At this moment,
After Uchiha Setsuna's extreme remarks, practically tantamount to self-destruction,
The situation on the field split into two extremes.
On Kumogakure's side, one trembled while another went pale, both waiting for death to come.
Meanwhile, on the Uchiha pair's side, one threatened to self-destruct while the other put a bounty on heads. One finished singing, and the next took the stage.
It truly could be said—
The Uchiha stage—if you were crazy, come on up!
Uchiha Ci also realized at this moment that the things he had just rambled on about might have gone a little too far.
Look how moved he had made that little old man, Uchiha Setsuna.
But his original intention had only been to reach a relatively happy ending, then collect his insurance payout and go home.
To that end, he had deceived everyone present!
The basis of Ci's words was that the Kumogakure forces would use the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to destroy the Valley of Hell garrison, causing massive losses to the Uchiha.
But that was actually a false premise.
Because the Valley of Hell in the Land of Hot Water would soon no longer need the Uchiha to guard it.
The Chinoike Clan and Kumogakure's scheme had actually fallen through the moment the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning's envoy died.
The woman who had followed the envoy out to plead guilty to the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, offered to the Daimyo, was Blood Pond Oya Castle's wife.
After she returned to the Valley of Hell, at this point in time, she had been unable to bear the humiliation and abuse from her clansmen, along with the immense pressure of the clan being drawn into war after the mission failed, and had taken her own life.
She left behind only her daughter, Chino of the Blood Pond.
Blood Pond Oya Castle, or rather—
Oya Castle En!
After learning that his wife had committed suicide,
He regretted it, blamed himself, complained, and hated every Chinoike clansman who had driven his wife to suicide!
His Ketsuryūgan had most likely evolved to a level similar to the Mangekyō Sharingan.
The price was the same as the Mangekyō Sharingan's.
He had gone insane!
But he could also Pilot Gundam now.
In this era, when combat strength still followed traditional ninja fighting methods,
On a day not far in the future,
He would personally kill every one of his clansmen, take his daughter away from the Valley of Hell, and establish Oya Castle on some small island in the Land of Water.
He would become one of the foremost black-market merchants in the ninja world, the hidden controller of fighting arenas, and the number-one dealer of Kekkei Genkai.
But this deception could save the lives of the other two members of the squad, sacrificing only Ci himself.
To Uchiha Ci, this was undoubtedly the best possible ending.
At this moment,
Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna turned his head to look at Uchiha Ci. His gaze was sorrowful and regretful, yet his tone carried a strange kind of benevolence.
"Ci, go die."
"As long as this old man lives, this Revenge Notice will never be withdrawn!"
"Even Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot stop this old man!"
A trace of sweat slid down Uchiha Ci's forehead. Great Elder, aren't you being a little too extreme?
With you leading them, the Hawk Faction will probably charge headfirst into history's trash heap.
However, he swept his gaze around the area.
Things had already developed to this point. Uchiha Setsuna had even planned his funeral arrangements for him.
If he did not die now, it would be a little hard to justify.
Uchiha Ci's eyes immediately sharpened. With a resolute expression, he looked at Uchiha Setsuna and said in a deep voice,
"Then my death will have value!"
The gazes of the three Kumogakure ninja suddenly shook as they stared fixedly at Uchiha Ci.
Earlier, after being struck by Lightning Kill Bind, he could barely move his arms and could only put on a pose as though he were about to detonate himself.
But in reality, his fingers had been so numb that he could not even pinch an Exploding Tag.
After only a brief moment, Uchiha Ci's body had adapted somewhat to the numbness caused by the electric shock, and the fingers resting on the Exploding Tag regained a little strength.
Then, he tore it decisively!
"Not good, he really is going to self-destruct!"
"Dodai, quickly, scatter!"
Watching Uchiha Ci tug at the Exploding Tag on his chest, Ramui could not help gritting his teeth. He turned to Moroi inside the barrier and gave the order with difficulty,
"Moroi, use that!"
"You have to survive! Otherwise, the mission will fail!"
"What?" Moroi's eyes widened within the barrier as he said hesitantly,
"But Captain, the Third Hokage said that was an emergency measure reserved for the Chinoike Clan!"
"Even if we die, we cannot use it ahead of time!"
Ramui clenched his fist hard and fell into a dilemma, but he had very little time left to think.
His eyes reddened as he looked toward the two Uchiha. After struggling for a moment, his gaze became resolute.
Ramui immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Who the hell could have expected to encounter two lunatics like these in this mission?!"
"If you don't use it now, then wait to be blown to death or crippled, fail the mission, and get slapped with a sky-high bounty by that old Uchiha lunatic!"
"Think about it! Do you want your life, or this damned mission?!"
"Use it now, then we'll regroup and kill Uchiha Setsuna. He won't have the chance to issue the bounty!"
"Otherwise, just wait for death!"
Even Ramui's beard was trembling wildly with tension.
As an old-school ninja who had likewise lived from the Warring States Period until now, he understood better than anyone here how much weight Uchiha Setsuna's words carried!
If that old lunatic said he was going after you, then he truly meant to fight you to the death!
Ramui's expression was grave as he shouted at Moroi,
"If the Uchiha Clan truly mobilizes, we probably won't even make it out of the Land of Hot Water before they come All Out and encircle us. When that happens, not only will the mission fail, we'll lose our lives too!"
"You bastard, think this through!"
One hundred million ryo for one head.
Even if they returned to the Land of Lightning, all kinds of organizations would come one after another, infiltrate the Land of Lightning, and bring in their heads for the reward!
Inside the barrier, Moroi, who was slumped on the ground, had a rapidly shifting expression.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, looked coldly at Uchiha Ci, and shouted in self-abandonment,
"Uchiha Ci, right?"
"You're good! I'll remember you!"
"But do you think you've really won?"
Hearing those familiar words, Uchiha Ci raised an eyebrow slightly. What the hell, are you playing turn-based combat with me?
He immediately shot him a cold glance, not even bothering to respond, utterly unmoved.
Moroi could not help gritting his teeth at the sight.
Uchiha Ci was covered in Exploding Tags. No matter where Moroi struck, he would inevitably detonate this ticking bomb.
But if he did not kill him, he would definitely be blown to death by the other party!
Generally speaking, ninja who specialized in Fuinjutsu had only two methods of fighting.
One was Sealing Jutsu Scroll techniques, techniques that could be quickly performed on the spot through Hand Seals in conjunction with a Sealing Scroll, like the Fire Seal Jutsu and Lightning Kill Bind Moroi had used earlier.
Others included the Seal Evil Law Seal, the Unseal Evil Law Seal, Four Limbs Heavy Seal, and so on.
The other was creating sealing arrays. This method took a long time, involved complicated Hand Seals, and required the construction and drawing of runes. It was extremely troublesome and difficult to use against sudden situations like this.
Besides that, if one wanted the ability to quickly create arrays on the battlefield, one had to use an expensive Sealing Jutsu Scroll and quickly deploy an array through the partially completed sealing array inscribed on it.
Like the Binding Array he had used with the scroll earlier.
And now, watching Uchiha Ci draw ever closer and the Exploding Tag he was tugging at move more and more violently, Moroi's eyes nearly split apart, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.
The fear of death pounded violently against his heart!
Moroi trembled from head to toe, and in an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
But in the end, his gaze hardened. Gritting his teeth, he pulled a Sealing Jutsu Scroll from the Scroll Bag at his side.
Uchiha Ci's eyes narrowed as he watched the other's movements. To prevent any unexpected changes,
He endured the aching numbness from the electric shock in his arm,
And fiercely tugged at the Exploding Tag on his chest!
Riiip—
A beam of brilliant light suddenly flared!
At the same time—
Moroi tore away the scroll's cord fastening and violently swung the spindle, causing the scroll to unfurl as it rolled.
He thrust his hand into the wound on his body, endured the intense pain, and scooped out a handful of thick, viscous blood.
Moroi's gaze turned fierce.
His blood-smeared hand slammed viciously onto the scroll. He raised his head and roared furiously at Uchiha Ci,
"How could I possibly lose to trash Genin like you?!"
"Watch closely!"
"Fuinjutsu: Million Angry Wrathful Numbers Annoying Flow Slave!"
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