Chapter 23 - Chapter 23

"Damn it..."

After resurrecting, Danzo was looking for an opportunity to take down Haruto in secret, but he never imagined that Haruto would publicly expose his secret so easily.

"How does he know about the Sharingan on my right arm?!"

Danzo couldn't figure it out, but it didn't matter anymore. Once a secret is exposed, it's no longer a secret. His murderous intent grew as he realized he had to kill Haruto before more secrets were revealed.

Just then, Yamanaka Inoichi frowned and pointed toward a nearby dark alley, shouting, "Hokage-sama, Danzo-sama isn't dead! I can sense his chakra!"

"Not dead?" Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a sigh of relief, happy deep down. But then he realized something unsettling: surviving in that situation, especially with that white arm filled with Sharingan, meant only one thing...

"Danzo... I can't protect you this time. What have you been doing behind my back? That white arm... did you use Hashirama's cells?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in silence, lost in thought, while the ninjas around him hesitated, unsure what to do next.

Seeing the confusion, Nara Shikaku, Konoha's strategist, decisively gave an order: "Apprehend Danzo-sama! That arm is strange, and we need to question him!"

As the respected voice of reason in Konoha, Shikaku's command was obeyed without hesitation. However, before anyone could move, Danzo burst out of the alley, furious. "How dare you attack me! Are you trying to rebel?"

The white arm full of Sharingan was clearly visible, and he no longer cared about hiding it. His priority was to kill Haruto and silence him for good.

"Summoning Jutsu: Baku, the Dream Tapir!"

A giant dream-eating creature appeared, its size dwarfing Haruto's Susanoo.

"Awooo!"

The Baku opened its mouth, unleashing a powerful suction that pulled everything nearby into its gaping maw, including houses that crumbled like sand.

"No! Protect the villagers!" shouted one of the ninjas.

"Is Lord Danzo out of his mind?!"

Haruto, struggling against the wind, felt Susanoo beginning to twist under the force. "Damn it! I have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but my Susanoo is still in its skeletal form. Is my talent really that bad?"

"If I had the fully formed Susanoo, I wouldn't be bothered by this stupid tapir!"

Frustrated, Haruto forced his eyes open against the wind and quickly formed hand seals. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

A fireball, blazing like a meteor, shot toward the Baku. The creature, unable to react in time, swallowed the fireball.

"Ooooh..." the Baku groaned, visibly scorching from the inside as the smell of burning flesh filled the air.

Danzo, unfazed by his summon's distress, appeared behind Haruto, ready to strike while Susanoo's form wavered.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"

But Haruto anticipated this. He spun around and commanded Susanoo to deliver a crushing blow to Danzo, turning him into a bloody pulp.

Within seconds, Danzo reappeared, unharmed, as if nothing had happened.

"How do you always see through my moves?" Danzo growled.

"Guess," Haruto replied, smirking.

Danzo glared. "You used the Uchiha clan's Sharingan as your personal respawn ticket. Don't you think that's a bit of a waste?"

"Hmph, I have plenty of reserves, and after I kill you, I'll take your children too!"

At this, Haruto's face turned deadly serious. "You dare threaten my children? I was going to let you confess your sins publicly before ending you, but now... you die!"

Fueled by anger, Susanoo's skeletal frame began to thicken. Muscles formed, followed by dense blue armor that solidified in layers.

"This... this can't be!" Danzo panicked, expecting Susanoo to weaken, not evolve.

"Haruto... just how powerful are you?"

But as Danzo prepared to make his next move, he suddenly couldn't move. His shadow was pinned down.

"Shadow Imitation Jutsu?" he muttered, realizing Nara Shikaku had captured him.

Kakashi and Guy quickly followed, restraining Danzo further with chains. Kakashi spoke quietly, "Lord Danzo, you've harmed the village and endangered the people. We can't allow that, no matter who you are."

Before Kakashi could finish, Susanoo's giant fist came crashing down from above.

"Die, Danzo!"

"Partial Expansion Jutsu!"

At the last second, two enormous hands intercepted the blow. It was Akimichi Choza, struggling to hold back Susanoo. "Haruto, Danzo's already been caught! We need him alive to face justice. Trust us, we'll see to it that he's punished."

Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared beside Choza, adding, "There are too many unanswered questions about Danzo. I will personally ensure justice is served."

Haruto sneered inwardly. He knew that Hiruzen and Danzo were two sides of the same coin. If it weren't for Hiruzen's silent approval, Danzo wouldn't have dared to act so openly against him. But Haruto wasn't ready to challenge the entire village yet, not with elite ninjas like Kakashi and Guy standing by the Hokage.

"I'll wait," Haruto said coldly. "But the Sharingan on Danzo's arm is proof of his crimes. I expect you to handle this fairly, Hokage-sama."

With that, Hiruzen signaled for Danzo to be taken into custody. But Haruto stepped forward.

"Wait. I have something to say to him."

Haruto approached Danzo, who glared at him, whispering, "If I had known how strong you were, I would have had Itachi kill you that night. How did you learn about my Sharingan arm? Which of my subordinates betrayed me?"

Danzo could only think of Orochimaru and Kabuto as the ones who knew about his arm. But Haruto chuckled, refusing to answer. "You're finished, Danzo."

Danzo remained defiant, believing his last trump card—Shisui's Sharingan in his right eye—could still save him. He planned to use the "Kotoamatsukami" to control Hiruzen if needed.

But before he could act, Haruto moved swiftly, pulling out Danzo's right eye with a swift motion.

Just as Danzo had once done to Shisui.

Danzo stood in shock. "How... How did he know about my right eye...?"

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