Chapter 40: 100% Hashirama Cells
The Third Hokage was also pushed back step by step by the shockwave from the explosion.
The heatwave even burned off his eyebrows and beard.
His aged face, now without eyebrows or beard, looked somewhat comical.
But he couldn't care less about his appearance. Looking at the terrifying explosion, his heart was filled with endless regret and worry.
Whether or not to reinforce Danzo was no longer something he could consider.
As an old veteran Kage-level powerhouse, he seemed to have no means to influence this battle at all.
As for fighting with numbers, that was even more delusional.
How many people would it take to withstand even one Tailed Beast Bomb?
The relaxed way Naruto had just casually created four Tailed Beast Bombs was still fresh in his mind.
Moreover, Konoha absolutely could not afford heavy casualties, or they would definitely be targeted by the other ninja villages.
When the firelight from the Tailed Beast Bomb explosion finally faded, all the trees summoned by the Nativity of a World of Trees had turned to ash.
Within a radius of several hundred meters, there was only one massive crater, deeply sunken as if struck by a meteor!
Naruto, wrapped in his Tailed Beast Cloak, stood at the edge of the giant crater with his arms crossed.
He looked down from above at Danzo, who had been blown into a mangled, melted mess inside the pit.
At this moment, the word "miserable" was no longer enough to describe Danzo.
His neck was broken, his ugly head hanging limply to one side.
Most of his body was gone, and his limbs had been blown off.
"The Wood Dragon Technique… couldn't even withstand a Tailed Beast Bomb…"
"This is the ninjutsu of the God of Shinobi… how could it be like this…"
Danzo's eyes were lifeless as he muttered.
Naruto's face was indifferent. "The God of Shinobi's Wood Dragon could naturally withstand a Tailed Beast Bomb, but you? What are you? Just an old dog who has always hidden in the shadows!"
Although Danzo had some redemption traces in the original story, Naruto's experiences over these years were very real.
Danzo was enraged by Naruto's words and suddenly burst into laughter.
"You think… you've already won?!"
"Izanagi!"
After a fleeting, dream-like illusion, Danzo's broken body was restored to its ten-meter height.
The only thing lost was a single Sharingan.
And inside his body, there were still over a hundred Sharingan.
"I can use this technique hundreds of times. But you? Can you fire hundreds of Tailed Beast Bombs?"
Danzo's words were filled with undisguised pride.
Although it was only a momentary bloom, in this state, he was invincible!
Naruto also felt a bit troubled.
The Izanagi technique, when one had enough Sharingan, was indeed a bit overpowered.
Looking at the smug Danzo, a flash of inspiration struck Naruto.
He condensed the Sage Mode light sword in his hand once again. Under the enhancement of the Nine-Tails' chakra, the cyan light sword was dyed a pale gold.
Eighth Form: Initial Gale Slash
Naruto's figure turned into a streak of golden light.
This extreme speed easily reminded people of a term that had once dominated the ninja world.
Yellow Flash!
The distance of dozens of meters was crossed in an instant.
The Sharingan in Danzo's eyes spun rapidly, but they still couldn't capture Naruto's movements.
With a flash of golden sword light, Danzo's entire right arm was severed at the root!
"Heh, useless. I can regenerate as many arms like this as I want!"
As he spoke, Danzo was about to activate the Hashirama cells inside his body to regrow the arm.
But at that moment, Naruto touched the deathly pale right hand that had just been cut off.
The instant he made contact, he directly communicated with the system.
"System, collect!"
"Hashirama cells detected. Collected. Current collection progress: 15/100."
Danzo watched as Naruto made the severed hand disappear into thin air, but he didn't think much of it.
But the next instant, he felt as if a large portion of his own Hashirama cell source had suddenly vanished.
Even though he frantically mobilized his chakra, the severed arm still refused to regenerate.
"How is this possible!" Danzo's heart was filled with confusion.
Seeing this, the corner of Naruto's mouth curved slightly.
As expected, the system's priority was higher than normal ninjutsu logic!
"Brat, what did you just do?" Danzo subconsciously asked his own question.
But Naruto had no intention of explaining. Without another word, he flashed with golden light and disappeared from his spot.
When he reappeared, he had already cut off Danzo's left leg!
Losing one leg, Danzo's massive body instantly lost balance and slowly toppled to one side.
Boom!
He crashed to the ground, raising a huge cloud of dust.
Naruto didn't hesitate and immediately collected this leg as well.
"Current progress: 30/100."
Watching the progress skyrocket, Naruto's eyes lit up as he looked at the fallen Danzo.
This gaze made the latter feel a chill run down his spine.
Seeing that he was about to be cut again!
Instinctively, Danzo activated Izanagi.
But when he reappeared, his body was still unbalanced and he clumsily fell to the ground.
"Izanagi can't restore me to full condition? How is this possible!"
The always-reliable Izanagi seemed to have glitched. Danzo couldn't help but cry out in shock.
If this continued, his entire body would be cut apart and disappear!
Danzo wanted to use Wood Release to fight for one last chance.
But just as he raised his remaining hand, preparing to show off a wave of one-handed seals,
the next instant, golden light flashed.
The last remaining arm was also severed at the root and flew into the air.
Before it even landed, Naruto had already collected it.
"Current progress: 45/100."
Having lost nearly half of his Hashirama cells, wrinkles began to appear on Danzo's face.
His entire body started losing vitality.
Golden sword light flashed continuously, slicing piece after piece from his body.
Current progress: 56/100 Current progress: 64/100 Current progress: 98/100
In the final moments, Danzo, who was now almost reduced to just a head, looked toward the distant Hokage Rock with eyes full of desolation.
His mouth moved slightly, but without vocal cords, he couldn't make a sound.
From the shape of his mouth, the rough meaning was:
"Hokage… in the end, I still couldn't become one…"
The Darkness of the Shinobi World had finally come to an end, leaving only endless regret.
"Current progress: 100/100. Collection task completed."
"Reward obtained: Perfect Wood Release Sage Body."
With the reward granted, the fatigue Naruto had felt from the massive chakra consumption was instantly swept away.
A heaven-shaking change was occurring inside his body.
A few minutes later, Naruto clenched his fist.
He felt his physique and chakra surge once again.
Most importantly, he had gained another powerful ability — Wood Release!
Naruto checked his status panel.
Name: Uzumaki Naruto Age: 12 years old Physique: 46 → 68 (Average person = 1) Chakra: 112.4 cards → 336 cards Bloodline Limits: Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body, Perfect Wood Release Sage Body
His physique had increased by more than twenty points, and his chakra had nearly tripled, reaching over three hundred cards.
"With this amount of chakra, I can already call it chakra tonnage, right? Reaching chakra pillar level is just around the corner."
His strength had once again skyrocketed, and he had eliminated the poisonous snake known as Danzo. Naruto felt genuinely pleased.
But where there is joy, there is also sorrow.
The Third Hokage's aged figure walked up to him. His face, full of wrinkles and even age spots, was covered with worry.
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