Konoha, Chunin Exam Arena.
"Old man... can you still hold on?"
Standing on the roof of the Chunin Exam arena, Jiraiya, looking disheveled and battered, cast a wry smile at the equally disheveled Third Hokage beside him.
The difference between this Konoha Destruction plan and the original plot was that, due to Jiraiya's return to Konoha, the Third Hokage did not sacrifice his life to use the Sealing Jutsu: Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Instead, he and Jiraiya had joined forces to defeat Orochimaru, forcing him and his Sound Ninja to retreat.
"It's fortunate that this old life is still intact..."
"I just didn't expect Orochimaru to end up like this... If I had been ruthless enough to kill him back then..."
Hearing Jiraiya's concern, the Third Hokage, breathing heavily and clearly exhausted, had aged significantly. The recent battle and the massive chakra drain made it seem like he might collapse at any moment.
Looking down, he saw that the Konoha ninjas had finished their battle and were now clearing the damage caused by Orochimaru and the Sand Ninja's invasion. A pained expression crossed the Third Hokage's face.
"Orochimaru…"
Jiraiya murmured the name, and fell into silence. Not having been able to stop Orochimaru when he betrayed Konoha was his greatest regret in life.
"After this incident, maybe it's time for me to retire…"
Looking at the village, which had been damaged once again following the Konoha collapse plan, the Third Hokage collected his thoughts, brushed off his clothes, and sighed. He still had to lead the rebuilding of Konoha and handle the aftermath of the Hidden Sand's surrender.
"Jiraiya, if you really don't want to become the Fifth Hokage, then go and find Tsunade as soon as possible."
At that moment, a disheveled figure suddenly stumbled into the Chunin Exam arena.
"Is that... Danzo??"
After clearly seeing the figure, both the Third Hokage and Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise. But soon, they noticed that Danzo was followed by another person—someone unexpected yet impossible to ignore.
Instantly, all the ninjas present focused their attention on this scene. Yu, at this moment, was completely different from his usual appearance. Dressed in an exquisitely ornate white Sage ceremonial robe, with an impeccably styled white slicked-hair that radiated an aloof, distant coldness, he followed behind Danzo with a cold smile, moving slowly and deliberately.
"Hiruzen…"
"Wherever I go, I can never catch up to you…"
Danzo, almost losing consciousness, finally saw the Third Hokage standing on the rooftop with his nearly closed eyes. It was a figure he had spent his whole life pursuing.
"This time, it's my turn to sacrifice…"
"But I… still never became Hokage…"
Fragments of his younger years flashed through his mind. Danzo finally stopped, turning around with a drooping head and a vacant expression, staring at Yu. "For Konoha, for the entire Ninja world… I cannot allow someone as dangerous as you to live!!"
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"Kotoamatsukami…"
"Is this your final answer, Shimura Danzo?"
With Observation Haki constantly locked onto Danzo, Yu predicted his next move. A fierce light flashed in Yu's cold, sinister vertical pupils.
Pistol Thread!!
With a light flick of his fingers, a powerful Pistol Thread instantly pierced through Danzo's body, and Yu's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Ahhh!!"
A scream of pain erupted. Just as Danzo was about to activate the Kotoamatsukami with his right Mangekyo Sharingan, Yu's figure reappeared behind him, and Danzo's right eye now had a bleeding hole.
"Only a fool like Shisui would believe that you would truly change the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan…"
Staring at the blood-red, sinister Sharingan in his hand, Yu glanced at the screaming Danzo behind him, his gaze icy. "I suppose you took his Sharingan in just this way? His eyes, you're not worthy to possess them!"
"Shisui's Sharingan?!"
At that moment, Sasuke and Naruto, who had returned to the Chunin Exam arena with their injuries after pursuing Gaara and the others, witnessed Yu extracting the Sharingan from Danzo.
Concerned about his already destroyed clan, Sasuke's eyes widened in shock. "Kakashi-sensei, who is that guy? Why does he have Shisui's Sharingan?"
"Ah…"
Hearing Sasuke's question, Kakashi sighed in resignation. "Shimura Danzo was a ninja from the same era as the Third Hokage. He is one of the Konoha Elders and was responsible for the death of Yakushi Yu's adoptive mother, which led to Yu leaving Konoha…"
Avoiding the topic of Danzo's role in the Uchiha Clan massacre, Kakashi briefly explained the enmity between Danzo and Yu to Sasuke and Naruto.
"Damn… So, that kind-hearted orphanage director was killed because of him?!"
As expected, after hearing Kakashi describe the events between Danzo and Yu, Naruto clenched his fists in anger. "To think that there could be such a sinister person in Konoha!!"
He, with his simple-minded nature, had never imagined that beneath the seemingly bright and prosperous surface of Konoha, such a dark side existed. Only Sasuke, who had listened in silence, clenched his fists tightly, lost in thought.
"No…" "Shisui's eyes must not fall into your hands!!"
Turning his gaze back to the Chunin Exam arena below, seeing Shisui's powerful eyes in Yu's possession, Danzo, determined to die, channeled his last remaining chakra. His body emitted countless black, mysterious Cursed Seals, and an inky black liquid gushed from him.
Reverse Four Symbols Seal. To protect Shisui's eyes and take Yu down with him, Danzo did not hesitate to use all his remaining chakra to activate his final, powerful Sealing Jutsu!
"So be it, Shimura Danzo…"
Looking at the resolute Danzo before him, Yu felt that he somewhat embodied the spirit of a ninja, even if his beliefs were twisted. At the very least, he had lived his life according to those twisted beliefs.
"I'll send you on your final journey, letting you disappear from this world completely!!"
Using his last chakra to activate the Reverse Four Symbols Seal and take Yu down with him, Danzo saw the most unforgettable scene of his life in his final moments.
Death Destruction!!
At some point, Yu had summoned Michael from the dimensional gate. In the last moment Danzo could see with his widened left eye, he saw that a transparent barrier had separated him from Yu. The black ink of the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, which was supposed to seal everything, could not breach this thin barrier.
To be precise, a massive spherical transparent barrier had enveloped the entire Chunin Exam arena. The enormous spherical barrier then began to shrink and collapse inward. The ground, walls, and everything around started to shatter and crumble.
"This… what is this?!"
Trapped inside the barrier, Danzo felt a surge of intense frustration, but he realized that even his voice could not reach the outside.
"It's over…"
"This barrier will continuously shrink inward until everything within it is reduced to a point between existence and non-existence, until it reaches nothingness."
Through the transparent barrier, watching Danzo scream in silent despair, Yu's calm face showed an unreadable expression. "I'll make sure you vanish from this world completely, leaving not a single atom behind. Remember to repent to Nono and Shisui…"
After saying this, Yu turned and walked away without looking back. Danzo, along with the entire Chunin Exam arena, was compressed infinitely until it became the size of a ball, then a speck of dust, and finally even too small to be seen by the naked eye…
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