The moment Jiraiya saw Danzo, he knew—Danzo had already transplanted Hashirama's cells into his body.
But the power of Hashirama's cells was overwhelming. There was no way Danzo could control it with his own strength. He needed the Sharingan to suppress it and make it usable. These two forces had to both counterbalance and merge with each other for Danzo to wield them.
In the original timeline, Danzo had ten Sharingan implanted in his arm, along with mastery of the Uchiha clan's forbidden technique, Izanagi—a jutsu powerful enough to rewrite reality itself. Even after death, the technique could alter reality to nullify his demise and restore him to life, effectively giving Danzo multiple lives.
Now, however, Jiraiya was sure Danzo didn't have nearly that many Sharingan. He couldn't tell exactly how many Danzo had implanted, but it certainly wasn't ten. Since Orochimaru had not yet delved fully into his research, Danzo's body modification techniques would have been crude and experimental at best.
Danzo's ten-eyed Sharingan arm in the original timeline was Orochimaru's work, using Hashirama's cells to make it possible.
Danzo quickly lifted the seal on his arm, revealing three embedded Sharingan. They blinked slowly, each fully developed with three tomoe. Including the Sharingan in his right eye, Danzo now had four Sharingan—granting him four uses of Izanagi.
Using Izanagi came at a steep price, though. The jutsu consumed an entire Sharingan's chakra, leaving it completely burned out. To kill Danzo now, Jiraiya would have to defeat him five times.
"Jiraiya," Danzo sneered, "I've already mastered the power of Hashirama Senju and the Uchiha. You know how strong these forces are. Together, they make me invincible."
"I gave you countless chances to stand aside. Why didn't you take them? Why insist on walking the path of death?"
Danzo's voice boomed with arrogance as he unsealed his arm. Power radiated from it, making him feel as though the world should kneel before him. In his mind, he was already a god of the ninja world.
"Hashirama's power and the Uchiha's might are indeed formidable," Jiraiya said coolly. "But you don't have the strength to control them."
Jiraiya's tone was icy, betraying no surprise. He had already anticipated Danzo's trump card.
"Hmph. Running your mouth won't change anything. Prepare to suffer my wrath!"
Danzo charged with a burst of speed, his katana gleaming as he became a blur of motion. His strength had surged dramatically after unsealing his arm, just as he claimed. The combined power of Hashirama's cells and the Uchiha's Sharingan was terrifying, even if Danzo couldn't fully control it.
Still, this power came with a cost. Danzo's chakra consumption skyrocketed, which explained why he kept his right arm sealed.
Jiraiya's eyes remained steady. He brought his hands together, channeling natural energy into his body. Chakra fused with the natural energy, transforming into Sage Chakra. Sage markings spread across his face as he entered Sage Mode.
"Oh?" Danzo's eyes narrowed. "So you've mastered Sage Mode. No wonder you're so confident. But if you think Sage Mode alone can defeat me, you're a fool."
Danzo's tone was dismissive, but inwardly, he was on high alert. He hadn't expected Jiraiya to have mastered Sage Mode.
Now, it made sense why the elite Root squad he sent earlier had been annihilated.
A Sage Mode user was beyond what ordinary shinobi could handle, even seasoned elites. If Jiraiya had transformed mid-battle and unleashed powerful Sage Jutsu, the Root squad wouldn't have stood a chance.
"Bang!"
Despite Danzo's speed, Jiraiya's enhanced perception in Sage Mode allowed him to track every movement. The two clashed, Jiraiya's Lightning Flame Blade meeting Danzo's katana.
In mere moments, they exchanged dozens of blows. Jiraiya's blade cut through Danzo's katana, leaving a gash across Danzo's chest. Blood trickled from the wound, but the torn flesh began writhing and knitting itself back together.
With Hashirama's cells, Danzo possessed immense regenerative power, though it consumed a huge amount of chakra.
"This brat's talent is terrifying. If I don't eliminate him here, I'll never sit on the Hokage's throne," Danzo thought, his face darkening.
He formed hand seals as his right eye's Sharingan spun slowly. One of the Sharingan on his arm mirrored the motion.
An oppressive, terrifying chakra radiated from the two eyes. Blood dripped from Danzo's right eye and the activated Sharingan on his arm.
Jiraiya suddenly felt two mental forces pressing against him. One numbed his hostility toward Danzo, while the other triggered a deep, primal fear.
For a brief moment—not even a full second—Jiraiya felt his mind waver. But the sensation vanished instantly, negated by his Sage Mode's heightened awareness.
"What power," Jiraiya thought. The brief mental attack had revealed the terrifying capabilities of Danzo's Sharingan. Had he not been protected by Sage Mode, he would have been paralyzed by fear and hesitation—giving Danzo an opening to decapitate him.
"The Uchiha bloodline's power is no joke."
Danzo's expression twisted. "How? My two Sharingan couldn't influence him? Is Sage Mode really this strong?"
His mind raced with frustration and confusion. Jiraiya's Sage Mode seemed far stronger than what had been recorded in the old scrolls.
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