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A pair of black flats clicked crisply against the wooden floor with each step.
Hamura Otsutsuki, still youthful in appearance, entered the brightly lit main hall of the Ninjutsu Sect. He wore a high-collared white robe emblazoned with six magatama across the chest.
"Brother, things outside have mostly been cleaned up. The prisoners captured according to your instructions have had their stamina sealed and are being held in temporarily constructed barriers."
"Mm. You've worked hard."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki, seated cross-legged on a cushion, nodded lightly after hearing his younger brother.
After joining forces with him to defeat King Enma, he had indeed instructed them to capture as many invaders alive as possible.
Especially those who appeared powerful or possessed unusual abilities.
As for the Living Dead, ghouls, and skeleton soldiers who were obviously mere cannon fodder, only a few samples were kept for research. The rest were all eliminated.
Those who looked like "ordinary people" and showed little desire to resist were also captured whenever possible.
The unusual races among them—the Mink Tribe, Fish-Man Race, Giants, Snake-Neck Tribe, Longarm Tribe, and Longleg Tribe—were separated and imprisoned individually.
At that moment, they were undergoing all kinds of interrogation by the ninjas.
With the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan and the Yamanaka Clan's mind-reading techniques, intelligence regarding the Sea Star Underworld, the World Government, Kabane World, and Demon Slayer World was extracted in an endless stream.
It was an eye-opening experience for these powerful figures from throughout the Shinobi World's history.
At the same time, they silently rejoiced that the Sage of Six Paths and Lord Hamura had successfully defeated King Enma. Otherwise, they too would likely be suffering under his brutal rule.
"Fortunately, you stepped in this time. Otherwise, I wasn't confident I could defeat him, unless..."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki sighed as