Dying with Unseeing Eyes

"Don't worry, those inherited legacies will be recorded in the village. As long as your contributions are sufficient and your loyalty is unquestionable, you can cultivate them."

After storing the piece of tile into a Sealing Object Spell on one of his armor plates, Tamura Hiroshi made a promise.

The two felt a little better after Tamura Hiroshi's assurance, but looking at the village in ruins, they felt immense sadness.

"The village couldn't be saved in the end!"

"Damn Konoha!"

Seeing the tragic state of the village, Masahiko Uzumaki couldn't help but think of the culprit behind it all and blamed himself.

He was the one who allowed those three into the village, and who would have thought they would bring about such disaster.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō will not have a good end."

Uzumaki Ashina was filled with hatred. He would wait for those two in the afterlife.

Masahiko Uzumaki said no more. The Chakra he was maintaining slowly dissipated; he had reached his limit.

"Grandfather!"

Uzumaki Kushina cried even harder. Seeing that her Grandfather was at the end of his rope, she was about to lose him.

However, she didn't cry for long before Tamura Hiroshi stepped forward and knocked the young girl unconscious with a Hand Blade.

"You damn brat!"

Seeing his granddaughter treated like this, Masahiko Uzumaki, who was about to close his eyes, opened them wide, feeling as though he would die with regrets. Yet, a smile played on his lips.

This way, Kushina would suffer less.

"Our Kumogakure must absolutely never face such a situation."

Yozuki A and Fukai walked over. Looking at the two deceased elders, their resolve grew even stronger.

The tragedy and devastation of Uzushio Hidden Village must be remembered, and such an event must never befall Kumogakure.

"It definitely won't happen!"

Tamura Hiroshi was also very firm. Kumogakure was his base, and he would naturally not allow others to destroy it.

At this moment, continuous cries could be heard. The Uzumaki clan members who had been evacuated earlier had returned. Seeing their village turned into ruins and the dismembered bodies of countless clan members within, their hearts were filled with unbearable grief.

For a time, Uzushio Hidden Village was filled with cries, and the entire village was shrouded in sorrow.

Along with it came hatred, hatred for Konoha.

They were allies, yet they were betrayed by their allies. The depth of that hatred was unimaginable.

"Such a large village, gone in the blink of an eye."

Tamura Hiroshi sighed with emotion. The wars of ninja were truly terrifying, especially when it came to the bizarre. A single misstep could lead to total defeat.

Just like in the future Third Great Ninja War, when the strongest team from Kirigakure invaded the Land of Fire, but suddenly Might Duy appeared and kicked them into the "Lucky Three." The three survivors were all broken in spirit and fell into despair.

The core of all this now was that youth from the Aburame clan; he was a strategic-level existence.

"That should be Aburame Shibi, the father of Aburame Torune, and he's become Lord Danzō's subordinate?"

He had a rough idea of who it was. Aburame Torune hadn't been born yet, so it could only be his father. Judging by his age, it was about right.

"The wars of ninja are unpredictable and ever-changing, truly terrifying!"

Looking at the scattered limbs and broken bodies, Tamura Hiroshi felt a lingering fear.

This was also the main reason he specially crafted his Long Sword to fight at a distance from enemies; he didn't want to get too close to this type of enemy, as it was too dangerous.

"Our Kumogakure ninja are somewhat lacking in bizarre techniques compared to the other ninja villages, and sometimes we suffer greatly."

Fukai also sighed. Their Kumogakure ninja were better at frontal combat and lacked methods to deal with these bizarre techniques. If they encountered them, they would be at a significant disadvantage.

"We need to obtain more to compensate for our shortcomings, not just the Uzumaki clan."

Yozuki A clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses of their Kumogakure. Their strengths must continue to be developed, but their weaknesses also needed to be addressed. The best approach was to acquire them from external sources.

This plan for the Uzumaki clan was just the beginning; they needed more.

While chatting with the two, Tamura Hiroshi was letting Samehada roam around, devouring the residual Chakra in the scattered corpses, especially those of the Uzumaki clan ninja.

The Chakra of the Uzumaki clan was not only vast but also contained astonishing Life Force. Samehada greatly enjoyed this high-quality Chakra and happily devoured and absorbed it.

Yozuki A and Fukai looked at the corpses scattered everywhere, their hearts growing more fearful.

The vast Uzushio Hidden Village and the two thousand Sand and Iwa ninja were silently annihilated by Konoha; it was truly terrifying.

Compared to Konoha's methods, their previous battle where Kumogakure annihilated the Kirigakure Ninja Army was insignificant.

It could only be said that they were worthy of being the strongest ninja village!

Tamura Hiroshi also marveled at Konoha's power. There were too many ninja clans within it, and they were all of the highest quality, far beyond what other ninja villages could compare to.

Although the other Four Great Shinobi Villages had a large number of ninja, they had few top experts. Konoha, however, could mass-produce experts, even Kage-level experts.

Even with the constant infighting and self-destruction of Konoha's F4, which led to the demise of two founding families, it remained the strongest ninja village. The Fourth Great Ninja War became Konoha's solo show; their deep foundations made others envious.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Fukai looked up at the sky. Tamura Hiroshi and Yozuki A sensed something unusual and also looked up, spotting a figure ascending into the distance and leaving.

However, his movements were unstable, clearly indicating the other party wasn't in good condition.

"It's the commander of the Iwagakure Ninja Army!"

Tamura Hiroshi took out a telescope to observe and immediately recognized the other party's identity as the leader of the Iwa Ninja Army who had verbally provoked them during the previous meeting.

Did he not retreat immediately because he was in bad shape before, and now he has enough chakra to fly away?

"Brother A, I think he needs your help. Don't let him fall to his death."

Tamura Hiroshi felt this was an opportunity to kick a man while he was down. He, Tamura, never held grudges; grudges were paid back quickly.

His words drew a confused look from Yozuki A. What does the death of an Iwa Ninja have to do with me?

He wished more Iwa Ninja would die.

Tamura Hiroshi explained earnestly, "I remember you and Third Teacher both have Earth Release. If you could obtain ninjutsu from Iwagakure that reduces gravity, or even allows flight, your speed should increase, and your combat power will definitely be enhanced."

In the future Fourth Great Ninja War, the Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Raikage had fought together. The Third Tsuchikage had augmented the Fourth Raikage with the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to reduce his weight, thereby drastically increasing his speed.

For the Raikage, who excelled at Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, an increase in speed meant an increase in combat power.

If the Fourth Raikage could be enhanced, the even stronger Third Raikage could certainly be enhanced as well, and it just so happened that both of them possessed Earth Release.

"Damn it, don't die!"

Yozuki A was shocked and also anxious. He quickly activated his Lightning Release Armor to boost his speed and chased after him, afraid the person would not be able to hold on and would fall to his death.

Even though I can't fly, looking at his shaky state, he's clearly not doing well and won't last long.

"A!"

Seeing his cousin impulsively chase after him, Fukai was quite helpless.

"Teacher, you go follow him as well. Also, send a clone to inform Lord Dodai and the others, and have them arrange for a genjutsu ninja to go. That person is poisoned by insects and definitely won't last long. We need to obtain that Earth Style Ninjutsu as soon as possible.

Now that Uzushio Hidden Village is all our people, I'll be fine."

Tamura Hiroshi said to Fukai, as he also didn't want Yozuki A to have any accidents while pursuing.

"Be careful. If anything seems wrong, use an explosive tag to call for help immediately."

Fukai instructed him, then used a lightning clone to notify Lord Dodai. He himself chased after his cousin.

Tamura Hiroshi continued to use Samehada to loot bodies, and Samehada was also very happy about it, its size growing larger and larger.

However, after walking for a short while, Tamura Hiroshi suddenly sensed something was wrong. He pulled the massive Samehada over to block in front of him, while simultaneously producing a handful of explosive tags and staring intently at a nearby house.

"Who's there? Come out! If you don't come out, I'll throw explosive tags."