Thud!
The sharp blade pierced the wall, pinning Uchiha Sogetsu to it.
A large amount of blood flowed down the wall, creating streaks that looked like a waterfall.
"Success!"
Danzo looked at the person pinned to the wall, his face filled with joy. "I win, Uchiha Sogetsu! You brought this upon yourself. Hahaha!"
However, before his laughter could continue, a voice sounded in his ear.
"Thank you for your cooperation."
The familiar voice made Danzo pause, turning around in disbelief.
He saw Uchiha Sogetsu standing beside him, admiring the person pinned to the wall, clapping and saying, "This death is nice, but it needs a little more decoration."
"Uchiha Sogetsu?!"
Danzo was startled. Just as he was about to tear him apart with his black hair, he was caught by those eyes.
"Shh, quiet!"
Uchiha Sogetsu raised a finger to his lips and said softly, "Please don't disturb me, okay?"
His words acted like a key, easily prying open Danzo's mind. His consciousness invaded Danzo's island of consciousness, slowly twisting, altering, and erasing her original thoughts and ideas.
This was neither hypnosis nor guidance; it was a deeper form of 'manipulation.'
Within Danzo's island of consciousness, Sogetsu had long planted enough 'traps,' influencing him over time, making it unnecessary for any further actions to directly control him.
Danzo felt a moment of confusion, freezing in place.
He could clearly sense the outside world and think freely, but he could not control his body. It was as if his will had been stripped of control.
Then, he watched helplessly as the pinned 'Uchiha Sogetsu' slowly turned upside down, arms spread wide and legs crossed, each leg pinned to the wall with kunai, resembling an inverted 'cross.'
"Almost there."
Uchiha Sogetsu admired his 'creation' and pondered for a moment, saying, "The eyes should be dug out, and the chest should be cut open. It needs to be more brutal."
Danzo didn't understand why he was doing this.
Soon, the 'masterpiece' was complete.
Uchiha Sogetsu smiled and said, "This is just about right; it looks like something the Aurora Order would do."
"What do you want to do?!"
The sight of the bizarre, inverted corpse made Danzo increasingly uneasy.
"Uchiha Sogetsu's investigation revealed a deep connection between Danzo and a cult called the 'Aurora Order.'"
Uchiha Sogetsu paused, a faint smile on his lips. "Evidence suggests that Danzo is suspected of being a spy for the Aurora Order, attempting to sacrifice the Third Hokage. He was discovered by me, Uchiha Sogetsu, and in a panic, he cruelly killed the Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Sogetsu, hanging his body on the wall before fleeing. What do you think of this story?"
At that moment, Danzo felt a chill run through him, his pupils narrowing. "No, you can't do this! You can't!"
He could accept being misunderstood, even being labeled a criminal, but he could not accept that the village he dedicated his life to viewed him as a traitor!
"By the way, I almost forgot."
Uchiha Sogetsu slowly took the ring from his hand, saying with amusement, "This gift I gave you should be returned."
At this point, Danzo understood that his current situation was all due to the 'ring.'
"Uchiha Sogetsu, you!"
He was so furious he felt like vomiting blood, and memories flashed through his mind. Everything seemed to have a 'source.'
However, Uchiha Sogetsu clearly had no intention of letting Danzo off the hook.
He turned to Ryoma, speaking calmly, "From today onward, you will be Danzo."
Within the depths of the opponent's subconscious, he implanted a 'thought.' Although it was still lacking in some aspects, soon, after the promotion ceremony, he could use this 'thought' seed to create a virtual personality deep in Ryoma's mind.
At that point, it wouldn't matter if he was truly Danzo or not.
Whether it was Ryoma or Shimura Danzo, they were just a split-off virtual personality.
"Yes, Lord Sogetsu."
Ryoma obeyed his command without any resistance.
"Uchiha Sogetsu, you are so ruthless."
At this moment, Danzo finally saw the boy before him as a demon. "Not only do you want to erase my past, but you also want to erase my future, even my name and existence. You're not human! Your existence is a huge disaster for Konoha and the ninja world!"
"And then?"
Uchiha Sogetsu looked at him, lightly smiling as he asked.
"I will not allow it!"
Danzo's eyes turned fierce as he bit his tongue, moaning and choking on his blood as he shouted hoarsely, "I can't let someone like you live! Otherwise, Konoha will be destroyed by you!"
Using the pain from his severed tongue, he suddenly regained control and tore his clothes.
"Let me take you down with me, Uchiha Sogetsu!"
In an instant, dark liquid erupted from the seal on Danzo's chest like a fountain.
The seal formed a four-symbol technique, directly covering a radius of several meters. As the black liquid continued to spew out, the space around them shook violently.
"Is this the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing?"
Uchiha Sogetsu watched him calmly, appearing completely unconcerned, calm, and composed.
In the next moment, White Zetsu emerged from the ground, pulling him inside with its right eye.
"Another Mangekyō."
Danzo watched this scene with a heavy heart filled with endless sorrow.
Could he really not stop him, even at the cost of his life? He had devoted his entire life to Konoha, yet now he would be viewed as a traitor.
Everything he had done would be despised.
In his final moments, the image of Sarutobi Hiruzen flashed through his mind: "Hiruzen... Was I really wrong?"
Boom! The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing activated, devouring the surrounding space.
Danzo, filled with extreme unwillingness, swallowed his last breath, his eyes filled with resentment and regret.
Thus, the once-ruling Danzo of Konoha's roots quietly died in the cage he had built himself, with no one aware.
Swish!
A vortex of space appeared again.
Then, Uchiha Sogetsu stepped out, looking at Danzo's corpse and casually waving his hand.
Flames surged fiercely, engulfing Danzo's body with crackling sounds, filling the air with the scent of cooked flesh.
After burning thoroughly, all that remained of Danzo, reduced to ashes, was a glowing substance quietly lying on the ground.
Uchiha Sogetsu picked it up, raising an eyebrow with a hint of delight, and said, "Well, well, what luck! It actually has a Witch's Beyonder characteristic?"
This was an unexpected surprise.
It was surprising that the seemingly useless Danzo in life had some value after death.
Thanks for the witch's Beyonder characteristic, Danzo!
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