The Outside World
The moment Zenkichi fell into a daze, Danzo Shimura rushed toward him with a sneer.
Dark lines appeared on Danzo's hand—the technique used to activate a curse seal.
"It must be the ANBU from the Yamanaka clan who succeeded. Now that Zenkichi has a physical body, we can plant the curse seal."
Danzo looked at Zenkichi with greedy enthusiasm. A talent like this should be his to control.
Once he turned Zenkichi into a loyal weapon and fully understood his abilities, the entire ninja world would bow before him.
Just as Danzo raised his hand, about to place the curse seal—
"What do you think you're doing?"
Zenkichi suddenly opened his eyes.
His cold gaze pierced into Danzo's, who was standing right in front of him with his palm raised, covered in sealing marks.
"You think you can control me with that pathetic seal? What a stupid idea."
Zenkichi's mocking tone only deepened Danzo's fury.
"Be obedient and submit!"
Danzo roared and struck with his palm—but the moment it connected, Zenkichi's body shimmered with light and his form vanished from Danzo's grasp.
"Too slow."
With a smirk, Zenkichi appeared behind him and casually slapped Danzo across the face.
Boom!
Danzo's body was sent flying like a cannonball before vanishing in midair—just a shadow clone.
"Tch. The old coward wouldn't even show up in person. Hiding behind a clone while trying to use a seal?"
Zenkichi clicked his tongue in annoyance, then casually pointed toward the nearby ruins of the Hokage Building.
A dazzling golden beam shot from his fingertip, blasting the rubble apart.
Boom!
Whoosh!
In the explosion's flames, a figure leapt out—it was the real Danzo Shimura, who had been hiding among the ruins.
"And there's you."
Zenkichi turned his head toward a nearby rooftop, where the ANBU from the Yamanaka clan—the one who had tried to possess him—was hiding.
Raising his leg, Zenkichi kicked at light-speed. A cross-shaped flash burst forth.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
A low shout echoed. The Third Hokage quickly formed seals and raised a stone wall to intercept.
Zenkichi's kick shattered the wall on impact—but the attack lost its power in the process. The Yamanaka ANBU was saved by the Third Hokage's timely intervention.
"Because of your strange body, our attacks aren't effective."
"But your attacks aren't unstoppable."
"We can withstand them—and we can strike back."
"Zenkichi of Kirigakure... you're not invincible."
The Third Hokage stood in front of Zenkichi, voice steady and firm.
Zenkichi tilted his head, then exaggeratedly widened his eyes.
"How terrifying!"
"The Leaf Village is uniting to take me down? That's scary!"
"The shinobi of Konoha are all monsters! How fearsome when they team up!"
His sarcastic tone was obvious—mocking, teasing, completely unbothered.
"Don't be arrogant, Zenkichi of Kirigakure!"
The Third Hokage's face darkened as he shouted.
Zenkichi scratched his head, pulled a small cigarette from his pocket, and lit it with a laser shot from his finger.
"The young one—no, the old one—wait, the Third Hokage in the middle of a midlife crisis!"
"Let me ask—why are you so angry?"
"You tore up our agreement and attacked me without warning."
"Shouldn't I be the one pissed off?"
"I was attacked by my own allies, wasn't I?"
His casual words made the Third Hokage visibly uneasy.
"Hmph! Your powers are too dangerous. You pose a threat not just to Konoha, but the entire ninja world."
"We attacked today in the name of peace—for everyone's sake!"
Danzo stood beside Hiruzen, speaking with self-righteousness.
"If a tree loses its bark, it dies. And if a person loses all shame—well, they become invincible."
"Shameless Danzo Shimura... truly terrifying!"
Zenkichi's mocking grin made Danzo grit his teeth in anger.
He knew it was true—but no one was allowed to say it.
If you spoke the truth, you had to pay the price.
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Spiritual Possession Technique!
At that moment, a soul surged into Zenkichi's body.
Inside his mental space, a young man with light blue hair appeared—blade in hand—charging toward him.
"Zenkichi! Prepare to die!"
It was Kato Dan, the only Konoha ninja who had mastered the Spiritual Transformation Technique.
Zenkichi scoffed. His mental power coalesced into a massive hammer and dropped from above.
Unlike the Mind Transfer Technique of the Yamanaka clan, which only allowed body possession, the Spiritual Transformation Technique could hunt and destroy souls.
"So bloodthirsty. How terrifying."
Zenkichi smirked as the hammer slammed down, crushing Kato Dan's soul.
Poof!
Kato Dan's injured soul fled in embarrassment, escaping from Zenkichi's mind.
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The Outside World
As Zenkichi and Kato Dan clashed mentally, Orochimaru and Danzo moved in.
Their palms glowed—covered in curse seals and venomous snakes ready to strike.
"Yata Mirror."
Zenkichi's eyes snapped open, and his body dissolved into thousands of light particles, streaking toward an ordinary house deep inside Konoha.
By now, there were no civilians left in the village.
After Zenkichi's earlier encounter with the Third Hokage, Hiruzen didn't attack immediately. Instead, they stalled for half an hour—just enough time for Orochimaru to serve the poisoned tea.
That delay wasn't just for deception—it was also used to evacuate the villagers.
Konoha's top brass weren't naive enough to assume they would win.
Before planning victory, they had calculated for defeat.
They had already made sure the villagers were safe.
Even though they hoped the preparations would be unnecessary—they weren't.
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