The solid feel of the attack gave Danzo a bit of relief.
If Hatake Satoru had been able to move, Danzo wasn't even sure he could've landed a hit.
But now, it looked like there was no way he'd survive.
The sharp smell of blood filled the air. His white mask was now stained with red.
He stayed standing in the same pose as before, unmoving.
The wind spheres had punched huge holes right through his body, and the cuts from the wind blades left trails of blood around them.
Hatake Satoru had taken all the hits without dodging, standing completely still.
Chances were, the only reason he was even still standing was because of the curse binding seal.
To make sure he could see the man's real face, Danzo had purposely avoided attacking his head and mask.
He took a deep breath, rolled his shoulder, and stared coldly at Hatake Satoru's body.
"Sacrificing a Sharingan for a guy like this... I guess it had to be done."......................................
"Let's wait until the Uchiha situation is over. We can add more then."
Itachi would kill the entire clan tonight. He'd have all the eyes he needed.
The curse mark on Hatake Satoru faded quickly, vanishing without a trace.
When someone dies, the jutsu wears off on its own.
Looks like this arrogant guy really is dead.
Danzo walked step by step toward the broken body, letting out a cold, mocking laugh.
"Let's see what your real face looks like."
Just as his hand was about to touch the mask on Hatake Satoru's face—
That head suddenly tilted to the side.
The hole torn halfway through his neck sprayed out a few more streams of blood as he moved.
But as he moved, Danzo clearly saw the blood vessels in that neck knitting themselves back together.
Danzo's hand froze. His pupils shrank in disbelief.
He was healing without any medical ninja?!
But just now, this guy had stopped breathing!
"How is this possible?!"
"This is... regeneration?!"
While Danzo stood there stunned, the gaping hole in Hatake Satoru's neck fully closed up.
Even the bloodstains disappeared completely.
Aside from the torn, ragged clothes, his body looked smooth and uninjured, like nothing had ever happened.
Hatake Satoru suddenly threw his head back. A flash of bright blue light shone behind the mask.
Danzo was just inches away. Hatake Satoru reached out and grabbed Danzo's eye socket.
A moist, red crystal dropped right into Hatake Satoru's hand.
Danzo couldn't react in time. He clutched at the now-empty eye socket, stumbling backward.
Hatake Satoru held the Sharingan loosely in his hand. Behind the mask, his face twisted with excitement, the corners of his mouth pulling into a wide, uncontrollable grin. Then he burst into loud, booming laughter.
"Hahahaha… hahahaha!"
"Aren't you supposed to be the experienced one?!"
"Kill me—was that your plan?"
Hatake Satoru lunged forward and kicked Danzo hard in the chest. Danzo had just lost his Sharingan; the pain in his socket was still throbbing. He couldn't dodge in time and took the full force of the kick.
Hatake Satoru rolled his neck, the joints cracking loudly with sharp pops.
He suddenly raised one hand. A pale blue aura burst outward, and the scattered stones around them floated into the air.
*BOOM!!!*
With a deafening crash, all the stones smashed into Danzo, pinning him to the wall.
Hatake Satoru's figure vanished midair.
Whether that guy lived or died didn't matter—he was never getting a single Uchiha eye.
He couldn't even take on Sasuke with a whole arm. Now that he'd lost the Sharingan in that arm, Danzo was nothing but an old man with a bit of power.
Once Hatake Satoru trained up others his age, replacing these geezers would be a piece of cake.
Laughter rumbled from Hatake Satoru's throat.
Maybe it was a side effect of the reverse technique, but after regenerating, he felt amazing.
Bones, muscles, blood—everything had been rebuilt.
He could use cursed energy freely now, looking down on all of them from above.
[Ding~]
[Congratulations, host. Restoration level has reached 46%.]
[This time's reward: Limitless Technique]
[Anything that touches the host will keep slowing down and will never reach the host.]
[Tip: The Limitless Technique still needs to be used actively by the host. Using it too much at this stage will cause weakness. Please be careful with how often you use it, and keep improving its accuracy to strengthen the technique.]
Hatake Satoru's intense excitement was cut off by the system.
He quickly shook his head and paused mid-air.
He took a closer look at the skill shown by the system and couldn't help but take a deep breath—Limitless Technique.
Finally got it!
In the original story, Gojo Satoru was basically unbeatable with this ability.
Even though it still had a lot of limits now, unlocking it was good enough.
Tonight was a great chance to try out this new skill.
Hatake Satoru teleported out of the Root base, and a crow in the woods turned its eyes to follow his sudden movement.
A black feather fell from its wing onto a branch as the crow quickly flew off in the opposite direction.
People from Root slowly began to poke their heads out of the rubble. Most of them had already been sent to keep watch on the Uchiha clan.
And many of the few who stayed behind had already been killed by Hatake Satoru.
Danzo's trembling hand reached out from the broken rocks as he slowly stood up.
The bandages covering his Sharingan were soaked in blood.
His hollow eye socket was hidden underneath.
That person… had come because of the Uchiha coup!
His final destination had to be the Uchiha district.
Danzo leaned on some rubble, panting for a while before standing up.
He frowned deeply as he looked in the direction of the Uchiha compound.
"Head to the Uchiha district!"
"If you see that masked man, kill him on sight!"
The few remaining Root agents instantly vanished.
By the time Hatake Satoru left the Root base, the sun had completely set, and the last bits of sunlight were fading away.
He stretched his arms and legs as he walked through the forest toward the Uchiha clan's area.
"Help me protect the clan…"
He hadn't gone far when he heard a familiar voice.
Hm?
Hatake Satoru stood on a nearby tree branch, quietly listening to the conversation happening in the woods.
"As long as you're alive, I won't hurt your little brother."
Satoru looked up slightly. The last rays of sunlight lit up the face of the man standing next to Itachi.
Long messy hair behind him, and a mask with tiger-like stripes that only had a single hole to see through.
The light flickered quickly across the mask before the forest fell into complete darkness.
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