Deathly silence...
From the entrance of the clan compound all the way inward, Yamei saw only corpses, nearly all killed in a single blow.
"Itachi, you really are... cold-blooded."
Yamei shook his head and looked toward a certain area, where several people were furtively searching the bodies.
"Root members?"
As expected, they were Root ninja Danzo had sent to collect Sharingan.
A Sharingan was not something that could be used just by gouging one out. If it had not been activated before its owner died, taking it after death was useless.
That was why these Root members were searching through the bodies rather than digging out the eyes of every dead Uchiha ninja they found.
He looked toward the deepest part of the compound, where the Uchiha higher-ups were located. Traces of ninjutsu could still be seen from time to time. It seemed Itachi was still hunting.
Suddenly, Yamei stopped in front of a six-story building. Written above it were the words: Konoha Military Police Force Headquarters.
Under Yamei's gaze, a masked man walked out of the police force headquarters.
The moment he reached the entrance, several shuriken shot toward him.
The Masked Man slowly looked toward the square outside the entrance, his teasing voice sounding out. "Oh!? Not bad eyes."
Uchiha Izumi still held two kunai in her hands. Empowered by the Uchiha Throwing Technique, she hurled them toward the Masked Man.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two kunai actually passed straight through the Masked Man's body and lodged themselves in the pillar behind him.
"How... how is that possible!?"
Izumi was horrified. Even with her Sharingan, she could not see through the Masked Man. Fear surged through her heart, and she turned to flee.
Whoosh
A chain lashed out instantly, binding her tightly.
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"Save me... Itachi!"
The Masked Man slowly stepped forward as the chain kept tightening.
"Save me..."
Bang...
"What a... boring sight." The Masked Man shook his head as he looked at Izumi, who had stopped breathing.
"Indeed. I was thinking the same thing."
The Masked Man abruptly turned around, his eyes locking onto Yamei.
"Who are you!? When did you appear!?"
His sense of danger reached its peak at that moment! He had not even noticed when the other man had appeared!
"Me? Just a passerby." Yamei smiled, stepped forward, and held out his hand. "Care to get acquainted?"
"You're dangerous." The Masked Man merely glanced at Yamei's outstretched hand, with no intention of shaking it. Instead, his body gradually began to twist.
"You're leaving already? What a bore." Yamei shook his head helplessly.
Without any hesitation, the Masked Man vanished. He had a feeling that if he stayed any longer, he would be in grave danger!
Yamei looked at the spot where the Masked Man had disappeared and shook his head helplessly.
"If only you had stayed one more second."
The Masked Man had indeed fallen under his Mist Veil Moon, but because he possessed a Mangekyo and Hashirama Cells, Yamei needed some time to alter the illusion's reflection.
He had only been one second away, but he had not expected the man to be so vigilant that he fled immediately.
"Izumi, you cost me a chance to farm treasures."
Yamei turned to look beside him. Uchiha Izumi stood quietly at his side.
The corpse on the ground, meanwhile, faded away bit by bit like an illusion.
"I'm sorry..." Izumi's mood was somewhat low.
"Forget it. Let's go. Come with me and bring your clan members away." Yamei shook his head and walked ahead.
Izumi hesitated for a moment before hurrying after him, her gaze drifting toward Yamei from time to time.
Just now, she had clearly felt herself die. Yet when she opened her eyes, she found herself standing unharmed beside Yamei.
And that Masked Man had been staring blankly into empty space and talking to himself.
At that moment, how could she not understand that Yamei had saved her?
It left her shocked and curious, yet also filled with disappointment and bitterness.
The aura of death had felt so real... yet the person she had hoped for had never appeared.
Why did this young man, whom she had only met yesterday, possess such terrifying strength!? And why had he saved her?
The moment she realized she was alive and Yamei was beside her, she felt incomparably safe, like a ray of light in the darkness.
Along the way, Izumi's expression grew more and more fearful as she looked at the countless corpses, until they arrived at the Clan Head's courtyard.
Yamei did not enter. Instead, he brought Izumi onto the roof of a house across from it.
Soon, a bloodstained figure walked out from inside.
The instant Izumi saw him, her pupils contracted sharply. "It's... Itachi. How... how can this be... Could all of this... have been done by him!?"
A suffocating sensation swallowed her. That once-familiar face was now engraved deeply in her heart like a demon, and complicated hatred surged endlessly within her.
"Hm!? Her eyes evolved?"
Yamei looked at Izumi beside him with interest. Her scarlet eyes had actually transformed into Mangekyo!
Yamei reached out and stroked Izumi's head as Yang Release Chakra continuously flowed into her, soothing her emotions.
At last, Izumi calmed down. The way she looked at Itachi... became indifferent... as though he were a stranger.
"What ability does your Mangekyo have?" Yamei asked curiously.
"Only one. Spirit Source. It can heal all pain and injuries."
"Not a bad ability." Yamei praised her slightly. He had not expected to gain an ultimate healer, and one with formidable combat strength at that.
Though it was only a healing ability, anyone who underestimated a Mangekyo... would suffer dearly for it.
"Want to shake hands!?" Yamei held out one hand while rubbing his nose with the other.
Looking at the hand before her, Izumi immediately recalled everything from yesterday, and her pretty face could not help flushing.
But she did not refuse. Instead, she took Yamei's hand.
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