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"These people are way too arrogant. Even their sentries are this careless?"

When they reached the mountain bandits' gate and saw how disorderly the patrols were, Nawaki mocked them as well.

"Don't let your guard down. They may be unprofessional, but we can't be careless. If something goes wrong, we could die. All of you be careful later. Don't get yourselves killed because of carelessness."

Uchiha Kiyoshi had actually guessed that Orochimaru was most likely watching from the shadows, but he still did not mention Orochimaru's presence. Instead, he wanted to put some pressure on them and prevent them from making careless mistakes.

At the same time, Uchiha Kiyoshi reminded them of certain details, including what he had thought of during the day.

"You need to be careful too. This is your first time killing someone, so you may feel unwell afterward. Keep that in mind. Don't overlook it."

Uchiha Kiyoshi did not explain why he said "you" rather than "we." Nawaki did not notice that detail either and nodded to show that he understood. Only Sarutobi Saku was quick-witted enough to notice. He glanced at Uchiha Kiyoshi thoughtfully.

No wonder Kiyoshi's face was still a little pale when he came back this afternoon. Has he killed someone before? That bandit they interrogated?

Still, it's a good thing Kiyoshi warned us. Otherwise, Nawaki and I might really have run into trouble.

Seeing that Nawaki might not have taken it to heart, Uchiha Kiyoshi patted him and warned him again. "Pay attention. You absolutely can't make a mistake the first time you kill someone."

Seeing how seriously Uchiha Kiyoshi had told him twice, Nawaki took it to heart. He knew Uchiha Kiyoshi would not harm him. Since he had warned him, there had to be a reason. At worst, when it came time to kill someone, he would stay as far away from the others as possible.

After warning the two of them, Uchiha Kiyoshi began preparing to act.

Forming hand seals, Uchiha Kiyoshi used the Earth Spike Jutsu he had recently learned while he could still focus completely.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

After two muffled sounds, two bandit sentries were pierced through by earth spikes. They did not even have time to cry out before losing their lives. Impaled on the spikes, they did not even fall to the ground.

Although Uchiha Kiyoshi had psychological issues, he could still attack opponents two major realms below him. There was another situation in which he could attack as well: when ambushing an enemy, he could make the first strike. He had revealed all of this while hunting during his time at the Ninja Academy.

"Move!"

At Uchiha Kiyoshi's command, Nawaki and Sarutobi Saku darted out from opposite sides. With easy leaps, they vaulted over the fence and entered the stronghold.

At this time, all four Matsuoka Brothers were in the "restricted area," making it the best time to act. They would first wipe out the underlings, then deal with the leaders.

According to the plan, the three of them would each take responsibility for one area and kill every bandit there.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had already adapted to killing, so he showed no mercy. He killed several minor thugs in just a few moves. It was not as nauseating as last time. Suppressing the sick feeling, Uchiha Kiyoshi continued to another area to clear it out.

Ten minutes later, Uchiha Kiyoshi had completed his task. Not a single bandit remained on the entire western side.

Uchiha Kiyoshi once again suppressed his nausea and headed for Nawaki's area. He was not worried about Sarutobi Saku. He was only afraid something might happen on Nawaki's side, since Nawaki's personality made him difficult to judge. Uzumaki Naruto, who had a similar personality, had reacted strongly at first.

When he arrived where Nawaki was, Uchiha Kiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief. Nawaki was fine, but he had clearly been affected by killing. He could not even quickly finish off three bandits who were only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

His whole body must be weak and powerless.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had experienced that feeling before and immediately recognized Nawaki's symptoms. Not wasting any time, he stepped forward and directly helped Nawaki kill the bandits.

To help Nawaki adapt, Uchiha Kiyoshi was especially brutal. Even he himself was affected somewhat.

In the end, the three gathered in a small room. All three were pale and utterly drained.

Sarutobi Saku had killed normally and returned after finishing his battle. Although Uchiha Kiyoshi had killed before, it had not been long ago. To be honest, his resistance was only so-so. Furthermore, to help Nawaki adapt, the methods he had used to kill those last few enemies had been somewhat brutal, leaving his complexion terrible as well.

Nawaki had it the worst. It was not just the nausea from killing; Uchiha Kiyoshi's methods of killing those people had truly shocked him. He vomited for two or three minutes before barely recovering.

"Here, drink some water. Only four people are left. Hold on a little longer."

Uchiha Kiyoshi took out a water flask from his Ninja Tool Pouch and handed it to the two of them.

"Our movements were fairly quick just now, and we didn't make much noise. It looks like those four leaders haven't noticed anything yet. This is a good chance for us to recover first."

The three of them had indeed acted efficiently, and there had not been much noise. Even on Nawaki's side, although he had faced off against three bandits for a while, the area Uchiha Kiyoshi assigned him was far from the "restricted area," so it had not drawn the attention of the four inside.

The Matsuoka Brothers had encountered a stroke of fortune in their childhood and obtained a Samurai cultivation manual. Although Samurai were not mainstream like Ninja, they knew this was their chance to change their Fate. After grueling training, they had achieved some results. Since the four were stronger than ordinary people, gaining power gradually twisted their minds, and they eventually began burning, killing, and plundering.

More than two months ago, the four brothers encountered a severely wounded Rain Shinobi. Working together, they actually killed him and gained quite a few valuable items, including a method for cultivating Chakra. After training for a month, the four had barely managed to extract Chakra. Although they could not use Ninjutsu, Chakra's enhancement of their bodies had still increased their strength considerably.

Naturally, their mentality became even more unbalanced. After discussing it, the four decided to fish for prey around Konoha!

A month ago, the four formed a force and came to Ryūgetsu Village, where they burned, killed, and plundered without wiping everyone out. They wanted the villagers to go to Konoha and post a mission, hoping to kill the Ninja who came and obtain more Ninjutsu that way.

Over the past month, they had continued cultivating Chakra. Afraid Konoha would discover them too early, they had stayed out of sight and continued claiming to be Samurai. They were not fools. If they were regarded as Ninja, the mission rank would be at least B-rank. They had no ability to deal with one, much less several, Chunin.

Unfortunately, they were destined to fail this time.

About half an hour later, the three had mostly recovered and began moving again. Led by Uchiha Kiyoshi, they arrived at the so-called "restricted area."

There was nothing special about the "restricted area." There were no Barriers or anything of the sort. It was merely a large tract of land that had been marked off.

The Matsuoka Brothers' location was also easy to find. There was only one building in the entire restricted area, so they had to be inside cultivating.

Uchiha Kiyoshi climbed up the wall and made a rough observation.

All four Matsuoka Brothers were in the courtyard, cultivating and extracting Chakra.

Uchiha Kiyoshi took the chance to sense them. The four really did not have much Chakra, only around one or two Ka. They were probably not young, their bodies had already developed, and their Samurai training had given them a foundation, which was why they had extracted this much Chakra after only two months.

However, with no one to teach them, the four probably had not learned Ninjutsu yet. Even the Three Basic Techniques were not something a person could figure out so quickly on their own.

After roughly assessing the situation and comparing both sides' strength, Uchiha Kiyoshi decided there was no problem and gave the order to Nawaki and Sarutobi Saku.

The three formed hand seals at the same time.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"

"Water Release: Water Arrow"

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu"

The three Ninjutsu were completed almost simultaneously and shot straight toward the completely unprepared Matsuoka Brothers.

The results were not bad. Even with Chakra enhancing their bodies and their quick reactions, the four brothers were badly injured after taking several Ninjutsu head-on in an ambush.

(Just to clarify: Chakra can greatly enhance physical abilities for a short time. This is a major component of a Ninja's combat strength, especially for Genin and Chunin. Chakra also greatly increases the body's resistance to Ninjutsu. Otherwise, it would make no sense for all those Fire Release techniques in the original work to fail to burn anyone to death.)

Uchiha Kiyoshi immediately picked out the two oldest brothers and rushed forward.

Matsuoka Seiichi and Matsuoka Seiji were indeed worthy of being Samurai. They had combat experience and actually managed to trade blows with Uchiha Kiyoshi.

On the other side, Nawaki and Sarutobi Saku had a much easier time against their two wounded opponents.

Nawaki in particular had the most Chakra and kept using Ninjutsu. He had a tremendous advantage over Matsuoka Seishi, who could not use Ninjutsu, and Nawaki was the first to complete his kill.

After dealing with his opponent, Nawaki helped Uchiha Kiyoshi hold back Matsuoka Seiji, greatly reducing Uchiha Kiyoshi's pressure.

Against Samurai like these, Ninjutsu's power was at its greatest. Nawaki could even suppress Matsuoka Seiji in battle, his performance no worse than Uchiha Kiyoshi's.

Sarutobi Saku quickly dealt with Matsuoka Seizo as well and joined Nawaki's fight.

Seeing that all was lost, Matsuoka Seiichi's eyes turned red as he glared viciously at Uchiha Kiyoshi.

When Matsuoka Seiichi ran to one side, Uchiha Kiyoshi hurried after him to prevent his escape. But just as he caught up, Matsuoka Seiichi suddenly turned around. The ferocity in his eyes gave even Uchiha Kiyoshi a chill down his spine.

Matsuoka Seiichi bared his teeth in a grin as he looked at Uchiha Kiyoshi, a trace of madness in his eyes.

Not good!

The moment that thought arose, Uchiha Kiyoshi had no time to do anything else. He shouted a warning to Nawaki and Sarutobi Saku.

"BOOM!!!"

The explosion engulfed the entire courtyard.

Outside, Orochimaru reacted sharply and rushed forward in a hurry.

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