Arc VII Chapter 7


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    <strong>Arc VII Chapter </strong><strong>7</strong>


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    Danzochargedin his desperation. Armed with his kunai, he closed in. Facing her in melee was a subpar decision, but he had little choice. Taking her st was equally suicidal. He regretted his decision quickly.


    Asami grinned and scored her next hit, demolishinganother portion of the vige.Danzo was slow, painfully slow.Her current attack relied primarilyon brute force, but theireffectiveness was undeniable.


    Danzo returned once again,and she resorted to her favourite side arm, her sword.His kunai blocked her Susanoo and snapped, which left him vulnerable.


    This was her opportunity to counterattack. Her sword pierced his torso with merciless precision. Her gleaming fire sealed his end. Her sma torched his paralysed body inside out.


    Asami leaned closer and whispered, mockinghim, “Seven. You died seven times, yet you still fail toprehend the discrepancy in power. You and I, we are not equals. We never were.”


    Her handextracted her de and faced him another timewith delight. Her sword sensed her euphoria.


    “...” Danzo sweated. Wahtever jutsu he was using, it startedto take a toll on him, draining his limited chakrareserves.


    Asami elerated and charged, protected by her purple mes. Fire and wind, katon and futon collided. Her steel met his kunai. He parried her strikes.


    “...” Danzo gritted his teethunder the weight of her heavy blows.Eventually, his defence failed. His bodywas erased by ance of heated sma. Once again, his body flickered out of existence.


    Asami giggled. “Such a pathetic performance. Is this everything you have to offer?”


    Danzo didn''thesitate. Herepeated his mistakeand charged. Closebat was a terrible idea. Hecouldn''t match her speed, her strength, her skill.


    Danzo paid the price, punished by a densely concentrated chakra. Her might pulverised his frail body and another portion Konoha''s infrastructure.


    Asami sensed his presence, readying her de.His movement grew increasinglysluggish,careless. His resurrectionsdrained him mentally and physically.


    Her hunt continued. Her de pierced his leg and pinned him down. Danzo struggled in vain.


    Asami grinned ominously. “Do you know what I don''t understandabout all this?Why are you doing this? Why are you trying to kill me? What do you gain from this?”


    “...” Danzo refused to answer.


    “Such a pity. We aren''t talkative today.” Asami ignited her fire and incinerated Danzo.Her purple mesdevoured her victim in an endless pyre. His cries of agony resounded through the air.


    Herinnocent smilestruck terror into his heart. “Imagine the world that could have been. Imagine the future that could have been. Alllost in a single day.” Danzo burned until nothing remained.His skin remembered the zing heat.


    Reality reset. This time, however,Danzo visibly panicked. He had already died ten times. Whatever it was, he was runningout ofit.


    Asami wielded her sword and stepped closer, prepared to reap his life. “Don''t worry, we are not finished yet.” Her lips twisted. Darkness clouded her eyes.


    Her Susanoo grabbed him and strangledDanzo. Her palm summoned a tiny me. “This might hurt a tiny bit, but not for long. Promise. Your death will be slow and painful.”


    Asamisummoned her fireforwards. Her intentionswere clear.


    “...” Danzo paled. He had used up his sharingan, yet the demon in ck still lived.This was hisst chance.


    Desperate, he yed his final card and prayed, Shisui''s eye. Hisst act of defiance. “Die!!!”


    Asami froze and halted. Her whole body refused to move, and her burning re hit Danzo. “What did you do?”


    The girlgripped her sword and stabbed herchest. Her beloved de pierced her heart and blood stained her kimono. Her hands grew cold.In the end, she died.


    Asami''sweakened body copsed and her Susanooreleased Danzo.


    Danzoescaped her grip andcouldn''t believe his luck. He won.He won.Hewon...


    “...” Danzo''s eyes widened in shock. Her bloodied corpse rose in his moment of triumph. The girl defied death.


    Asamiremoved her de from her torso and stood with agaping hole in her chest. The girl lived,and her wounds regenerated under a subdued purple shimmer.“I have beaten death once,and I will beat death again! You need more to kill me! The world needs more to kill me!”


    Asami rammed her steelthrough his right eye. Herst strength guided her hand. Her de split his skull apart and tasted the sweet nectar of victory. Victory was hers, but fate robbed her of her triumph.


    Danzo''s corpse vanished. The coward fledthe battlefield. He ran with his tail between his legs.


    Asami clenched her fistsand coughedblood. “This ... bastard...”


    Danzo would pay for this betrayal. The vige would pay for this betrayal.


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    Danzo limped through Konoha''s burning ruins. He carried his old, broken body along and fled the battlefield. He had to escape this hell. He survived the demon in human skin and lived to tell the tale, but the once proud vige was reduced to rubble. Her attacks wrecked havoc.


    Butchered, eviscerated, bisected, burnt, he lost all of his Sharingan. A single fight cost him his hard-earned spoils. He even sacrificed Shisui''s eye.


    “...” His eyesspotted Fu and Torune at the horizon. They brought reinforcements. He was saved.


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