MM Racing Chapter 435 Danzo is dumbfounded; he's gone before he can even take the blame.
Chapter 435 Danzo is dumbfounded; he's gone before he can even take the blame.
Chapter 435 Danzo is dumbfounded; he's gone offline before he can even take the blame.
"The swordsmanship boy from the Anbu? He's the tanuki you were talking about??" Hearing Danzo's angry shout, Orochimaru licked his lips, a strange look of surprise flashing in his golden snake eyes as he confirmed the question.
That fierce swordsmanship was no less impressive than the White Fang of Konoha that he remembered. Was this child also a genius?
"So, are you interested in joining my ranks, young ANBU member codenamed Tanuki?" Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with fervor as he extended the invitation, completely ignoring Danzo.
It would be such a waste to kill a genius of this caliber. He happens to be lacking a capable subordinate and an inside agent infiltrated into the secret service.
"Join your ranks? Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin..." Ishikawa chuckled sarcastically, then tossed the appointment letter in his hand and uttered a startling statement. "In a sense, I'm already your subordinate."
"This is!!" Orochimaru instinctively took the appointment letter and looked up. His pupils contracted, and he gripped the letter tightly. His expression was uncertain, and his breathing became rapid.
That Minato guy actually made Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, the captain of the Anbu?!
Is this an insult to his former fourth-generation rival? Or...?
"Jiraiya's disciple has finally matured and become more aware! Did he see through Sarutobi-sensei's intentions and not want to become a puppet to build his own team? Heh, too bad he chose the wrong person." After a pause, under Danzo's curious gaze, Orochimaru casually tossed away the appointment letter in his hand and sneered disdainfully.
Yellow Flash was too naive! He actually came up with such a stupid way to build a team to fight against the Third Boss.
He would only stand by and watch in this situation. The Fourth Hokage, who did not want to become a puppet, was actually in a better position for him, and the future development of Konoha would be even more interesting...
"Orochimaru, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing that Orochimaru hadn't made a move and was looking at him with a mocking gaze, Danzo couldn't help but ask a question while looking curiously at the fallen appointment letter.
What exactly is written on this?
"What do you mean? Of course, it means I'm completely breaking ties with you and severing all ties." Ishikawa stepped forward and said something surprising, completely disregarding Orochimaru's reaction.
"Kid, you..."
Danzo's face darkened, and he was about to question Ishikawa when Ishikawa waved his hand to interrupt him. "Elder Danzo, the Fourth Hokage has already investigated and found out about your crimes, including abusing your position in Root and using the war as cover to provoke conflicts between countries in an attempt to prolong the war, attacking your comrade Uchiha to collect Sharingan eyes, and conducting live experiments on Hashirama cells."
“The Root organization is now under full surveillance by the Anbu. The Fourth Hokage and the Third Hokage have gone to Root to collect evidence. If you commit suicide now to atone for your sins, you might still be able to have your name engraved on the memorial stone.”
With Danzo looking completely bewildered, Ishikawa cut straight to the chase, delivering a stunning blow.
"No, it's impossible..."
In an instant, both Danzo and Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the Anbu in front of them, as if they had never expected that the Third and Fourth Hokage would join forces and act so quickly!
Danzo, in particular, knew all too well how shocking the secrets hidden within Root were; if they were exposed, even Sarutobi would never forgive him.
"Let's attack together, kill him, and then go back to reinforce him immediately."
Realizing that all the members of Root had been bound by his cursed seal and were now loyal to him, Danzo immediately shouted, attempting to take Orochimaru back to Root to intercept and save them.
If they can keep the third and fourth generations out of the root, then there is room for maneuver.
"Of course, I don't want anything to happen to you and cause me trouble." Orochimaru's eyes turned cold, and his voice was like that of a venomous snake. With Danzo gone, he would naturally not have a good end.
He also participated in experiments at the Root's laboratory, leaving behind numerous incriminating evidence against Danzo. These are dark secrets that cannot be exposed to the light of day, and even the aura of the Legendary Sannin cannot shield him from them!
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave".
Seeing Orochimaru nod in agreement, Danzo didn't hold back. He immediately formed hand seals, opened his mouth, and unleashed a sharp wind release that hurtled straight at Ishikawa.
"Lightning Release: Swift Lightning Slash".
Almost simultaneously, Ishikawa's right eye pupil rapidly formed hand seals, and with a sudden swing of his white fang longsword, several lightning arrows appeared, blocking the wind-escape combo.
"Ninja Technique·Latent Shadow Multi-Snake Hand..."
In the blink of an eye, just as Ishikawa blocked Danzo's Wind Release, Orochimaru waved his hand and several venomous snakes, like arrows released from a bow, instantly coiled around Ishikawa's arm, their fangs biting down and injecting venom.
"A good opportunity, perhaps I can use that technique." Upon seeing this, Danzo was overjoyed and, in a flash, changed his mind, quickly stepping forward and forming hand seals.
In less than a breath, Danzo completed the hand seals and greedily pressed his hand onto Ishikawa's forehead. "From now on, you are a Root ninja. Seal: Tongue Calamity, Root Extinction..."
"Uh—ah—"
Suddenly, before Danzo could finish his ferocious and triumphant words, he was stunned into disbelief by the long sword that suddenly pierced through his chest.
Stiffly turning his head, Danzo stared at Orochimaru behind him with bloodshot eyes, his brain blank. "W-why? We're in the same boat, Orochimaru."
His roots hold a great deal of evidence of Orochimaru's crimes; how dare he?!
"I'm sorry, Danzo. If I hadn't done that, how could you have acted rashly and made it seem like you were being killed on the spot by the Anbu while trying to escape punishment?" Orochimaru didn't answer directly, but instead shook his head and sighed with a complicated expression. "Unfortunately, we're not on the same page."
At this point, a flicker of conflict crossed Orochimaru's eyes as he recalled the last words on his appointment letter, his gaze burning with fervor: "I am Orochimaru, the captain of the Anbu of Konoha."
He then yanked the Kusanagi sword out of his hand, and Danzo coughed up another mouthful of blood, trembling and sweating profusely as he collapsed to the ground.
"Damn it, Orochimaru, you bastard, you actually betrayed me!" Danzo trembled, his eyes filled with madness and regret, secretly cursing himself for being careless and entrusting his back to Orochimaru.
Furthermore, because he underestimated Ishikawa and trusted Orochimaru, he failed to activate the Sharingan forbidden technique Izanagi using the three tomoe of his right eye immediately.
"Execute first, report later, with the Hokage's permission! This is the best ending for you, Shimura Danzo." Ishikawa sneered, raising his sword and beheading Danzo on the spot amidst Danzo's staggering, terrified screams of resentment.
Without the aid of Wood Release and Sharingan, Danzo, a near-Kage, was caught off guard by Ishikawa and had no chance to add any drama to his story before being forcibly taken offline.
A faked death and a miraculous survival? Not a chance...
This confidence stemmed from Ishikawa's own strength and intelligence; if he couldn't kill Danzo even with this much, then all his training would have been for nothing.
"Now, you should fulfill the conditions you promised me!" Ignoring Danzo's corpse, Orochimaru turned his gaze to Ishikawa, his eyes burning. "Although I still find it a little hard to believe, I believe the Fourth Hokage wouldn't joke about something like this."
"That, the legendary art of immortality..."