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Chapter 914 : Struggling between Life & Death!
🕑 Added 2025-06-04 23:45:01 +0000 UTCThe Saisho no Hikari Danzo faced was a bit different than what Darui's group faced. Back then, Fujin didn't intend to kill them. Hence, he had teleported the terrifying jutsu some distance away from them. In addition, he hadn't exploded the jutsu right away, giving Yugito precious time to cover her teammates.
Unfortunately, Danzo wasn't given the same considerations. Not only was the jutsu more powerful due to the gains Fujin had, but it teleported inches away from him and exploded right away! Had Danzo been on his toes, ready to flicker at the first sign of danger, perhaps he could have used the jutsu, though escaping the blast radius was a different matter altogether. However, Danzo was more curious about studying his opponent and gathering more intel. He didn't even have the time to try and flicker!
Realizing he couldn't survive, Danzo immediately activated Izanagi. In the last few moments where he could still think, Danzo rapidly analyzed, ‘It vanished and reappeared, just like what happened earlier! There's no doubt! He is using Space Time Ninjutsu! Otherwise my eyes would have seen it no matter how fast Lightning is!’
The light emitted by Saisho no Hikari engulfed Danzo! Needless to say, the light was nothing but intense lightning. At such a close range, it destroyed Danzo's body from the inside out, ruining every organ and destroying his chakra network! Even his right arm, consisting of Hashirama's cell, was utterly devastated!
Akuro landed back on the ground, not bothering to open his eyes to glance at the corpse this time. Unlike Danzo, who was still figuring out Akuro's information, he knew almost everything he needed to know about Danzo. A senbon appeared in his hands as he stood still. Nearly a minute later, lightning flowed through the senbon, as Akuro flicked it in a direction.
As soon as the Izanagi faded away, Danzo's figure reappeared, this time around 24 meters away from dying position and with two Sharingans on his arm blinded. Unlike his previous revival, Danzo was in for a rude surprise. He had revived in the path of the lightning-imbued senbon thrown by Akuro! Worse, the tip of the senbon was less than a millimeter away from the center of his forehead when he reappeared!
Much like the previous two times, Danzo had no chance of dodging. Helplessly, he activated Izanagi again as the senbon pierced through his forehead, leaving a small but lethal hole through his head. Moments later, his body collapsed backwards as he fell dead.
Unlike the range of emotions Danzo experienced in the fraction of a second, Akuro stood still without any reaction. He thought, ‘Izanagi… Turning reality into illusion and illusion into reality… Impressive, but the process of turning reality into illusion and illusion into reality creates a disturbance in the Space Time fabric. A disturbance I can sense all too clearly. You are simply out of luck, Danzo.’
Fujin hadn't thought of this aspect earlier. He was prepared to kill Danzo ten times over. However, when Danzo revived for the first time, he clearly sensed the disturbance, making him experiment with this tactic. It was why Fujin expended so much chakra in using Saisho no Hikari to force Danzo to use Izanagi again. Danzo's corpse was proof it worked!
Fujin analyzed, ‘I wonder if I can use this against Obito as well… Hmm, perhaps not. He can turn intangible instantly. I'll have to have a few clones in his Kamui dimension to kill him when he becomes intangible. However, if I have clones there, Obito isn't that big of a threat anyway.
I suppose the bigger factor is how far away he revives. If it's within a 100 meter radius, I may have a shot of repeating this. Any farther, and he'll have sufficient time to dodge. Whatever, I'll have to wait for Kakashi to learn Kamui. Then I can explore that dimension and mark the hell out of it.’
Another senbon appeared in his hands as he was lost in thoughts. Imbuing it with lightning, he flicked it once again.
Danzo’s eye twitched as he revived again, this time further than before, nearly 40 meters from the last spot. He barely had time to register his surroundings when a sharp sting dug into the side of his neck. His eyes widened as the world tilted once more, ‘Again?’
His legs gave out, and he collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut. The senbon’s precise hit on his spine ensured immediate death. There was no time to think. No time to strategize. Just a burning, creeping frustration in the milliseconds before darkness swallowed him again.
A minute later, another eye went blind as Danzo reappeared once more while gasping for breath. A flicker of hope appeared in his eyes as he was farther away than before. It evaporated just as fast as he felt a prick at the back of his head.
With his experience, Danzo knew it was the same way he had been killed twice. As he saw the senbon exiting through his forehead, a new emotion took birth in Danzo, an emotion he hadn't felt for decades! He felt dread! That wasn't a battle! It was an execution! Danzo was helpless as he fell for the fifth time! He had lost half the Sharingans on his right arm!
He revived again and this time saw a lightning-imbued senbon right in front of his chest! His teeth clenched in raw frustration as he screamed in his mind, ‘How? How is he finding me each time? How do I break out of this cycle?’
A searing pain ripped through his ribs as the senbon impaled him! A hole appeared in his heart as Danzo collapsed again. A sense of powerlessness and helplessness engulfed him as his life faded away. It was something he hadn't felt even against Hiruzen! However, those feelings dissipated as soon as they appeared.
A minute later, Danzo revived again! However, there was one major difference this time. Danzo didn't appear at a far away spot. Instead, he reappeared at the same place he died. This surprised Akuro who wondered, ‘Is his revival spot random and he got unlucky, or is he purposefully reviving at the same spot?’
Danzo, who once again saw death approaching, thought, ‘If he can predict my reappearance, it is useless to switch positions. I'll bet my life on this spot!’
Despite such thoughts, Danzo didn't attempt to dodge the senbon. Instead, his chakra flared before he was impaled again!
His decision surprised Akuro, who muttered, “Is he…?”
A minute later, Danzo reappeared in the same spot and flared his chakra immediately, releasing a large amount of it into the air! A gentle wind appeared in front of him, hitting the senbon. Unfortunately, it was too weak to affect it and his forehead was pierced yet again!
Akuro clicked his tongue in annoyance, ‘This bastard! So openly trying to replicate my technique! Hmph, you may be shameless enough to not pay any royalty or licensing fee, but I'll extract the fee regardless!’
With just two Sharingan remaining, other than Shisui's eye, Danzo reappeared once again at the same spot, his chakra flaring even more intensely! Knowing Akuro's attacking spot, Danzo focused entirely on the spot between his eyes, locating the lightning-imbued senbon immediately.
A thin film of wind barrier appeared instantly between his forehead and the senbon. At the same time, small wind blades appeared around the senbon, attempting to cut through the lightning imbued in it!
Needless to say, the weak attacks weren't enough to stop the senbon. Due to its momentum, the wind blades didn't affect it much while the wind barrier was almost non-existent. The senbon touched his forehead, piercing into it with little resistance. It pierced half a centimeter into his forehead before Danzo grabbed it with his right hand! Though his attempts didn't stop the senbon, they had slowed it just enough!
Standing at a distance, Akuro felt the Wind Domain forming around Danzo and thought, ‘Sigh, what a fierce will to live. As I suspected, our ability to learn and create increases exponentially when stuck between life & death. He has already gained a rudimentary control over Wind Domain. A pity…’
Danzo pulled out the senbon as blood trickled down his face. Yet, there wasn't a hint of discomfort on his face, only caution and aggression! He had finally broken through the cycle! He continued pumping more chakra into the Wind Domain and glanced at Akuro while thinking, ‘Suzuki Fujin… To think your creation would save my life… With Wind Domain, my options… Hmm?’
When Danzo's eyes landed on Akuro, he saw Akuro maintaining the confrontation hand seal. Danzo's eyes widened as he suddenly felt danger despite Akuro not making any direct attacks and being inside his small Wind Domain. His eyes quickly moved to the ground as he finally realized what he was standing on, ‘Explosive seals… Hundreds of explosive seals…’
BOOM!!!
[A/N: Apologies for not updating yesterday. Had a rather frustrating day. Izanagi is a headache to write. I had several ideas regarding how to approach this fight, and the one that felt most fitting was to have Fujin kill Danzo one by one 10 times.
However, to keep Danzo's strength consistent, I couldn't have Fujin kill him with relative ease (like just blitzing and killing him like how Fujin would deal with a normal Jounin or Elite Jounin). As a result, it stretched on for too long. I was done writing yesterday, but had to undo the chapter because I'm afraid the fight may have gone on for 10-15 more chapters, or perhaps even longer 💀
The fight would also have felt repetitive at some point as I would eventually run out of ideas. So, I decided to redo the following fight, causing more delays. Anyway, I hope you guys liked this long awaited confrontation. Hopefully we'll stay on schedule here on :)
PS: I now understand why Izanagi was never spammed again in the series, lol.]
Comments
Antonio Fazio
There's a sasori's spy in suna's council by the way
Rubén López
Since there are no signs, I can only write some thoughts on some things in the story, I think that in particular it would only be that by not having the Sasuke rescue arc, it basically eliminates one of the main conflicts in Shippuden. Consequently, one of the most questionable aspects regarding what friendship was for Naruto will not be seen, and how obsessive he became with someone who never wanted or needed to be saved, likewise the words that were left in the air by Jiraija to Naruto and that never had any repercussions beyond that were not pronounced, because it was a real kidnapping, likewise Sasuke will not be pending in registering in the Bingo book, due to Tsunade's favoritism towards Naruto, something that if Danzo lives longer he will never take advantage of. It only remains to be seen what fate Sai had, if he joined Hiruzen's Anbu or is doing other things like Shimura Nobu. And now it remains to be seen if it is time for the last of Root to explode, with a possible death of Danzo. Maybe who knows what will happen to the girl from the Sakai clan. Apart from that, it seems that Fujin would really be the one executed instead of Sasuke, with Deidara being one less, Danzo another, and only Orochimaru and his possible conflict with the Phantom society would be missing. From there, another point is that Shikamaru does not have the impact of almost losing his entire team, and that the link between Sand and Leaf through the Sand Brothers, they come together. But well, since there was no one to face because all the sound ones died prematurely, there is not much to say. The fish girl may live peacefully, unless Anko has a mission in search of recovering her memories. And who knows if it is worth looting something from there. Likewise, perhaps the theme of Kurama Girl and Kurenai Yui happens in the background, although who knows with Hiruzen still alive, Tsunade present along with Kurama Illumi and Sakura something will happen XD. Now we know what state Sasuke will be in during his kidnapping.
Abz_jm
Eta? Hope all is well, very excited for ur return🙏🏾
Stefan_Ov3rdose
Wonder if he is rewriting chapters again....is there an ETA for today's drops?
Antonio Fazio
On the first light of the fifth day, look east.
Rubén López
ETA? XD
Melegant
in your heart
WildHunter
ETA
Devil Hex
Writing. Hopefully will be done in 2-3 hours.
TrustZee
I doubt he'll be able to find the Uzumaki clan's DNA after so many years. And the Death Reaper Seal itself is far from an ordinary technique. I think even in the Uzumaki clan, only a select few owned it. And it would be extremely difficult to find the DNA of others (except Hashirama and Minato). Unless you rob Orochimaru. As for Minato's toad sage mode... As far as I remember, Fujin cannot make a contract with other great clans that own senjutsu, since he already made one with his summoning. And without a contract and great trust, no one will teach him their senjutsu. With the exception of Hashirama, since according to one version, he learned senjutsu himself.
Melegant
Will we get a chap today or do you take a break to make up for publishing on wednsday?
Diametric
Very amusing fight
Luco
Thanks for the Chapters :) Danzo? More like Done-zo.
Yamir
Also with Edo tensei fujin could try to revive members of the uzumaki clan, with the intention of getting the reaper death seal, with the death reaper seal he might get access to: The other half of kurama. Third raikage teachings on lightning chakra mode. Tsuhikage teachings in dust release. Hashirama sage mode. Minato toad sage mode. Kazekage teachings on magnet release.
Yamir
Now is time for the electromagnetic domain 🙏.
Yamir
Yeah I thought of something similar, I remembered that hex told me that he wasn't sure if it would work on fujin since his obsession with strength is not so crazy like Kabuto obsession with orochimaru.(Also is almost impossible to know that it would work on fujin since no one knows the true origin of fujin)
Mohammed Sheekh
Double chapters let's goo
Ren
Awesome chapters 😁
Rubén López
The truth is, I was enjoying Danzo's desperation, although with the fact that he's still there, it makes a lot of sense, it excited me more than I imagined. Although it's strange, I didn't despair because I wanted to see the next chapter, the excitement of the chapter lasted. It made me remember, as well, in a Naruto fic there are a limited number of innovative plans that can be created instantly. Some great fics I read, while waiting for these chapters, that's true, sadly I can no longer enjoy some fics as much as before due to Wind Calamity, everything feels less to me XD. As consolation, there are still the romantic fics where it is its own category, in which comparisons do not apply. Except that now DevilHex turns out to be an expert in romance and ship stories XD. It also seems to me that he has handled at least the issue of secondary characters correctly when the main story does not have that focus and that is what you should aspire to if you do not want to go to complications, Hana and Hoka, an example of that a wink and that is enough if in the end you know that they got married. as happened with Asuma and Kurenai, Shikamaru and Temari, that's where it ended XD, in the canonical, the least questionable being Ino and Sai (they call her bad, but at least they look good, not something I can say about the rest).
Stefan_Ov3rdose
TYFTC Two more eyes to take and he used something as loud as explosive seals? So much for sneakily killing Danzo...he cucked himself out of getting edo tensei...and he blew up the corpses of some top tier ninjas that wud be sick to reinanimate Two Epic chapter, I've been sitting in a parked car because I had to read these chapters immediately....since we got two chapters I imagine tomorrow is still ur rest day
Antonio Fazio
Wow. Thanks for the double
Rubén López
Well the only one who could really spam him was Danzo, Obito, he used it with Sasuke's Amaterasu, and the Ocean of Bombs with Konan, and from there he replaced his eye with the Rinnegan, and his greatest strength was always the Kamui eye with which he never had the need to Sacrifice, likewise Madara was little affected by it and he fled to get his other eye. The real trap is Izanami, although honestly it has some very specific requirements that only worked for Kabuto at that time and Itachi doing it XD. Luckily, although now that I think about it, Fujin may be a victim of Izanagi, I don't know, although he is not like Kabuto who lost his identity, Fujin is sometimes very alien to the present world, he can be a victim of jutsus in a loop where he tries to join what he was with what he became, but the answer to that is his search for strength, just as it happened in Lost Canvas, with the Capricorn knight whose will to forge a sword broke his prison.
Devil Hex
He's already down to the last 2 lives 😅 And no, there ain't much repetition here. It would have been an issue if I hadn't reworked my plans.
Kama W
Also, for some repetitive stuff. I think it’s fine to show some of it in the beginning, and then cut to the end of what you are trying to say. In this case, it’s clear that what you’re trying to say is that Izanagi is a bitch and that in the hands of Danzo, he can still try to maneuver around some of the inherent disadvantages and get back some ground. Next chapter, you could probably just cut to the last two lives or whatever and just say that “after a back-and-forth spawning and dying, finally blah blah blah”. Thanks for the awesome chapters and looking forward to tomorrow.
Kama W
Damn, two banger chapters. Fucking sick.
