Chapter 83: The Fear Factor Named Tanaka Uzumaki

At this moment, beside Tanaka's clone, who had previously caused the flaming cyclone to explode, hundreds of ninjas—whether weak or strong—were frightened.

Tanaka was terrifying, and his power was unmatched. He was also incredibly fast. This put him in a position of invulnerability. Not even a Jonin, who was close to the power level of a Kage, managed to stop the explosion in time.

Was there any chance of victory? Was there still hope?

Perhaps they could stand a chance if their Kages appeared on the battlefield. However, that was impractical.

Even though they knew of Tanaka's power, it was unlikely that they would move. After all, if they did, there would be no one to protect their villages while most of the powerful ninjas were engaged in the war.

Everyone, except a few from Konoha and Uzushio, was tense. Tanaka had become an important enough factor to inspire both fear and admiration on the battlefield.

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Meanwhile, Tanaka, standing in front of Danzo, watched as Danzo drew a kunai. With a gust of wind coming from his mouth, he shaped a sharp air blade around the kunai, keeping his eyes fixed on Tanaka with extreme vigilance and caution.

Outwardly, Danzo seemed calm, but on the inside... It was hard to say if the same was true.

A drop of sweat trickled down Danzo's forehead, and without warning, he moved toward Tanaka.

His speed was by no means slow; of the enemies Tanaka had faced head-on so far, he was among the fastest, if not the fastest. Of course, Han didn't count, as Tanaka had easily incapacitated him by taking advantage of the fact that he was a jinchuuriki.

"Beng!"

A loud sound echoed the moment the tip of the wind blade collided with the Samehada, which Tanaka used to defend with the body of the sword. In the next moment, Tanaka applied a bit of force, causing Danzo to be lifted off the ground and thrown into the air.

Using the momentum to his advantage, Danzo controlled the wind to force a rapid spin and land several meters away.

If Danzo had been cautious before, his caution was now heightened.

It might have seemed simple, but it was enough for Danzo to assess Tanaka's battle experience. The result surprised him so much that the sweat on his forehead deepened, trickling down his face.

'How can this be...?'

Danzo couldn't believe it. After all, if Tanaka had so much battle experience, how had he remained unknown until now, especially with his abundant power that was becoming an even greater monstrosity due to his being an Uzumaki with such a vast chakra reserve?

However, he had no time to think, as Tanaka was already in front of him with a single leap, a few centimeters off the ground, bending his body and attacking with his giant sword.

"Whoosh!"

The mere swing of the sword was enough to make Danzo's body go numb from what was about to come. But he still remained calm.

"Boom!"

The moment the Samehada hit Danzo, he was immediately replaced by a wooden log, and Danzo appeared several meters away, gasping for breath.

The impact was mainly directed toward the ground, instantly creating a crater that deepened to 3 meters and stretched over 5 meters in width.

"Oh?" Tanaka expressed surprise for the first time. Jumping back and resting the Samehada on his left shoulder, he looked in Danzo's direction with a peculiar glint in his eyes.

He understood how fast he had been, and the fact that Danzo managed to use a substitution jutsu in time... It was surprising.

However, this was clearly a move that required a lot from Danzo, which was easy to notice by the exhaustion he showed as he panted and sweated profusely.

Seeing the crater formed by the impact alone, Danzo broke into a cold sweat.

'That was almost the end of me...' He knew very well that he wouldn't have been able to withstand that: 'If only I had a Sharingan in my possession...'

Only with a Sharingan and the ability to use Izanagi would he feel safe enough to escape.

Noticing Danzo's hesitation, a cunning idea crossed Tanaka's mind...

Switching the ring's lightning property to wind, Tanaka made a hand sign, and soon a shadow clone appeared. Then, this clone simply opened its mouth. When it did so and inhaled, it created a powerful suction, pulling everything within a large radius.

Danzo was extremely surprised by this; his expression was priceless.

At the same time, Tanaka, who had positioned himself, made hand signs until his hands came together with a loud snap.

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

"Whoosh!"

The sharp sound of wind blades was instantly heard.

Danzo, who was being sucked in by the clone's suction, tried to flee, but when he saw a wind attack coming immediately after, he was stunned. After all, this was his fighting style in coordination with the Baku...

Aside from feeling deeply insulted, Danzo also felt desperate. He understood all too well how dangerous this combination of actions could be.

However, he was no war veteran for nothing. Inhaling wind, he launched wind needles.

"Beng!"

In the instant Danzo's wind blade struck, the clone, lacking strong defense, was hit and disappeared.

However, even though Danzo had gained freedom from the suction, he was still sent flying the moment Tanaka's cutting wind attack hit him, though the impact was less than it should have been initially.

Spinning erratically through the air, Danzo let himself be carried away on purpose while using a jutsu to enhance his defense. When he finally noticed the speed slowing down, he stabilized himself and began to run with all his might, shouting, "He's here, the Uzumaki who captured Han is here!"

His only hope was that his desperate cry would attract enough attention from the ninjas who weren't far away, so they could come and intercept Tanaka once again.

The Stone ninjas who heard this looked in the direction of the voice, and without a second thought, they moved that way.

Even those who were fearful due to Tanaka's previous performance still decided to confront him now; otherwise, if they allowed him to continue growing stronger, the risk of him becoming someone completely beyond their control was high.

It couldn't be denied that, as shameful as Danzo's actions were now, they were still effective, and if he was lucky, he might just escape with his life... Of course, only if he was lucky...

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