Chapter 119: Ambush

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It had to be said that the only shining point of Danzō, the schemer of this world, was his persistence.

His ideal had always remained the same: to become Hokage.

The Fourth died, the Third died, and now it was the Fifth Hokage.

Even at seventy, he still wanted to be the Hokage.

But this did not mean that he could survive another Sixth or Seventh Generation of Hokages.

When Tsunade returned as Hokage, Colt's identity as a Senju clan member was officially recognized.

Danzō knew very well what this meant.

Everyone except him already thought that Colt would be the next Hokage.

Even the two elders, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, had that idea.

How could that be?!

'Impossible'

He absolutely wouldn't allow it to happen.

Only he, Shimura Danzō, was the one who could lead Konoha to glory.

Therefore, Colt had become a thorn in his side, rather a thorn in his flesh.

Moreover, as long as Colt could be dealt with, Tsunade would surely be dealt a heavy blow.

It was because of Nawaki's incident that this woman was devastated once before.

When Colt was dead, maybe the Fifth Hokage would abdicate early.

'It's your doom, Kamiyo Colt …'

Thinking of this, Danzō's heart was already burning with anticipation.

He couldn't wait to receive the good news from his subordinates.

As for Colt's information, he thought he had mastered it in great detail.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan, powerful Chakra brought by the Senju physique, as well as strong physical and sword skills.

However, the people sent out this time were all ROOT elites. Plus, he provided a way to deal with the Sharingan. It was absolutely foolproof.

In this world, no one knew about the Sharingan better than him.

He would challenge anyone if they dared to question him.

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After leaving Konoha, Colt ran all the way towards the Land of Hot Water.

The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire didn't actually share a border.

There were several small countries sandwiched between the two, and the location of this conflict was at the junction of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire.

The cause was also due to the death of the Third Hokage, as the Konoha shinobi had suffered a certain amount of damage.

This left the village's forces stretched thin.

And the reckless group from the Hidden Cloud Village would never let go of such an opportunity.

It was also not right to say that they were reckless.

The recklessness was just a disguise for their true nature and purpose.

Hinata's incident back then was not a strategy that a fool could come up with.

Thinking of this, Colt was also full of anger.

He did not bother himself with the Hidden Cloud Village just yet, and it turned out they were the ones who came to find trouble first…

With Tsunade's backing, it was going to be a big deal this time around.

Just as he was thinking about how to clean up the Cloud shinobi, he noticed something abnormal with his [Sharingan].

Five kilometers away, he picked up several chakra signals that were not weak and were distributed on his only path.

'Is this an ambush by the Hidden Cloud Village?'

Colt immediately rejected that idea.

There was still some distance from the border. If the Cloud shinobi had snuck in, Konoha would definitely have gotten the information quite early.

Moreover, the location of the ambush was so accurate, it was obvious that it was aimed at him.

There was only one possibility...

'I see…'

Thinking of this, Colt showed a playful smile.

He had been suffering by having no excuses to deal with Danzō.

Did this old war hawk come to deliver what he needed most by himself?

On the other side, under the leadership of Yamanaka Fū, a dozen Root operatives tried their best to hide their presence.

They all wore special goggles that avoided looking directly into the enemy's eyes without compromising their vision.

This was Danzō's trump card.

Without the powerful illusions, the Sharingan's insight ability was indeed still terrifying, but these Root ninjas were not weak.

They were more than enough to kill a single person.

What's more, they had no intention of holding back.

As soon as he stepped into their ambush, they would each launch a fatal blow, even if they had to exchange their lives for it.

One of the characteristics of Root was there were only dead people who completed the task, and no living people who failed the task.

Compared to the ANBU, they were the ones who really lived in the darkness.

Suddenly, Fū sensed something and made a gesture.

Colt maintained the same speed as before and was gradually approaching the ambush circle.

Like he didn't notice anything, all his attention was on the road ahead.

When he landed on the trunk of a big tree.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosive tag put in advance exploded directly, and the entire tree was blown to pieces.

Whoosh!

All the Root ninjas got the signal, and countless kunais and shurikens flew over.

Dozens of figures in the forest burst out, rushing up at the same time.

Colt's figure was blown high by the shock wave of the explosion, and it was also covered with the thrown weapons.

Even so, the Root ninjas did not relax.

Two of them each held the two ends of an iron chain, wrapped Colt in a circle and pulled hard.

*Shing*

However…

The expected picture of blood and flesh did not appear, only the broken [Wood Clone] fell to the ground.

It turned out to be just a clone.

Only a [Wood Clone] would not disappear after taking a certain amount of damage.

"Not good! He knew about us!"

More than a dozen Root ninjas looked around vigilantly, looking for Colt's trace.

"Argh!"

A scream rang out, and everyone followed the sound and saw a ninja stabbed from behind by a long sword.

Thump!

When he fell, Colt's playful smile also appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Kill him!"

Without the slightest emotional fluctuations, Fū rushed up with the others as if simply a passerby had died and not their teammate.

If the mission target was not dead, they would not stop the attack.

"Lightning style: Running Thunder Dragon!"

A dazzling arc flashed as Kaminari was swung. The thunder dragon formed by the huge sword energy roared and swallowed three Root ninjas instantly.

At the same time, thousands of flying feathers became extremely tiny under the usage of [Sukunahikona].

The dazzling thunder made such small objects completely invisible to the basic ninjas.

However, when approaching the enemy, the flying feathers would change back to their original size, and pierce their throats with extremely sharp lightning Chakra.

Although they were all Konoha ninjas, under Danzō's brainwashing, these Root ninjas had completely lost their humanity.

Keeping them alive was also a hidden danger; it was better to kill them all!

Therefore, Colt's attack could be described as merciless.

The team of more than ten people was almost wiped out in an instant!

Only Yamanaka Fū, relying on the sense of crisis that he had trained for many years, subconsciously dodged and escaped by luck.

[Flying Thunder God]!

With the help of the technique on the flying feathers, Colt's figure instantly appeared in front of Yamanaka Fū.

Boom!

At this moment of life and death for the guy… Fū brought out his potential and performed the fastest [Body Replacement Technique] in his life.

But… it did not change his outcome.

Colt smashed the substitute with one punch and stepped in front of him once again.

His blade swept across, accurately smashing his goggles.

Fū then saw a pair of scarlet eyes and a devilish grin.