Blood-Red Sunlight

Blood-Red Sunlight

"The Nara Clan's Secret Technique is quite good, but that depends on who your opponent is." Kazuki said leisurely, "Kid, no matter how many tools you give a child, he still can't tie up a giant."

"Take that Monkey Hiruzen Sarutobi. Even if you jumped, you still wouldn't be taller than me."

Whoosh!

Kazuki vanished from where he stood, narrowly evading every attack.

His movements were so precise that they seemed calculated by a machine.

That tiny margin even made the Root ninjas think their attacks had hit him.

"Lightning Style: Great Spear of Lightning!"

Pfft!

The Root ninjas trembled.

Behind him stood a young man with bandages wrapped around his eyes. Yet a gentle smile rested on his face, giving him a warm and mild air beneath the sunlight.

A spear formed from lightning tore through the air and pierced a ninja's chest.

Moreover!

It could be said that no one wanted the barrier undone more than they did.

Earth Release Chakra surged out, gathering vast amounts of earth and stone before transforming into a terrifying dragon-slaying beast. With a howl, it lunged at a ninja.

Kazuki said with a smile, "Five ninjas. I'll kill each of you with a different nature transformation—Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, and Earth. What do you think?"

The Root ninjas attacked frantically.

A ninja wearing a Root mask was pierced by a lightning spear and nailed dead before them.

Kazuki smiled as he slowly formed hand seals.

"Uchiha Yishū!" a Root ninja shouted. "We came under Lord Danzo's orders—"

"Go die!"

The two ninjas shuddered, terror filling their faces.

The Root ninja's shouting received no response.

Yet the constantly dripping blood made him look like a demon.

Unfortunately!

The surroundings were silent.

As for being discovered...

Even without the barrier, whoever he wanted dead would die.

"One each. No fighting over them. A fair distribution."

As for the others making trouble...

Kill Uchiha Yishū and bring back his head!

Heh heh!

When they had first set up the barrier, they had feared Uchiha Yishū would discover it, and they had also feared outsiders would notice. Thus, they had used a very special barrier.

"One down!"

What Danzo wanted was to seize a window of opportunity.

The several ninjas responsible for setting up the barrier were nearly in tears.

"Damn it, didn't you hear us?"

Help! There was a great demon king behind them!

"Alright, let's begin!"

Why was he so strong?

He was simply stronger than even Body Flicker Shisui.

A Root ninja cried out, "We can't beat this monster at all. We have to leave immediately!"

The next instant, Kazuki appeared behind a ninja and gently blew into her ear. Teasingly, he said, "I can tell you're a beautiful female ninja. What a pity..."

Pfft!

The ninja hidden in the shadows silently gritted his teeth.

What the hell are you yelling for?!

We're already working on undoing the barrier.

Just then, crisp cracking sounds suddenly rang out from the barrier.

A kunai appeared in Kazuki's hand. He casually slapped it into the ninja's body, piercing her heart.

He wanted to capture Uchiha Yishū, search his mind for the whereabouts of the Mangekyo, and obtain the Mangekyo as quickly as possible.

Kazuki took a deep breath and expelled Wind Release Chakra.

Capture Uchiha Yishū?

Keep dreaming!

Whether it was the Substitution Technique or the Shadow Clone Jutsu, there was no need for either.

The other ninjas could no longer endure it. With furious shouts, they unleashed all kinds of ninjutsu.

The Root ninjas instantly scattered, staring intently at Kazuki.

"You..."

Crack, crack, crack!

Strong!

Far too strong!

Whoever he wanted to kill, even the Third Hokage could not save. Even if an ape came, it could not save them.

He turned his gaze toward the remaining two ninjas.

But!

"Three!"

Kazuki showed everyone through facts that even Root ninjas could feel fear.

When Danzo had sent them here, he had never intended to hide it.

Many people said Root ninjas had no feelings.

Kazuki looked up and smiled. "Is the barrier about to come down? Fine, then let's end everything."

Fear finally appeared in the Root ninjas' eyes as well.

They were merely Danzo's tools.

Kazuki had truly turned the Body Flicker Technique into an art form.

Like bullets, attacks flashed out in the blink of an eye and riddled a ninja with holes.

"The barrier! Undo the barrier!"

"Two!"

A ninja who suddenly appeared beside him had his head casually plucked off.

How could they escape alive?

"Damn it! Uchiha Yishū, you—"

The Root ninjas charged again, yet they could not even touch the hem of Kazuki's clothes.

As long as he obtained two pairs of Mangekyo, why would he need to care about anyone else?

Do not forget, one of those pairs of Mangekyo possessed Kotoamatsukami!

It was slow to set up and slow to dismantle.

Outside the barrier, quite a few people had already gathered.

With the Mangekyo drawing everyone's attention, what Danzo had done could only rank second in importance!

Trust in the power of the Mangekyo. No one could resist it.

Another Root ninja let out a roar.

The gap between their levels was too great!

Before Uchiha Yishū, they were as fragile as infants.

It was a barrier mixed with Genjutsu.

Fengnan raised two fingers as though claiming victory.

The deadly part was that the people who had set up the barrier were also inside it.

A column of water descended from above, cutting a ninja cleanly in half.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"

"Water Style: Water Severing Wave!"

Including the Nara Clan ninja, they once again used their Secret Technique.

The Great Spear of Lightning struck the barrier, forcibly tearing apart the barrier that had already been on the verge of being undone.

The ninja had barely cried out before the earth dragon swallowed him whole.

"Save me..."

He was not worried in the slightest.

The ninja's body stiffened before slowly collapsing to the ground.

"I'm here!"

Like a ripe peach, it fell from the tree at the lightest touch.

If there was such a person, it could only mean they did not know the power of Kotoamatsukami.

Just now, they had not seen at all how Kazuki had removed that ninja's head.

"Since you won't choose, I'll choose for you!"

A ninja had just let out an angry roar when a shuriken stabbed straight into his brain.

"While you hate me, remember to hate Danzo too."

"What are you yelling for? Do you think you can scare me? Battles between ninjas aren't won with loud voices, little friend."

Bang!

Only the Body Flicker Technique!

Like teleportation, he changed positions at random within the barrier.

Crack!

He only needed to throw out the clue about the Mangekyo.

Sending his body flying backward.

Kazuki stretched lazily, pointing at the Root ninjas as he said with interest, "One, two, three, four, five. There are still five of you. Tell me, how do you want to die? I'm very merciful. I'll let you choose your own deaths."

Even if the theft of the Mangekyo had not been staged by the Uchiha, once it fell into his hands, Danzo had plenty of ways to turn falsehood into truth.

They could not do it!

The only thing they could think of now was escaping!

What entered their eyes was this scene...

One ninjutsu after another was unleashed without pause, yet none had the slightest effect.

Kazuki cheered like a child.

Kazuki grinned.

"I misspoke earlier. There were six of you!" Kazuki gave an embarrassed smile, looking like a shy youth. "Now it's right. Exactly five!"

The moment they stopped would be the moment Kazuki attacked.

Just as Kazuki had said, the Uchiha, the Konoha Military Police Force, the Anbu, and Root—if any of these four organizations made even a slightly significant move now, the others would immediately notice.

As he spoke, he lightly wiped his hand.

"Let's risk it all!"

Everyone's gaze was fixed on them.

Yet the corpses all around stained that sunlight with traces of blood.

For a moment, the world stood still.