[Danzo asks you where your monstrous strength comes from and what your relationship with Tsunade really is. You smile and reply that you can answer his questions, but he must also answer yours. Danzo agrees, as he is very interested in you; you have repeatedly exceeded his expectations.]
[You tell him you are a survivor of the Senju family, the man who will marry Tsunade and revive the Senju Clan. Danzo sneers at your answer; he does not believe you have any real connection to Tsunade, and he is very aware of her current situation.]
[You then ask him why he has targeted you again and again. If it were just about family honor, it wouldn't warrant trying to wipe you out. If it were because you sided with Sarutobi Hiruzen, then once Hiruzen became suspicious of you, Danzo would have had no reason to keep coming after you.]
[Danzo's answer is very much in his style: he finds you suspicious, so he will capture you and take you back to the Foundation to investigate thoroughly. If you have no secrets, he will naturally release you afterwards. But if you cannot withstand the investigation, then as the Root that protects Konoha, he naturally must kill you.]
Ryun looked at this answer and shook his head slightly, feeling Danzo's words only revealed a small part of the truth.
The real answer should be that initially, it was because Ryun had damaged the Shimura family's reputation.
Then it was because Ryun sided with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and finally, it was because Ryun's rapid rise aroused his suspicions.
Now, he was probably itching to dissect Ryun, to investigate every last bit of Ryun's heart and liver thoroughly. Situations constantly change, and Danzo's attitude toward Ryun was changing too, which was only natural.
The only constant was that Ryun, who harbored great secrets, and Danzo were naturally incapable of coexisting peacefully; their conflict was unavoidable.
Either Ryun would have to leave Konoha, or Danzo would have to kill Ryun.
The possibility of the two coexisting peacefully was about as likely as Orochimaru kneeling and surrendering to the Third Hokage during the Chunin Exams while leading reanimated bodies of the First and Second Hokage.
If that was the case, what more was there to say? Let the battle begin!
[You unleash your monstrous strength and strike decisively at Danzo. Danzo seems old and slow, his reactions failing, and is sent flying directly. The Root ninja, however, remain calm and unhurried, seemingly very confident in Danzo's strength. You want to move in for the finishing blow, but find yourself unable to move.]
[Danzo gets up at a leisurely pace. Just as you struck him, he applied the Self-Cursing Seal Binding on you. This is one of the best methods to deal with fast taijutsu specialists, and many have already died by this technique of his.]
[Danzo wipes the blood from the corner of his mouth, draws a kunai, breathes chakra onto the blade, and unleashes the Wind Release: Vacuum Blade. He walks toward you step by step, spouting trash talk, expressing his disappointment in you.]
[Anko, already almost unable to hold on, still wants to come save you, but is captured by Root ninja. At this moment, she bitterly hates her own weakness; if only she had trained harder.]
[And just as the Vacuum Blade is about to decapitate you, the cursed seal on your body snaps. With the Yin Seal released, your power surges over tenfold, and you send Danzo flying with another punch, crashing him into the Root ninja beside Anko.]
[You instantly appear beside Anko and help her up. At the same time, you respond to Danzo's trash talk, telling him you just wanted to test the strength of this cursed seal technique, and it turns out it's nothing special.]
In reality, Ryun nodded inwardly; this technique was indeed a minor nuisance.
Since Sasuke's Susanoo could break free from it, there was no reason Ryun couldn't break free after releasing the Yin Seal.
Now it was time for the real battle. Could Ryun's Yin Seal stand against Danzo's Izanagi?
[Under Danzo's orders, the Root ninja launch long-range attacks against you. Unhurried, you unseal a scroll and pull out hundreds, even thousands, of fragmentation kunai, throwing them alongside Anko. Soon, the two of you slowly gain the upper hand.]
[The fragmentation kunai only need chakra to ignite and explode, while the Root ninja still need to perform hand seals for their ninjutsu. Although the fragmentation kunai can hardly injure them, they quickly deplete a lot of the ninjas' chakra.]
[Danzo is forced to attack again. Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere crashes toward Ryun and Anko like rocket fire; he wants to use this method to stop Ryun's seemingly endless supply of fragmentation kunai. You do not dodge or evade, and even begin performing ninjutsu with some excitement.]
In reality, Ryun's eyes also lit up.
He had almost no opportunity to use elemental ninjutsu, which left someone who had learned so much about elemental techniques feeling like he had strength but nowhere to apply it.
Was this moment a chance to vent?
[You rapidly form hand seals, perform Earth Release: Earth-Style Return, pulling up a huge stone slab ten meters long to block Danzo's Wind Release. Simultaneously, facing the Root ninja assaulting from all directions, you form hand seals with both hands separately, unleashing Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet on your left and Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet on your right.]
[With the Yin Seal's boost, two giant dragons with head diameters of five meters spew meter-wide projectiles, each hitting the Root ninja like a semi-truck. Even if the Root ninja successfully dodge, the shattered projectiles still inflict considerable damage.]
[Your assault is not over. You tell Anko to throw all the remaining fragmentation kunai. At the same time, you combine it with Shadow Clone Shuriken Technique; countless fragmentation kunai fall like rain, then explode one after another. The shadow clone kunai naturally lack the original explosive power, but they can confuse the Root ninja's judgment.]
[Simultaneously, you even unleash Water Release: Water Severing Wave. You spit an ultra-long-range, ultra-high-pressure straight-line water column from your mouth, transforming into sharp water blades that instantly slice through seven or eight Root ninjas behind the stone slab in front of you.]
[When you finish your ninjutsu barrage and let out a breath, the Root members have already suffered over half casualties, and even Danzo himself is half blackened from explosions. But you do not let your guard down, because you know this is just Danzo feigning weakness.]
In reality, Ryun took a deep breath; anyway, he was thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.
If only he had wind and lightning chakra affinities now, he would have definitely given Danzo a Five Element Unbreakable Formation, then told him he was Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple and had set up this trap today specifically to kill him.
At that point, Ryun would see if Danzo would break down because of it.
It was just a pity the version with the five elemental ninjutsu ended here. After the Chunin Exams, Ryun would be pursuing even higher-level ninjutsu.
[Anko is shocked by your strength, but she no longer has the heart to fight and wants to pull you away to escape. You want to continue testing Danzo's strength and naturally refuse. At this moment, you sense Konoha's pursuers have arrived.]
[Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma arrive with ten Konoha Anbu ninja. They are shocked by the carnage on the scene and by your transformation after activating the Yin Seal. Seeing this, an idea comes to you, and you tell Asuma that you are Tsunade's disciple, currently under orders to capture Shimura Danzo, the mastermind behind the Uchiha clan massacre.]
[Danzo has already exposed his transplanted arm and the Sharingan on it. It's not that he didn't want to hide it, but the pressure you brought was too great, forcing him not to hide. Asuma does not respond to you immediately, but his furrowed brow and thoughtful expression show he is indeed beginning to suspect Danzo.]
Ryun was also speculating about what Asuma would do.
Although because of Yūhi Kurenai, Ryun's relationship with Asuma couldn't be too good, Ryun still held this man in high regard.
Not just because he would sacrifice himself for his students, but because he was truly a good man: in his youth, he couldn't stand the dirtiness of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo, so he left home to become one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja at the Fire Temple.
Although he later had to compromise with reality and reconcile with Hirutobi Hiruzen, he never participated in Konoha's darker side.
This time, Ryun hoped Asuma would not disappoint him.
[Danzo senses the situation turning unfavorable and immediately issues an order, using his authority as a Konoha Hokage Advisor to command Yūhi Kurenai and Asuma to attack you. Regarding the Yin Seal on you, Danzo claims you are a survivor of the Uzumaki clan, here to take revenge on Konoha.]
[Soon, Kurenai and Asuma's suspicions shift to you, as you seem unable to provide any other evidence. You consider whether to reveal the Flying Thunder God Technique, and whether revealing it would gain their trust. But at this moment, Kurenai speaks up, demanding that you return to Konoha and confront Sarutobi Hiruzen.]
[Asuma also agrees with Kurenai's idea, believing that only investigating everything can solve the problem. He demands you return to Konoha, promising to guarantee your safety until everything is clarified. However, at this very moment, a poisonous mist silently drifts in.]
[It turns out Aburame Torune, under Danzo's instruction, has unleashed the Secret Technique: Poison Dust Cloud on everyone present, including Danzo himself, scattering poisonous insects that cause death upon inhalation.]
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