A Casual Slash, One Down

At this moment, despite it being morning, not a single person from Konoha was to be seen on the streets.

The silent street was devoid of even a stray dog, as if it had been completely severed from the rest of the world.

Uchiha Yun looked around; it felt somewhat like the standard tactics used by the Root Division when carrying out missions in the dark as he remembered them. A barrier?

Judging by the intelligence obtained from Itachi, Danzo could no longer restrain himself. Or perhaps it was because Itachi had failed to bring back intelligence after the recent wilderness survival mission, and so...

Well, if there is such a barrier, then so be it...

"You lot shouldn't be Anbu, right? The masks worn by the Hokage's Anbu don't seem to be the same as yours. If you cannot identify yourselves, I will have no choice but to treat you as foreign ninjas infiltrating Konoha."

As Uchiha Yun spoke, he casually pulled out a Kunai and said to Izumi beside him, "Go wait over there while your brother swats a few rats. It will only take a moment."

Izumi looked at the two men opposite her, who were clearly not opponents she could handle. They were nothing like the teachers at the Ninja Academy; these two definitely had plenty of blood on their hands.

Slowly retreating to a distance, Izumi took out a Kunai and assumed a defensive stance. No matter what... she could not be a burden.

They were clearly wearing masks like Anbu ninjas, but her brother said they weren't. If that was the case...

In the darkness, the figure of a cat dissolved into smoke and vanished in a flash.

"You are not qualified to know our identities. From here on, we only need to know your decision. If you don't come quietly, perhaps I will break your limbs before dragging you away."

The other Root Division ninja said in a low voice, "To be so arrogant while still just a brat from the Ninja Academy... I really want to see the look of pain on your face when your limbs are broken."

As the words fell, both men drew their blades. One of them used the Body Flicker Technique to charge forward, but the moment before he lunged, Uchiha Yun moved.

"Swish!"

The sharp Kunai descended from above, its immense force instantly splitting the ninja's back armor in two and biting three inches into the flesh.

"Pfft!"

Blood sprayed everywhere, revealing a gruesome wound stretching from shoulder to hip.

"Thud."

With just a single strike, the first one collapsed to the ground.

Amidst his shallow breathing, the man was still muttering, "How... is this possible?"

Uchiha Yun, however, stood beside him as if he hadn't used any effort at all, remarking, "Jonin are just cannon fodder, Chunin are barely passable, and only Genin can destroy the world. How should someone like me, still in the Ninja Academy, be classified?"

"Swish!"

A figure suddenly appeared behind Uchiha Yun using the Body Flicker Technique, swinging a blade down while saying, "Turning your back on an enemy, you really are arrogant, brat!"

"Bang!"

The sharp blade struck the ground. The Root Division ninja was stunned for a split second before instantly retreating in alarm.

Too fast!

It was the same Body Flicker Technique as before; there was no way a brat could possibly pull that off...

After dodging with a hair's breadth of space, Uchiha Yun acted as if he hadn't even been trying, casually bending down to pick up the blade dropped by the fallen Root Division ninja.

He stood up and looked at the highly vigilant Root Division ninja opposite him: "Don't be so nervous... Even though you are unidentified intruders, I only intend to cripple you."

He was merely holding the blade loosely, yet the invisible pressure made the Root Division ninja across from him feel as if he couldn't breathe.

How is this possible?

He is just a brat from the Ninja Academy who has never even been on a mission; how could he possess such killing intent?

And that Body Flicker Technique that was too fast to react to—wait!

In an instant, the Root Division ninja saw Uchiha Yun's eyes.

These eyes, which were completely different from a standard Uchiha Sharingan—such a brat...

"Swish!"

Uchiha Yun's voice echoed from behind the Root Division ninja: "Did you see them? What do you think? Can you withstand the power of these eyes?"

As the words fell, the blade in Uchiha Yun's hand swung down instantly.

"Pfft!"

Before he could react, the man's arm fell to the ground. A massive gap at the shoulder gushed with blood, yet not a single drop landed on Uchiha Yun.

The moment the blood began to surge, Uchiha Yun had already returned to his original position.

"Thump!"

The excruciating pain and massive blood loss forced the Root Division ninja to his knees, his pale face covered in cold sweat.

How is this possible? An Uchiha brat? How could he be this strong?

Those special eyes were definitely different from a normal Sharingan. Furthermore, according to Root Division intelligence, Uchiha Yun had never awakened the Sharingan.

What on earth was going on?

Uchiha Yun looked at him and replied indifferently, "Two unidentified people actually dared to covet Uchiha eyes right here in Konoha. But how did you know I had awakened them?"

Faced with such shameless words, the man closed his eyes, twitching from blood loss and agony, before finally losing consciousness due to the massive loss of blood.

The two Root Division ninjas were dispatched in just two strikes, one for each, as Word God's ability and Shisui's Body Flicker Technique left them unable to even deploy a Substitution Jutsu.

At this moment, within Yun's sensory range, a figure had already completed their setup.

Is it useful?

It is merely a cat playing with a mouse, and it can even serve as a lesson.

"Uchiha Yun, if you don't want anything to happen to your little sister, accept this Cursed Seal and come with us."

The voice from behind made Yun turn his head, only to see over a dozen steel wires spread around Izumi, while a female Root Division operative who had suddenly appeared was pressing her katana against one of the wires.

Clearly, as long as she applied a little pressure with the hand holding the blade, the wire would strangle Izumi to death.

"This scene played out just two days ago; it really is a cliché setup. I originally intended to keep you alive, but since you've done this, I have no choice but to kill you."

"Pfft!"

"Thud!"

The moment the words fell, the female Root Division operative's head tumbled to the ground.

With the power of the Sage Body and the Flying Thunder God formula behind Izumi, such a threat was completely and utterly useless.

As for those present who witnessed this, only the headless Root Division operative remained.

As for the other two, they had long since fainted.

"Bro... brother."

Yun smiled at Izumi, led her out from the center of the wire-strewn area, and ruffled her hair: "Are you scared?"

Izumi looked at the headless corpse not far away; although she felt a chill in her heart, she still shook her head: "As long as brother is here, I'm not afraid."

Yun nodded and said: "If you are determined to become a ninja, situations like this will happen often in the future. Izumi, it is also fine if you choose not to be a ninja."

After the words fell, Izumi fell into deep thought, while Yun looked at the surrounding environment, which remained deathly silent.

Clearly, a barrier of this magnitude required someone on the outside to maintain the hand seals.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

The sound of a cane striking the ground echoed, and an old dog wrapped in bandages appeared before Yun, leading a pack of masked puppies.

"Uchiha Yun, why did you kill ninjas from the Konoha Root Division? Do you know what kind of crime this is?"

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