Chapter 60

No matter what the reason, Danzō was determined to bring about Su Zhong's demise.

Su Zhong would not sit idly by and await his fate.

Yuanqi is the product of the fusion of three elements, but it can also switch between the three forces.

Wonderfully, when Su Zhong switched most of his yuanqi to the mental attribute.

He still stood firmly in place, but his body's attributes became increasingly inclined towards a spiritual form.

The shadow binding technique and sealing techniques used to restrain his body instantly lost their effectiveness.

Su Zhong easily passed through the restraints as if they did not exist.

Immediately, Su Zhong switched the attribute of his yuanqi to natural chakra.

His nature was more inclined towards a collection of natural forces.

Genjutsu primarily affects the body, but its essence targets the soul.

However, when Su Zhong transformed into natural energy, the genjutsu instantly lost its effectiveness.

A bright light shone, and the dark sky immediately shattered.

Su Zhong walked out of the genjutsu.

What greeted him was a barrage of hidden weapons.

Kunai and shuriken, imbued with various chakra, flew swiftly towards him.

Su Zhong extended his right hand, which suddenly turned as black as ink, and gripped tightly.

The air twisted in Su Zhong's hand, and a hissing sound came. It was as if he had grasped a writhing spirit snake.

Great Dragon Fist!

A dragon-shaped shadow enveloped Su Zhong's fist.

He fiercely punched forward.

Roar!

The dragon-shaped shadow separated from his body, growing larger the farther it moved from his fist.

Roar!

The massive dragon head roared to the sky, and the incoming hidden weapons were directly hit by the roar.

The various hidden weapons were instantly blown off their original trajectories, clattering to the ground.

Su Zhong glanced at his right fist in surprise, not expecting that by fully enhancing his yuanqi to physical strength, he could unleash such powerful force.

The Great Dragon Fist, combined with air techniques, became even more powerful.

At the same time, the difficulty of use increased significantly.

But now, with the enhancement of yuanqi, he easily unleashed the Great Dragon Fist.

He suddenly exerted force.

Bang!

A circular pit exploded on the ground, and Su Zhong charged towards the wall like a raging dragon.

Boom!

The wall crumbled like paper, and Su Zhong created a large hole.

Su Zhong did not stop, ignoring any obstacles in front of him, and crashed through them.

This alley was clearly a trap prepared in advance.

Who knew what other hidden methods there were. Su Zhong would not follow others' battle rhythm.

He intended to break through this invisible restraint and decide where to fight.

The over thirty Root members behind him could not let Su Zhong go.

Their figures flashed, secretly and quickly pursuing Su Zhong.

Rushing through, Su Zhong moved swiftly and soon broke out of Konoha, reaching a river.

He had just stopped when the Root members appeared around him, tightly surrounding him.

"This is a determined effort to kill me," Su Zhong turned around, and almost saw a straight path leading to the village.

Faint figures flashed in his line of sight.

Su Zhong's arrogant path, where he crashed through strong opponents and buildings, could not help but attract attention.

This was his plan.

He hoped to scare off the Root members through other ninjas.

But the Root members still pursued him so openly, and Su Zhong immediately understood.

The initial claim of violating the Hokage's secret order was not a lie; it was an excuse, a handle, and a handle that Su Zhong had given himself.

"No wonder Danzō dared to send so many people openly. He has the moral high ground and is not afraid of public opinion," Su Zhong thought coldly.

...

Kakashi walked absentmindedly down the street, instinctively dodging passersby.

A flash of black and red crossed his eyes, and Kakashi suddenly came to his senses.

There was a dumpling shop by the roadside, with two people sitting inside, wearing the same style of robes. Black with red clouds, quite striking.

Kakashi immediately sensed something was wrong.

This uniform attire clearly belonged to a unified organization.

On this land, the largest organization was Konoha, but these two were clearly not from Konoha.

Intruders!

Kakashi instantly made his conclusion.

A sound of wind came from behind, and Kakashi instinctively dodged to the side.

Turning his head, he saw Asuma awkwardly raising his hand.

"Oh, it's Asuma? Are you on a date?"

"Ah? Ah..." Asuma scratched his head, unsure how to respond.

Kurenai's face turned slightly red, and she did not speak, feeling a bit annoyed at Kakashi's directness.

But soon they noticed that Kakashi, while speaking calmly, was staring intently at the dumpling shop.

Instantly, the two realized the problem.

They also saw the two people who did not fit in with Konoha.

"Kakashi, who are they?" Asuma's eyes changed, and he quickly became alert.

"Let's go ask them," he said, and the three walked towards the dumpling shop.

At that moment, a loud rumbling sound came from the village.

The three involuntarily turned to look, seeing birds constantly flying up.

It seemed something massive was rampaging through the village, causing earth and debris to fly up, and the rumbling sound continued.

"What's happening?!" Asuma immediately drew a kunai. Konoha was at its weakest, and problems were occurring one after another. He had to be cautious.

"Where are those two?" Kurenai asked solemnly.

Kakashi turned his head, and except for the moving curtain, the dumpling shop was empty.

"Chase them!"

...

Switching the nature of his yuanqi to physical strength, Su Zhong felt his blood turn into lava, as if his whole body was burning.

Crane Hand!

Accompanied by a sharp hiss, Su Zhong's right hand formed a blade and thrust forward.

A Root member, unable to dodge in time, was hit by the sharp beak shadow.

The silver-white chest armor was pierced like paper, and a large hole instantly appeared in his chest.

His left hand suddenly extended.

With a slap, it caught a Root member's hand, which held a straight sword.

His right hand turned the blade into a fist and struck the opponent's heart.

Pfft!

A dull cracking sound rang out. His heart was shattered by Su Zhong through the chest armor.

His left hand smoothly took the straight sword, turned lightly to the right, and casually stabbed forward.

The straight sword accurately pierced another Root member's throat.

He grabbed the straight sword from the opponent's hand, kicked him away, and now had two swords in hand.

"Dealing with so many people at once, relying only on fists and feet won't work," Su Zhong analyzed calmly.

Breaking through the restraints, creating a path, and then cleanly eliminating three Root members—this process seemed simple but consumed a lot of energy.

Yuanqi was powerful, but it was just synthesized and very scarce. Su Zhong had not yet found a way to increase it.

But having the swords made a difference.

"The Thirteen Deadly Sword Techniques require sword intent, which cannot be used here. But the Twelve Deadly Sword Techniques are suitable. Although there is a significant difference between swords and knives, the essence of using weapons to kill remains the same."

Since arriving in this world, Su Zhong had been focusing on hard qi training and had never used weapons.

But this did not mean he had not thought about weapons.

Yesterday's sparring with Sasuke was just to test the modified Twelve Deadly Sword Techniques.

"Sparring doesn't show the effect, so I'll use you for an experiment." He activated his Insight Eye.

Within a hundred meters, all the movements were in his mind, just like the 360-degree vision of the Byakugan.

He exerted force and instantly rushed into the crowd of Root members.

His dual swords stabbed rapidly.

Clang, clang, clang...

Sparks flew, and Su Zhong was immediately engaged in a melee.

But with the Insight Eye, nothing around him escaped his perception.

He could clearly sense the sneak attacks from behind and see the attack routes clearly.

The modified Twelve Deadly Sword Techniques were still ruthless and deadly.

Almost instantly, three Root members fell to the ground.

Su Zhong fought more smoothly, and the Insight Eye and the Twelve Deadly Sword Techniques worked well together.

His powerful body gave him immense strength and speed.

Closing in, his dual swords danced, and five more Root members were killed.

After Su Zhong picked up the weapons, the battle completely turned in his favor.

These Root members did not have time to use jutsu; in the face of Su Zhong's speed, they could only engage in close combat.

The Shadow Bind Technique only slightly delayed Su Zhong.

Due to the lack of proficiency in switching the nature of yuanqi, this delay was inevitable. But as time passed, the delay became shorter and eventually disappeared.

Whenever black shadows climbed up Su Zhong's ankles, he seemed to become intangible, easily passing through the shadow ropes.

The sharp straight sword swung, instantly taking the lives of those who tried to surround him.

He fiercely threw the right straight sword.

Pfft!

The straight sword pierced a nearby tree, hitting a Root member who was using the tree for cover and quickly fleeing.

He instantly lifted his right foot and kicked the last Root member who rushed towards him.

Instantly!

The powerful force struck the Root member's chest.

Crack, crack!

With a series of bone-breaking sounds, the Root member was thrown like a cannonball into the river and did not come out.

The Instant technique, used for speed, also had immense power.

Su Zhong threw away the straight sword and turned to look at the few people nearby.

"Kakashi, how are you?" Su Zhong's lips curled into a strange smile.

The blood on his face and his bald head made him look even more terrifying.

"Uchiha Shū, why are you attacking Konoha's ANBU? Are you really going to defect!"

Kakashi, without even standing on the lake, drew a kunai and quickly assumed a battle stance.

He had long considered Su Zhong a dangerous person.

Killing ANBU openly was a challenge to Konoha and a clear act of defection!

"Uchiha Itachi, I've wanted to meet you for a long time," Su Zhong ignored Kakashi's question and turned to look at Uchiha Itachi standing on the river with interest.

"Uchiha Itachi?!" Asuma couldn't help but exclaim.

A Uchiha who had already defected and one who was in the process of defecting. Their simultaneous appearance was not a good sign!

"Uchiha Shū, are you going to follow Uchiha Itachi? Don't you know that he killed the entire Uchiha clan, even you?!" Kakashi's voice was low.

Su Zhong smiled. "No need to provoke. I won't follow him, but I won't fight him either."

Kakashi's brows furrowed. He remembered their earlier conversation about hatred.

He never believed it, but now, Kakashi had to believe.

He saw no trace of hatred in Su Zhong's eyes, only curiosity and excitement.

"Isn't it exciting to see two brothers in a life-or-death battle? I won't interfere with such a thing."

Su Zhong's voice was full of enthusiasm.

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