Strictly speaking.
Radiation Wave was a ray-based technique.
It had no form or appearance, and possessed extremely strong penetrating power.
Moreover, because it was infused with Star Power, it carried an immense amount of energy.
It could directly enter the human body, destroy proteins and other substances, and cause the cells to die.
Without a doubt.
This was an assassination technique that killed without leaving a trace.
To the naked eye.
There was no light and no sound.
But precisely because it was silent and imperceptible, it was even harder to guard against.
By the time one noticed it, everything would already be too late.
Apart from Dōjutsu clans.
Only highly skilled ninja, or those with exceptionally strong sixth senses, could detect it.
In terms of attack power.
Against weak ninja... or, more accurately, ninja with average physical constitutions.
This technique could take their lives within five seconds.
As for highly skilled opponents, it required continuous casting or intermittent attacks, waiting for the technique to take effect and slowly destroy their bodies.
Hyuga Sho pondered for a moment.
The way to use this technique... was probably suited to certain special situations, in which it could intimidate others.
After all, suddenly dying with blood pouring from all seven orifices without even knowing how one had died.
Such a thing would certainly be terrifying to outsiders.
After instructing Shinno to remain in the air and study Yagura here...
Hyuga Sho left Ankbandian directly and returned to Konoha...
Konoha, Black Anbu Headquarters.
Itachi could hardly believe what he was seeing.
Inside this black building belonging to the ANBU.
In a windowless room, countless monitors were densely packed together.
What they displayed... were scenes Itachi saw every day.
The Uchiha Clan's... gathering grounds.
"The Nine-Tails Incident six years ago... the higher-ups suspected that