Chapter 48: You Want to Take Out Reiji Too? The Root Gets Wiped Out

"What is that?!"

In the forest, a group of Root shinobi stared at the enormous green giant standing in the distance, their hearts filled with shock.

A terrifying pressure locked onto them, sending chills through every one of them. They felt as though they were being watched by some ferocious beast from mythology.

"Susanoo..."

The only intact left eye of Shimura Danzo was fixed firmly on the emerald-green giant ahead.

Of course, he knew about this divine power that Uchiha Madara had once possessed!

Uchiha Shisui had actually mastered Susanoo!

Even after Danzo had taken one of his eyes, he was still able to activate Susanoo!

As expected of the naturally evil Uchiha!

Danzo recalled what his teacher, the Second Hokage, had once said. At this moment, he agreed with those words even more strongly.

The Uchiha possessed such a dangerous power.

They were a threat to the village and had to be eliminated!

Suppressing the fear in his expression, Danzo immediately ordered:

"Keep attacking. Kill him. He shouldn’t be able to maintain that state for long!"

Although they were terrified in their hearts, the Root shinobi had essentially been brainwashed into becoming mission tools under Danzo’s long-term influence.

At this moment, they charged toward Susanoo without the slightest fear of death.

Sure enough.

Just as Danzo had predicted, Shisui, already missing one eye, was unable to sustain Susanoo for long.

Faced with a large number of elite Root shinobi, Shisui could only helplessly rely on the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

Suddenly!

A sharp sound of something cutting through the air rushed toward them!

Everyone turned toward the source of the sound.

A figure covered in crackling lightning was charging toward them like an arrow released from a bow!

"Uchiha Reiji..."

Danzo recognized the newcomer, and his heart immediately relaxed.

If it was merely Uchiha Reiji, then he wasn’t particularly worried.

In fact—

A ruthless thought emerged in Danzo’s mind.

Today, he could eliminate both Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Reiji here.

One was regarded as the strongest shinobi of the Uchiha clan, while the other was the strongest genius of the Uchiha’s new generation!

If he could kill both of them today, the Uchiha clan would suffer a tremendous blow.

Dealing with the Uchiha in the future would also become much easier!

"Keep attacking. Kill Uchiha Reiji as well!"

Danzo issued the order without mercy.

One of the Root shinobi at the front had already caught up with Shisui.

His eyes were devoid of emotion as he raised his short blade and slashed toward Shisui’s neck!

Pfft!

Drip.

A sudden attack pierced directly through his heart, and fresh blood flowed down.

The Root shinobi looked bewildered.

He lowered his head with difficulty and stared at the jutsu that had pierced through his heart.

A lightning spear.

It had crossed several meters and killed him from a distance!

Chidori Sharp Spear!

After easily killing one Root shinobi, Reiji immediately grabbed Shisui and used several consecutive Body Flicker Techniques to retreat, buying them some time.

"Shisui, how are you?"

Looking at the blood flowing from Shisui’s right eye, Reiji sighed inwardly.

He had clearly warned Shisui beforehand to be careful of Danzo.

Yet Shisui had still lost his eye.

"Leave quickly."

Shisui was breathing heavily.

"I don’t have much chakra left, and Danzo took my right eye. My condition is terrible."

He didn’t believe that Reiji could defeat all the enemies in front of them.

But if Reiji only had to take him and escape, there shouldn’t be any problem.

Deep down, however, Shisui felt an overwhelming sadness.

He had already made up his mind to use Kotoamatsukami on Clan Head Fugaku to prevent the coup.

Yet Danzo still didn’t trust him.

He had even gone as far as taking his eye!

"That won’t do."

Reiji drew the short blade from his back, his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent as he stared at the Root shinobi ahead and Danzo in the distance.

"If I leave just like this, I won’t be able to swallow this anger."

This was perfect.

He had a score to settle with Danzo anyway!

Danzo had previously leaked his information to the Mist Village and sent them to kill him.

That debt hadn’t been settled yet!

Reiji instructed Shisui to protect himself before lightning suddenly erupted around his body.

His figure vanished instantly!

"He actually isn’t using this opportunity to escape and is charging straight at me instead?"

Danzo sneered.

He had been paying attention to Uchiha Reiji for quite some time.

At twelve years old, Reiji had already become a genuine jōnin and the captain of a Police Force squad.

He had even personally killed one of the Mist Village’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Raiga.

However—

Even if Reiji possessed elite-jōnin-level combat power, he couldn’t possibly defeat the large number of elite Root shinobi under Danzo’s command.

The fact that Reiji was charging toward him was exactly what Danzo wanted.

He immediately ordered the Root shinobi to intercept him.

Five or six Root shinobi charged toward Reiji from different directions, sealing off every possible escape route.

A flash of light passed through Reiji’s eyes.

He rapidly gathered Lightning Release chakra.

"Chidori Stream!"

Dense and dazzling Lightning Release chakra erupted from every part of his body.

Every Root shinobi charging toward him was engulfed by the Chidori Stream!

"What is this?!"

"My body... It’s numb... Damn it!"

"Damn! We can’t stop him!"

The Root shinobi struck by the Chidori Stream found their muscles completely paralyzed and their thoughts sluggish.

They could only watch helplessly as their opponent continued charging forward.

"Danzo!"

Reiji bypassed the Root shinobi and headed straight toward him.

"Hand over Shisui’s Sharingan!"

Killing one or two Root shinobi was meaningless.

The most important thing was to make absolutely certain that Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan—and the power of Kotoamatsukami—didn’t fall into Danzo’s hands!

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