Kill Sarutobi Clan Elder! Obtain Sarutobi Secret Techniques and Scroll of Seals!

Taking advantage of the night, Su Nuo silently slipped away from the Hokage Office.

He wasn't idle at all.

Relying on Hyuga Shin's Byakugan and the cover of Kurama Clan Genjutsu, Su Nuo moved with incredible speed, like a ghost as he stealthily advanced toward the Sarutobi Clan's compound.

Along the way, he evaded all of Konoha's patrolling Anbu and successfully reached the Sarutobi Clan's territory.

When it comes to sealing techniques, one clan cannot be avoided—the Uzumaki Clan.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, signed a friendly treaty with the elders of the Uzumaki Clan, and Konoha even kept the Uzumaki symbol on its ninja uniforms.

Hashirama Senju's wife, Mito Uzumaki, was also a member of the Uzumaki Clan and the First Jinchuriki.

The Second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was Kushina Uzumaki, also from the Uzumaki Clan.

But now, the Uzumaki Clan has been wiped out, and the Land of Eddies is finished.

What exactly happened?

—Because other clans feared the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques, many nations and clans launched an invasion of the Land of Eddies.

Wait, what about Konoha? Where were you?

Where was Konoha at that time?

A friendly treaty was signed, and this is how it was honored? By sitting idly as the Land of Eddies fell and the Uzumaki Clan was annihilated?

"In the world of ninjas, clan exterminations are never in short supply..."

Su Nuo looked at the defensive barrier surrounding the Sarutobi Clan's compound, activated his Byakugan again to pierce through the energy within, and sat down cross-legged, using his own Barrier Jutsu to search for weak points in the barrier.

"And Konoha's sealing techniques are chilling to think about—the Sarutobi Clan specializes in sealing techniques... and when the Land of Eddies was destroyed, Konoha's Hokage was Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"Hmph..."

"What difference is there between a pacifist who stands by and watches, and those who invaded the Land of Eddies?"

In terms of justice, they should have sent troops.

In terms of the treaty, they should have sent troops.

Even in terms of kinship, they should have sent troops.

"Crackle!"

Su Nuo stood up; a hole had already opened in the barrier before him, and he immediately stepped inside.

His Byakugan remained active the entire time.

"Quite prosperous, isn't it..."

"With this population and land area, they can still maintain a clan barrier of this quality."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi has certainly lined his pockets over these decades in power."

"And sealing techniques aren't even the Sarutobi Clan's main hereditary art."

The Sarutobi Clan's hereditary art—at least when Konoha was first founded—was Fire Release.

As for why they now also have sealing techniques, and why the Sarutobi Clan's knowledge base is so rich and comprehensive... Su Nuo just sneered coldly.

Su Nuo strolled along leisurely.

The Sarutobi Clan probably couldn't imagine that anyone would be so bold as to charge straight into the clan compound of the current Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Soon, Su Nuo locked onto a secret chamber that might hold scrolls of secret techniques.

The chamber door was tightly shut, covered in sealing runes.

Su Nuo crouched down and carefully examined these runes.

"Sure enough, simpler than the ones on the Scroll of Seals. I'll need about an hour to crack this."

He checked the time—it was just before 1 a.m.

After all, Konoha had a curfew, though it was flexible; during peacetime, there were night markets, but in wartime, everyone had to head home early.

The Kurama Clan had just been slaughtered, so the curfew naturally started early, which was why Su Nuo had come out so early.

He'd already made a full round, and there was plenty of time.

The barrier was torn open.

Su Nuo stepped into the secret chamber of scrolls.

"Sarutobi Fire Release, Sarutobi Sealing Technique..."

"Actually, when it comes to sealing techniques, the Uzumaki Clan was the most skilled, but Kushina Uzumaki is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

"I can't touch such a valuable asset yet."

"Besides, the Sarutobi Clan's sealing techniques probably have their roots in the Uzumaki Clan too. Even if they're not the absolute best, they're still top-tier..."

Su Nuo quickly scanned through various records on sealing techniques and committed them to memory.

After flipping through for an hour and a half, Su Nuo went to check the Sarutobi Fire Release, including the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique passed down through generations of the Sarutobi Clan.

It could continuously spew massive fireballs from the mouth, with high temperature and a large explosion range.

"No wonder the Sarutobi Clan was a major clan even before Konoha."

"This is the upgraded version of the Uchiha Clan's... Great Fireball Technique."

You know how war works.

It's all about firepower.

Drag on with all that nonsense, and a dozen fireballs will shut them right up.

Though there's a joke that the Great Fireball Technique has never actually killed anyone.

But the ones it hits are all experts.

Fire Release is great for bullying the weak.

"And... Sasuke Sarutobi's Five Elemental Ninjutsu."

Sasuke Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi's father, an absolute genius—the first person in the entire ninja world born with all five nature transformations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's five Chakra nature changes were also inherited from his father, Sasuke Sarutobi.

Even Uchiha Fugaku, out of admiration for Sasuke Sarutobi, named his second son Uchiha Sasuke.

"Nothing special."

"Boring."

Su Nuo tossed Sasuke Sarutobi's techniques back.

It was just a matter of quantity.

Its only purpose was to serve as the foundation for quality.

All the various Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world were essentially upgraded fusions of different elemental releases.

Su Nuo had gotten what he wanted, and it was already past two in the morning.

He thought for a moment, rubbed his chin, and let out a Sinister Smile.

Then he strode deeper into the Sarutobi Clan's compound...

Looking at the sleeping, elderly Sarutobi Clan elder.

Su Nuo spoke softly.

"Release."

Pfft!

Blood splattered!

Bright sunlight.

Accompanied by the occasional chirping of birds.

But more than that, there was a clamor of voices.

Hyuga Shin frowned.

"Mm..."

When he woke up, his head throbbed, and vague images flickered through his mind, but when he tried to focus, he couldn't see anything.

"Tch."

Hyuga Shin rubbed his head and instinctively went to wash up.

Then he went out for breakfast.

He didn't plan to cook—though he could—but now Hyuga Shin wasn't short on money, so he just went out to eat.

Meanwhile, everyone else was discussing what had happened last night.

Hyuga Shin was stunned.

What did "multiple Sarutobi Clan elders killed" mean?

What did "Scroll of Seals stolen" mean??

Hyuga Shin finished his breakfast with a heavy heart, then left the compound and, as agreed with Uchiha Miya, headed to the small forest for their sparring session.

At that moment, under the bed in Hyuga Shin's house, a book completely sealed by a bizarre Yin Release Fuinjutsu lay quietly. The form of this sealing technique was entirely different from any known in Konoha.

If you had to blame something...

Blame the fact that hardly anyone could cultivate Yin Release in the first place...

"Did you hear?"

Uchiha Miya leaned against a tree, looking at Hyuga Shin.

Hyuga Shin nodded: "Mm... I heard, but I only know that it happened."