Panicked Konoha Residents

Obviously, he knew that his own words were nothing but wishful thinking. The people were already dead, the Hokage had already fallen, and that monster had committed an unforgivable sin. How could a few casual words of talk-no-jutsu make him just give up and surrender?

Dream on!

However...

"No, maybe it really is worth a try."

A Hyuga clan ninja without the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead walked over, looking at the clansman who had just made the suggestion.

"Elder!"

"You go try it. After all, it was your idea."

But the Main Family elder only stared coldly at him and ordered.

"Huh? Me?"

This Hyuga clan ninja froze for a moment, pointing at his own face. Him, go persuade that monster? Seriously?

"Of course it's you. Hurry up and go!"

The Main Family elder nodded. He didn't care at all about the life of this Branch Family ninja. If the lives of a hundred Branch Family ninjas could buy the safety of one Main Family ninja, they would do it without hesitation.

For the Hyuga Clan's Main Family, the Caged Bird Seal didn't just protect their bloodline—it also gave them a bunch of fellow clansmen slaves to take the blame, die in their place, and handle all sorts of odd jobs. In short, the Main Family-Branch Family system was a very good system for the Main Family.

Naturally, if there was even just a possibility of sacrificing a single Branch Family member's life to save themselves, these Main Family members would do it without a second thought. After all, it wasn't them dying.

"This..."

The Hyuga clan ninja's face showed reluctance, but seeing the Main Family elder's expression, he gritted his teeth and left the spot.

Soon, he arrived at an area that was bitterly cold, as if snow had already begun to fall.

"So cold. This guy's power is terrifying. No good—just getting close, I can feel the heat, Chakra, and stamina inside me draining away endlessly. This is a monster!"

This Hyuga clan ninja looked at the environment before him. A few snowflakes were already falling from the sky, and the surroundings had become incredibly dark. Even though the moon was clearly in the sky, almost no moonlight could be seen. He looked up and could vaguely make out a blurry figure in the sky, wrapped in countless streams of light.

"Something's wrong. Very wrong. Why isn't he moving..."

He shook his head and began to slowly back away. Then he keenly noticed that the freezing area was continuously expanding. The speed wasn't slow at all. Just a rough estimate made cold sweat pour down his back, because at this rate, it wouldn't be long before the entire Konoha was engulfed.

By then, if they still hadn't evacuated Konoha, they would definitely die without a burial place, losing even the chance to escape. At that point, in this environment, the power inside their bodies wouldn't last much longer.

"No good. I have to notify everyone in the village immediately. Tell them to speed up. We can't drag this out any longer. We have to hurry, or else..."

This Hyuga clan ninja immediately turned around and started running. Luckily, he hadn't gone deep into the area covered by Uchiha Yue's domain, or else he probably wouldn't have had the strength to run out.

As for the purpose of his visit here—that monster was currently hanging up in the sky. He didn't even have a chance to make contact. How was he supposed to use any talk-no-jutsu?

Soon, as this Hyuga clan ninja brought the news back, the Konoha ninjas' retreat speed picked up once more.

"How could this be... The Uchiha Clan... Nii-san..."

In the crowd, Uchiha Sasuke looked toward the distant sky, which had already turned pitch black. Everything that had happened today had nearly overturned Sasuke's understanding of the world. He still couldn't believe that his older brother, whom he had always admired, had laid hands on their own clansmen.

The Uchiha Clan was wiped out. At this moment, Sasuke's heart was filled with utter confusion. He didn't know why things had turned out this way. Everything from the past had been completely overturned today. The brother he had hated so deeply was probably dead by now too.

For a moment, he didn't know what to do. As for Uchiha Yue, Sasuke felt no hatred in his heart at all. After all, it was Uchiha Yue who had killed that so-called brother of his, who had avenged the clan.

"Run! Hurry, hurry! Don't grab your things! Leave Konoha! Leave Konoha now!"

Just then, some ninjas appeared at the edge of the crowd. These ninjas roared, driving the residents of Konoha to flee the village.

At the same time, having learned of Uchiha Yue's terror, the ninjas of Konoha's Barrier Team arrived at the area covered by Uchiha Yue's field and began deploying a barrier, hoping to slow the spread of the field and buy time for the others in Konoha to escape.

With the barrier's deployment, the expansion of that freezing area did indeed stop. However, before these ninjas could breathe a sigh of relief, their expressions changed. The Chakra inside their bodies began to be wildly drained like flowing water. In just a moment, their Chakra was completely sucked dry, and the barrier collapsed on the spot.

Caught off guard and drained of Chakra, the Barrier Team members collapsed weakly to the ground, enveloped by the freezing cold and darkness. The little energy left in their bodies began to leak uncontrollably. Fortunately, their companions nearby immediately pulled them out. Otherwise, in their current state, they would probably have died in there.

"It's no use. We can't stop him. There's nothing we can do against this monster. Run! Run fast!"

The Barrier Team members kept saying, their eyes full of fear. This wasn't just like a monster—this was a monster! A monster that human strength could not oppose!

Soon, under frantic urging, in an extremely short time, all the villagers of Konoha had left the village.

"Heh, run. Run. Run as much as you like. You won't be running for long. Your fate is already sealed! This world's fate is already sealed! Haha! Come on, come and resist me! Hahaha!!!"

Uchiha Yue, high in the sky, watched the Konoha residents fleeing like ants, dragging their families along. Instead of being angry, he grinned. The Ninja World was only so big. Where could they possibly run to?

He stood within the halo of light, raising his hand, feeling the increasingly vast and surging energy inside him.

"Kuso! How could this be?! Who the hell is this guy? How does he know who I am?"

Uchiha Obito roared with an extremely dark expression. Then he summoned a White Zetsu, cut off its arm, and attached it to his own wrist.

"Obito, how did things go? Has the Uchiha Clan been wiped out by you? Hm? What happened to your hand?"

Just then, a black figure emerged from the ground in front of him.

Black Zetsu had just finished speaking when...