Hokage's advisor, acting like a tyrant over the people of Konoha for so many years. Why?
This question could not be thought about too deeply.
Although many people looked towards the center of Konoha, the battle there was still ongoing.
The reason so many ninja hadn't gone over to help was because they knew very well that going over would only be a hindrance. That was a clash of Kage-level powerhouses.
Not causing trouble for the strong was also a compulsory course for Chūnin and Genin.
And because of this, they witnessed the clash between Makoto and Danzō.
"Everyone, listen to my order!"
At this moment, Danzō was truly afraid. His biggest trump card, Kotoamatsukami, had been taken by Makoto just like that. His remaining Izanagi only had five minutes left.
What made him most desperate was that Makoto knew his secrets like the back of his hand. This was something even Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't do.
This feeling of having his secrets exposed and being crushed by strength gave Danzō the urge to flee.
But the opponent knew the Flying Thunder God!
He must have already left a mark on him. How could he escape the grasp of a Flying Thunder God user?
He could only fight!
"I declare Akiyama Makoto a traitor to Konoha! Everyone, kill him at all costs! He used the Flying Thunder God to ambush the Hokage and brought the enemy ninja into Konoha!"
"Otherwise, how could our defenses be so weak? The huge losses Konoha has suffered must be laid at his feet!"
Faced with Danzō's desperate counterattack, Makoto was in no hurry to defend himself. Instead, he took a step back and opened his robe.
In front of so many people, he suddenly took off his top, revealing a torso with smooth muscle lines. This confused everyone.
But many people vaguely realized that he was about to unleash a big move.
And so he did. The Yin Seal on his body activated. Dense lines covered his chest and back, and the chakra consumed by using the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu began to recover rapidly.
The next second, he clasped his hands together.
Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!
A giant tree sprouted from beneath his feet, growing over ten meters high in the blink of an eye. Then, a massive wood dragon, also over ten meters long, extended from the trunk, baring its fangs and claws.
This wood dragon was the real deal. It coiled around Danzō, quickly wrapping him up. But that was all.
It didn't have the ability to absorb chakra, and its size was much smaller than Hashirama's Wood Dragon. It was purely created by Makoto's massive chakra reserves.
But it should be enough to prove the value of his current abilities. A flawless body, without the sickly paleness of experiments, plus the Yin Seal inherited from the Uzumaki clan... this scene made many ninja whose ancestors were from the Senju clan cheer involuntarily.
They felt as if they were seeing the invincible figure of Hashirama Senju back in the day—as for his current weakness, wasn't he still young?
Danzō also stared at him in shock.
He could barely understand Makoto knowing the Flying Thunder God. After all, Konoha had produced Minato Namikaze before.
Maybe Makoto was another genius hidden by Hiruzen, like a child of Minato and Kushina, or Naruto's brother.
But now he knew Wood Style and the Yin Seal. Where did he learn these?
Could it be that he really was a descendant of the Senju clan—
Wood Style, Yin Seal, Flying Thunder God, Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags, powerful Fire Style—wait, why did it seem like he knew all the signature moves of the Hokage?
What kind of monster was this!
The fear in Danzō's heart continued to expand. Back then, he hadn't dared to sacrifice himself to cover the retreat, which showed that at his core, he was a cowardly and selfish character.
However, for so many years, he had styled himself as the Darkness of Shinobi, using ruthlessness to package himself and cover up his cowardice and incompetence.
Now that his lies had been pierced by Makoto, his strength crushed by him, and he was facing the most orthodox inheritor of Konoha, the hopeless Danzō lost all will to fight. He directly activated the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing.
Was he going to commit suicide?
No, he was going to escape!
Without a roar or a sinister expression, Danzō silently activated the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing, shattering Makoto's pseudo-Wood Dragon, and then restored himself to his original state thanks to the preset Izanagi.
The next second, he took to his heels, fleeing towards the collapsed eastern wall of Konoha.
Seeing this, Makoto smiled. It was about time.
He used the Flying Thunder God to appear beside Danzō. Danzō's eyes widened, and he activated the Self-Cursing Seal.
Makoto had touched him just now. This was the last trump card he had hidden until now. But the curse seal only appeared on Makoto's body for an instant before Danzō vanished from in front of him.
Without the caster, the curse seal naturally lost its effect.
Under his control, the seal slowly dissipated.
As for where Danzō went?
He looked towards the main battlefield of Konoha.
Fighting Danzō in front of everyone was to take the grassroots route and establish his popularity.
As for the people who truly decided Konoha's fate, they hadn't seen Danzō's rare appearance yet. He naturally couldn't let them miss the opportunity to feast their eyes.
Finally, although Hiruzen Sarutobi was sacrificing himself for Konoha, he also needed to understand how many things he had done wrong before he died, didn't he?
After doing all this, he looked at the crowd still in shock and said calmly, "Everyone, I am just a civilian of Konoha. I originally had no right to give orders."
"But since everyone is free, why don't you go and see if there are any wounded to be treated or materials to be salvaged?"
As soon as his words fell, Tenten was the first to shout loudly, "Okay! We support you!"
This scene made those who knew her chuckle. Wasn't this shilling a bit too obvious?
However, what these people couldn't deny was that the next second, everyone started cheering, because what he said was exactly what they wanted to do.
It wasn't an order, just a suggestion, but he had already boosted everyone's morale. So everyone quickly ran in all directions, preparing for the upcoming reconstruction of Konoha.
As for him, he activated the Flying Thunder God and arrived at the center of Konoha.
Looking at the exam venue, which was now just a single wall, he couldn't help but sigh.
Letting Tailed Beasts fight in the center of the village was no different from dropping a nuke on the capital.
The enmity between Konoha and the Sand Village was now solidified. So, whatever excessive things he did next wouldn't matter.
He then looked at the main battlefield.
The One-Tails Shukaku was being suppressed simultaneously by Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro. But because Gaara was hypnotized and hidden inside Shukaku's body, Jiraiya didn't know how to seal him for the time being.
Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke had retreated to the second line and were fighting Baki, Kankurō, and Temari.
Naruto had activated his Nine-Tails cloak, and Sasuke had activated his Cursed Seal Level 1. Their strength surpassed Sakura's, but she wasn't dragging them down either.
So much so that even Baki was covered in injuries, Kankurō's Crow was shattered, and Temari's chakra was exhausted.
As for the last side, Rasa's legs had disappeared, but he could still fly in the air using Magnet Release: Sand Cushion.
The reason his legs were gone was naturally the result of Guy opening the Seventh Gate and blasting him from a distance.
Unfortunately, because Rasa was flying and could defend himself with gold dust, Guy hadn't killed him, and had lost his own combat ability.
Kurenai had taken Guy away from the battlefield, leaving Kakashi and Asuma to confront Rasa from the ground.
Rasa looked down from above, seeing Makoto slaughtering everyone in the distance, and knew that the situation was lost.
But he couldn't escape. In his state, he couldn't fly far. So he could only pin his last hope on Orochimaru.
As for Orochimaru, he, along with the First and Second Hokage, was being sealed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's three shadow clones using the Reaper Death Seal. And beside them, there was now one more person—Danzō.
The good show was about to begin, wasn't it?
But the audience needed to arrive first.
With a thought, several more shadow clones flew out.
The first clone arrived at Baki's side.
"Yo. So you're Baki?"
He knew Baki well, and Baki knew him.
Baki hadn't seen his slaughter just now, but he hadn't forgotten the day he and Kabuto had tricked him and Yūgao.
"It's you! You—"
Baki wanted to say something, but Makoto had already activated the Lightning Release Armor. The next second, he turned into a bolt of lightning and punched through Baki's chest, holding his still-beating heart in his hand.
A full-strength Baki might have been able to dodge this punch, but the current Baki, worn down by Team 7, was at less than ten percent of his strength. Facing him, there was only death.
He then flicked his hand, throwing Baki's corpse at Kankurō's feet. "Surrender, or die."
Then he looked at Temari. "The war is over. You don't want your brothers to die one by one, do you?"
Kankurō was still hesitating, but Temari grabbed her brother by the neck and knelt down to him.
"S-Sorry! We surrender!"
Instant kill on Baki!
Temari only knew that he was a medical ninja. How could this man have such terrifying strength?
On the other side, their father's legs were broken, and he didn't have much combat power left. Gaara was easily suppressed by the white-haired ninja.
The Naruto and Sasuke in front of them looked like monsters, and even the seemingly frail Sakura was an all-around genius who could fight, tank, and cast genjutsu. Konoha really wasn't something they could fight!
Temari's spirit had been broken. In fact, she had already been convinced of her loss when she fought Tenten.
Seeing him now, she instinctively chose to trust him, because he had been gentle when he treated her.
"Ha! You bastard! Stealing our kills!"
Naruto, in his Tailed Beast cloak state, hadn't lost consciousness, but he appeared very irritable.
He rushed up excitedly, seeming to want to show him his power. But the moment he touched him, he threw Naruto to where his other shadow clone was. The Talk-no-Jutsu was needed over there.
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