Qianyu nodded heavily.
"Sorry, Captain... It was all my fault..."
Qianyu could not help but curse, "Idiot!"
"The enemy committed the crime, so why are you blaming yourself?"
"Is this what I usually taught you?!"
"C-Captain..."
Qianyu patted his other shoulder.
"Recover properly, and take good care of Aoki."
"He'll be fine."
"Mm, I understand, Captain..."
Qianyu gazed deeply at Aoki. That young, childish face was filled with innocence...
He turned and strode away.
"Captain, where are you going?!"
"Don't act impulsively!"
Yet the door had already shut. Yamamoto was at a loss for what to do...
Knowing his captain as he did, he had no idea what Qianyu might do...
Konoha might very well be turned completely upside down!
In a gloomy, secluded corner.
This was where Konoha's prison was located.
The Police Force's duties overlapped somewhat with the Anbu's, so prisons were naturally places they both frequented. However...
Their prisons were not actually connected.
At this moment, the place Qianyu was striding toward was the entrance to the Anbu prison.
Facing the two Anbu prison guards, who looked as though they were facing a formidable enemy, Qianyu left them with only one sentence...
"Those who block me die!"
Chapter 22: Let the Blood Flow Like a River!
"Y-You are..."
"Uchiha Qianyu?!"
The man before them was renowned throughout Konoha. The Anbu, who dealt with the Police Force from time to time, naturally knew him exceptionally well.
However...
The Qianyu these two Anbu prison guards saw now was far more terrifying and savage than usual!
It was as if what had come was not a man.
But a bloodthirsty beast with crimson pupils!
One Anbu said tremblingly, "Even if you are Uchiha Qianyu, you cannot barge into the Anbu prison!"
"Besides, Lord Hokage has suspended you. You aren't even part of the Police Force anymore, so don't even think about it!"
As he spoke, he signaled to the other man with his eyes.
Clearly, he wanted him to notify Anbu headquarters.
At that moment, Uchiha Qianyu thought of Yamamoto's severed arm, of Aoki, who was still in mortal danger, and of Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha, who had shouldered the blame alone...
Though his face still appeared utterly calm, deep in his heart...
His rage had already surged to the heavens, and righteous fury filled his chest.
"I'll only say this once..."
"Move."
"Those who block me die."
Seeing this, the two Anbu guards could not help but grow angry as well.
"Uchiha Qianyu! Don't be so arrogant and overbearing!"
"Let alone now, when you are merely a criminal—even when you were a Squad Captain in the Police Force, you had no right to barge into the Anbu prison without notice!"
"Are you trying to rebel?!"
Before the words had even faded...
A blade flashed past in an instant.
Like a wild gale erupting, Chakra surged madly, and even the surrounding scene seemed to distort slightly...
"Wha—"
Before the two men could understand what had happened, they suddenly felt a chill at their throats!
The next moment, they could no longer make a sound.
Thud!
Thud!
With two soft sounds, two corpses collapsed limply across the entrance to the Anbu prison.
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Qianyu paid no attention to the prompts in his mind.
The instant the two corpses hit the ground, he shot inside like lightning and charged into the Anbu prison.
This truly was a hell without daylight.
Gloomy, terrifying, dim, hopeless...
It was as though a monster capable of devouring light and hope lurked within.
Swallowing every last bit of strength that could allow a person to survive!
Qianyu paid it no mind, nor did he lament it. His body flashed like lightning as he sped inside.
In an instant, chaos erupted throughout the Anbu prison.
"Who goes there?!"
"What audacity! You dare barge into the Anbu prison?!"
"T-Those eyes are..."
At that moment, Qianyu's Chakra suddenly erupted, and his Sharingan instantly bloomed with a cold, blood-red gleam!
Three Tomoe spun like pinwheels, reflecting boundless killing intent!
"It's Uchiha Qianyu!"
"Quick, notify the captain!"
"Damn it! He actually dared to charge into the Anbu prison alone. He has completely lost his mind!"
"Kill him!"
For a moment, seven or eight Anbu ninja charged at Qianyu from all directions at once!
Though these people were not considered top-tier combatants, every one of them possessed their own specialty.
The instant Qianyu lunged forward, countless hidden weapons—kunai, shuriken, senbon, and poison needles—came blasting toward him!
Not to mention the various ninjutsu pouring down like a tidal wave!
Flames! Water currents! Lightning! Wind blades! Earth dragons!
Countless attacks surged forth in a savage onslaught!
Faced with such a terrifying encirclement, no matter how powerful a ninja was, he would never dare let his guard down!
Qianyu's Three Tomoe Sharingan spun instantly.
From within those blood-red pupils came perception precise to the finest detail!
In but an instant...
He actually weaved through that hail of attacks. No hidden weapon, ninja tool, ninjutsu, or taijutsu could harm him in the slightest!
At that moment, he shot forward like a streak of white lightning. The cold blood-red glint in his eyes turned into a Red Line, slicing through the air before vanishing in an instant!
"What?!"
Qianyu paid no attention to the many Anbu ninja surrounding and attacking him. He held to only one conviction...
He charged straight in, his right hand already clamped tightly around an Anbu's throat.
Crack—
"Lead the way!"
He could tell that this man was one of the leaders of the Anbu prison.
For a moment, the others were afraid to act rashly. They could only proceed cautiously, following close behind and surrounding Qianyu from every side.
The Anbu leader was drenched in sweat. Thinking of Uchiha Qianyu's methods, he had long since been scared out of his wits!
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