The next moment.
In Aokawa's palm, a cluster of soft blue Chakra suddenly emerged.
His hand was as fast as lightning; at the moment Danzo's fingers were about to touch his shoulder, he accurately gripped the other's wrist!
Buzz—!
An invisible ripple spread out.
On the back of Shimura Danzo's originally empty and ordinary-looking left hand, dense black runes actually appeared out of thin air!
Those runes wriggled like living things, emitting an ominous aura.
But under the suppression of the blue Chakra in Aokawa's palm, they struggled for only a moment before quickly dimming and receding.
"Presumptuous!"
"You!"
Shimura Danzo's Face changed drastically, and he abruptly took a step back, widening the distance between himself and Aokawa.
He quickly tried to clench his left hand.
A strong sense of weakness came from his wrist; the Chakra flow of his entire palm had been completely cut off by a soft yet domineering force.
His one eye narrowed tightly, and for the first time, a look of genuine shock appeared in his gaze as he looked at Aokawa.
This kid... actually used Gentle Fist to seal all the Acupoints on his wrist the moment he realized I was trying to use a Cursed Seal?
How is this possible!
This kind of reaction speed, this kind of extreme precision in controlling Gentle Fist... this can no longer be described as a Genius!
But no matter how much of a Genius he is, it's no reason to attack him.
In his entire life, when had he ever suffered such humiliation!
A brat from the Branch Family!
A wet-behind-the-ears youth!
Daring to first heavily injure his subordinate right in front of him, and now even daring to seal his Acupoints!
He simply hasn't shown any respect for this Elder.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at Aokawa with eyes full of Killing Intent: "Aokawa! First, you publicly destroyed the Kikaichū that Ryōma painstakingly cultivated for the Village, and then you attacked and heavily injured a Konoha comrade."
"Now, you even moved against this old man, the Hokage Assistant Elder; you simply treat the Village's rules as nothing!"
"Do you plead guilty?!"
Asuma Sarutobi and the others were greatly shocked upon hearing this.
Shimura Danzo was clearly trying to shift the blame.
And the three labels he pinned on him were each more serious than the last.
If these were proven true, Aokawa would at least lose a layer of skin.
They couldn't help but look at Aokawa with concern.
"Of course..." Shimura Danzo's tone shifted: "If you are willing to join my Anbu, then what just happened, this old man can treat as a spar between comrades."
"Otherwise, this old man can kill you on the spot right now!"
"Konoha comrades?" Aokawa laughed.
"I only know that someone just tried to move against us; as for who it was, I don't know."
"But since they moved against us, they are enemies!"
"As for the rules Elder Danzo mentioned..."
"I only know that Konoha's rules are set by Hokage-sama."
"When did it become your turn to enforce the law on behalf of Hokage-sama?"
"Furthermore, Elder Danzo, your way of inviting people is far too peculiar!"
"I don't like this way of inviting, so..."
Saying this, Aokawa gave Shimura Danzo a smile, and then said word by word:
"I! REFUSE!"
The air froze once again.
Shiranui Genma and Ebisu were already completely dumbfounded.
Their brains had given up on thinking.
Everything that happened today completely exceeded their understanding from the past dozen or so years.
Anko Mitarashi looked at Aokawa's back, her eyes shining with extraordinary brilliance.
So... so strong!
He even dared to go head-to-head with Elder Danzo and even made him suffer such a big loss!
"Good! A fine Aokawa!" Shimura Danzo laughed out of extreme anger, his voice becoming sharp.
"It seems this old man still underestimated you!"
"Since you refuse the easy way, then don't blame this old man for not giving the Hyuga Clan Face!"
The moment the words fell.
Aburame Ryoma's figure flashed again, his hands quickly forming seals.
Buzz buzz buzz—
The ear-piercing sound of insects chirping echoed through the forest.
This time, it was no longer a probe.
Countless black Kikaichū, like a surging tide, rushed out wildly from the forest in all directions, converging into a black storm!
Shimura Danzo finally tore off all pretenses.
He wanted to use the most direct violence to completely crush this kid who didn't know the heights of the heavens!
However, facing this overwhelming offensive.
Aokawa still stood in place, not moving at all, and without turning his head, he said to Asuma Sarutobi and the others: "Asuma, you guys step back!"
Asuma Sarutobi and the others didn't ask much; staying here would only get in the way.
Besides, this was between Danzo and Aokawa; it wasn't likely that he would move against them, the outsiders.
The winding black storm in the sky suddenly charged towards Aokawa.
Aokawa slowly raised his head, looked at the surging swarm of insects, and took a deep breath.
Just as the black insect tide was about to swallow him, he slammed his hands together.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
Boom—!!!
That orange-red sea of fire, like a reverse-flowing waterfall, met the black insect tide pressing down from the sky.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—
The ear-piercing sound of burning rang out.
Countless Kikaichū plunged into the flames, their bodies instantly turning bright red, and their flying speed slowed down significantly.
But they did not turn to ashes the moment they touched the flames as expected.
Seeing this, a cold sneer curled up at the corner of Aburame Ryoma's mouth under his sunglasses.
"It's useless."
"These Kikaichū were specially bred by Danzo-sama to counter the Uchiha Clan."
"Ordinary Fire Release simply cannot kill them instantly!"
The moment his words fell.
In the field, the color of that orange-red flame suddenly changed!
In the center of the flame, a dazzling white light suddenly lit up!
As if new fuel had been thrown into a furnace, the temperature climbed crazily!
The orange-red flames were quickly swallowed by the blazing white; the air distorted because of this terrifying high temperature, emitting an unbearable wail.
"Impossible!"
The cold sneer on Aburame Ryoma's Face instantly froze, and he cried out in alarm.
"Th-this level of Fire Release attainment..."
"Even in the Uchiha Clan, there are very few who can achieve this step!"
"A kid from the Hyuga Branch Family, what a joke!"
Shimura Danzo's one eye stared fixedly at that blazing white sea of fire, the shock in his heart beyond measure.
This level of fire... it's almost catching up to Hiruzen!
This boy has not only awakened some new type of Bloodline Limit!
His Ninjutsu talent is also top-notch!
It's just been hidden under the light of Holy Arrow all this time.
This kind of person must be held in the hands of 'Root' no matter what!
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