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Chapter 19: Danzo I

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ~ Albert Einstein

What Isaac lacks least is imagination. Knowledge, on the other hand, he has little of.

A wise man named Socrates once said that The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Isaac knows that, thus why his focus switched to accumulating knowledge, only then can the expanse of his imagination grow.

It started with acquiring the Scroll Of Seals, a scroll containing instructions about how to perform various dangerous jutsu.

When certain types of jutsu were deemed forbidden following the end of the Warring States Period, the First Hokage placed the information about these jutsu within the Scroll of Seals.

The scrolls were subsequently stored at the Hokage Residence, unavailable to be read by anyone but the Hokage and those he gives permission to.

However, even Orochimaru only has access to a few techniques. Isaac also didn't get access to the entire scroll, only a few techniques... Very predictable from the Hokage.

Then it was Danzo's turn as he not only had access to many dark secrets and information about every village, more detailed information.

Most importantly, he has access to some resources Isaac is very interested in.

Therefore, Isaac didn't mind meeting him, although Danzo wouldn't consider it a meeting. It was more so an ambush.

All Danzo wanted was for Orochimaru to convince Isaac to leave the proximity of the village, no matter the method.

That would understandably be a difficult task considering Isaac has no business leaving Konoha, but Orochimaru didn't have to do any convincing. Isaac sought to meet Danzo.

That's why the meeting was destined. That's why when Isaac was shuttling through the woods, he had to stop as he sensed the foreseen malicious eyes.

"Quite the sharp senses, Uchiha," The malicious eyes didn't seem interested in hiding as Danzo walked out of the darkness.

Alongside him were dozens of figures clad in black. It seems that Danzo took Isaac so seriously that he spared no manpower in the pursuit of getting rid of him.

"I see," Isaac strangely acted surprised, and a bit puzzled, "Why? Why do you go so far?"

"Do not act dumb, Uchiha," Danzo scoffed, "I see the evil in you, just a time bomb waiting to explode, just like all the Uchiha."

"You see nothing, so much so that you might as well be blind," Isaac remarked, "I am the kindest of souls when compared to someone like you. All I ever sought was a more perfect world, so why stand in my way?"

"Huh?" Danzo was startled, although only for a few seconds before bursting out in laughter, "Hahahahahah, I knew it! You're just like Madara, blabbering about peace yet bringing only disasters!"

"What disaster have I brought?" Isaac wondered.

"It's not about what you've already done, but what you'll do!" Danzo replied venemously, "Uchihas, all of you are inherently evil."

"Let's assume that's true. That would mean we have little control over our nature," Isaac muttered, his eyes turning colder, "You, on the other hand, your true nature. It's something you constructed yourself."

"Shut up!" Danzo snapped, "What do you know about me? All I do is for the good of Konoha! My life is for Konoha!! I am the necessary darkness of Konoha!!"

"No, you are the garbage of Konoha, an absolute waste," Said Isaac, just watching as the members of the Root walked closer and closer to him, "You are someone lost in your obsessions."

"You know nothing!" Danzo retorted, veins popping on his head. Isaac's words were getting to him.

"Oh, I know. I know you better than yourself," Stated Isaac, "I can see it in your eyes with my eyes. When you were watching me, I was also watching you. I saw your flaws... Too many to count. There is garbage in the world and there is you."

"Shut up!!!" Danzo cried aloud, "Are you wasting time? Is this your goal? It's mine as well! While you were speaking nonsense, my people already activated the barrier around here!! You have nowhere to run!"

"You lie to yourself every day that you do what you do for Konoha when you merely want power. You just want to prove your teacher wrong, that choosing Hiruzen was a mistake, and that power is all that matters.

You are an insecure kid who hides behind the words that The Uchiha are inherently evil when you merely fear and desire our power. Why do they have it so easy? You wonder, envying the power they were born with.

You aren't following Tobirama's example for he had friends that were Uchihas although he was wary of the second coming of Madara. How many Uchihas had fallen under your hands? Absolute garbage."

Danzo allowed Isaac to go on quite the long monologue, seemingly too stunned to say anything, but when he regained his composure, he could only speak hoarsely, "Kill... Kill him!!"

The plan was at first to capture him and brainwash him. The kid is too talented to simply be left for dead.

However, Danzo changed his mind. The kid is too scary. He has to die!! That's all Danzo could think about as the Root members approached Isaac with unbecoming wariness.

They seemed to be wary of him, something Isaac keenly captured, "It succeeded, huh? I have to say that you are surprisingly easy to manipulate. You must've heard of my actions on the trip to the Daimyo?"

Danzo was startled a he lifted his hand, signaling for the Roots to halt, glancing around in confusion.

"You knew of my capabilities, thus you brought so many of your people, just to make sure," Isaac remarked with a slight smile, "And you left your home empty."

"You!!!" Danzo's eyes couldn't help but constrict, "You aren't here! You! You can't do that!! Cross that line and there will be no place for you in Konoha!!!"

Danzo realized that the Isaac standing before him may not be the real Isaac, and if his goal is what lies within the Roots' base, then...

"Huh? Hahaha," Isaac couldn't help but let out a low laugh, "If I cross that line, will you tell the Hokage? Tell him what? That I took advantage of your mission to kill me?"

"Uchiha!! You'll regret it!! I'll do everything in my power to kill you! To kill every one of you! You scum evil bastards!" Danzo's screams of wrath only brought a smile to Isaac's face as the former had enough.

Danzo's hands moved, only needing to perform a few hand seals to release several wind blades, seeking to end the clone before he could speak any longer.

Isaac could only smile wider. How would you feel if someone who wants you dead now wants you dead more? It's honestly ridiculous.

Danzo was preparing to quickly head back lest Isaac truly intrudes on his base, the clone mattered not to him... Until he heard those words.

"You do not think that I am here merely as a distraction, do you?" Isaac had to wonder as he ever so slightly moved, just barely enough movement to evade the wind blades.

The Roots, however, weren't there for nothing as they sprinted to him, blades drawn out and hands swiftly moving to perform hand seals.

"Two minutes," Isaac muttered as behind his contact lenses, his eyes revolved into a cosmic vortex, all hidden from the prying eyes.

Three minutes, that's how long the clone can last before the Mangekyo Sharingan sucks all its chakra dry.

Isaac suddenly fell low, seemingly falling to the ground, only to stop halfway through, 'Swift Release.' He vanished.

Isaac's disappearance coincided with the enemy's blade sliding by him, and the enemy's techniques overwhelming where he was, flames, wind, earth, water, and lightning.

The five elements all took him as his enemy, yet he was somehow able to pass through them, and only those with the most acute senses could barely capture his movement.

They could only see him moving like a ghost, sliding by the rising rocks, the wind blades smoothing his hair, the flames only giving him a bit of warmth.

If someone had the reaction ability necessary to react to appearing before them, they couldn't as Isaac lifted his hand, "Come back here... Gravity Release: Black Hole,"

And then there was lightning, ever brilliant lightning as Isaac swung the blade that appeared in his hand, releasing an arc of pure destruction.