Chapter 64
"Even as you stand before death's door, you still have quite the confidence." Danzo spoke slowly as he stared down at me. My problem was how he knew I was the one taking this mission.
"Well, you know me." I looked around at the priests and missing-nin and asked him, "This group seems a little unusual for your taste, Danzo, even for you. You never told them what happened to the last large group you sent after me?" The countenance of some missing-nin and priests present changed slightly. I chuckled and continued, "But, I have to admit. Gathering so many people, that's a bit overkill, don't you think?" He continued to ignore me and looked at Hiroko who stood beside me.
'He actually survived the poison I hit him with? There is no way he had an antidote. Tsk! Izanagi huh? How convenient. Or was it Orochimaru?' During our last meeting, the water from 'Burst' was laced with a specially created poison of mine. To think Izanagi could even reset that.
"During the great ninja war, the sons and daughter of the Fire Daimyo were ambushed and killed along with their mother. They were thought to have perished, but those that died were merely cousins. Fearing for the lives of both brother and sister, they were snuck away in secret to the land of Tea. Yasuhiro Nakasone and Yasuhiro Hiroko; The missing son and daughter of the current Fire Daimyo." There were a few gasps here and there in the group, clearly surprised.
"I see. Another politics thing, Danzo. If these two are no longer in the picture, not only would the entire line of the current Daimyo be gone, someone else would take over. Who is it, their uncle?" I knew a little about the line of the fire Daimyo; The Yasuhiro line. He remained silent. Not like I was actually expecting him to answer.
"Haruno Sakura." Danzo finally addressed me, which made raise a brow in curiosity. "I have to admit, that your talents are amazing. Never before seen in a while" I made a curt bow with a smile. He chuckled in amusement and continued, "But I can easily tell that you do not belong to the light. What we do, we do for the better of the village, for the peace and protection of our families; that is why you fight, is it not? By my side, I can pull out your true potential. You would be a valuable asset able to protect those close to you and eliminate those that would threaten the peace of the village and our families." He turned and looked at Hiroko and Nakasone.
"You can leave the politics to me." He turned back to me and continued, "Come to my side and let me groom you. Soon, when I ascend to become Hokage, you will replace me as head of root. Now join me, Haruno Sakura, and let us realize our dream of true peace." Everything he said made sense. Even if not for the world peace bullshit, moving with Danzo would actually make things easier for me. He already had contact with Orochimaru after all, and getting access to what I needed would be easier. No matter how much I thought about it, I could only see more pros that cons. Plus, being the leader of root meant I had unlimited human resources at my disposal.
I looked to Danzo for a while and nodded. I took a step towards him and saw the Yasuhiro siblings' despair. I did not really care. As I took the second step, the Inner Me's eyes snapped open. Her mouth and jaw stretched open to a terrifying length; almost to the pit of her stomach, and let out a horrifying scream. My entire body shook hard as lines of blood flowed from my seven orifices. Danzo seeing this frowned.
"So that was kotoamatsukami, huh? To have actually used it only little old me, Danzo, I don't know if I should be honored or pissed." Danzo had a surprised look on his face. Kotoamatsukami was Uchiha Shusui's Mangekyo Sharingan's genjutsu ability. The genjutsu was so broken that it controlled a person in an extremely subtle way without the person knowing they were being controlled. It made it seem like the person made the decision on their own.
During the time of the attempted rebellion of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Shusui had planned to use the ability the ability of kotoamatsukami to completely stop it; However, Danzo felt it was a waste of ability to use it merely to stop a coup. Everything had a price and Kotoamatsukami was no different; Because of its overpowered nature, after activating it once, it had a cooldown time of ten years. Even Danzo with the help of the cells of the First Hokage, admitted he was barely able to use Kotoamatsukami only twice a day, after he stole Shisui's right eye through an ambush. Side note, it was also testament to the First Hokage's cells; So much energy boost.
'I was wondering how to counter that, but it seems I was worried for nothing.' I had not been standing there the entire time doing nothing. I was laying down a large enough barrier to cover everyone around. That size actually cost me more than a quarter of my chakra and that was saying something.
Looking behind me, I stared at the siblings and spoke, "The both of you don't move a muscle from where you are, or I'll cut you up with them." Maybe it was the blood on my face, but both of them nodded their heads a few times in fear.
I turned to Danzo, who had now been surrounded by more than a few of his Anbu agents. I pulled my mask on the side of my head unto my face and spoke in my Pennywise voice, creeping everyone out, "Time to send you back to the sewers, Georgie."
Clasping both hands together, I yelled in my heart, 'Swamp release: Poison Swamp' The whole place began covering with greenish waters and small patches of grass. I guess technically, it should be Marsh release, but Swamp Release felt and sounded better. There was no way I was going to say 'Marsh release', not even in my head. Mist began to cover the whole emerged swampland, reducing visibility. Everyone began to panic, including Danzo.
I released the gravity seal on me and released the full strength of the 50% lightning my body could bear, with lightning dancing and snaking all over my body. 'I have decided; I am more pissed than honored'. I disappeared, moving at unreal speeds. To me, everyone looked like they were mannequins in a store. Then I found my target; He was frozen while unlocking the restraints of his right arm. His right eye already in full showing; Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sahringan. First thing first, I happily helped him relinquish that burden of a right arm, cutting it off from the shoulder, including the face on it. Then I gouged out the right eye and sealed the suicide seal he had on him before disappearing and reappearing at my original place. This was the first time I had released the seal as well and used my lightning speed. I had to admit; it was exhilarating.
A piercing scream echoed out from the within the swamp, terrifying and sparking a series of screams from all around. The siblings behind me were rooted to the spot, not just because I told them, but because they were absolutely terrified. Right after the emergence of the swamp, they only blinked once and I was suddenly holding an arm covered with eyes and another eye, storing them both. They were completely drenched in cold sweat.