Seeing Danzo's straightforward, and guilt-free face, Fujin shook his head in disdain.
The young Danzo may really have the belief in shouldering all evils and protecting Konoha from the shadows, but after staying in the shadows for so long Danzo has changed and has completely lost himself in the pursuit of power.
The term 'For Konoha' might have been his belief years ago, but now… it has become an excuse for him to hypnotize himself and make him feel self-righteous.
To him, it is as if, as long as he keeps murmuring 'For Konoha' in his mouth, all his betrayal to the village becomes an expedient measure that could be forgiven, no matter how damaging they are and all the sacrifices made by others becomes something that should be taken for granted.
In the canon, whether it was on the night of 'Nine-tailed Demon Fox's attack' initiated by Obito that led to the death and sacrifice of the Yondaime Couple and many Konoha Shinobi and civilians, 'Konoha Collapse Plan' launched by Orochimaru which resulted in the death of Sandaime Hokage and many Konoha shinobi and civilian or Nagato's act of destroying Konoha, which would have also resulted in the death of tens of thousands Konoha… throughout these attacks, Danzo's Root was missing.
Every time the village suffers, Danzo is missing… his Root does not try to help in solving the problem, instead, they remain on standby.
This alone shows that Danzo regards his own power as more important than the Village, and what he truly wants to protect is not Konoha, but his own status.
This is why this time Fujin did not conceal his disdain for Danzo, and with a mocking sneer, he said, "I will go out and see."
Bishojo-chan was surprised by Fujin's words, but she made sure that her surprise was completely masked.
Orochimaru on the other hand looked at Fujin with a curious expression, 'Is Amatsukami also going to make their move? In that case, I must not miss such a good show.' then he also stood up and said, "I will come along, I am also quite curious about the monster that has attacked the Village."
"Suit yourself." Said Fujin and started to walk towards the exit of the laboratory.
Danzo was a little annoyed, "The experiment has reached a critical junction, are you going to give it up halfway?"
Fujin, who just passed by Danzo said with a casual tone, "Just going out to take a look… this doesn't affect our agreement."
Danzo turned around, tapped his crutch in annoyance, and said with a sullen face, "The Akatsuki organization has been preparing so long for the revenge… their plan this time will definitely not be easy. Is Amatsukami going to dirty itself in the muddy waters?"
Fujin who was walking outside stopped, and glanced back at Danzo, "It sounds weird when a Konoha Elder is giving such warning to this one, a member of Amatsukami… If people who don't have any impression of our identities were to see such a scene, I am afraid they would believe that this one is the Elder, and you are the mercenary."
Having said that, Fujin no longer stayed and quickly walked towards the exit several levels above.
Looking at the leaving figure of Fujin, Danzo said coldly, "My experiment has not been completed yet, I hope you don't lose your life because of your curiosity."
On the side, Orochimaru who also passed by Danzo said in a hoarse tone, "Worried about him, are you? He is a real monster!"
Danzo frowned, "You seem to have inexplicable confidence in him?"
Orochimaru said nothing, just smiled mysteriously, and followed behind Fujin.
Soon, Fujin and Orochimaru left Danzo's underground Root Base.
After arriving on the ground, Fujin looked at the distance from where constant roars echoed and asked Orochimaru walking on the side, "How long has it been since Shimura Danzo fought against someone strong?"
Orochimaru immediately understood what Fujin meant, and said with a smile, "Quite a few years, if I must say… And Shinobi of Darkness is what he calls himself… after staying so long in the shadows, he may not be able to adapt to the Sun."
One of the many reasons why both Orochimaru and Fujin dare to completely assist Shimura Danzo and do not hold back any knowledge in the improvement of Chimera Jutsu is that both of them understand Danzo's true nature quite well. Aside from the idea of using Danzo as a pawn, they also know that Danzo is not that big of a threat, because he has lost the fearless heart of a strong man.
Those who do not have the fearless heart of a strong will never be able to truly accomplish anything… Danzo is the best example, he has forgotten that he is firstly a Konoha Shinobi, and then a Konoha Elder.
For such a cowardly person, even if Chimera Jutsu is improved and even if he is allowed to complete the ritual in a better state and even if he is allowed to acquire the power… he still won't be able to become daunting enough, because cowardness is rooted in his bones.
"He doesn't seem to realize that this Shinobi World has long since changed." As he said, Fujin jumped higher… and instantly a pair of Iron Sand wings spread out behind his back, then with those pair of wings Fujin flew in the direction of Konoha at an incredibly fast speed.
Orochimaru looked at the disappearing figure of Fujin and licked his lips with a smile, "It appears that my guess is correct, Amatsukami truly does intend to make their move, let's see how it turns out this time."
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On the other side, Fujin who was worried about the safety of Yui quickly flew towards Konoha.
By now, the Sun has already set on the western horizon, and only a dim afterglow is left, but this dimness of twilight did not affect Fujin's vision who has already activated his Byakugan. Standing on top of the half-destroyed Outer Wall, he looked at the two monsters who were fighting one another.
One side is Gamabunta and standing on top of his head is Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, while on the other side is a black monster with a pair of giant crow-like wings.
As soon as Fujin saw the monster, he had a look of realization, "Isn't that Satori… the puppet of the Box of Ultimate Bliss? So, the Akatsuki Organization has really teamed up with Kusagakure, huh?"
After recognizing who is the culprit behind the attack on Konoha, Fujin frowned.
Fujin does have some impression of this monster named Satori. According to the legend, this monster seemed to be able to detect fear in people's hearts and any attack filled with 'blood lust', therefore, attacking it is an extremely difficult task for those who have some kind of fear in their hearts and those who intend to kill it.
After Fujin observed the battle for a while, he soon realized that the legend is indeed true, no matter what kind of attack Jiraiya and his Summon Toad Gamabunta made, they really couldn't hurt him at all.
Bored, he turned his gaze and upon noticing a Black Cubical Box with several strange faces embossed on all its sides he muttered with a thoughtful expression, "That should be the 'Box of Ultimate Bliss'?"
In his Byakugan vision, Fujin could see a strong Evil Chakra emanating from the 'Box of Ultimate Bliss'.
This Evil Chakra is constantly resonating with the souls of villagers; as a result, it is stirring up their hearts and corrupting their minds. Many Villagers who were too late to evacuate have gradually lost their souls and are influenced by this Evil Chakra and are being controlled like a puppet into forming a long queue and slowly walking inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
At the same time, a long queue of people and shinobi who are already corrupted by the Box of Ultimate Bliss are exiting the Box and causing further chaos in the Village.
'So, it also has the ability to form an army of its own much like the Demon Moryo… The only difference is that the nature of the Army is different… Moryo forms indestructible Stone Soldiers… While this Box of Ultimate Bliss forms an Army of Corrupted Human Puppets?' thought Fujin.
Boom…
Suddenly, an explosion occurred, and at the same time, Gamabunta who was thrown away by Satori abruptly flew out and heavily hit the ground, as a result overturning the entire street.
At this time, Satori who was floating in the air condensed a red-colored Giant Chakra Spere like a small Bijuudama and suddenly fired it towards Gamabunta who had previously fallen on the ground.
Boom…
There was another loud explosion and Gamabunta who was hit by the giant Chakra Sphere made a muffled and painful roar.
Fujin has been silently observing the beating of Gamabunta and Jiraiya.
Of course, he doesn't mind helping the Village, but firstly, the safety of people close to him, such as Yui, Shion, Neji, and other relatives and friends must be confirmed, this is why he did not immediately intervene in the battle but focused on confirming their safety. Then if time permits, he will change back into his main body and find a chance to intervene in the battle.
But just when he was about to leave towards the territory of the Hyuga Clan, from the corner of his eyes, Fujin noticed that a large group of Konoha shinobi was rushing towards the zone where the battle between Jiraiya plus Gamabunta and Satori was taking place.
The leader of this group of Shinobi is not someone else but Tsunade-hime, the other Legendary Sannin… and what's more, most of the Shinobi following her were Chunin, except for two Jonin.
Of course, Fujin is not worried about most of those Chunin or Tsunade-hime… but someone else who is also part of the team!
Now he no longer has the option of first ensuring the safety of people close to him, therefore, without even a shred of thought or hesitation, Fujin rushed toward Jiraiya and Satori.
Noting the arrival of reinforcements, Satori immediately fell from the sky and instantly broke through the formation of Tsunade-hime and the shinobi under her command.
Satori's sharp long Claws were like highly sharp knives and drew a long ravine on the ground… anyone that came in its path was pierced and killed instantly.
Seeing the huge Claw approaching her, Yui, who is also part of the team immediately took the battle stance and started to emit Chakra from all her Tenketsu in order to use 'Revolving Heaven' with the objective of repelling the Claw. But Satori's speed was too fast, and even before she could start spinning, the claw had already reached her neck.
Time seemed to have slowed down, and Satori's claw appeared closer and closer… the moment it touched the skin on Yui's neck a small cut appeared at that spot, from the cut part drops of blood flowed out… but the claw did not stop there and continued further to completely tear her down… and no hope in sight.
Tsunade-hime could see that Satori's speed is too fast for anyone in the immediate vicinity to be able to react, and only she might have the chance of being able to save Yui's life… but blood and corpses in the surroundings made her instantly weak… her fear of blood kicked in, a look of horror appeared on her face making her unable to exert even a bit of her strength.
'Now I won't even be able to save my disciple?' this thought emerged in her mind as the death of her brother Nawaki and her lover Dan flashed in her head and all her hope seemed to be collapsing.
'Damn it all to HELL!'
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