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Facing his enemy, the furious Uchiha Sasuke showed no mercy. Like a storm unbound, he unleashed a relentless assault on Shimura Danzo, flinging attacks with reckless abandon.

Whether it was the toll of multiple deaths or a moment of rare lucidity, something in Danzo shifted.

This time, he didn't foolishly throw kunai at Susanoo's indomitable armor, nor did he waste breath taunting Sasuke.

Instead, Danzo made a tactical move—he summoned his Nightmare Tapir, a powerful psychic beast, said to rival even the legendary beasts used by the Sannin.

> "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"

Without hesitation, Sasuke incinerated the tapir in a blaze of purple fire.

Danzo froze.

His prized beast—stronger than any Sannin summoning—was burned to ash in an instant.

> How powerful… is that fireball?

His thoughts were cut short when a colossal Susanoo fist slammed into him, launching him deep into the earth like a ragdoll.

Seconds later, Danzo emerged again—resurrected.

The battle spiraled into a brutal cycle: strike, kill, resurrect. Every time Sasuke killed Danzo, another Sharingan eye on his arm closed.

Each death was a toll paid in stolen vision.

Sasuke's breathing grew ragged. His chakra was nearly depleted, and even Susanoo had weakened, regressing from its second form to its skeletal first stage.

> "Sasuke! Each Sharingan eye lasts 60 seconds. That arm has only two eyes left—he's down to 120 seconds!"

Karin's voice rang out, sharp and precise.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes. Two eyes remaining. But he already knew.

Why did she say three eyes earlier, implying 240 seconds?

That's when it hit him—genjutsu.

> From the beginning… I cast an illusion over all of them.

Danzo's time was running out faster than he realized.

With a final heave, Sasuke controlled his Susanoo and launched another mighty blow, burning away one more precious second of Danzo's borrowed immortality.

Then—he struck.

A hidden blade from Sasuke's sleeve flew like lightning, slicing Danzo across the chest, cutting short his resurrection.

Danzo returned again, shakier than before. Only one eye remained.

His face darkened with fury.

> So many Sharingan, wasted... all to kill a single boy?

"Raiton: Chidori Eisō!"

(Lightning Style: Chidori Sharp Spear!)

With the last of his chakra, Sasuke condensed lightning into a piercing spear and lunged.

Danzo met him halfway, chakra-infused shuriken at the ready.

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From the sidelines, Orochimaru of the Red Team watched with a peculiar glint in his eyes.

> "Genjutsu?" he murmured, glancing at Uchiha Itachi for confirmation.

Itachi didn't answer.

He just stared silently at the screen, watching his younger brother risk everything in a high-stakes gamble.

> Why would Sasuke attack when Danzo still has an eye left?

But deep in his heart, Itachi knew—Sasuke had a plan.

Watching his little brother mature into a calculating and determined shinobi brought a soft gleam to Itachi's eyes.

> Everything I did... it was worth it.

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"Battle instincts honed through fire. Strategy sharpened by vengeance."

Uzumaki Nagato, the space host, muttered to himself with admiration.

He had seen countless fighters in the infinite battlegrounds of time and space, but this Sasuke? He was different.

> Instead of retreating, he attacked at the edge of exhaustion. Two eyes consumed under pressure... Brilliant.

Nagato glanced at Itachi, deep in thought.

> Now that Danzo's secrets are exposed... Itachi will either take Sasuke from Konoha entirely, or destroy Konoha's roots himself.

His eyes shifted to Danzo.

In the crowd, the real Danzo sat fuming among the Red Team, face pale and fists clenched.

Ten deaths. Ten!

> How could I—

How could he—

How could I be so stupid?!

Danzo was enraged not just at what he saw, but at himself.

> This isn't me. I wouldn't make such idiotic mistakes! I'm the Shadow of Konoha!

No awareness of Susanoo's capabilities?

No attempt to manipulate Sasuke emotionally with Itachi's memory?

> If it were me... I would've killed that red-haired girl immediately!

Danzo's one visible eye twitched. A surge of self-loathing struck as he watched himself, bloodied and wheezing.

> Ugh, just die already!

Even Shisui's eye had been wasted—unforgivable.

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Back on the screen, the red-haired Karin rushed to Sasuke's side as he collapsed. She extended her arm silently.

Sasuke didn't speak. He didn't even look at her.

He simply bit into her arm, drawing chakra.

Down below, the present-day Karin of the Black Team paled.

Her lips trembled, and unshed tears welled in her eyes.

> I thought… I thought I'd become important in the future.

But this future… it was worse than her past.

Not only did she have to offer herself up to be bitten—like some disposable tool—she did it without hesitation.

> Is this really… the life I'm destined to have?

Her teammates snickered behind her.

> "What a sleazebag. Seriously, your future's more pathetic than your past."

> "Careful. Next thing you know, you'll end up like your mom. Bitten to death."

Their mockery sliced deeper than kunai.

But neither of them noticed the quiet flare of a certain Rinnegan watching from the shadows.

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The battle continued.

Danzo, his body crumbling, could no longer suppress the power of the Hashirama cells in his right arm. In seconds, roots and branches burst from his skin, writhing like serpents.

Gritting his teeth, Danzo made a decision.

With a swift motion, he severed his own arm.

> "This… is the most damage he's dealt all fight."

> "To himself."

Before anyone could comment further, Danzo tore off the bandage covering his right eye, revealing…

> Shisui's Sharingan.

"Kotoamatsukami…" Itachi whispered, eyes wide.

On screen, Danzo lunged at Karin, grabbing her by the neck—intending to use her as a hostage against Sasuke.

"Hmph. Now that looks like me."

In the crowd, Danzo nodded with grim satisfaction.

Finally, some sense.

> With this girl as a hostage… and Shisui's eye ready… I can rewrite this battle.

His thoughts were razor-sharp:

Eliminate the healer, the strategic support.

Force Sasuke into emotional instability.

Use the opportunity to kill him

Then manipulate Uchiha Madara with Kotoamatsukami.

> Victory will be mine. I—Shimura Danzo—will win!

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