Scarlet blood burst from the right chest of the Third Raikage.
His right shoulder blade, along with a quarter of his sternum, had been neatly sliced apart.
Even someone known as a humanoid monster like the Third Raikage could not endure such an injury.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered the possibility of Danzo's attack landing on him.
He just never imagined that his opponent's strike would be so sharp and so fierce.
So much so that the "strongest shield" he had always prided himself on had become a joke.
But there was one thing he was certain of—his punch had definitely landed solidly on Danzo.
And it had struck Danzo's right chest as well. His opponent's injuries couldn't be much better than his own!
Watching the heavily wounded Third Raikage and Danzo, the one who was undoubtedly the most excited was none other than Ōnoki, who was hovering above them.
Both of them were severely injured, which meant Ōnoki had the chance to eliminate two formidable foes in one move.
If handled well, not only could he successfully seize a vast portion of the northern Fire Country, but he could also severely weaken Kumogakure—making Iwagakure the undisputed strongest ninja village in the world!
Just thinking about this prospect was enough to make Ōnoki ecstatic.
However, to his disappointment, the Third Raikage reacted quickly.
Despite his pale face, he immediately made the optimal decision.
With his only remaining left hand, he channeled powerful Lightning Release chakra and pressed it firmly against his wound.
Using the terrifyingly high temperature of lightning, he instantly cauterized the wound, reducing blood loss and ensuring that his condition wouldn't deteriorate further.
Of course, such an action came with significant drawbacks.
If this "self-cauterized" wound were damaged again, it would be extremely difficult for medical ninja to reattach his arm.
In other words, the loss of his arm was now inevitable.
But under the current circumstances, this was the best possible choice.
After all, there was still an opportunistic Ōnoki eyeing him from the sidelines. If he waited for medical ninja to arrive, he would probably already be in a grave by then.
As the flesh around the wound turned to charred remains, the bleeding did indeed stop.
However, the Third Raikage's face grew even paler.
Even for someone as tough as him, the pain was unbearable, and cold sweat streamed down his face.
Feeling the sharp pain from his wound, the Third Raikage gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Ōnoki! Shimura Danzo has already been gravely wounded by me. What are you waiting for?!"
Hearing his words, Ōnoki finally made his move.
"I got it," he responded indifferently.
There was now a subtle change in his attitude compared to before.
Noticing this, the Third Raikage's already pale face darkened even further.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
A familiar white light pillar descended from the sky, its target—Danzo's fallen body!
Even at this moment, Ōnoki had no intention of putting himself at risk, opting for the safest long-range attack.
And it turned out his strategy was absolutely correct.
Because just as the blinding light was about to engulf the ground, a powerful arm suddenly reached out from below, clenching tightly at the incoming white energy.
"Hiss…"
The dazzling light vanished into thin air once again.
Ōnoki, who had seen this scene before, now had a grave expression.
"Why…"
His face was filled with disbelief.
"This is impossible."
The Third Raikage was equally baffled.
If his opponent was unharmed, then had he lost his arm for nothing?!
Under their stunned gazes, Danzo slowly pushed away the rubble covering his body and reappeared on the battlefield.
His right eye was bleeding profusely, yet his body bore no signs of injury.
"This is impossible!!"
The Third Raikage repeated his words once more.
"Before the final strike, I clearly confirmed that you did not activate any jutsu!"
The Third Raikage's sharp gaze locked onto Danzo in the distance, as if searching for any flaw in his defenses.
"Heh..."
Danzo let out a faint chuckle as he looked at the Third Raikage, now missing an arm.
"I must admit, you are the strongest opponents I have ever faced."
"Whether in strength or experience, you are worthy of the title of 'Kage'."
As he spoke, a crimson glow surged in his eyes.
"But do you underestimate these eyes too much?"
Indeed, the Third Raikage possessed immense battle experience.
He had meticulously watched Danzo's hand seals at all times, ensuring that he didn't activate any forbidden jutsu that could turn the tide of battle.
For example—
Izanagi.
Although the Third Raikage might not have known the name of this technique, his beast-like instincts had warned him of the possibility.
Izanagi's effect lasted only one minute and required three hand seals to activate.
For an average shinobi, three seals might take just a second.
But in a battle of this caliber, even a fraction of a second could determine victory or defeat.
With the Third Raikage's overwhelming speed, Danzo would never have enough time to activate such a forbidden jutsu before the final strike landed.
If Danzo had cast Izanagi before the decisive blow, his opponent might have sensed something and disengaged.
Thus, Danzo did not use the full forbidden technique.
Instead, he chose another method—
The Mangekyō Sharingan.
More specifically, the unique dojutsu within Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
A technique called "Amatsukami"
A name that meant: "The Power to Command Fate."
Danzo had awakened this ability when his Wood Release had been enhanced to S-rank, triggering a resonance within the Sharingan.
Its core ability was simple yet terrifying: to alter the trajectory of fate.
For example, just now, Danzo had rewritten his own fate, causing all of his injuries to vanish.
However, no power was without flaw.
This dojutsu did not truly reverse fate—it merely delayed and transferred it.
Instead of erasing the damage inflicted by the Third Raikage, Amatsukami had pushed that damage to a future moment, where it would manifest later.
Danzo had not nullified his wounds; he had simply postponed them.
As for why Shisui's right eye had awakened this ability, that was tied to the second application of this dojutsu:
The power to alter another person's fate.
Amatsukami could not only manipulate Danzo's fate—it could also redirect the fate of others onto himself.
In essence, it could absorb and take on the destined injuries of another person.
The reason such a dojutsu had manifested stemmed from the moment Shisui awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan—
It had been triggered when Danzo took a fatal blow on his behalf.
The intense emotional turmoil Shisui experienced at that moment had shaped his Mangekyō ability.
After all, the Sharingan is the "eye that reflects the heart."
The dojutsu born from it was a reflection of the user's deepest emotions.
And when Shisui awakened his Mangekyō, he had been overwhelmed with one desperate, all-consuming wish—
To bring Danzo back to life.
Thus, the desire to reverse fate and use his own death to bring Danzo back to life was born.
And from that, the Mangekyō Sharingan ability "Amatsukami" was awakened.
As for what technique resided in Shisui's right eye, and whether it was Kotoamatsukami, Danzo had no idea.
After all, the state of mind Shisui had at this moment was vastly different from the one in the original timeline.
At the very least, he now saw hope for reconciliation between the Uchiha and the village, so he likely no longer held the same obsessive determination to manipulate others' wills through genjutsu as he did in the original story.
Back to the present.
Although Amatsukami had its limitations, its effect was still overpowered.
Unlike Izanagi, which required prior activation and only altered a predicted future, Amatsukami could instantly change the past.
In Danzo's level of combat, being able to temporarily rewrite fate and make his injuries disappear gave him a massive advantage.
Take the current situation, for example—
The Third Raikage had lost an arm and suffered severe injuries.
Meanwhile, Danzo remained completely unscathed and full of energy.
Even though this state wouldn't last forever—so what?
By the time his injuries resurfaced in the future, the Third Raikage would have already died countless times over!
Trading a delayed severe injury for his opponent's life—
Was this a bad deal?
Not at all!
Not to mention, the time gained by this technique allowed him to prepare in advance and seek out the best medical ninja for treatment.
In short—
Any ability that could tamper with "fate" was bound to be overpowered.
Izanagi proved that.
Amatsukami proved that as well.
Danzo's calm demeanor made both the Third Raikage and Ōnoki uneasy.
The latter even launched several more Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World attacks to probe Danzo's abilities—
Yet, each time, Danzo effortlessly absorbed them, even using the opportunity to replenish some of his chakra.
At this point, they could no longer deny it—
Danzo had indeed used some unknown power to negate the Third Raikage's attack!
Watching the blood continuously drip from Danzo's right eye, the Third Raikage's expression darkened.
He hadn't expected that losing his arm would have no effect on his enemy whatsoever!
"Damn it… is this the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Due to the rarity of the Mangekyō, the major ninja villages had very little recorded information on its abilities.
After all, aside from Fugaku Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and Danzo, no one had ever truly witnessed its power firsthand.
The only one present who had actually seen a Mangekyō user before was Ōnoki—
He had once witnessed the power of Madara Uchiha.
But back then, he had been defeated instantly and never had the chance to learn anything useful about the Sharingan's abilities.
Thus, before Danzo's miraculous recovery, they had believed the Mangekyō was merely a stronger version of the three-tomoe Sharingan—
At most, they thought it granted the powerful Susanoo technique.
They never imagined it could contain such an utterly terrifying ability!
Ōnoki's gaze remained locked on Danzo, his face full of apprehension.
He had to admit—this man's performance in this battle had rekindled the fear he once felt under the dominance of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"…Are we really going to keep fighting, A?"
"I think the outcome is already clear."
Danzo raised his blade and drew a line on the ground.
"If anyone still wishes to continue this battle—"
"I will gladly oblige to the end."
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