The masked enemy bypassed Danzo's defenses and sent a brutal punch to his stomach. The man's fist was infused with precise chakra and the instant it made contact, Dragon released all accumulated energy.
"Ghha!" Danzo spit out a wad of blood as several internal organs were crushed. But the ferocity in his eyes didn't vanish. It only grew. Before the punch could blow him away he tried to land a killing blow to the head of the enemy with his sword but he failed as his masked enemy easily dodged.
Boom! Crash.
Danzo was blasted through the wall and rolled on the ground several times before coming to a stop. His eyes had already lost consciousness. A moment later the bloody figure vanished and an unharmed Danzo stood near where he fell.
He looked at his arm and his face darkened. 'I already lost two eyes. And I still haven't been able to injure him. How frustrating.'
He looked ahead and glared at the unknown enemy. 'His ninjutsu skills, reaction time and fighting skills are far greater than I anticipated.'
Another problem was also on Danzo's mind. 'It's been almost two minutes. Why hasn't Hotaru returned yet? Whatever injuries he might have received, his reanimated body should have repaired them. So where is he?'
Danzo focused and he immediately found the man he brought back from the dead. He quickly re-established the connection between him and the reanimated Hotaru. But something felt off to Danzo.
The old war-hawk saw that the recovery of Hotaru was much much slower than he anticipated. 'His injuries are taking far longer than normal to heal.'
Danzo focused on the man's chakra and found that it was completely unstable. The Yang and Yin energy was out of sync within his body and was only slowly returning to its normal state.The Root commander looked at the masked enemy who slowly came and stood a few meters away. "What did you do to him?"
"I'm under no obligation to answer your questions Danzo… But I suppose I'll say this. Did you really think you're the only one who knew the reanimation jutsu? Did you think there wouldn't be someone who'd try to come up with countermeasures for such a forbidden technique?"
The reply from the enemy brought a sneer on the old man's face.
Daichi inwardly snorted. 'I wasn't just learning how to improve my reanimation jutsu ability. I was also thinking of ways to counter it. Or at least keep the enemy down for a little while. Disrupt the flow between Yang and Yin chakra combined with Mana attack to target the mind. '
When Daichi attacked Hotaru, with just a single punch he disturbed the chakra flow down to the core with brute force and sent Mana into his body to disrupt the mind. It was a theory Daichi had in mind after his experiments in Orochimaru's lair. But there is a small flaw.
'Since I couldn't directly inject Mana into Hotaru's head he'll recover his distorted mind and senses soon and he'll quickly control his chakra and recover. After that he'll be back to help this guy.'
Crack. Thud.
At that moment Danzo's eyes shifted to the body that fell nearby. It was the broken dead body of Fu Yamanaka. Danzo growled and made a seal. A clone of the masked ninja appeared and stood alongside him.
'To kill Fu with just a shadow clone. I can't underestimate him.' Danzo made a seal and a second later the dead body of Fu vanished and he was once again back to the land of the living.
The disguised Daichi's eyes slightly narrowed. 'So he used Izanagi to rewrite Fu's reality huh. Danzo using Izanagi for someone else. Something like this didn't happen in canon. I need to see if this affects its time limit.'
Both Daichis didn't waste another second and moved towards their targets.
Seeing their enemy rushing towards them Danzo became a lot more cautious. "Make sure to kill that clone. Whoever he is, we must kill him here."
Fu tightened the grip on his tanto and his muscles tensed. "Yes."
The main clone of Daichi reached Danzo and the two began a deadly hand to hand combat battle. Danzo noticed that the man was going for lethal strikes or paralyzing pressure points. 'He has extensive knowledge on the human body. Perhaps much more than even the black ops Anbu might know. Could he have a background in medic ninjutsu?'
"Can you really afford to be distracted right now, Danzo?" Dragon growled as his hands lit up with lightning chakra. His hands straightened like a spear and he thrust it aiming at Danzo's head.
'Now Fu!' Danzo screamed in his mind.
Fu who was engaged in battle nearby was waiting for the opportunity his master had presented him with. Disregarding the enemy in front of him, he went for who he assumed was the real one. His hands formed a triangle and he sent his mind invasion jutsu directly at Dragon.
The main shadow clone fighting Danzo was keeping a keen eye watch over the entire area and he instantly sensed when the Yamanaka ninja was preparing for a powerful jutsu.
'You won't get me like that.' Daichi inwardly smirked.
The instant the jutsu was launched, 'Dragon' vanished from his position.
Fu's eyes widened in shock. 'I missed? At such a close range?'
He was only shocked for a moment before he realized he was also fighting with someone. But that momentary mistake cost him his life a second time. The silver gleam of a sword swing could be seen in the dark and Fu's head separated from his body.
A moment later Danzo felt his chest pierced by a lightning hand from behind and his heart crushed. Dragon pulled his arm back and he looked at the blood covered arm. "So that's what that feels like."
Danzo without support was down on his knees and then fell face down on the floor. A few seconds later he vanished once again and reappeared a few meters away.
He looked down at his arm and another Sharingan eye closed. 'The 3rd Sharingan. This loss is far too unbearable.' His fists clenched with great anger and glared at his enemy.
[You have sensed killing intent.]
Daichi was keeping precise time and was accurately counting the seconds in his head. '33 seconds. My hypothesis was right. Danzo's Izanagi timeframe was shortened this time by almost half. Most probably due to him using it for Fu. So using it on oneself and using it on others changes the time limit on that technique huh.'
"The Hokage and his team are getting closer and closer." The secondary clone came near 'Dragon' and spoke in a small tone.
"I know. We'll have to make our exit soon but Hotaru's presence complicates this. We can't leave him in Danzo's hands." The main shadow clone gave his thoughts.
"Perhaps we should get 'his' opinion?"
'I know this is an unexpected problem. Hotaru may not be important to us but he is to Kensei. We need to stop the reanimation jutsu. Besides, we already accomplished our most important goal.' The real Daichi was aware of the predicament his clones ran into and sent his reply via the message array jutsu.
'I'm sensing several Root ninjas coming towards your location.' The clone tasked with raiding sealing techniques and other precious items spoke.
'I'll deal with it somehow. Just finish the task on your end.' The main shadow clone facing Danzo replied.
'Don't worry. I sent a small back up. But I'm not sure how much help he'll be.' The clone stealing several scrolls on the other side of the headquarters replied.
Before the clone fighting Danzo could reply, it sensed a chakra fluctuation.
Suddenly the two shadow clones fighting Danzo sensed the man split his chakra into two and then several wind nature enhanced shuriken was speeding towards the two masked ninjas.
One clone dodged to the side while the other jumped into the air. The two Danzo's each picked their opponent. The shadow clone Danzo went for the clone in the air.
He made two seals and exhaled a powerful vacuum based slash like attack. The 'Dragon' clone in mid air was able to quickly calculate the trajectory and thanks to the high dexterity skill was able to twist his body and avoid the attack by a hair's breadth.
Danzo smirked as his plan worked. The wind slash was actually aimed at the ceiling right atop the disguised clone Daichi. The ceiling cracked and broke into several large chunks and quickly fell on top of 'Dragon'.
For a split second the clone thought about destroying the stones with his super powered punches but decided to use substitution jutsu. But before he could successfully escape several powerful wind bullets tore through his body reducing him to smoke.
With the destruction of that clone, the shadow clone raiding jutsu scrolls on the other side of the Root headquarters and Daichi were much more aware of the situation.
Seeing one of the enemy's clones destroyed, Danzo released his shadow clone jutsu to get his chakra back.
The transformed Daichi was on guard. 'This old man is a lot more cunning than he looks. Whether I used substitution or destroyed the chunks of concrete he would have gotten me. I could have escaped if I used that jutsu but… No need to show all my cards here. Especially with Obito watching.'
Daichi sensed several chakra signatures quickly converging on their position. Among them was the reanimated Hotaru. 'Looks like his backup has arrived.'
A second later two dozen Root ninjas appeared on either side of Danzo and Hotaru appeared behind Daichi. The Root ninjas quickly began to surround the masked enemy.
Danzo looked much more relaxed after his agents arrived. He looked at the masked ninja with a cold gaze. "Normally, I'd capture you and interrogate you for information but unfortunately time is of the essence. Hiruzen is on his way so I have to deal with my old comrade. So it's best to kill you here before I leave."
Now that Danzo was surrounded by allies, he was much more confident.
"Hmph. You've seen just how strong I am. And yet you still want to kill me? Why don't you take the opportunity to escape while your minions try to hold me back." The disguised Daichi asked out of curiosity.
"You know several ninjutsu that are exclusive to this village. Not to mention your reaction upon meeting my second in command… You know who he is don't you? I don't know how but I have a feeling you figured out his identity. Just for that alone I can't let you live."
Danzo spoke in a grave tone and the Root ninjas all unsheathed their weapons as a show of aggression.
[You have sensed killing intent.]
'Dragon' didn't say anything and merely glared at Danzo. Killing intent flared and it set the Root ninjas surrounding Daichi on edge. Daichi's killing intent had grown much stronger after the numerous battles he had encountered. Several among the Root ninjas were affected by his murderous intent alone.
Danzo merely scoffed at the provocation. "So I'm right. For you to know so many secrets about me, you must be a ninja of this village. Perhaps a high level secret Anbu Hiruzen trained or a Jonin who discreetly developed his skills. I assume you have some sort of medical background and you're someone with a relationship to Hotaru, his late wife or Kensei." He spoke while he made several seals to undo the Izanagi effect.
The disguised Daichi sensed a change in Danzo's chakra. 'So he undid Izanagi huh… Hmm… There are still seven usable Sharingan on that arm. But to get them… That won't be easy if not impossible in my current state.'
Dragon didn't say anything as he looked at the Root leader but Danzo took the silence as confirmation.
"Regardless of what your relationship is to them, I'll never let you go. Especially when you have something that doesn't belong to you." There was a sneer on Danzo's face as he said the last part.
"Ha! That's funny coming from you." 'Dragon' laughed when he heard that. The ground cracked beneath his feet as he got ready for battle. "You're the last person who should say that to me."
Daichi gathered his chakra and immediately began making seals. Several Root ninjas swiftly began to form their own seals as well.
[Mental intrusion detected]
[Gamer's Mind has neutralized the attack.]
Multiple Genjutsu attacks hit Daichi but they were all ineffective. Wind, Fire and lightning style ninjutsu flew towards Daichi from all directions.
Daichi made the final seal and released his technique. 'Earth Style - Shifting Rock Domain.'
The solid area around Daichi instantly shifted into liquid form. Curved barriers and several small earth walls appeared around Daichi and protected him from all attacks. The stability of the whole area instantly fell and the root ninjas near Daichi lost their footing.
Daichi concentrated his chakra and instantly multiple thin but long earth spears were launched at fast rate from the ground and impaled through several nearby ninjas. A few used substitution jutsu just before the attack hit to escape but half a dozen still died.
[Ninjutsu Earth Style - Shifting Rock Domain Jutsu has leveled up.]
The rest of the Root ninjas backed away but one ignored the attacks and headed straight for Daichi.
The masked Daichi sensed Hotaru coming fast and he shifted his chakra.
A strong earth wall suddenly appeared in front of Hotaru but he destroyed it with lightning ninjutsu.
Daichi was in the center of the room as he was attacked. He blocked the punch from Hotaru and the two immediately began a fierce taijutsu battle. Daichi parried a strike that came for his heart but Hotaru shifted his hand and suddenly held Daichi's wrists holding him in place.
At this exact moment multiple paper-bomb talismans appeared around Hotaru's body and they lit up.
Dragon's eyes widened behind his mask and he increased the strength of his right arm and broke free of the hold. Dragon instantly grabbed Hotaru's head and immediately sent a Mana Mind shock attack to the man who was in close range. Hotaru's mind was disturbed and he was forced to let go. Dragon quickly grasped the opportunity and formed a seal.
'Water Style - Bubble Shield.'
In less than a second Daichi spit a large amount of water enough to submerged and cover him entirely. It was a derivation of water prison jutsu but it was used for defensive measures.
The intense explosion from Hotaru was smothered by the strong water jutsu and Daichi was able to stop himself from taking damage and exploding into smoke.
The instant the explosion ended the clone immediately went from defense to offense.
'Water Style - Drilling Bullets'
Several small water bullets exploded from Daichi's water sphere and went in all directions. Daichi made several numerous hand seals.
'Water Style - Water Dragon jutsu.'
The water increased in quantity and immediately crashed into several ninjas reducing them to bloody torn corpses.
Danzo frowned as he looked at the scene. 'Fire, Earth, Water and Lightning. To use four nature transformations so easily. Who is he? Moreover, how did he make Hotaru release his grip? What did he do?'
The Root ninjas surrounded Daichi and were desperately attacking with everything they got but they couldn't land any successful blows. At the same time, the disguised shadow clone was aware of the chakra reserves it had and was hesitant to use the more powerful attacks.
The battle was at a stalemate. Danzo looked at the scene and inwardly cursed. 'Looks like I might have to intervene.'
Just as he took a step forward a sharp sword slash came from behind at a terrifying speed and cut off his right arm. The Sharingan embedded arm was flying in the air before Danzo even registered the unexpected sneak attack.
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Author's Note.
I originally wanted Danzo to lose his arm to Hiruzen and didn't want Daichi to get it. But then I figured why not and had to rewrite that whole thing.
Anyway I hope you guys like the fight scene.
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Some of the Skills used by 'Dragon'
Mana Mind Shock - Active (LV. 06): This skill allows the user to send a large concentrated pulse of Mana energy directly into the brain of the target to disorient and even render the target unconscious. This skill can bypass chakra barriers around the skull of the target if there is any.
Note: The user must be in contact with the head of the target to send a pulse.
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Effects:
Disorient and can even render the target unconscious with a high concentration of Mana energy.
MP Cost: 3115 MP.
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Mana Scout - (Passive/Active) (LV.44): All minds produce some miniscule amount of Mana energy. This skill allows the user to sense the presence of an intelligent mind.
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Effects:
107 meters: Current maximum range.
77% Location accuracy.
MP Cost: 8.7MP/8 Meters.
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Combat Arts. - Passive (LV.71): This skill allows the user to be more proficient in hand to hand combat and usage of weaponry.
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Effects:
Passively increases the user's minimum and maximum melee Damage, Critical rate and Balance. Make the user ambidextrous.
142% Increase to Damage inflicted.
142% Increase in Movement speed.
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Analyze - Active (LV. 29): A skill given when the user receives the Title 'A Genius of the Continent.' This skill allows the user to analyze a person's technique or fighting style and with enough understanding, perfectly copy or recreate it with modifications.
[Note: This skill has certain limitations. The user can only understand the skills the target is using. Stronger effects will be added at higher levels.]
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Effects
41% Faster understanding of the target's technique and fighting style when using the skill.
Prediction: The user can predict with 19% accuracy of the target's next move seconds before the target makes them. This can also be applied to Taijutsu and certain other techniques.
CP cost: None.
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Shadow Layering Eight Extremities Fist - Active(LV.26): An advanced taijutsu style that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue a single or multiple targets who are armed or unarmed. This form of martial arts uses few or no weapons and includes throws, holds and paralyzing attacks against the enemy. A true master of this style can create the illusion and effects of having additional limbs when attacking.
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Effects
32% Increase of chance in Landing critical strike.
39% Increase in attack power.
26% Increase in defense.
26% Increase in speed.
8.3% Decrease in damage taken.
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Battle Insight - Active/Passive(LV. 21): This skill gives the user the sharp instincts of a war-master and strategist. Helps the user find a way to defeat the enemy.
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Effects:
Allows the user to determine the enemy's weaknesses, characteristics and plan of attack.
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[Note: Effects of this skill will be weaker against higher level enemies and those with special abilities. But these limitations can be removed once Player and Battle Insight skill reaches sufficient Level.]
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Parallel Processing - Passive/Active(LV. MAX): A passive/active skill given to the player when Intelligence has reached 300. This skill gives the user the ability to carry out multiple thought processes and calculations at the same time. In active state this skill helps the user in consciously focusing and being fully aware of multiple targets, tasks, locations, dangers, etc without any trouble or confusion.
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Note: Has a limit to how many thoughts the user can perform at once. But this limitation can be removed with higher stats in Intelligence.
MP cost: 120MP/min.
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