Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 62 Uchiha Mirror

After Mizuki used this level of ninjutsu, Shimura Danzo was in danger.

Countless senbon needles attacked relentlessly. At first, Shimura Danzo was able to use Wind Release to disperse the attacks, but as his chakra was depleted, he could no longer use Wind Release ninjutsu so frequently. He could only rely on his excellent speed and parrying to dodge the attacks.

However, the number and frequency of attacks were too high. Even if Shimura Danzo was a speed-type ninja, he could only ensure that his vital points would not be attacked. He could only dodge when he had the chance, and he could only take the hits when he didn't.

In just a few waves of attacks, Shimura Danzo's body was already covered with senbon needles. The moment the countless senbon needles, emitting a chilling aura, were inserted into Shimura Danzo's body, the chilling aura continuously surged into his body.

Numerous streams of chilling energy began to enter Shimura Danzo's body. Shimura Danzo knew that he was in big trouble now, as he was already feeling his body becoming sluggish and the flow of chakra was slowing down.

Mizuki could clearly sense that Shimura Danzo's speed was slowing down. He knew he wouldn't give Danzo a chance to escape this time, unlike last time, and he also needed to break Danzo's fighting spirit. After all, Danzo was a powerful Kage-level ninja, only currently outmatched. Who knew what powerful trump cards Danzo might have up his sleeve? If he didn't give Danzo any hope, Danzo might use some desperate measures, potentially causing real trouble.

"Shimura Danzo, give up! After I used this move, you had no chance. There's no point in resisting in vain anymore. Look at your squad! They have absolutely no chance of escaping now."

"Do you think a mere Mist Ninja can make Konoha give up? It's laughable!" Shimura Danzo responded disdainfully.

However, Danzo Shimura's gaze also sharpened slightly as he looked at the battlefield where the Konoha squad was surrounded by Kirigakure ninja. Although no one had died yet, most of them were injured, covered in wounds from ninja sword strikes, and were clearly on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, the Konoha team and the Mist Ninja were fiercely fighting on the battlefield, but the Konoha ninja had already fallen into a disadvantage. Each of them had to deal with the combined attack of more than 5 Mist Ninja. Moreover, it was obvious that this Mist Ninja team was not simple. The weakest of them were Chunin-level ninjas, and there were also several Jonin among them.

Uchiha Kagami was held back by several Jonin, including several Jonin with Kekkei Genkai, which made it impossible for even a powerful Kage-level ninja like Uchiha Kagami to do anything for the time being.

Anyone who has fought against the Uchiha clan knows that you should never fight a Uchiha ninja of the same level alone. Their Sharingan, a bloodline limit that is unbelievably powerful, is a nightmare for one-on-one ninjas. Taijutsu is easily seen through, ninjutsu can be copied, and genjutsu is even more formidable—it's the Uchiha clan's signature technique. What's most infuriating is that even if you make eye contact during a fight, you're still very likely to be hit by their genjutsu, making it impossible to defend against.

Therefore, upon learning that there might be Uchiha clan members in this Konoha team, the Mist ninja leading the encirclement made specific preparations to eliminate them as quickly as possible. However, upon contact, they discovered that their opponent was none other than the renowned Uchiha clan's number one genius, Uchiha Kagami, which made things difficult for the Mist ninja. They could only concentrate most of the Jonin, originally intended to quickly defeat the Konoha team, to hold off the enemy.

Uchiha Kagami now understood the enemy's plan: to use these Jonin to hold him back, allowing the other ninjas to quickly finish their battle before launching a full-scale attack. The most dangerous part was using the Mizuki-gen (a type of ninja) to deal with Shimura Danzo, as the Mizuki-gen was the best counter to Danzo; given enough time, it could wear him down.

The death of Danzo Shimura is a major problem for Konoha. After becoming Hokage's assistant, Danzo, with the strong support of Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, established the spy organization Root, which was Konoha's main source of intelligence. Danzo's death means Konoha's intelligence network has lost its leader, causing Konoha to lose a significant portion of its external intelligence in a short period. In peacetime, there would be time to rebuild and re-establish contact with external spies, but now it's wartime. Losing most of its intelligence is extremely dangerous. Without intelligence support, Konoha will be in grave danger in its fight against multiple adversaries.

Uchiha Kagami knew perfectly well that even if all of them died, they had to ensure Danzo's survival. To Konoha, he was merely a powerful ninja, perhaps even somewhat important, being one of Konoha's elite forces. But he was nowhere near as important as Danzo. Danzo might not be as skilled in combat, but he was the head of Konoha's intelligence department. Many of Konoha's spies were personally trained and placed by Danzo. For Konoha as a whole, most of its external intelligence relied on Danzo's spies to relay it back. Without Danzo's personal decryption, a great deal of crucial intelligence would be lost.

With this in mind, Uchiha Kagami dared not hold back any longer and had to quickly rescue Danzo so that he could retreat swiftly.

The Sharingan's three tomoe in Uchiha Kagami's eyes spun rapidly. The Mist Ninja opposite him looked up and saw the spinning three tomoe, instantly falling under the genjutsu.

Taking advantage of the moment, Uchiha Kagami formed a hand seal with one hand, completing it in less than a second.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball hurtled towards the surrounding Mist Ninja. As a Kage-level powerhouse, Uchiha Kagami used the Fire Release ninjutsu, which was the most proficient technique of the Uchiha clan. The power and range of this ordinary C-rank Fire Release technique far exceeded the Mist Ninja's expectations. Moreover, the speed and technique of his one-handed hand seals caught them off guard. Several Mist Ninja hastily retreated, appearing somewhat flustered, just as they were about to be hit by the fireball.

"Water Release: Water Wall Technique!"

The other Mist Ninja quickly formed hand seals and stood in front of the panicked Mist Ninja, using ninjutsu together to block the opponent's Fire Release. However, the power of this Fire Release was somewhat beyond their expectations, so they could only increase their chakra output to strengthen the water wall.

"Boom!" The fireball collided with the water wall, instantly creating a huge mist that enveloped Uchiha Kagami's figure. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Uchiha Kagami quickly formed hand seals.

The mist created by the fireballs and water walls quickly dissipated, leaving only a charred crater in the ground. The Mist Ninja were unharmed as they faced off against the Uchiha.

Uchiha Kagami seemed to have known the outcome all along, and was not surprised. He simply continued to fight the few Mist Ninja.

The fact that their strength seemed to have diminished considerably filled the Mist Ninja with elation. After all, all they needed to do was hold off their opponent, but the previous attacks, in terms of both power and speed, had put them in grave danger, not to mention the unpredictable use of genjutsu. They were practically in a precarious situation. But now, their opponent seemed much weaker, with both attack power and frequency significantly reduced. This greatly boosted the Mist Ninja's confidence in their ability to hold off their opponent.

However, in Hyuga Kanan's eyes, he saw Uchiha Kagami use the Shadow Clone Technique when the mist obscured their vision. His main body quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the battlefield and move rapidly towards Shimura Danzo's side. The shadow clone remained in place, continuing to fight the Kirigakure Jonin, holding them back and preventing them from supporting the nearby Konoha team and Kirigakure team, giving the Konoha team a chance to hold on.

After all, the Konoha team is already barely managing to maintain the battle situation. If a few more Kirigakure Jonin were to join, the battle situation might completely collapse.

Danzo Shimura was now in a sorry state, his body riddled with senbon needles, and his movement speed was rapidly decreasing; he couldn't hold on much longer. The chill entering his body had sluggish him, and his chakra circulation was also slowing down, making it difficult for him to cope with the attacks to come.

But Mizuki didn't give Shimura Danzo a chance to recover. Shimura Danzo's contemptuous tone just now made him determined to speed up the process and finish him off, even if it meant paying a price.

This time, he used a large amount of chakra to condense more ice senbon, and the original ice crystal senbon also became more dark blue, obviously the strength of the senbon was greatly enhanced this time.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" The dark blue senbon flew towards Danzo again, this time at an even faster speed. Danzo, who was already unable to dodge in time, had no chance or speed to dodge. He could only quickly swing his kunai to block the senbon that was attacking his vitals. However, this time the senbon was too fast, and his body felt even more sluggish.

Before he could dodge, a senbon needle pierced Danzo's right eye, shattering the eyeball and causing him to scream in agony as blood immediately flowed from his eye socket.

But the attack wasn't over yet; the thousand kimonos continued to rain down.

The loss of his right eye left a large gap in Danzo's right-side vision, through which countless senbon needles relentlessly attacked. His right hand was instantly pierced by a barrage of needles, severely damaging his meridians and bones. This directly caused Danzo to lose sensation and reflexes on the right side of his body.

Danzo suffered a severe blow this time, collapsing to the ground and awaiting death.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!"

A straight line of flame blocked Shimura Dan's path, melting all the ice senbon and rushing towards Mizuki Gen within the ice wall. The dragon head at the tip of the flame looked particularly ferocious.

"Boom!" The fire dragon accurately smashed into the surrounding ice wall, which was immediately shattered. The broken ice fragments flew everywhere, creating many craters in the surrounding ground.

As the fire dragon attacked the ice walls along its path, the water-less moon mark on the ice walls rapidly shifted to other ice walls, preventing the powerful fire jutsu from directly hitting him.

However, the appearance of Uchiha Kagami greatly surprised Mizuki Gen. This was not someone like Shimura Danzo, whom he could easily counter. Those Sharingan eyes could completely see through his attacks, making it difficult to strike the opponent and cause them to be corroded by the cold energy. Moreover, he also had to worry about the opponent's Sharingan genjutsu affecting him.

Uchiha Kagami quickly arrived at Danzo's side and checked on him. Fortunately, Danzo was not in mortal danger; he had only lost his right eye and right arm. With timely treatment, his life would not be in danger.