Danzo’s face turned ashen as his one eye glared at Lu Ming.
“What are you laughing at?!”
Lu Ming’s smile faded, replaced by a sharp interrogation.
“I’m laughing at you, you old dog. Your arrogance is truly beyond limits!”
“What is the Shimura Clan anyway? Back then, in front of Uchiha Madara, your people didn’t even dare to breathe loudly; you could only crawl on the ground like dogs, shivering in fear!”
Lu Ming pressed forward step by step.
“And now, you actually dare to use such a condescending tone to recruit the Uchiha?”
“Who do you think you are? You’re nothing but a clown who only knows how to play power games while hiding in dark corners!”
Danzo raised his hand.
“Arrogant brat! Since you refuse the easy way and insist on the hard way, then take him down for me!”
As soon as he finished speaking, three Root elites drew their Ninja blades and lunged at Lu Ming’s vital points from three directions.
With a flash of blades, the three Ninja swords pierced through Lu Ming’s body without any resistance!
“We got him!”
The Root Ninja tightened their grip on their hilts.
However, in the next second, no blood sprayed out.
Instead, water-like ripples appeared on the surface of Lu Ming’s pierced body.
Splash—
Lu Ming’s body turned into points of light and dissipated into the air.
“An afterimage?! No, it’s Genjutsu!”
“Kyoka Suigetsu!”
Lu Ming’s voice drifted erratically within the underground space.
Danzo turned his head to see Lu Ming’s figure appearing behind him.
Danzo swung his intact left hand, a hand-blade strike aiming for Lu Ming’s neck.
Thud!
The strike connected, but Lu Ming’s body dissolved into a puddle of water.
“To the left!”
Danzo turned to attack, but once again, he only hit a phantom image.
Lu Ming’s phantoms flickered repeatedly throughout the underground space, playing with Danzo and leading him in circles.
Finally, Lu Ming’s figure emerged on the seat that symbolized the highest authority of Root.
He sat there, chin resting on one hand, looking down at Danzo.
“Danzo, you old bag of bones, your movements are pathetically slow,” Lu Ming mocked.
Danzo clenched his fists, staring at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming’s gaze shifted downward, landing on Danzo’s bandage-wrapped right arm.
“Covering it up so tightly… are you afraid others will discover that disgusting arm of yours?”
“The scent of Senju Hashirama’s cells is truly nauseating.”
The moment those words were spoken, the entire underground space fell silent.
He took half a step back, his mind going blank.
“You… how could you know?!”
Danzo’s voice became shrill.
The transplantation of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama’s cells—
This was his greatest secret, his trump card for controlling Konoha and even plotting for the position of Hokage.
In all of Konoha Village, besides himself and Orochimaru, who was responsible for the experiments, there shouldn’t be a third person who knew!
How did Lu Ming find out?!
“Kill him!”
Danzo raised his cane.
The secret could not be leaked.
Once this secret got out—
He, Danzo Shimura, would be ruined and become the public enemy of Konoha and the entire Ninja World!
“At any cost! Tear him into ten thousand pieces for me!”
Danzo roared.
Hearing Danzo’s command, the dozen or so Root elites present drew their Ninja tools and launched an all-out assault on Lu Ming from all directions.
“Lightning Release: Earth Walker!”
“Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!”
“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”
Various Ninjutsu mixed with blade light poured down toward Lu Ming, who was still sitting in the chair.
A combined attack launched by over a dozen Root elites—even an ordinary Kage-level expert would find it difficult to withstand such a formation and might even be reduced to dust!
However, facing this encirclement, Lu Ming remained in his seat, his expression unchanged.
He looked up, and Chakra erupted from his black eyes.
Hum—!
The three tomoe in Lu Ming’s eyes spun rapidly and intertwined, finally transforming into a pattern of three interconnected blades!
Mangekyo Sharingan, activate!
Along with the activation of the Mangekyo, a heavy pressure descended!
“Secret Technique: Skanda!”
When Lu Ming activated his secret technique, the world in his eyes changed.
His own speed was forcibly elevated to an extreme realm!
From Lu Ming’s perspective, everything around him became slow.
The whistling Ninjutsu, the blade lights, and even the expressions on the faces of the Root Ninja were all put into slow motion at this moment.
Time had stagnated.
The attacking Ninja moved as slow as snails, and the sparks flying in mid-air were suspended in place.
He strolled through this frozen space-time, walked up to a Root Ninja performing a Wind Release technique, and extended a finger to tap on the man’s chest.
Chakra pierced through that Ninja’s heart.
Then, his figure blurred, appearing behind another Ninja holding a blade, and he casually slapped the person on the back.
In less than a single second, Lu Ming had “attended to” every single one of the attacking Root Ninja.
After finishing all this, Lu Ming returned to his seat and sat down.
Rumble—!!!
Time in the real world resumed its normal flow.
Under the watchful eyes of Danzo and the few remaining guards, those dozen or so Root elites were sent flying backward!
Splat!
“Argh!”
Blood sprayed wildly, and the sound of bones shattering echoed throughout the area.
The dozen Root elites slammed heavily into the surrounding rock walls, losing all signs of life.
As for Lu Ming, who was sitting in the chair, he hadn’t seemingly moved a single finger the entire time, yet he had broken the lethal formation!
“This… how is this possible?!”
The remaining guards’ legs gave out, and they collapsed to the ground.
Danzo stared at Lu Ming’s crimson eyes; that eerie windmill pattern made the blood in his entire body freeze.
“Mangekyo Sharingan!” Danzo cried out in shock.
“You… you’ve actually awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan too!”
He never dreamed that this Uchiha youth, whom he viewed as someone he could manipulate at will, was hiding such god-tier power capable of overturning the Ninja World!
Lu Ming ignored Danzo’s exclamation.
The Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes flickered.
Whoosh!
Lu Ming’s body turned into two streaks of red light, teleporting directly in front of Danzo!
“Protect Lord Danzo!”
Two guards rushed forward desperately, trying to block Lu Ming.
“Get lost!”
Lu Ming barked coldly.
Without even looking at them, he gave a casual wave of his hand.
Violent Chakra swept out, sending the two guards flying back while coughing up blood.
Danzo retreated, instinctively wanting to raise his left hand to resist.
But Lu Ming’s speed was simply too fast.
Before Danzo’s arm could even rise, Lu Ming struck Danzo’s wrist—the one holding the cane—with a hand-blade.
In pain, Danzo’s hand involuntarily loosened.
That cane, which symbolized the highest authority of Root, slipped from Danzo’s hand and hit the bluestone floor.