"Stop, no one is allowed out."
Zhao Zheng slowed down. After exiting the Uchiha Clan Compound, more than a dozen Root ninjas wearing masks appeared, surrounding the armored Zhao Zheng.
Their voices were cold. They had received orders that tonight, no Uchiha, except Uchiha Itachi, was allowed to leave the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Even this unfamiliar black and red armored man had to obey the command.
"I've been waiting for you. You tell me yourselves, where is that old dog Danzo Shimura?"
The blood-black Mangekyo Sharingan pattern manifested on Zhao Zheng's armored face. His left eye, with its Eternal Mangekyo pattern, erupted with blood-black light.
The genjutsu Tsukuyomi unleashed its power, drawing the minds of all Root ninjas present into a genjutsu space, subjecting them to the torment of a thousand cuts.
"Blacklight. Grave Spire Annihilation!"
At the same time, Zhao Zheng plunged one hand into the ground.
In an instant, the ground shook violently, and numerous blood-black spikes pierced through the earth, impaling and absorbing all the Root ninjas, turning them into nutrients for Zhao Zheng.
"So, the Root's location is here."
Based on the memories of the Root ninjas, Zhao Zheng smirked and rushed towards a certain location in Konoha.
The Root's location was not revealed in the anime; although it appeared, its geographical position was not introduced.
And given that Root ninjas specialized in handling the dark, unspeakable matters, the Root base must have been extremely secretive.
Now that Zhao Zheng possessed the memories of these Root ninjas, he naturally knew the location of the Root base.
As for the cursed seals Danzo placed on the Root ninjas to prevent the leakage of Root secrets, they were child's play in the face of the blacklight virus, not worth mentioning.
"Is this the place?"
In a certain part of Konoha, Zhao Zheng looked at the black building before him, a naive and innocent smile appearing on his face beneath the armor.
Danzo Shimura had put a lot of thought into the construction of the Root building, making it not only sturdy but also capable of warding off the Byakugan and sensory Ninjutsu.
"If I wasn't afraid of killing Danzo Shimura and potentially destroying Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan and wood release cells, I'd just smash the Root with one punch."
Zhao Zheng slowly walked towards the Root base. Before he reached the entrance, masked Root ninjas appeared to block him.
"Root Base, unauthorized personnel keep out!"
"He hides his face with armor, unlike an Anbu member. Could he be an enemy? Let's capture him first."
The two Root ninjas said coldly. As their words fell, they found the mysterious armored figure vanish from their sight.
"This is...?"
"We were instantly killed?"
The two Root ninjas looked down at themselves in shock. Countless bloodlines emerged on their bodies, and parts of their bodies began to fall off.
The enemy had dismembered them instantly, at a speed they couldn't react to.
"Blacklight. Claws. Rapid Slice."
Only then did Zhao Zheng's voice emanate from behind the two piles of flesh. Both of his armored arms had transformed into long, sharp claws.
Under Zhao Zheng's Dragon Level strength, dealing with these Root ninjas, who didn't even qualify as Demon Level, was effortless.
"Although Root ninjas are weak, they are all elites among their peers, subordinates Danzo cultivated with considerable effort. They shouldn't be wasted."
Two tentacles shot out from Zhao Zheng's armored shoulders, devouring the two piles of Root ninja flesh completely.
"Blacklight Shadow Clone!"
Zhao Zheng murmured. His armored body once again sprouted a dozen blood-black tentacles, forming one blood-black armored Zhao Zheng after another.
Under the guidance of Fukoge's brain, Zhao Zheng integrated all the Ninjutsu acquired from devouring ninjas, as well as their understanding of Ninjutsu, with himself, forming his own unique Blacklight Ninjutsu.
For example, these Blacklight Shadow Clones, which were derived from Shadow Clones, possessed all of Zhao Zheng's abilities, but they were all weakened versions.
Yet, even a weakened version was a weakened blacklight virus, far stronger than ordinary Shadow Clones.
Each clone separated from Zhao Zheng as the main body possessed Demon Level strength, and in this Ninja World, only Kage-level individuals could contend with them.
"Leave no Root ninja alive."
"Find Danzo, and I'll deal with him!"
At Zhao Zheng's command, a dozen blacklight clones rushed into the Root base, commencing a massacre.
This was a slaughter without suspense; the Root ninjas died before they even had a chance to see their opponents.
The Root ninjas, who were often elites of their rank and used to brutalizing others, were now on the receiving end, being annihilated by the Kage-level blacklight clones.
From beginning to end, not a single scream was heard from within the Root base; the Root ninjas didn't even have time to scream.
The deceased Root ninjas were devoured by Zhao Zheng's blacklight clones, and everything they possessed became nutrients. Once the blacklight clones returned, all of it would belong to Zhao Zheng's main body.
"You are Danzo? As expected of the darkness of konoha, you look just like a rat from the sewers."
On the top floor of the Root building, after a report from a Blacklight Clone, Zhao Zheng arrived and looked at Danzo Shimura, whose left eye was wrapped in bandages.
At this moment, Danzo Shimura's right arm was not yet wrapped in bandages; he had not yet transplanted the arm combining wood release cells and Sharingan.
Zhao Zheng observed the grim-faced Danzo Shimura with interest, shaking his head.
Danzo Shimura had stayed in the darkness for too long. His former courage on the battlefield was now replaced by negative emotions like treachery and gloom. This man was truly old!
"Who are you? How dare you invade my Konoha? You show too little respect for us Konoha."
"Do you intend to start a great war with Konoha? My Konoha will fight to the end, even if it means initiating the Fourth Ninja World War."
Danzo Shimura spoke angrily, immediately placing two large accusations on Zhao Zheng's head.
This tactic was useless against some extreme enemies, but effective against most others.
Most of these enemies, belonging to a certain faction, would consider this point before making a move.
Thus, his moral accusations were used with masterful skill by Danzo. He had previously used these two accusations to tame strong individuals like Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, forcing them to obediently submit to him, Danzo Shimura.
"You idiot!"
"Blacklight. Bullet!"
Zhao Zheng scoffed. He was a virus, not a human. Although he possessed some human morality, it wasn't much, nor was he from any other power in the Ninja World.
Danzo's moral accusations were truly misdirected.
Then Zhao Zheng raised his palm, holding back his strength, and fired his right finger bone along with the armor. It instantly struck Danzo's shoulder, embedding firmly within his flesh and blood, causing Danzo to grunt, his body swaying and nearly falling to the ground, with a large amount of fresh blood flowing from his shoulder.
This was a feature not possessed by the original Blacklight Protagonist and Second Protagonist, but Zhao Zheng could do it. All credit went to the scientist Fukoge's brain, which allowed Zhao Zheng to play with the blacklight virus in novel ways.
It was like the same ability could be developed for different uses in the hands of different people.
Ordinary fire ability, in the eyes of most people, could only burn things, but in the eyes of someone with a good brain, it might even evolve towards the sun.
Fukoge's brain truly brought enormous benefits to Zhao Zheng.
After firing the finger bone, Zhao Zheng could also rely on the blacklight virus's self-healing ability, plus devouring numerous entities, which made his self-healing ability stronger and stronger, allowing his finger bone to regenerate instantly, and his right hand to recover as before.
"Damn it! Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Danzo Shimura roared in anger. The opponent directly attacked, so it seemed the moral accusations were useless against him.
There was no way to resolve this peacefully now. Danzo immediately attacked, his old mouth spitting out sharp gusts of wind, attacking Zhao Zheng and his blacklight clones.
However, after the sharp gusts of wind, neither Zhao Zheng nor the blacklight clones were harmed; there wasn't even a scratch on their super-powered armor.
According to the One-Punch World's classification, Danzo Shimura was only Demon Level strength, and whether he was considered strong among Demon Level was debatable, comparable to the lowest-ranked S-Class Heroes.
Zhao Zheng's Demon Level blacklight clones definitely possessed the strength of a Demon Level powerhouse, practically at the peak of Demon Level, and with their highly defensive super-powered armor, they could completely withstand Danzo's Ninjutsu without injury.
As for Zhao Zheng's main body, even without using the super-powered armor, Danzo couldn't harm him in the slightest.