The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 327 - A Ghost to Chase

"Aarrgh!" Danzo's scream halted the Root ninjas and they immediately turned their attention to their leader.

Then they saw a Root ninja with a bloody sword grabbing the severed arm up in the air. The arm instantly vanished from the Root ninja's hand upon making contact.

"My task is done. Try and finish things on your end." The Root ninja addressed the disguised Daichi and next second it vanished in a puff of smoke.

Dragon nodded with a smirk that the others couldn't see.

The leader of the Root was down on his knees with one arm trying to support his body. Without the power of the Sharingan, Hashirama's cells inside Danzo's body started going out of control.

A large tree suddenly sprouted from Danzo's severed shoulder, growing and breaking through the ceiling. Danzo gritted his teeth and forcefully cut himself off from the tree protruding from his body.

Two Root ninjas capable of Medic jutsu went to assist Danzo. They healed his injury and helped their master get back on his feet.

[You have sensed killing intent.]

Danzo's eyes held hatred and rage as they fell on the masked enemy. "You bastard... To think you had someone on the inside... Or was that a clone in disguise?"

"Guess." Dragon chuckled in mirth. "You were careless Danzo. You look down on others and believe yourself to be the mastermind puppeteering everyone. That's why you didn't see this coming." Dragon replied as he tightened the grip on the sword he took from a nearby dead ninja.

"Where is that arm?"

Dragon laughed mockingly. "Gone. That jutsu is far too dangerous and unpredictable. It's best to destroy it." The disguised Daichi lied.

The one eyed war hawk gritted his teeth and was about to speak when one of his agents whispered. "Lord Danzo. The Hokage and Jiraiya are making their way here. What should we do?"

Danzo held in his anger and looked at the mysterious enemy. 'Maybe I can get Hiruzen to fight and kill him for me.'

Having made a decision the leader of the Root gave his order. "Hotaru. Kill him. Four of you back him up. The rest of you are with me."

Immediately the reanimated Hotaru and 4 Root ninjas surrounded Daichi while the rest escaped the room with Danzo.

Once the old war-hawk was away from the battlefield he looked at the nearby 3 ninjas. "You three. Lead Jiraiya down here. Make sure Jiraiya believes that man is the enemy of the Leaf."

The Root ninjas assigned with the task nodded their heads and vanished. The one eyed old ninja made his way to a secret escape tunnel. 'Hiruzen's attack so soon was completely unexpected. To think he would make such an aggressive move without wasting any time. I thought I made sure his spy didn't find anything and yet... To think I've been reduced to running like a rat.'

Danzo could only tighten his fist in anger and move forward under the protection of the ninjas besides him. After the attack just now Danzo was wary of his agents. He had his guard up and was on high alert.

His team had come across a few Anbu and some of his ninjas stayed behind to let their wounded leader escape.

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As Danzo was fleeing, Hiruzen and a few masked ninjas were examining some of the bodies of the Root ninjas they discovered. Anbu had come across the corpses as they were making their way down the hideout.

"They were assassinated. Swift and lethal strikes. But it wasn't us." One of the masked ninjas in Anbu gear spoke.

"Could it be infighting?" Another Anbu speculated.