Chapter 400 – Truth Exposed

HOKAGE TOWER

"You're hiding Sharingan behind all that, Danzō."

Tsunade kept her gaze fixed on him, the direct accusation already supported by what she had seen so far, leaving no room for retreat or doubt at that moment.

"I suppose I should thank you for knocking out all the Uchiha." Danzō replied without taking his eyes off Riser, completely ignoring her words as if her presence no longer carried weight in that conversation.

Tsunade moved in the same instant, standing in front of Shizune without hesitation, making it clear that she would not allow any action against her while still conscious of what was happening.

"So you decided to reveal yourself…" Riser spoke without changing his tone, keeping the Mangekyō active as he analyzed every movement. "That gives me exactly the proof I needed."

Danzō did not respond, he simply brought his hand to the sling and began removing it without hurry, as if there was no longer any reason to hide what was underneath now that the situation had reached that point.

The fabric fell.

The arm was exposed.

The skin was marked by multiple Sharingan implanted along its entire length, eyes open, fixed, alive, while one of them remained closed, different from the others.

"Look, Tsunade…" Riser spoke simply, without taking his eyes off him. "The proof you wanted."

Tsunade did not respond immediately, her gaze locked on the revealed arm while the information fit together too quickly to ignore, linking the accusation to what was being shown explicitly.

'This… is not possible…'

Riser kept his focus.

'The closed eye… has already been used. Izanagi… I'll have to kill him a few more times.'

"You are disgusting." Tsunade spoke, her voice firm, without softening the reaction. "And you're still using my grandfather's cells to sustain that."

"The ends justify the means, Hime." Danzō replied in the same cold tone. "And now you will be another victim of this Uchiha."

"I hate when people try to blame me for something I didn't do." Riser kept his tone calm, but direct, without looking away.

That did not matter to Danzō, and his decision had already been made long before that conversation reached that point.

"Tsunade, I'm going to put you and Shizune inside a technique of my Sharingan." Riser continued without changing his posture, already preparing the next move.

Tsunade did not respond immediately, her gaze firm while evaluating the proposal without fully trusting what was being offered, even understanding the intention behind it.

"I am the Hokage." She replied directly. "I won't leave here and leave the village without leadership in the middle of this."

"Stubborn." Riser replied without insisting further, accepting the decision without trying to force it.

Danzō did not wait and attacked without any warning, opening his mouth and firing a compressed blast of air directly at Riser, strong enough to cross the space with destructive impact and hit any target without margin for error.

FWOOSH

The attack passed through Riser's body.

"Careful, Riser!" Tsunade spoke in the same instant, reacting before even understanding what had happened.

The blast continued forward and struck the tower's structure, destroying part of the wall behind and scattering debris through the environment while the impact made the space tremble.

Danzō froze for a second upon seeing his own attack pass through Riser's body as if there were no resistance at all, something that clearly was not part of what he expected.

'The blow went straight through… what ability is this?' Tsunade analyzed, her reasoning quickly adjusting before what she had just seen.

"Incredible…" Shizune murmured, not hiding her surprise.

Riser did not react to the attack.

He simply snapped his fingers again.

SNAP

The flames appeared once more, surrounding Danzō's body without warning, consuming with even greater intensity than before, burning directly, giving no room for any immediate physical reaction.

"Did Riser get him?" Tsunade asked, her gaze fixed on the target.

For a moment, it seemed so.

And then the body disappeared again.

His presence vanished completely, leaving only the void where he should have been.

"What… where did he go?" Shizune asked, confused.

"I don't know." Tsunade replied, without taking her eyes away.

Danzō reappeared several meters ahead, completely intact, as if nothing had happened, but now with an evident detail on his arm, another Sharingan closed, clearly marking the cost of the ability.

"He's over there, Shizune." Riser spoke calmly, without changing his tone. "That is the ability of the Sharingan he stole."

Danzō kept his gaze fixed on him, now more attentive, not repeating the previous mistake while evaluating more carefully what he had just faced.

He had already spent another eye.

But, in exchange, he had confirmed two things.

Riser possessed an ability that completely ignored physical attacks.

And also carried something with absolute lethality.

Tsunade observed his arm carefully, quickly connecting the points as the pattern became clear.

'One eye closes every time he uses it… this will be difficult… but not impossible.'

Riser kept his gaze on her for a moment.

'Her expression makes it clear… she's going to interfere.'

He showed no external reaction.

'That will get in the way.'

Danzō drew a short sword and channeled chakra into the blade, the energy condensing around the metal as he advanced without hesitation, closing the distance with a direct impulse, giving no room for passive reaction.

Riser kept his gaze fixed on him, following every step without moving his body immediately, evaluating the cadence of the advance before acting.

'Izanagi gives about sixty seconds of advantage… but with this speed, I don't need to use Kamui.'

Danzō attacked in the next instant, the blade cutting through the space with direct precision, aiming at the torso without margin for error.

Riser moved away at the exact moment, his body sliding back with absolute control, avoiding the sword's reach by a minimal margin, enough not to be hit, but not large enough to look like a complete evasion.

The strike passed.

Danzō did not retreat.

He kept the pressure, advancing again without giving space, trying to force an error through a sequence of physical attacks.

Riser sustained the distance, adjusting his positioning with each step, conducting the rhythm of the fight without breaking the control he had already established.

'He needs to believe he can hit me… keeping that possibility active will make him insist on the mistake.'

In the next instant, Riser snapped his fingers.

SNAP

The flames appeared directly over Danzō's body, exploding with enough intensity to completely engulf the surrounding area, consuming without giving room for physical reaction.

The body was swallowed.

For a moment, nothing visible remained.

And then it disappeared.

Danzō reappeared several meters ahead, intact once again, but the exposed arm revealed the cost, two Sharingan now closed, extinguished after the consecutive use of the technique.

Riser kept his gaze on him, without changing his expression.

'This fight is really going to be unbearable… as long as he has eyes, this will repeat.'

Tsunade analyzed his arm again, her gaze attentive while comparing it to the previous pattern.

'This time the Sharingan didn't close… so he doesn't activate it every time, he chooses when to use it.'

Danzō adjusted his posture, the sword still firm in his hand, his gaze fixed on Riser while reconsidering his approach.

'He is keeping me at a distance… physical attacks can land, that is a possibility, but he is controlling the rhythm.'

He advanced again, now more cautious, not throwing himself forward directly, trying to force a real opening instead of betting on a single decisive strike.

Tsunade moved before the attack could complete.

She entered from the side.

Her fist came loaded with chakra, without warning, without visible preparation, hitting the side of Danzō's body at the exact instant he advanced.

BOOOOM

The impact exploded in the air, distorting the surrounding space and launching Danzō's body away violently, tearing through the ground and destroying part of the structure before losing speed.

Riser followed the movement without interfering.

'What a punch.'

For a moment, there was no answer.

And then the body disappeared.

Danzō reappeared at a distance, standing, intact once more, his gaze turned directly toward Tsunade, saying nothing, but with his intent clearly exposed in his posture.

He was going to kill her.

Her attack had not been strategic.

It was natural.

And that was enough.

Tsunade did not retreat.

Her gaze briefly dropped to his arm, analyzing the pattern once more while fitting the result with what had just happened.

'Now it closed… third eye. So that is how it works.'

She raised her gaze back to Riser.

"How does Izanagi work, Riser?"

Riser replied without hesitation.

"One minute of immortality per use." He kept his tone steady. "Meaning… for about eight more minutes, he can still make as many mistakes as he wants."

Tsunade gritted her teeth.

"Damn old man…" She did not take her eyes off Danzō. "Damn Sharingan."

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