Naruto: The Hidden Protector-Chapter 120: Money Bag

" Earth Release Bottomless Swamp, " another gloomy voice said as the ground around Danzo began to change into a swamp and began to act like quicksand.

Danzo, with his years of combat experience, managed to escape in time by jumping to the side. But unfortunately, his new Root members were not so lucky. These guys were mostly made up of rogue ninjas and some small ninjas who were supplied to him by Hiruzen. All his elites were already killed, and he didn't have any resources to make more.

"Tsk, what a pity, " Kakuzu, who was the one who attacked, said with his voice laced with pity and annoyance. If Danzo had been caught in that attack, he could have used that to increase his share.

"You!" Danzo was instantly enraged seeing his remaining men die. If Danzo had any Uchiha blood in him, he might even be able to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan himself with that intense reaction.

But the enraged Danzo couldn't really vent his emotions, as suddenly he was bombarded with paper strikes that came out of nowhere.

Danzo, despite his age, managed to dodge almost every paper attack. He quickly took some distance in order to counterattack.

But just as his feet touched the ground, his danger instincts suddenly flared up, issuing a warning that came too late.

He was suddenly stabbed in the back by the giant chameleon that appeared out of nowhere. Danzo looked at the chameleon with an expressionless face before his whole body suddenly disappeared.

He appeared a few feet away unharmed, but one could see one of the Sharingans that were on his arms began to close. The bandage that covered it had come off in the earlier fight.

Danzo didn't waste any time as he quickly did some hand seals after biting his palm.

" Summoning Jutsu " A huge cloud of dust erupted as Danzo summoned his loyal summon beast, Baku.

" Kill them all, " Danzo said as he ordered coldly as he made a run for it. His actions and words are simply too contradictory.

Kakauzu, who didn't want to let go of his money bag, immediately acted. His hands were like a blur as he released one jutsu after another.

" Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work "

" Wind Release: Pressure Damage "

" Lightning Release: False Darkness "

" Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears "

When it comes to money, no one is more serious than Kakuzu, so in order not to let this money cow slip away, Kakuzu went all out. He used four chakra natures at once.

But to his surprise, the cannon fodder Danzo left behind wasn't useless. Baku roared and began to suck all the ninjutsu with its trunk. After its earlier battle with Itachi a year ago, it has gone through self-training under a waterfall and improved its abilities.

Now it can absorb multiple ninjutsu at once without suffering any damage. Just as Baku was about to feel smug about his progress, someone slapped him back to reality.

" Summoning Jutsu! " Orochimaru shouted as a cloud of smoke appeared and his ever-loyal brother Manda appeared.

"Orochimaru, you better have my sacrifice ready for me, " Manda said as he looked coldly at Orochimaru. Unlike other summoning beasts who would at least listen to their contractors, these snakes only work for profit. If there was no payment, they wouldn't even bother to lift a finger and may even attack their summoner.

" Hehe, Manda. You better show me your work quality first before you ask for the payment, " Orochimaru, who was used to Manda, said with a cold smile.

"Hmph, you better give me a suitable offering. " Manda snorted as he glared at Baku, who was now having a panic attack.

Although Baku is invisible against ninjas as he can absorb ninjutsu, he is pretty weak against other summoning beasts. Especially those from the three sage lands.

Manda just smiled coldly as he lunged forward at Baku. Despite their large size difference, Manda has many ways to defeat such prey.

Baku tried to smash Manda with its large paws, but Manda was too slippery and got away each time. Baku tried various methods, like using his trunk to lash at him, but Manda was just that of an expert, as in just a matter of moments, Baku found himself wrapped under the firm grip of Manda.

"Dinner is served, " Manda said as he bit down on Baku, injecting it with some deadly poison that would either kill it outright or paralyze it.

Ignoring the snake eating its dinner, the rest of the Akatsuki looked coldly at Danzo, who had his escape method blocked by a huge paper wall.

Konan, who was in the air, used her paper jutsus to create a wall so high and sturdy that Danzo wasn't able to break through. At least he wouldn't be able to break through it easily. And since Konan was in the air, Danzo also couldn't attack the caster to stop the jutsu.

Seeing he wouldn't be able to escape, Danzo knew that he could only bite the bullet and fight for his life.

"Hehehe, Danzo, it seems you have no place to run, " Orochimaru said with a sneer. He enjoyed humiliating this old man.

Danzo said nothing as he just threw away the cane that he was still carrying for some reason. He then began to make hand signs with both hands.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence! " Danzo shouted as roots came out of the ground, changing the surroundings completely.

Orochimaru and Kakuzu both had to jump to dodge the tree roots that were about to pierce them.

" Paper Release: Paper Dragon! " Konan shouted as she tried to attack Danzo from the air.

" Fire Release: Destruction Flame! " Danzo shouted as he spouted a huge ball of fire at the incoming paper dragon. The paper dragon burned before it could even get close.

But before Danzo could act all smug about it, his instincts flared again. The same tongue that had killed him earlier suddenly appeared from his back at some point.

But unlike last time, Danzo managed to narrowly escape the dangerous tongue due to a tree acting as his cover and buying him enough time to dodge. After dodging, he finally saw his attacker; it was a summoning beast that looked like a giant chameleon. It has four limbs, each ending in four large claws. Its tail is a large snake.

But that wasn't the thing that caught his attention; it was the giant chameleon's left eye. Its left eye was purple and had ring-like patterns on it. Seeing that eye, a memory suddenly came to his mind.

It was about an organization that he effortlessly crushed in order to get the two legendary eyes. If he remembered correctly, that uniform should be

"Akatsuki, " Danzo said suddenly as he looked at Konan after noticing the chameleon had disappeared again. He vaguely remembered this lass. Isn't she the one who was held hostage at that time?

"Oh, Danzo, it seems you are very well informed, " Orochimaru said with a bit of surprise. He was truly surprised Danzo would actually know about a small organization like Akatsuki.

Although they were filled with powerful people, they were still very low-key and not something one of the Five Great Ninja Villages would take notice of.

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