Chapter 820: Konoha Hero Obito

“Danzo-sama, Uchiha Obito has made a move!”

Two Root Ninja responsible for monitoring Uchiha Obito quickly returned to the base after being injured by Obito, reporting the situation to Danzo Shimura.

“How dare he attack an Anbu member, and still claim he’s not a spy.”

Danzo Shimura was overjoyed upon hearing the news.

He was racking his brain for a reason to deal with Obito, and now Obito had conveniently handed him the perfect excuse.

Although Root was effectively a force controlled personally by Danzo Shimura, it was nominally subordinate to Anbu, so calling Root Ninja Anbu Ninja was perfectly fine.

And attacking an Anbu Ninja was no small matter.

“However, with the Uchiha coup imminent, Hiruzen will likely be extra sensitive to these matters.”

Danzo Shimura pondered for a moment, suppressing the urge to immediately dispatch a team to forcibly apprehend Uchiha Obito.

Normally it wouldn’t matter, but now was a critical time for the Uchiha Clan’s extermination, and there was no room for carelessness.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi were to discover his extermination plan because of this, it would be a huge loss.

After much deliberation, Danzo Shimura once again headed to the Hokage Building.

He didn’t expect Hiruzen Sarutobi to heavily punish Obito for this; he only hoped to have Uchiha Obito imprisoned for a few days, to prevent him from causing trouble outside and interfering with the extermination plan.

Once the scheduled extermination time arrived, he could then conveniently kill Obito.

Danzo Shimura only allowed two Uchiha to survive.

One was Uchiha Itachi, who he needed to do his bidding, and the other was Sasuke, who could be used to restrain Uchiha Itachi.

However, what Danzo Shimura didn’t expect was that even with such low expectations, he still couldn’t get the desired response from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Obito would never be a spy, and your people were injured entirely because they violated regulations first, weren’t they?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and replied.

Obito was the last hope in Hiruzen Sarutobi’s heart to change the Uchiha coup; he was too busy supporting him, so how could he possibly believe Danzo Shimura’s nonsense?

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attitude was very firm, and Danzo Shimura could only leave in a huff.

Danzo Shimura, returning to the Root base, was extremely displeased, so he dispatched even more elite Root members to monitor Obito.

Actually, Danzo Shimura didn’t care much about Obito; he was just habitually annoying Uchiha Ninja.

After all, there were only five days left until his extermination plan, no matter how much trouble Obito caused, could he really destroy a plan he had been preparing for so long within five days?

By the time Obito realized something was wrong, the Uchiha Clan’s graves would already be overgrown with grass.

The next day, Danzo Shimura ordered his subordinates to investigate Obito’s intelligence in more detail.

He wanted to find out what relationship Obito had with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

On this day, the Leaf Newspaper once again reported on Obito.

Unlike the last time, this time Obito was on the front page, with the headline “Hero Returns.”

The previous newspaper had only clarified one thing: Obito was not dead; he was still alive.

This time, the Leaf Newspaper very grandly introduced why Obito had “sacrificed,” what his contributions were, covering all aspects of Obito.

This time, Obito truly caused a sensation in Konoha.

It was already not easy to get on the front page of the Leaf Newspaper, let alone this issue which used a large amount of space to introduce Obito, making it even more extraordinary.

Most importantly, Obito’s story truly had the potential to become a huge hit.

The Fourth Hokage’s disciple was crushed by a giant rock while saving a friend, gifted his Sharingan, and then miraculously returned nine years after being presumed dead.

This was simply a legendary story, perfect for after-dinner conversation, and its rapid spread was only natural.

In just one day, the name of Konoha’s hero, Obito, resounded throughout Konoha.

Many elders among them expressed that when Obito was young, they had already seen that he would achieve great things in the future, and indeed, he grew up to become a Konoha hero.

Danzo Shimura was no longer calm.

He didn’t know what Hiruzen Sarutobi was up to, promoting an Uchiha Ninja so heavily at a critical juncture when the Uchiha Clan was about to stage a coup.

However, before Danzo Shimura could do more, an even worse thing happened.

Root was attacked!

A Masked Man wearing a black hooded robe and an orange mask attacked Root.

The Masked Man appeared out of thin air at the Root Base, opening his mouth to spew a sea of fire, setting Root ablaze.

Several Root Ninja who didn’t have time to react were directly severely burned by the great fire.

“Secret Technique: Parasitic Destructive Insect!”

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

Some disturbed Root Ninja successively used Ninjutsu, wanting to attack the Masked Man.

“Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!”

The Masked Man’s only visible eye showed a hint of mockery, and he immediately spewed out even more powerful high-temperature flames, instantly blocking all attacks and expanding the fire.

“Damn it, traitors are indeed not to be trusted.”

Looking at the black-robed Masked Man standing high above, Danzo Shimura’s face was ashen.

Having had a small cooperation with the black-robed Masked Man, he knew who the other party was.

The black-robed Masked Man was Uchiha Madara, at least he claimed to be Uchiha Madara.

Danzo Shimura had originally planned to find a way to kill the black-robed Masked Man after the Uchiha Clan’s extermination.

He didn’t expect the black-robed Masked Man to suddenly go crazy and attack his base.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll eliminate you right here.”

Danzo Shimura condensed Chakra and exhaled a sharp aura.

Although the black-robed Masked Man was powerful, this was Konoha, and with his elite Root members plus other Konoha Ninja coming to assist, he would surely be left behind.

“Mere child’s play.”

The black-robed Masked Man let out a disdainful laugh.

“Let me show you true power.”

“Susanoo!”

Rumble!!

A dense blue light suddenly erupted around the black-robed Masked Man, and materialized blue Chakra rapidly ascended.

In a blink of an eye, a tall giant formed purely from Chakra appeared in the Root base, which had turned into a sea of fire.

The massive blue giant, over seventy meters tall, clenched its fist in the air, and two large blue swords appeared in its hands.

Rumble!

The black-robed Masked Man controlled Susanoo to casually swing out two sword slashes, turning the Root base into ruins.

“This power, how is this possible?!”

The black-robed Masked Man’s sudden display of immense power shocked the Root Ninja beyond belief.

Before the black-robed Masked Man’s Susanoo, they were like ants.

Some Root Ninja, disbelieving, attacked Susanoo, but nothing happened; they couldn’t even break through its defense.

“Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!”

Danzo Shimura secretly circled to the back, exhaling a powerful wind bullet towards the area where the black-robed Masked Man was located.

The most prominent aspect of Wind Release was its powerful cutting ability.

No matter how strong the blue giant was, his attack was aimed at the black-robed Masked Man hidden inside.

However, unfortunately, Danzo Shimura’s flanking maneuver had already been discovered.

Swish!

A thick sword slash flew out, destroying the wind bullet and forcing Danzo Shimura to dodge awkwardly.

“Yasakani no Magatama!”

The black-robed Masked Man’s attack was far from being just one sword slash; in an instant, several energy magatama were thrown over.

Rumble!!

The explosion covered Danzo Shimura’s location, and for a moment, dirt and rocks flew everywhere, and flames shot into the sky.

“Damn it!”

Danzo Shimura awkwardly rolled out of the explosion’s thick smoke, a streak of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Although he had tried his best to dodge, the Yasakani no Magatama had a wide range, and he couldn’t avoid all of them.

Before Danzo Shimura could catch his breath, the blue greatsword struck again, forcing Danzo Shimura to flee.

“Uchiha Madara, I swear I will tear you to shreds!”

Danzo Shimura felt incredibly stifled; as the Hokage Assistant and Root leader, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

“I must find a way to get close to him.”

Danzo Shimura decided to use Kotoamatsukami.

The casting distance of Kotoamatsukami was not short, but it wasn’t as far as dozens of meters.

Susanoo’s towering body created distance between Danzo Shimura and the black-robed Masked Man.

“Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!”

As if sensing Danzo Shimura’s intention, the black-robed Masked Man exhaled raging flames from Susanoo.

Some Root Ninja tried to use Water Release to help Danzo Shimura block, but they were instantly evaporated, so Danzo Shimura had to flee.

“Danzo, what’s going on?”

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with elite Ninja.

Looking at the towering blue giant, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression was extremely grave.

As a professor of Ninjutsu, he clearly knew what this ability was.

“I don’t know either. I was handling official business when the Masked Man suddenly appeared in my base and started wreaking havoc.”

Danzo Shimura shook his head and said.

“Hiruzen, I’ve told you before, the Uchiha Clan must be strictly guarded against!”

“No one can use Susanoo except a Ninja of the Uchiha Clan.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi tightly gripped Enma, who had transformed into an Adamantine Staff, remaining silent, only staring intently at the black-robed man within Susanoo.

“The Uchiha Clan? Those weaklings are not worthy of being Uchiha.”

The black-robed Masked Man coldly scoffed.

“In today’s Ninja World, only I, Uchiha Madara, am the true Uchiha!”

“Uchiha Madara? Impossible, Uchiha Madara already died at the hands of the First Hokage!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi retorted.

“Heh heh, I merely feigned death and then seized power from Hashirama. Little brat, let me see what progress you’ve made over the years!”

Saying this, the black-robed Masked Man raised his greatsword and slashed towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Bastard, how dare you destroy Konoha like this! I, Obito, will make sure you never return!”

Obito suddenly flashed onto the battlefield, throwing a powerful punch at the black-robed Masked Man.

The black-robed Masked Man immediately swung his other greatsword at Obito.

Susanoo’s giant sword was incredibly thick; even if it just smashed down, it could probably kill a dozen people instantly.

Facing such an exaggerated giant sword, Obito showed no fear, not dodging, and maintaining his attacking stance.

“Obito, get out of the way quickly!”

Kakashi, who had rushed over, shouted anxiously.

At this moment, Kakashi only regretted that his speed wasn’t fast enough, and his Lightning Release training wasn’t sufficient.

Boom!

The giant sword arced, striking Obito directly and smashing into the ground, creating a huge sound and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Danzo Shimura.

What a fine young Konoha man, how could he be a spy? What kind of spy would fight so desperately?

“Kakashi, don’t underestimate me! I am now Sage Obito, having learned Sage Arts!”

The dust cleared, revealing Obito’s completely unharmed body.

Obito was seen holding up the giant sword with one hand, preventing it from moving even a centimeter further.

Root Anbu Ninja gasped in unison; what kind of natural superhuman strength was this, blocking a seventy-meter giant’s greatsword with one hand?

Only Ninja who had witnessed Limitless, like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi, understood that it wasn’t Obito’s strength, but that the greatsword simply couldn’t touch Obito.

“This protective Sage Art can actually block this level of attack.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat surprised.

Even if he fully unleashed defensive Ninjutsu like Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, he definitely couldn’t block this sharp Susanoo greatsword.

He could only dodge or clash head-on with the Adamantine Staff.

“Flame Breathing Sage Mode!”

Obito concentrated his breathing, combining natural energy with Chakra to form Senjutsu Chakra, his entire body glowing red, becoming the most dazzling Ninja on the scene.

“Sage Art: Azure Flame!”

Obito opened his mouth and spat out a stream of Azure Flames, directly melting away a good portion of the blue greatsword above his head.

“Sage Art: Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique: Azure Flame!”

After melting the blue greatsword, Obito then spat out fist-sized Azure Flames, attacking Susanoo.

The Sage Art Azure Flame had an extremely high temperature; Susanoo, which the Root elite couldn’t penetrate before, instantly developed several large holes.

The black-robed Masked Man, who had not dodged at all until then, also began to evade Obito’s attacks.

“He’s actually this strong!”

Seeing Obito alone able to suppress the black-robed Masked Man, Danzo Shimura’s expression was somewhat grim.

One had to know that just now, the entire Root combined could only be chased and cut down by the black-robed Masked Man.

If his own subordinates had such strength, Danzo Shimura would be very pleased.

If an ordinary Konoha Ninja had such strength, Danzo Shimura would conduct a thorough investigation, but would not make overly offensive moves.

If an Uchiha Ninja had such strength, Danzo Shimura would have only one thought: how can I kill him?

And the strength Obito displayed now left Danzo Shimura temporarily without an answer, so he became anxious.

“Fire Release: Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique!”

Under the combined efforts of Obito and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the black-robed Masked Man steadily retreated, having no choice but to spew out a large amount of high-temperature ash to obscure their vision.

“Strange, how did he disappear?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi used Wind Release to disperse the dust and cautiously surveyed his surroundings, only to find that the black-robed Masked Man had already vanished.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately issued an emergency order to seal off Konoha and mobilized Ninja to search for the black-robed Masked Man.

It was hard to say whether the black-robed Masked Man was Uchiha Madara, but the black-robed Masked Man was definitely the culprit who controlled the Nine-Tailed!

Where would there be so many Uchiha powerhouses? If there really were that many powerful Uchiha, why would the Uchiha Clan need to plan a coup? They could just march directly into the Hokage Office.

Unfortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi still couldn’t find the black-robed Masked Man.

Although he didn’t know how the black-robed Masked Man did it, it seemed that in that brief moment when the dust obscured their vision, the black-robed Masked Man escaped.

“As expected of our Konoha hero, truly amazing.”

After the battle, the Anbu, who had witnessed Obito’s prowess, praised him.

“Not at all, I’m still far from my sensei; if only I could have arrived faster.”

Obito shook his head and said.

From then on, Obito’s status as a Konoha hero not only spread widely among the populace but also gained the recognition of many Jonin.

After all, Ninja still spoke with strength.