- In Marvel: I Start by Marrying Scarlett Witch [Complete]
- MWM Chapter 149
Seeing Leo fleeing with the Scroll of Seals on his back, Danzo and his two subordinates weren’t about to let him go so easily. They leapt down from the third floor as well.
“Secret Technique: Dokujin Mushi!”
After landing, Torune Aburame immediately activated his jutsu, sending a large swarm of poisonous insects flying towards Leo like a dark cloud.
“Freeze them all!”
Leo raised his wand and cast a Freezing Charm on the Dokujin Mushi that were attempting to envelop him.
The reason Torune Aburame could become a jonin was because the insects he commanded were different from the typical Aburame Clan bugs; they didn’t just drain an enemy’s chakra but were also laced with a special poison.
Once they covered an enemy, the poisonous insects would immediately invade the enemy’s cells, causing destruction that could claim a life in seconds.
Even though Leo believed his body to be strong, he didn’t dare let those poisonous insects get too close.
Fortunately, he had a spell perfect for dealing with insects—a wide-area binding spell, or more precisely, a wide-area binding spell imbued with temporal magic: the Freezing Charm.
This spell could immobilize small creatures in the area and even affect small Muggle technology like anti-theft alarms.
Hermione had once used this spell in class to immobilize a group of mischievous Cornish Pixies.
However, it didn’t affect larger creatures or machines.
“What kind of jutsu is this?!”
Torune Aburame was stunned to see his most powerful Dokujin Mushi suddenly frozen in mid-air, unable to move.
Could it be a binding technique from genjutsu? Impossible! Genjutsu only works on creatures with minds; his insects shouldn’t be affected by it.
“Ninja Art: Mind-Body Switch Technique!”
Meanwhile, Fu Yamanaka took the opportunity, while Leo was freezing the insects, to activate the Yamanaka Clan’s secret technique, aiming to possess Leo’s body. But suddenly, a barrage of ice senbon came shooting toward him from a distance.
“Water Release Secret Technique: Thousand Needles of Death!”
It was Haku, who had been hiding nearby and came over after noticing the battle.
To avoid being skewered by the multitude of ice senbon, Fu had to stop his jutsu and quickly draw his sword to deflect all the incoming needles.
“Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!”
At the same time, a thick mist suddenly rose in the courtyard, blurring everyone’s vision.
Clearly, Zabuza had also arrived.
“Clang, clang, clang!”
Moments later, the sound of kunai clashing echoed from Torune’s side.
“Perfect timing. I’ll leave those two to you,” Leo said with a smile as he charged toward Danzo.
He had anticipated that Danzo might intervene, so he had already informed Zabuza and Haku of Danzo and his subordinates’ abilities beforehand.
While they might not be able to kill Torune and Fu, delaying them for a while shouldn’t be a problem.
“Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!”
Danzo pulled out his right hand, which had been hidden in his sleeve, formed a hand seal, and blew out a powerful gust of wind that not only temporarily halted Leo’s advance but also dispersed Zabuza’s thick mist.
“It seems you came prepared. Are you with Orochimaru? No, that can’t be—Orochimaru doesn’t need the Scroll of Seals. Could you be from the Hidden Mist?”
Although Zabuza and Haku had transformed into different appearances using the Transformation Technique, their characteristic Water Release techniques couldn’t be hidden.
After a brief observation, Danzo made this judgment.
“Guess again,” Leo replied, not intending to give Danzo a straight answer. He dashed toward Danzo once more, his wand firing off a series of Blasting Curses.
Given Danzo’s numerous transplanted Sharingan and the First Hokage’s cells, Stupefy or binding spells likely wouldn’t be very effective. Only spells with purely destructive effects would work best.
Of course, the Killing Curse would have the highest lethality, but he didn’t want to kill Danzo just yet; he still had some use for him later.
Despite his age and the fact that he couldn’t openly use his Sharingan and Wood Release, Danzo, as the Second Hokage’s disciple and once a contender for the Hokage position against the Third Hokage, still possessed considerable strength.
Even with just his taijutsu, advanced Wind Release, and sealing techniques, he had at least the strength of an elite jonin.
So, with Leo only using magic and not his second transformation form, he couldn’t quickly get close enough to obtain Danzo’s blood.
“Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets!”
While dodging Leo’s Blasting Curses, Danzo formed hand seals and unleashed a series of Wind Release attacks from his mouth, like a machine gun, forcing Leo to back off and dodge again.
“The destructive power of these Vacuum Bullets is truly remarkable.”
As Leo dodged, he noticed how potent Danzo’s Wind Release was. A half-human-height stone tablet in the courtyard shattered into pieces after just one hit.
However, Danzo’s shock wasn’t any less than Leo’s.
He couldn’t figure out what type of ninjutsu this enemy was using; its attribute was unclear, but its power was immense. A single blue beam would blast a huge crater wherever it hit.
He felt that if one of those beams struck him, his body might be torn to shreds.
The key issue was that, besides using ninjutsu, he had to occasionally throw shuriken to conserve chakra, as casting jutsu nonstop consumed a lot.
But the enemy kept firing those blue beams one after another as if chakra consumption was of no concern, suggesting a truly astonishing amount of chakra.
However, Danzo wasn’t too worried. He had already signaled Root ninjas when he jumped off the building. Soon, a large number of them would arrive to provide support. As long as he could stall for time, even without relying on the Sharingan or Wood Release, the three opponents wouldn’t be able to escape.
“Smoke Screen!”
Seeing he couldn’t get close, and with more time dragging on, his shadow clone at the Chunin Exam arena would soon reach its limit, Leo stopped casting Blasting Curses and instead used a Smoke Screen Charm to envelop himself in smoke.
“Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!”
Danzo again used a wide-area Wind Release to disperse the smoke, then threw several shuriken infused with Wind Release chakra toward Leo’s position.
But it seemed Leo had anticipated this. He was already holding a large dragon-headed shield, charging toward Danzo like a bulldozer, deflecting the Wind Release shuriken.
“Did he pull out a weapon from a sealing scroll? Hmph, you think that can stop me?”
Danzo formed an even more complex hand seal, then exhaled sharply at Leo, who was charging straight at him:
“Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!”
Instantly, seven or eight sharp wind blades flew out, slicing the seemingly sturdy dragon-headed shield into pieces and cutting into Leo as well.
“Boom!”
However, there was no scene of blood and flesh flying; Leo disappeared in a puff of smoke.
“Not good, it was a shadow clone! Where is he?”
Danzo’s pupils contracted, and he immediately began scanning the area for Leo’s real body.
At that moment, he felt an intense, dangerous aura emanating from behind him.