Slaughter

Wolf Fang Mountain, a large mountain about 67 kilometers away from Konoha, is famous for its resemblance to wolf teeth. However, recently a group of bandits have come to Wolf Fang Mountain, ravaging the surrounding residents by burning, killing, looting, raping, and slaughtering them, committing all sorts of atrocities.

So the surrounding villages pooled together some money and went to Konoha to seek help, and Minato accepted the task.

Upon hearing that it was a mission to deal with bandits, Yemo and his group immediately lost all interest. Ninjas were utterly incapable of slaughtering ordinary people; a single student from a Ninja Academy could easily defeat more than ten ordinary people, let alone them.

The group quickly arrived at Wolf Fang Mountain. Since they were dealing with some bandits, they were neither prepared nor needed to be prepared, and headed straight for the bandits' gathering place at the top of the mountain.

Before Yemo and his group could reach the mountaintop, they encountered a patrol of bandits, a total of seven people, each carrying a different type of weapon.

Not to mention Minato, even Yemo didn't even have the thought of making a move. These people were dealt with in an instant by Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga. The only difference between these people and ordinary people was that they had weapons in their hands.

However, this also allowed Yemo to witness the power of the Byakugan, an eye that can see through objects. Combined with the powerful Gentle Fist, Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga's attacks were all aimed at the opponent's weaknesses.

As they reached the mountaintop, Yemo and his companions encountered several more patrolling bandits, but they dealt with them all one by one, without even one escaping to report the crime.

Therefore, when Yemo and his group arrived at the mountain gate, the bandits realized that someone had invaded. This group of bandits numbered several hundred and lived in a valley. Houses made of rough wood and thatch could be seen everywhere in the valley. At the entrance of the valley, a wall was built with Taiseki, and two vigilant bandits stood on it.

Upon seeing Yemo and his group appear, one of the bandits on the wall immediately picked up a stick, while four others banged on an iron pot lid, creating a clanging sound that echoed through the valley—a signal that the enemy was attacking.

"Ninjas! Ninjas have appeared!" The bandit shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with fear, as he banged on the pot lid.

In an instant, the quiet valley erupted in a cacophony of voices. Bandits rushed out, weapons in hand, while many others, armed with bows and arrows, stood on the city walls, nocking arrows and aiming at Yemo and his companions.

Although the bandits numbered in the hundreds, they all showed a hint of fear when facing Yemo and his small group. To ordinary people, ninjas were like gods, and only a powerful and specialized army could fight against them.

Why would ninjas come looking for us?

"It must have been the surrounding villages that pooled their money and approached the Konoha ninjas."

"What do we do now, ninjas! That's an insurmountable force; how could we possibly be a match for them?"

There was much discussion among the crowd, but it was all filled with fear. No one thought that these ordinary people with weapons could be a match for ninjas.

Yemo and his men remained quite calm. In Yemo's eyes, these hundreds of bandits were already lambs to the slaughter; the question now was how to kill them.

Looking at the crowds thronging the walls and gates, Minato smiled slightly and said, "Looks like we're in luck today. These bandits didn't go out to rob anyone; we can solve this once and for all."

The bandits on the high wall still harbored a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps the four ninjas weren't there to deal with them, but just happened to be passing by and would leave soon. Therefore, none of the bandits dared to attack.

Minato looked down at Yemo and instructed, "Yemo, take down this high wall first."

Nodding, Yemo said nothing, took two steps forward, and swiftly Hand Seals, gathering Chakra in his hands. He then raised his hand and pressed it to the ground, softly uttering, "Earth Release: Moving Earth Core!"

The next second, the earth trembled as if an earthquake had occurred, and the huge wall slowly sank into the ground. As for the bandits on the wall, they didn't even have time to escape and were buried underground forever along with the wall.

This is the power of ninjas. Ordinary people are nothing but slaughter in the eyes of ninjas; no matter how many people there are, they are just a slightly larger number in the eyes of ninjas.

Of course, if you disregard casualties and use Ninjutsu, you can indeed wear down a ninja to death. But how many lives would you need to deplete a ninja's Chakra until they die? Ninjas possess not only Ninjutsu, but also Taijutsu and even hidden weapons as attack methods.

If a ninja is going to stand here and wait for you to pay with your lives, then it's very difficult for an ordinary person to stop a ninja who is trying to escape.

Seeing this, the surviving ninjas were all terrified, their bodies trembling with fear. The seemingly indestructible stone wall in their eyes was like a piece of tofu in front of the ninjas. How could ordinary people like them possibly withstand this unpredictable power?

Without Minato the order, the moment the city wall sank into the ground, Yemo and the other two rushed out almost simultaneously.

Although it was just Yemo and his two companions, they seemed to possess the imposing force of a thousand troops charging forward, causing hundreds of bandits to retreat in fear.

At this moment, a scarred ninja in the crowd brandished his large sword and shouted, "Don't be afraid! Now is the time for us to die. Only by killing these ninjas will we have a chance to survive. Otherwise, they will kill us too. They are just four ninjas, and three of them are little brats. We are not without a chance to win."

These bandits were all vicious and ruthless, but now that someone had stood up, it was as if they had found a pillar of support, and they all unleashed their inner ferocity.

"Kill! Kill! Kill these ninjas! Only by killing them can we survive!"

Amidst shouts of killing, these vicious thugs charged forward, brandishing their weapons. But the next second, they would realize how fragile the ferocity ignited by shouts of killing was in the face of absolute power.

Seeing that these bandits dared to charge at him, Yemo's lips curled up slightly, a hint of disdain flashing across his face. With a powerful leap, Yemo soared several meters into the air, gliding in an arc before crashing into the crowd like a meteorite.

Thud...

With a loud bang, Yemo crashed to the ground, the earth shook, and a cloud of dust billowed up. The shockwave alone blasted several bandits away.

Emerging from the smoke, Yemo leaped to the nearest bandit. The bandit could only see a black shadow flash by, nothing else. Yemo's fist slammed into the bandit's body, unleashing a force of ten thousand tons. The bandit was instantly crushed to death, and his corpse flew out like a cannonball, killing several bandits along the way and sending several others flying.

After killing one bandit, Yemo turned and charged at the nearest bandit who was stunned. With a sweeping kick, he sent the bandit flying. Yemo was like a beast entering a flock of sheep. Every attack was accompanied by blood and death. In just a few seconds, there were dozens of corpses at Yemo's feet. All the bandits around him were terrified by Yemo's ferocity.

At this moment, Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga also rushed into the crowd. Although they were not as exaggerated as Yemo, the ground was littered with corpses wherever they went.

This was a slaughterous feast. Hundreds of bandits were like helpless sheep, while Yemo and his men were like ferocious beasts charging into the flock.

Watching Yemo slaughtering in the crowd, Minato frowned slightly. Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga's attacks were relatively merciful, targeting the bandits' hearts and pressure points, and were not very bloody.

But Yemo was different. His attacks were accompanied by endless bloodshed. Few of the bandits he killed were intact. The bloody smell in the air was mostly from bandits who died at Yemo's hands.

For ninjas, killing is unavoidable, whether for the village or for themselves. Which ninja who survives has blood on their hands?

However, people who kill like Yemo are still a minority. Minato was really afraid that Yemo's mind would be consumed by killing. There are ninjas whose minds have been consumed by killing and turned into beasts who only know how to kill. Such things have happened before.