Buzz—
“Stop! Danzo!” Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted loudly.
Regardless of whether Qifeng truly possessed Hashirama Senju's cells, he couldn't die!
He was Konoha's hero. Although he didn't become Hokage, it was only because he didn't compete. If Qifeng had wanted to compete for Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have found it difficult to choose between Minato Namikaze and him.
After all, one was his grand-disciple, and the other was his nephew, a member of his clan.
Even if he initially harbored apprehension and suspicion due to Qifeng's rapid increase in strength, so much time had passed. Qifeng had repeatedly achieved remarkable feats of merit for Konoha on the battlefield, and time had proven his wholehearted dedication to Konoha, even to the point of voluntarily giving up the Hokage competition to prove himself.
He couldn't simply negate all of his previous achievements based on Danzo's words, and even seal his soul.
Moreover!
The current war had only superficially ended, and the power struggles between the major hidden villages continued. If others were to learn that internal strife had broken out in Konoha, and that Konoha Elder Danzo had personally sealed the soul of Konoha's twin star, the "Spear of Judgment," the hard-won peace would likely be disrupted.
The hearts of the various villages, which had finally calmed down, would become restless again.
And losing the "Spear of Judgment," especially if he died at the hands of Konoha people themselves, would be a devastating blow to Konoha.
He couldn't do that!
Danzo glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a face full of disdain and couldn't help but chuckle, "Too late, Hiruzen."
Behind him, a hazy figure resembling a soul, wearing a sinister demon mask, dressed in a wide robe, and holding a short blade, appeared behind Danzo.
Danzo's face was twisted, "It was already too late the moment you decided to let him take over the Root's power from me!"
With his roar, the Grim Reaper, carrying the short blade, slowly approached Qifeng.
“I am the root of Konoha! Only I can do the root of Konoha well. No one can erase or compare to the contributions I have made to Konoha over the past few decades, not even you, Hiruzen Sarutobi!!”
Grim Reaper.
Descended!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened. He hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
His original intention was only to have Qifeng share some of the power of Danzo's Root, so that Minato Namikaze could better manage Konoha after officially taking office.
At the same time, a balance could be achieved between Danzo and Qifeng.
“Danzo! This was not my intention. I just wanted Qifeng to learn more in the Root so that he could take charge of the Anbu after he was familiar with the situation. Stop it!”
At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only choose to appease him, as the Four Violet Flames Formation couldn't be broken in a short time.
“You’re talking nonsense!”
A sudden curse.
Even Danzo, a calm person, exposed a curse in the face of Hiruzen Sarutobi's appeasement.
“Why don’t you hand over the power of the Anbu yourself? Hiruzen, we are the same kind of people, don’t think that just because you stand in the sun, you are always right!”
The pretense was torn.
Danzo completely broke face with Hiruzen Sarutobi. After so many years of tacit cooperation, they never thought that they would have such a youthful argument again in their old age.
Hit by Danzo's sore spot, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened even more. After taking a few deep breaths, he could only calm down and say, "It's not what you think, Danzo!"
“Please stop, Elder Danzo!” Minato couldn't help but speak. No one knew the horror of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal better than him.
“Hiruzen, haven't you always suspected the authenticity of 'Qifeng Sarutobi's' identity? The authenticity of his strength? I'll help you test it.”
Saying that, with a wave of his hand, the two Root members behind him controlled the Grim Reaper to fly towards Qifeng.
“Heh—”
Qifeng, who had been crossing his arms, couldn't help but laugh as he listened to their conversation.
In the end, it was all for power.
Danzo couldn't let go of the power of the Root in his hands, and how could Hiruzen Sarutobi let go of the power of the Anbu in his hands?
Raising his head, looking at the Grim Reaper flying over, he smiled and took out two Lightning Release Blades: Fang from his ninja pouch!
Dead Demon Consuming Seal?
Seal the soul?
You have to have a soul to seal!
Buzz buzz buzz...
Lightning appeared in Qifeng's hands, and the Sand Iron Gourd behind him instantly shattered, turning into a large amount of sand iron, surrounding his body.
“It's useless, the Dead Demon Consuming Seal is from the Uzumaki clan.......”
Danzo mocked.
But as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
The Grim Reaper's soul actually turned its head when it approached the sand iron around Qifeng, and flew towards the two Root ninjas who summoned it.
“How is that possible?!”
“Lord Danzo, the technique is over.” The two Root ninjas stated the facts without any emotional fluctuations, and then their souls were ruthlessly sucked into the Grim Reaper's belly. As the Grim Reaper dissipated, the two corpses fell heavily to the ground.
“Why?” Danzo couldn't help but roar.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze outside the barrier were also stunned. Such a development was indeed beyond their expectations.
It's over?
Then it's over?
Obviously not!
Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Qifeng's face was full of a cold smile, and in his slowly raised right hand, he held a long sword covered in sand iron after the Lightning Release Blade: Fang.
Sharp, solid, heavy, with silver-blue arcs of electricity jumping on it, making this long sword particularly dazzling.
The long sword pointed straight at Danzo, and Qifeng said coldly, “How do you want to die?”
The surprise on Danzo's face had not yet dissipated when he heard Qifeng's question. Just as he was about to say something, his body suddenly bent over, and then, like a cannonball, he flew backward, crashing heavily into the barrier of the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Bang!
