(T/N: Here's the extra chapter as promised.)
"Kaze…"
Danzō gritted his teeth, spitting out Kaze's name. If looks could kill, his glare would've torn Kaze to pieces and dragged him through hell.
However, the repeated use of Izanagi and Wood Release had already consumed a tremendous amount of his chakra.
On top of that, having his eye gouged out left him severely injured—his body was starting to weaken.
The Hashirama cells covering his right arm began to rebel against Danzō's will.
A searing pain tore through his flesh.
"Argh…"
Danzō couldn't hold back a scream. His knees buckled, and with a heavy thud, he collapsed onto the ground.
Clutching his right arm with his left hand, he tried to suppress the Hashirama cells with what little chakra he had left.
Kaze silently watched the entire scene unfold.
At the same time, the mental net he established picked up the signals from Fugaku and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Both were rushing over with a large squad of Anbu.
"Itachi's coming too."
Kaze raised an eyebrow, sensing that Uchiha Itachi was among them.
At this rate, they'd arrive in about a minute.
However…
Without any Sharingan left to activate Izanagi, and with the Hashirama cells going out of control, Danzō had no means to fight back.
He would die here, consumed by the very power he sought to control.
Kaze narrowed his eyes slightly.
He watched as boils and blisters erupted across Danzō's right arm—like boiling water bubbling to the surface.
In no time, Danzō's strength could no longer suppress the rampaging Hashirama cells.
Vines burst from under his skin, shooting into the air and rapidly thickening, twisting around each other.
In the blink of an eye, Danzō's arm—once embedded with Hashirama's facial features—transformed into a massive, towering tree.
Its upper half branched out lushly with leaves.
Its roots pierced through the marble floor, anchoring themselves deep into the earth below.
"AAAAHHH!"
Danzō's agonizing scream sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.
Some Root shinobi loyal to him tried to rush forward and help.
But Uchiha Kiyoshi and the others reached a silent consensus in that moment.
If there was anyone whose absence could make Konoha better—
It was Danzō.
So they did everything they could to block the Root shinobi from getting through.
No one was allowed near him.
Meanwhile, the dream tapir Danzō had summoned raised its trunk and sprayed a mist of wind release.
Despite the burning pain every time it opened its mouth, it used all its strength to blow out gale winds.
It was trying to pull Danzō free from the rampaging Wood Release.
Even if it meant losing an arm—anything was better than death.
However…
The strength of this Wood Release technique far exceeded the dream tapir's expectations.
Even at full power, it couldn't budge Danzō an inch.
"I'll have to… abandon this arm…"
Gritting his teeth, Danzō cast one final, reluctant glance at the arm now transformed by Wood Release.
Be it the Sharingan—
Or the Hashirama cells—
As long as he was alive, he could replace them.
Yes.
As long as he lived…
With that thought, Danzō made up his mind—he would sever the limb and escape the Wood Release's grasp.
But just as he prepared to sever the connection and flee—
His body…
Suddenly froze.
His only remaining eye went wide.
He felt his entire body seize up—completely rigid.
He couldn't move at all!
"Lightning Release…"
From the corner of his eye, Danzō looked toward Kaze.
In truth, when Kaze gouged out his eye earlier, he had deliberately discharged an electric current from his fingertips.
The current Kaze had released earlier flowed through Danzō's entire body, paralyzing his nervous system at the most critical moment.
With Danzō's physical resilience, he would've regained movement in at most thirty seconds.
However…
The rampaging Hashirama cells wouldn't give him that much time.
The Wood Release that had grown from Danzō's arm now turned on him, beginning to consume its creator.
Several thick vines spread out from the roots, wrapping tightly around Danzō's legs.
With a sickening twist and squeeze, both of his legs were snapped in half by the strength of the Wood Release.
What was even more shocking—
The severed legs, though gory and bloody, didn't rot into nutrients for the Wood Release.
Instead, they became part of the Wood Release.
Now that Danzō's chakra could no longer suppress it—
The Hashirama cells ran wild through his bloodstream, multiplying uncontrollably.
Even Danzō's own immune system couldn't stop the invasion.
Within just a few short breaths, only his head remained untouched by the transformation.
The rest of his body had become part of a massive, towering tree trunk.
Seeing Danzō end up in such a miserable state—
His summoning beast, the dream tapir, and even his loyal Root ninja…
All gave up.
They backed away and chose to abandon him.
"Kaze!"
Even though only his head remained, Danzō's rage hadn't quieted in the slightest.
He stared furiously at Kaze,
And roared hysterically:
"I despise you!"
"I despise your entire Uchiha clan!"
"All you people ever care about is power and control!"
"You've never once understood what the Will of Fire truly means!"
"You're nothing but a bunch of self-absorbed fools!"
"Kaze, do you really think you've won here today?"
"No!"
"What you've done will only give the other villages the perfect opportunity to invade Konoha!"
In Danzō's eyes, Kaze's actions today were driven purely by personal desire—
A petty need for revenge.
He believed Kaze had no thought for Konoha's future at all.
Once the Raikage learned of his death—
There was no doubt they would seize the opportunity.
At that point, the fragile peace that the shinobi world had only just achieved would collapse.
And Uchiha Kaze would become the sinner who brought ruin to the Leaf.
"The Will of Fire?"
But Danzō's speech was met with nothing but a sneer from Kaze.
"If we're talking about the Will of Fire, there's probably no one in all of Konoha who held to it more firmly, more loyally, than Shisui."
"And what was his end?"
"Not only did you dig out both his eyes—he died by the hands of your Root."
"Is that the fate of a shinobi who embodies your so-called Will of Fire?"
"He didn't die on some chaotic battlefield."
"Nor was he killed by some bloodthirsty enemy."
"No, he died in the most ironic way imaginable—at the hands of his own comrades."
"If that's what you call the Will of Fire…"
"Then I, Uchiha Kaze, will forge a new will."
As he spoke, Kaze slowly raised his right hand—
Palm facing Danzō's last remaining head.
Then, he clenched his fist.
"A new…"
"Will of Fire."
Crack!
With the fall of Kaze's final words—
Danzō's head, too, was devoured by the rampaging Hashirama cells, becoming part of the massive wooden structure.
The entire Root base fell into dead silence.
Kaze, along with all the surrounding shinobi, turned to face the towering tree in the center of the chamber.
A single—
Towering tree,
With the facial features of Shimura Danzō embedded in its trunk.
(T/N: This was the most unique death of Danzo I have read. Killed by the very power he wanted to posses. Anyway hope you enjoyed the chapter.)
100 Stones = Two Extra Chapters
200 Stones = Three Extra Chapters
Now for 100 stones. Keep the power stones coming.