Wind Style: Vacuum Wave is a B-rank ninjutsu.
The sharp white light emitted from Danzo's mouth was powerful enough to cut through a target's body, even if protected by chakra.
Seeing Danzo's attack, the elders, who had already retreated to a safe distance, showed excitement on their faces. In their opinion, as long as Danzo took action, Bai Ye would be dealt with.
After all, Danzo was once considered as strong as the 'strongest' Third Hokage.
"You're still not dodging?" Danzo frowned at Bai Ye, who remained motionless.
Although this attack was merely a test, its power was significant. Even a boulder would be sliced apart with ease.
Yet, Bai Ye made no move to evade.
"This guy is too arrogant… Die!"
As the sharp wind blade approached, Bai Ye simply extended his palm to meet it.
Boom!
The wind blade collided with Bai Ye's palm, producing a muffled sound before dissipating into the air. Bai Ye's hand remained completely unscathed.
"How is this possible?" Tsunade gasped in shock.
Even she would have needed time to prepare to defend against such an attack. How could Bai Ye block it so effortlessly? Was his palm made of steel? No… even steel would have shown some damage.
"Damn you!"
Danzo grew furious, feeling utterly underestimated.
Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!
He spat out several more razor-sharp wind blades, all flying towards Bai Ye.
"I'd like to see you evade this time."
At the same time, Danzo vanished in an instant.
Reappearing behind Bai Ye, he quickly gathered chakra.
Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!
Countless compressed air bullets shot toward Bai Ye's back like a relentless storm.
"Die!" Danzo sneered.
He refused to believe that Bai Ye's entire body could be invulnerable to his attacks.
However, Bai Ye had no intention of taking the attacks head-on.
As Danzo's assault closed in, Bai Ye finally moved.
A flurry of punches erupted.
No unnecessary movements, no grand theatrics—just raw power.
Danzo's attacks were instantly neutralized.
Not only that, but Bai Ye's fists formed a barrage, completely surrounding Danzo.
"What… Impossible!"
Danzo's disbelief turned to horror. His ninjutsu had been rendered useless, and Bai Ye's punches were impossibly fast—too fast to dodge.
The next moment, the shadowy fists tore through Danzo's body without resistance.
Danzo was instantly obliterated!
From a distance, the watching elders were frozen in disbelief.
To them, Danzo was a warrior on par with the Third Hokage. And yet, Bai Ye had annihilated him in an instant.
"How is this possible?"
Tsunade, too, furrowed her brows. She had never fought Danzo directly, but she knew he wasn't someone who could be defeated so easily.
At the same time, she regarded Bai Ye with growing unease. Even with her own strength, she doubted she could withstand his attack.
However, Danzo was far from dead.
Bai Ye turned his gaze to a spot not far away, where Danzo's figure slowly reappeared.
A bead of sweat rolled down Danzo's forehead. If he hadn't reacted in time and substituted himself, Bai Ye's attack would have ended him for good.
"Who the hell is this guy?"
Danzo's mind raced. He could sense no chakra from Bai Ye, yet the latter could unleash such devastating power.
Was he purely a taijutsu specialist?
Since when did taijutsu reach such a level?
Still, Danzo remained calm. His true strength had yet to be revealed.
But if he used his trump card now, his secret would be exposed.
Danzo glanced at Tsunade and the elders in the distance.
If they discovered that he had not only illegally transplanted the First Hokage's cells but also stolen Sharingan from the Uchiha clan, he would be rejected by all of Konoha.
And if that happened, his dream of becoming Hokage would be shattered.
"Then the only option is to kill everyone here."
A murderous glint flashed in Danzo's eyes.
But if he could avoid using his Sharingan, he would.
Summoning Jutsu: Baku!
Danzo formed hand seals and slammed his palm onto the ground.
Roar!
A colossal, elephant-like creature appeared behind Bai Ye.
This was Baku, Danzo's personal summoning beast.
With a deafening roar, the monstrous creature lifted its massive foot and brought it down toward Bai Ye.
The sheer weight of the attack could easily crush a building.
Yet Bai Ye remained unfazed.
With a single punch, Baku was obliterated.
Wind Style: Shuriken!
Danzo had anticipated this and launched another attack while Bai Ye was preoccupied.
Channeling Wind Style chakra into his shuriken, he created a deadly, rapidly spinning projectile capable of slicing through stone.
"Go!"
Danzo hurled the enhanced shuriken at Bai Ye before drawing a kunai.
Wind Style: Vacuum Blade!
He infused Wind Style chakra into his kunai, transforming it into a razor-sharp sword.
With a swift movement, he charged at Bai Ye.
Yes—Danzo intended to fight in close quarters.
A ninja who couldn't engage in melee combat was not a true ninja.
Danzo was confident in his taijutsu skills.
As the shuriken and Danzo approached, Bai Ye remained composed.
With a single punch, he shattered the Wind Style shuriken.
Turning swiftly, he delivered another punch toward Danzo.
"Dodge!" Danzo sneered, sidestepping the blow.
At that moment, his previously bandaged eye was revealed.
A blood-red eye gleamed—Sharingan!
Using its predictive ability, Danzo avoided Bai Ye's strike.
"You really think you dodged?" Bai Ye said calmly.
"What?"
One Punch.
Boom!
A powerful force struck Danzo's abdomen, sending him flying. He coughed up blood as he crashed through countless trees before slamming into a distant mountain wall.
His body lay motionless.
"Is… Is he dead?"
The watching elders were pale with fear.
"Danzo… is dead."
Tsunade was equally stunned. She could no longer sense Danzo's chakra. That meant…
Danzo had been killed!
But then—
Danzo reappeared!
"What's going on?" Tsunade's eyes widened in shock.
She had clearly felt his chakra disappear. So why was he standing there again?
Then, she noticed something.
"The bandages… What is that?"
Danzo's bandages had unraveled, revealing his right eye and right arm.
His right eye was a Sharingan.
But more terrifyingly, his right arm was covered in multiple Sharingan!