Silence.
A deathly silence.
Everyone stopped moving and held their breath, staring at the boy who was slowly stepping forward, their faces full of uncertainty.
He wasn't doing anything, and not a trace of Chakra escaped him, yet a shudder that seemed to rise from the depths of their souls left everyone's hands and feet ice-cold.
Just then, a civilian the elders had secretly pushed forward, emboldened by the unspoken rules that "the law can't punish everyone" and "ninjas can't lay a hand on civilians," worked up the courage to point at Uchiha Jin and curse him out:
"What are you looking at? You little brat from the Leaf! You're not welcome here! Get back to your—"
He didn't get to finish.
Uchiha Jin smiled.
It was a smile of pure indifference, as if a god were looking down at an ant.
He merely lifted his eyelids and glanced at the civilian.
Pfft!
There was no warning.
The civilian, still shouting, burst apart like a punctured waterskin, exploding into a cloud of blood!
Red and white mingled as they rained down, splattering all over the people nearby.
The warm liquid, thick with the stench of blood, froze the surrounding civilians in place.
The fervor and anger on their faces were instantly replaced by boundless terror.
"Ah... Aaaah!!!"
A few seconds later, their screams finally tore through the air.
The entire scene descended into chaos.
The civilians fled in terror, scrambling backward, desperate to avoid being next.
Even the Kirigakure shinobi, including Genji and the Council of Elders, were completely stunned by the bloody sight!
He'd killed someone!
He'd actually dared to attack a civilian—and in such a cruel, bizarre way!
This was no simple warning. It was a blatant massacre!
"You... You demon!" one elder cried, pointing at Jin, his