Chapter 30: Roar of the Tiger

Whoosh.

Without a word, Dan took a step and arrived a dozen meters away, his punch aimed directly at Yūgao.

His fist writhed, the Yin Release: Phantom Body Technique activated again.

Yūgao was indeed caught in the genjutsu, motionless.

But the next second...

With a "thud", Dan felt as if his fist had hit a mass of air.

Upon closer inspection, Yūgao's body had turned into countless black bugs, pouring out from under his hood, sleeves, and trouser legs.

They quickly crawled onto Dan.

Bug Clone Technique.

This was a trap set by Yūgao.

Soon, half of Dan's body was covered in black parasitic bugs. They crawled on his skin, trying to pierce it with their sharp mouths and inject their venom.

Dan remained unfazed, simply shaking his body casually, causing all his muscles to vibrate and release chakra.

Like a rooster shaking its feathers.

With this simple shake, the parasitic bugs on his body were all stunned or killed, falling to the ground with a rustling sound.

Yūgao's attack had not ended.

In the forest, countless bugs swarmed from all directions, surrounding Dan like waves of black sea.

It turned out...

The previous four Root members were just to hold Dan back, allowing Yūgao time to hatch his swarm of bugs and prepare his ultimate move.

Although Dan had a body of steel...

His biggest weakness was that he only fought with his body and did not master any wide-range attack techniques, such as the Uchiha's Fire Release jutsu.

Because he was a ninjutsu insulator.

Yūgao precisely seized this point, using the Sea of Bugs tactic, making Dan unable to fend off with his fists and feet.

These bugs would rush forward one after another, completely engulfing Dan, drilling into his body through his nose, mouth, ears, and even his eyes.

Until they had eaten him clean.

Facing the killing game set up by the enemy...

Dan suddenly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, puffed his chest and pulled in his abdomen, lifting his entire abdominal cavity.

Creating a vacuum belly.

The next second...

"Roar!"

He suddenly let out a roar that echoed through the entire forest, startling countless birds.

Hum.

With Dan's roar, a sound wave immediately spread out in all directions from him, sweeping across the swarm of bugs.

Tiger Roars in the Forest.

Dan used a unique vocal method, added his own chakra vibration, transmitted the destructive energy in the form of sound waves, and further caused the surrounding air to resonate, amplifying the power of the technique.

Similar to the jutsu used by the Sound Ninja in the original story.

The biggest difficulty of this roar technique is that the user needs to have extremely strong vocal cord muscles, otherwise, the throat would be ruined before the technique is mastered.

For Dan, this is naturally not a problem.

Whether it's the triceps, biceps, or even the sphincter, up to the throat muscles, he devoutly follows the revelation of the muscle god and trains to the extreme.

Using all 639 muscles in his body, Dan always fights in an unimaginable way, catching the enemy off guard.

Hum, hum, hum.

Wherever the Tiger Roar sound wave passed, the ground was as if it had been plowed, wave after wave of parasitic bugs, all turned upside down, countless were killed by the shock.

The surviving army of parasitic bugs also seemed to have received some kind of order, quickly turned around and disappeared into the depths of the forest like a receding tide.

Yūgao had fled.

"He really is a cautious guy, worthy of the Aburame clan."

Dan sighed.

The Aburame clan is not very famous, but in Dan's view, they are a group of people not to be underestimated.

The clan's Parasitic Insect Technique, which combines attack, defense, healing, poisoning, and reconnaissance, can be described as all-round. The clan members are also very cautious, preferring to lurk in the shadows.

In the original story...

Uchiha Shisui was poisoned by an Aburame ninja's "fruit fly" insect. By the time he realized it, the poison had spread throughout his body, and he had no choice but to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff.

Uchiha Obito was also attacked by an Aburame's nano-level poisonous insect, and had to abandon an arm.

In the battle just now...

Yūgao had been hiding in the dark, observing Dan's abilities while preparing his ultimate move. Until the end, when he retreated, he never exposed his true body.

You could say he was extremely cautious.

However...

Dan was also very cautious.

He too did not expose too much of his strength, especially his Stand and Time Stop. Otherwise, if Yūgao saw any clues, it would be troublesome in the future.

It was time to leave this place.

Dan moved the bodies of the four Root ninjas together, then took out a scroll he carried with him and spread it out on the ground.

This scroll was specifically for storing bodies. As long as you inject chakra into it, you can activate the technique.

"Thud!"

As the bodies turned into white smoke and entered the scroll, Dan quickly left in one direction.

In the Leaf Village, at the Root base...

Danzo and Itachi, old and young, had been waiting for almost an hour.

Danzo was calm, sitting in his chair with his eyes closed, not worried about any accidents.

Itachi stood by, looking anxiously at the entrance of the base. Although he didn't believe his uncle would die so easily, he couldn't help but worry.

And as time passed, his inner anxiety grew.

"Itachi, are you still harboring illusions?"

Danzo's voice suddenly sounded.

He saw through Itachi's naive fantasy and mercilessly punctured it:

"The elite squad I sent out included members specifically designed to counter Uchiha Dan's abilities. In addition, Yūgao went as well. You should know what this means, right?"

At Danzo's words, Itachi's body shook, and he almost lost his balance.

He hadn't expected Danzo to be so ruthless.

The so-called elite squad aside, Yūgao was the second-in-command of Root, once serving as Danzo's guard alongside Orochimaru. His strength was comparable to that of the Three Legendary Ninja.

It was only then that Itachi realized:

This time, his uncle was probably in real danger.

Danzo was very satisfied with Itachi's reaction, and pretended to sigh, continuing:

"Although I promised to give you Dan's body, if Yūgao makes a move, your uncle may not have a complete corpse left. Ah, we can only hope that Dan doesn't resist too fiercely, don't you think?"

At Danzo's words, Itachi was almost desperate, his face ashen.

In such torment...

After an unknown amount of time, a figure appeared at the entrance of the Root base. Yūgao had finally returned.

"Lord Danzo." As soon as Yūgao returned, he knelt on one knee, bowing his head.

"Speak."

Danzo frowned upon seeing this, suddenly feeling a sense of unease.

Yūgao lifted his head, glanced at Itachi, hesitated for two seconds, but still reported truthfully:

"We... failed."

What?!

Both Danzo and Itachi were taken aback.

Silence.

After Yūgao spoke, the Root base fell into a deathly silence. No one spoke.

Creak.

Danzo gripped his cane tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand. His brow furrowed, he was on the verge of exploding.

The atmosphere was heavy, suffocating.

At this moment, Itachi came back to his senses, bowed politely to Danzo, and said in a cold tone:

"Lord Danzo, I have other duties in the Anbu. I will take my leave now."

After speaking, without waiting for Danzo's response, he turned and left directly.

He didn't leave any face.

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