bookrebus Chapter 498 Uchiha Countermeasures
Chapter 498 Uchiha Countermeasures
Tobirama Senju was acting alone.
He sped across the vast grasslands of the Pure Land. In the sky, the artificial sun created by Naruto had set, replaced by a sky full of stars and a bright moon, also formed from rules.
The moonlight was as clear as water, and the starlight twinkled, enveloping the entire grassland in a silvery glow, yet the visibility remained as clear as daytime.
Hashirama Senju originally wanted to come with him.
The moment Tobirama finished reading the information on the terminal and his expression changed drastically, Hashirama sensed something was wrong. He leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong?" Tobirama simply shook his head and said, "I have something to take care of." Hashirama was naturally worried and immediately offered to come along—but Tobirama refused.
The refusal was very decisive.
Because if what I see is true... if the number is correct, if the information isn't lying...
Therefore, he must personally figure out where he went wrong in his teaching!
This thought burned in his chest, making him not bother to explain anything to his elder brother, and he turned around and rushed out of the Samsara Palace.
At this moment, as he drove, he once again brought up the electronic terminal that was assigned to the guardians of the Pure Land.
A screen of light unfolded before him, clearly displaying the information about his objective for this trip—
【Shimura Danzo】
[Sin Index: 9.2]
9.2.
This number is a full 1.0 higher than the 8.2 he had seen before.
That 8.2 belongs to Uchiha Madara—the "Shura of the Shinobi World" who once attempted to destroy Konoha, plotting schemes that made the entire shinobi world tremble.
His own disciple... the one who once followed him to learn, was personally promoted by him, and on whom he once placed great hopes...
His sin index is even higher than Madara Uchiha's?!
When Tobirama first saw it, he even doubted that he was seeing things.
He had to go and see for himself, to find out what was going on, and to ask—what exactly was happening?
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"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball—!!!"
The wind howled.
The Wind Release: Spherical Cyclone erupted from Danzo's mouth like a cannonball, blasting towards the Velociraptors that were rushing in from all directions!
Several velociraptors that charged at the front were hit head-on, their bodies flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground several meters away. They struggled to get up, but could only twitch on the spot, unable to fight again for the time being.
But more velociraptors are emerging from the darkness.
Danzo Shimura stood there, slightly out of breath.
He was still wearing his last clothes—a dark, high-necked robe, with a thick bandage wrapped around one eye and one arm completely covered.
Those were his clothes in the last moments of his life, but his physical condition had recovered to its best.
There were no wounds, no fatigue, no hidden ailments accumulated over decades—even the power of Wood Release was clearly surging within him at this moment.
In the afterlife, all souls are restored to their "peak".
Danzo's gaze swept coldly over the velociraptors that surrounded him.
These ancient creatures do not use ninjutsu, do not perform hand seals, and have no fancy techniques. But their fighting instinct is that of pure killing machines—each one possesses strength approaching that of a Chunin, and they coordinate perfectly, advancing and retreating with precision.
More importantly... it can't be killed.
Danzo had already tried it in the previous exchange.
His wind-style attacks will knock them down, cause them to convulse, and temporarily render them immobile—but they will not "die."
Like all souls, they can get tired, get injured, and temporarily lose their fighting ability, but they will not be truly destroyed.
Before long, the velociraptors he had knocked down would rise again and pounce on him once more, endlessly.
Is this... karma after death?
Danzo thought coldly to himself.
He wasn't too surprised that "the afterlife really does have cause and effect." From the moment he understood who he was and what he did, he had a vague premonition of this.
If there really is an afterlife, if there really is such a thing as "judgment"—then I will definitely go to hell.
He did not protest his innocence.
He didn't silently proclaim in his heart, "Everything I did was for Konoha." On this point, Shimura Danzo had a remarkably clear understanding of himself, especially in the moment before his death.
He got it.
He is not a "hero who had to succumb to darkness for the sake of Konoha," but rather the darkness of the ninja world itself.
So, if there really is retribution, he accepts it, but—that absolutely does not mean he will obediently surrender!
Danzo's gaze grew colder and sharper. He scanned the approaching velociraptors, wondering if he would be reborn as a dog? Or a monkey?
What a joke! Even in the afterlife, even in the so-called "retribution," Shimura Danzo would never accept such an ending!
"Everyone, step back! Let me talk to him!"
Suddenly, a shout rang out, accompanied by a figure crashing down from the night sky, landing heavily between Shimura Danzo and the herd of velociraptors!
Under the moonlight, the blue armor reflected a cold light, and the short silver hair fluttered slightly in the night breeze. On the cold face, the scarlet eyes were staring intently at the man in front of him.
That chakra—that familiar, oppressive chakra that once struck fear into the hearts of countless enemies—
Danzo's pupils suddenly contracted. He recognized the person. He hadn't expected to see someone who had already passed away so soon.
And... it was him.
"teacher……"
In the entire ninja world, there was only one person who could make Danzo Shimura unconsciously use honorifics when he spoke.
The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
The velociraptors halted their advance the instant they heard the command. They retreated a few steps, maintaining their encirclement, but did not press forward further.
Tobirama did not look back at the dinosaurs.
From the moment he landed, his gaze was fixed on Danzo.
At the same time, all the information about the person in front of him flooded into his consciousness like a tide—it was the "judgment" that the rules of the Pure Land automatically presented and that the guardians of the Pure Land could see.
【Shimura Danzo】
[Directly initiating war/non-mission killings: accounting for an extremely high percentage]
(Overreaching organization + transnational assassination + human experimentation + genocide plot)
Total Pain Points (Included): Extremely High
(Long time span, wide range of victims, and cruel methods)
[Sin Index: 9.2]
Next came the more detailed text, each word piercing Tobirama's consciousness.
[Verdict]
"Your name is Danzo, meaning to hide Konoha in the shadows. In the end, what you hide are countless wronged souls and the tombstone of your own conscience."
"In the name of 'Root,' they turned children into tearless blades; under the banner of 'Konoha,' they burned their enemies in the flames of conspiracy."
"The eye of love opened on your arm, but all it saw was eternal night—you took not only his eye, but also the demise of the Uchiha name."
"You call yourself the 'Guardian of Darkness,' yet what you see reflected in the mirror is not protection, but darkness; not sacrifice, but plunder; not righteousness, but selfishness—that selfishness is called 'power,' called 'fear,' called 'the inability to trust others or be trusted.'"
"In the end, the Four Symbols Seal failed to engulf the enemy, but it solidified the lies of your life into fossils beneath Konoha."
[Overall Assessment: The cancer of the ninja world, feeding on justice and drinking blood from conspiracy, deeply sinful and unrepentant until death.]
As Tobirama Senju looked at those words, he felt a chill run down his spine.
The plot to exterminate the Uchiha clan, the annihilation of the entire clan—these two words linked together made it almost impossible for him to believe his eyes.
"Danzo! What's happening to the Uchiha clan in Konoha?!"
Tobirama asked loudly; he needed to confirm, he had to confirm.
What did he teach Danzo back then? It was to utilize the power of the Uchiha clan, making them the sharpest sword in Konoha, but at the same time, to restrict their access to the core of power and prevent them from repeating the same mistakes—that is the "Uchiha countermeasure" he left behind!
He never said he wanted to exterminate the entire race! He never said he wanted that race to be completely wiped out! So what are these messages telling him? What on earth is going on?!