Could they have been trying to plunge the entire Land of Fire into chaos?
"Hmph!!"
The other side shouted first. White Fang snorted coldly and charged forward. "Hatake Draws the Blade!!"
His short blade flashed from its sheath, a streak of blade light cutting through the air. White Fang, the strongest among them, lunged straight at the enemy, and the other Anbu immediately followed.
"Aah!!"
In the very first exchange, someone was wounded by White Fang's blade. Compared to White Fang, the Guardians Twelve were indeed nothing special.
"Enemy attack!!!"
The two sides clashed, fighting fiercely. The Anbu quickly surrounded their opponents, raining all manner of lethal attacks upon their vital points. A group against only a few—the outcome was obvious.
The Guardians Twelve, whom the Daimyo had boasted about so highly, were soon reduced to corpses sprawled across the ground.
But their shouts threw the Daimyo's palace into an uproar. Lights blazed everywhere as countless regular soldiers and the ninjas recruited by the Daimyo rushed toward the scene.
White Fang sheathed his short blade. "Withdraw!!"
His mission was complete. Others would handle everything that came next.
"Something terrible has happened!!!"
Before long, the entire capital was shaken. Someone had infiltrated the palace, killed members of the Guardians Twelve, and abducted the Daimyo.
The news quickly spread, and the entire capital of the Land of Fire erupted into activity.
Before the news could spread, however, certain influential politicians and generals had already been assassinated in their homes. This plunged the capital into even greater chaos. Batch after batch of soldiers hurried through the streets, while civilians still asleep were roused by the commotion.
"Everyone, it's your turn now. Before dawn, I don't want to see the city still in such a mess."
Inside the small courtyard, quite a few people