Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 256: The Clever Baku

Facing an opponent like Sora who possessed extreme speed and powerful attacks.

The Baku seemed somewhat clumsy, only able to passively swing its trunk and stomp its feet to block, letting out angry and helpless snorts.

The several Root ninja tried to interfere, but they were forced into a pathetic state by the gust of wind from Sora’s casual staff swings or the occasional small bursts of ’Boro Breath’, utterly unable to form effective coordination.

Standing on top of the Baku’s head, Danzo watched as Sora darted and weaved around the Baku like a flea, each attack causing the Baku to roar in pain.

While his own subordinates were like ’useless husbands’, his face darkened immensely.

He had originally hoped the Baku would turn the tide of battle, never expecting it to be suppressed by Sora alone.

This would not do.

Danzo stared fixedly at Sora’s movements, especially the massive pillar in his hands that emitted an aura of authority.

Suddenly, he noticed Sora’s movements pause slightly, taking half a step back, gripping the massive pillar tightly with both hands, assuming a peculiar charging stance.

The already violent chakra around his body began to converge towards that massive pillar at an even more terrifyingly frantic speed.

Lightning intertwined with green steam, a destructive fluctuation that even he felt palpitations from began to spread.

This stance. This pressure that made souls tremble.

Danzo’s pupils abruptly contracted.

He remembered the description in Akimichi Torifu’s battle report.

"...The Azure Dragon, holding a strange massive pillar, gathered all its power and fiercely swung it out. Its momentum was like startling thunder, its majesty like divine punishment. Named ’Thunderclap Eight Trigrams’, it actually contended head-on with the Third Raikage’s ’Hell Stab: Two-Finger Hellstab’ without being at a disadvantage..."

It was that move.

Sora was preparing to use that ultimate killing move powerful enough to contend with the Third Raikage.

An icy chill instantly shot up Danzo’s spine to the top of his head.

He had no doubt that if this move landed on the Baku, even with the Baku’s massive size and defensive power, it would likely be severely injured if not killed.

And he, standing on the Baku’s head, would absolutely bear the brunt.

Take it head on.

Before coming, he might have thought he could withstand it. But after being repeatedly proven wrong by Sora, he did not think he was tougher than the Third Raikage.

In that split second, Danzo made the decision most fitting to his character. Avoid the sharp edge.

"Baku. Block him."

Danzo roared, giving himself a seemingly justified reason. His figure, like a startled rabbit, leaped backwards without hesitation, instantly jumping behind the Baku’s massive body, hiding himself thoroughly.

The several Root ninja were stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted, following suit, hastily dodging behind the Baku.

Baku. "???"

Although its intelligence wasn’t the highest, it also sensed that its master seemed to be using it as a shield.

That terrifying power concentrated on the staff made it feel instinctive fear.

It was a summon, not a disposable consumable.

Seeing Sora’s aura had gathered to its peak, the destructive fluctuations pressed down on it so tangibly it could hardly breathe.

The Baku made a prompt decision. Letting out one last aggrieved and slightly angry snort, its massive body "poofed" with a sound, transforming into a huge cloud of white smoke, directly dispelling the summoning jutsu. It ran away.

It wasn’t stupid.

Taking such a fatal attack for its master. Wishful thinking.

Thus, a comical scene unfolded.

Danzo and the several Root ninja had just awkwardly hidden behind the Baku, thinking they had found safe cover, and were about to catch their breath and think about the next step.

But the next second, the cover was gone.

The massive Baku disappeared without a trace, exposing the few of them completely uncovered before Sora, who had finished charging and whose aura had reached its peak.

Danzo: "!!!"

Root ninja: "!!!"

Sora was also slightly stunned, not expecting this Baku to be so clever, actually running away directly.

But the movements in his hands did not stop.

The Pillar of Heaven, White Jade Column, having accumulated vast power, carrying lightning that tore through everything and an unmatched momentum, like a thunder god’s whip descending from the heavens, fiercely swung toward the spot where the Baku originally was, which was now where Danzo and the others were.

"Thunderclap. Eight Trigrams."

Boom. Crash.

Truly heaven shaking and earth shattering.

Although somewhat inferior to the clash with the Third Raikage before due to the lack of a large amount of Dragon Vein chakra,

that dazzling lightning still devoured everything. The violent energy storm wildly poured out in all directions like an unbridled wild horse.

Dust mixed with lightning shot into the sky, forming a terrifying mushroom cloud.

"Run."

Danzo was scared out of his wits, no longer caring about image or dignity, pushing his wind chakra to the extreme, desperately fleeing backward.

The several Root ninja also each used their special skills, desperately fleeing.

But how could their speed compare to the energy impact from the Thunderclap Eight Trigrams explosion.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Three Root ninja who could not dodge in time were instantly swallowed by violent lightning and shockwaves. Without even letting out a scream, they turned into flying ashes.

Only two Root Jonin who were slightly farther away and reacted the fastest, and Danzo, who spared no chakra to perform Body Replacement and Body Flicker techniques, barely managed to escape the core explosion range.

Even so, they were affected by the scattered energy, all in a sorry state. Especially Danzo, who even spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He looked back, gazing at the scorched earth that looked like it had been hit by a meteor, and the bottomless massive crater. His eyes were filled with lingering fear and unbelievable shock.

The power of this strike was actually so terrifying.

If he had been half a second slower just now, or if the Baku had disappeared one second later, his outcome would have been no better than those three subordinates who turned to ashes.

This made him recognize the gap between himself and the Third Raikage.

Sora held the slightly humming Pillar of Heaven, White Jade Column, standing at the edge of the massive crater. The lightning and steam around his body gradually subsided. His azure gold vertical pupils coldly swept over the miserable Danzo trio in the distance.

He did not choose to pursue.

Killing Danzo would indeed be satisfying, but now was not the time.

If Danzo died, Konoha’s internal situation would surely be shaken. Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely not let it go. His subsequent plans to rely on Konoha’s resources would also be affected.

Danzo clutched his chest, breathing heavily, his eyes fixed on the distant Sora, filled with venom and a trace of indescribable fear.

He knew today he was completely defeated.

Not only did he lose almost all the Root elites he brought out, but he himself had almost died here.

Staying here any longer meant only death.

"Let’s go."

Danzo squeezed out three words through gritted teeth. Taking the only two remaining, terrified Root Jonin, using the fastest speed of his life, they fled in panic toward the direction of Konoha. He did not even dare utter a single harsh word.

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