Chapter 373: Unstoppable Force

"Fu!!"

Seeing Yamanaka Fu being turned into ashes by a single punch from Entei controlled by Yu, an angry shout came from the side.

A young ninja, clad in black protective gear and wearing black sunglasses and a mask, quickly darted out from the side. While running, he bit down on the black gloves on his hands and removed them. Immediately, a dark purple substance covered his hands, and soon this substance began to spread over his neck, face, and entire body.

"Aburame Torune, huh…"

Yu immediately recognized the identity of the ninja rushing towards him—Aburame Torune, a skilled young member of the Konoha Aburame clan, who, like Yamanaka Fu of the Yamanaka clan, was a trusted subordinate of Danzo.

Aburame Torune was the son of Shikuro Aburame, a legendary ninja of the Aburame clan. From a young age, he inherited Shikuro Aburame's Nano-sized Venomous Insects—Rinkaichu. Even within the Aburame clan, which specializes in insect-based combat, few could control such poisonous insects. If an enemy were to be infected by these insects, they would die due to cellular damage, making them a nemesis to Taijutsu ninjas.

In Shippuden, this guy attended the Five Kage Summit and, along with Yamanaka Fu, served as a bodyguard for Danzo. Although he was killed by Uchiha Obito, not only did he analyze the characteristics of Obito's Space-Time Ninjutsu, but he also managed to incapacitate one of Obito's arms with his Nano-sized Venomous Insects.

Thus, Aburame Torune's appearance immediately drew Yu's attention. Although his Medical Ninjutsu could now rival Tsunade's, he had no intention of easily facing such threats. A small amount of exposure to those insects could be potentially fatal.

Break White!!

So Yu didn't give him a chance to get close. Upon activating Thread Fruit's awakened ability, he transformed the ground and surrounding buildings into countless white, writhing threads!

With a flick of his wrist, Yu sent out tens of thousands of transparent white threads arranged horizontally. A wave-like attack blasted Aburame Torune away like a cannonball!

"Quite a detailed plan, Danzo…"

Relying on Izanagi to rewrite death, Danzo used himself as bait. At the moment Yu killed him, he had Yamanaka Fu, who was lying in ambush nearby, launch Mind Body Switch Jutsu. The goal wasn't to control Yu but to force him into revealing a weakness, allowing Aburame Torune, hidden elsewhere, to deliver a fatal blow with his Nano-sized Venomous Insects—Rinkaichu.

After seeing through Danzo's entire scheme at a glance, Yu's lips curled into a disdainful smile. The key to the failure of all of Danzo's assassination plans was his complete lack of understanding of Thread Fruit's abilities. He hadn't anticipated that the Parasitic Threads Manipulation's Devil Puppet could act entirely according to Yu's will.

"However, even if Six Paths Sage were here today, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to save you…"

After casually sending Aburame Torune flying with a Break White, Yu's gaze turned cold as he stared at Danzo, who was left with only ten Sharingan, and the Root Ninjas lying in ambush around them. His icy tone seemed to freeze the very air.

At the same time, observing Yu, who controlled Entei and Toshogun as if he were a god descending from the heavens, the surrounding Root Ninjas—who seemed devoid of thought and emotion, like killing machines—couldn't help but shudder and feel a chill.

"Go! Everyone, attack now!!"

"Kill him according to the plan!!"

As Yu repeatedly killed him, Danzo's usable Sharingan dwindled, and with the first two assassination attempts having failed, he began to feel a hint of long-lost panic and anxiety.

At this moment, distant sounds of battle and chaos from the center of Konoha could be faintly heard, but Danzo felt that the atmosphere here was ten times more oppressive than the turmoil in the Konoha center.

Not for any other reason, but because of the constant deadly threat Yu posed.

Upon hearing Danzo's orders, countless figures flashed through the air. The remaining hundred or so Root Ninjas swarmed out from the surrounding forest, forming a perfect killing formation that tightly encircled Yu.

"Every Root Ninja here is an elite I have meticulously selected over the past seven years."

"And with the special training specifically targeting your Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Puppet Jutsu, it will ensure that you die here today!."

As if already envisioning Yu's tragic death, Danzo's grim and twisted face wore a contorted smile.

"It seems you've really put in the effort to deal with me…"

Surveying the Root Ninjas surrounding him from the most uncomfortable angles, Yu remained noncommittal. Only when he heard the chaotic battle in the center of Konoha beginning to subside did a cold, faint smile finally appear on his lips.

"However, since it looks like the battle in Konoha is nearing its end, it's about time I showed you my true power!!"

With Yu's words echoing through the entire forest like a declaration of judgment, a massive, dark purple Senjutsu Chakra erupted from him like flames!

"Sage Mode—Activate!!"

A mysterious aura, accompanied by the unique, intangible Haki of a Conqueror, radiated from him. A vast amount of Senjutsu Chakra rapidly formed within Yu, and the immense air currents blasted all the approaching Root Ninjas away!

Upon entering the long-awaited Perfect Sage Mode, Yu's originally clear amber eyes transformed into the narrow, vertical pupils unique to Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode, their sharp, eerie gaze almost too intense to look directly at.

A magnificent white ceremonial robe materialized on him, adorned with countless mysterious and obscure Senjutsu runes. His white hair, which was previously styled with bangs, stood up and swept back, now forming a neatly arranged white pompadour.

Draped in the white-and-black Sage Art ceremonial robe, Yu's demeanor and aura underwent a dramatic transformation, as if he had evolved from the previously elegant and refined ninja into a divine being commanding the world with a disdainful gaze.

"This… what is this?!"

Seeing Yu's Chakra alone sending the surrounding Root Ninjas flying, and facing the terrifying aura sweeping towards him like a tidal wave, Danzo's eyes widened in fear.

"Your… your appearance?!"

"Is this… Sage Mode?!"

Noting the dramatic change in Yu's appearance and feeling the intense pressure, Danzo's eyes widened even further. Though he had previously witnessed Jiraiya's Sage Mode, he had never experienced such a profoundly terrifying aura.

It was as if the figure before him was no longer a person but— a god.

"Ah, it seems you've figured it out…"

Seeing Danzo's terrified expression, Yu couldn't help but feel a twinge of satisfaction. "But no matter what you guess, it's useless. Your future… is only death."

As he spoke, Danzo felt a flash of purple aurora before him, followed by intense pain in his chest. He was horrified to discover that the purple Chidori Sharp Spear launched by Yu had instantly pierced his heart!

His Ninjutsu… so fast!!

This was the last thought that crossed Danzo's mind as he faced death. After entering Perfect Sage Mode, both the power and speed of Yu's Ninjutsu had reached their peak. Despite being a Kage-level ninja, Danzo didn't even have a chance to react before being instantly killed by Yu!

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