Kusagakure

"Halt! Or don't blame me for being impolite!"

The Kusagakure gate guard wore an arrogant expression. In his stereotypical view, "Uzumaki" was synonymous with orphans and widows. Since the orphan Karin had brought another orphan of the Uzumaki Clan to Kusagakure, he, as a native of the village, naturally felt he had the capital to be arrogant.

Mere parasitic outsiders—shouldn't they be groveling in gratitude upon seeing the noble natives who took them in?

Fuyuki couldn't be bothered to speak; talking to trash only made one's own words seem like garbage. He manipulated the Spirit Binding Vehicle extending from his spine, morphing it into the shape of a palm, and slapped the guard away with a single strike: "Our Uzumaki Clan is a prestigious family of the Ninja World, a noble house. Even if we have fallen on hard times, it is not your place to be arrogant before me!"

Fuyuki's slap didn't just send the Chunin guard flying; it alerted the Anbu of Kusagakure to the incident at the side gate. Squads of Anbu began their work with clear divisions of labor—those who needed to report to the leader went to report, and those who needed to intercept the enemy moved to intercept.

"Fire Release: Ghost Lantern!"

The first ninja to arrive at the scene crouched on the eaves of the roof and began weaving hand seals. Orbs of orange ghost fire swirled around her, shooting toward the black-robed man and Karin from various angles and directions.

"Karin, lead the way. Let me properly thank the trashy high-ranking officials of Kusagakure."

Fuyuki glanced at the eaves. The black chains on his spine sprouted and grew rapidly like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. They not only killed the ninja on the roof but also wiped out all the Anbu hidden in the surroundings: "The power of the Uzumaki—is it something you thieves could ever hope to understand?"

Kusagakure was quite famous in the Ninja World, but they were famous for their love of stealing!

They specialized in stealing ninjutsu and secret techniques developed by the Great Nations. Kusagakure's own techniques were basically based on the research of bloodline families or secret technique clans from the major powers. They had zero innovation and loved to act as fence-sitters!

Of course, Kusagakure didn't call it theft in their public relations; they claimed they loved to learn and research!

Even their fence-sitting opportunism was beautified as being skilled at using diplomatic strategies to maneuver between the great powers.

Even the Uzumaki couldn't maneuver as well as Kusagakure!

Collecting the refugees of the Uzumaki Clan was actually part of Fuyuki's plan.

His current goal was to collect chakra. Every Uzumaki clansman was precious; they were born with massive chakra reserves. As long as he combined this with the formations found in medical ninjutsu, he could have the Uzumaki give their chakra to Fuyuki, who was severely lacking in the energy required to summon the Spirit King.

The Tailed Beasts were also in Fuyuki's plan, though he wouldn't do the work himself. With Black Zetsu around, he would wait for it to induce the Akatsuki to capture the beasts, then he would go and "borrow" the chakra.

If they didn't lend it, he would beat them until they did!

Karin's mother had passed away tragically. Beyond a faint sense of pity, Fuyuki felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Karin was so cute, yet you pieces of human trash actually wanted to bite her to heal your own wounds!

Today, I, Uzumaki Lelouch, shall restore the reputation of the Uzumaki bloodline's Adamantine Sealing Chains. If I don't turn your Kusagakure upside down, you won't know what the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths truly means!

Guided by Karin, Fuyuki crossed his arms over his chest. The black chains on his spine swept through the majority of the Anbu, destroying many buildings in the process. It was a disaster, just like when the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox descended upon Konoha.

The people of Kusagakure could not comprehend why the chains on Fuyuki's spine were so terrifyingly hard. No matter what ninjutsu they used, it appeared fragile and vulnerable before the ever-changing chakra chains.

The eyes of the Yin-Yang Spirit were Mangekyo plugins gouged out from Uchiha Fugaku; their insight was far more terrifying than the Byakugan. The surrounding scene was entirely under Fuyuki's control. He was currently surrounding the incoming Kusagakure ninjas all by himself.

"Big Brother Lelouch..."

Karin had gone from the timidity she showed when entering the village to seeing the power of Brother Uzumaki Lelouch. Her walking posture gradually became arrogant and unbothered. She had no affection for the Kusagakure that had killed her mother; in fact, she wished for the village to perish immediately!

Kusagakure had never treated her and her mother like human beings!

"Why can the Adamantine Sealing Chains destroy all ninjutsu? Is it true that my mother's Adamantine Sealing Chains could suppress Tailed Beasts?"

"Casting ninjutsu requires chakra, but casting Adamantine Sealing Chains requires Chakraton! How could ninjutsu manifested from chakra possibly destroy the Adamantine Sealing Chains manifested from Chakraton?"

Fuyuki checked the time and raised his arm, pointing toward the mission hall of Kusagakure: "To destroy the Adamantine Sealing Chains, you need at least an A-rank point-damage ninjutsu, or perhaps direct use of Senjutsu Chakra. Otherwise, it is all in vain."

If the Spirit Binding Vehicle Fuyuki condensed were so easily destroyed, how could summoners control beasts that sought to kill their masters? For thousands of years, the Spirit Binding Technique had been refined to a near-perfect state.

Unless it involved forbidden soul manipulation, the Spirit Binding Vehicle was a perfect shackle!

"Stop!"

A figure descended from the sky, slamming a palm into the unsuspecting Fuyuki. Unfortunately, no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outpace the flow of chakra. A black, barbed chain met the man's palm directly, and the moment they made contact, a deafening explosion occurred.

"Tch. Having senses that are too sharp isn't always a good thing."

Fuyuki shook his head, using the High-ranking Yang Spirit chakra to heal his tinnitus, and asked: "Karin, what's the deal with that guy who explodes?"

"Big Brother Lelouch, be careful, he is the leader," Karin hid behind Fuyuki: "He is very skilled in taijutsu and even cracked the Iwagakure 'Explosion Corps' Landmine Fist. He can trigger violent explosions during his attacks."

"Don't call me Lelouch. In private, you can call me Eclipse; that is my true name."

Fuyuki looked at the leader of Kusagakure and said: "Are you the one who killed Karin's mother?"

"Who are you!" The Kusagakure leader was full of vigilance. He had suffered a great loss in that clash between his palm and the chains. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out why the black chains were imbued with such terrifying force—it was just like Strength Enhancement Fist!

Standing beside the leader were seven high-ranking elders, with the remaining Anbu, Jonin, and Chunin of the village behind them.

Kusagakure loved to act as a troublemaker, often provoking countries weaker than them. Since they were busy attacking other nations, not all their ninjas were left in the village, and that didn't even count those out on missions.

"You can call me Uzumaki Lelouch. I came here to thank your Kusagakure," the eyes on Fuyuki's mask flickered with an eerie red light: "You killed a pure-blooded Uzumaki clansman. It wouldn't be excessive for me to level your Kusagakure Hospital and your high-ranking officials, would it?"

"You!" The Kusagakure leader was shocked and furious.

Fuyuki raised his hand, his internal chakra surging. Yin-Yang chakra aggregated in a 1:8 ratio, forming a purple-red sphere in his palm that emitted an ominous aura: "Goodnight to all the trash gathered here. It's time to turn off the lights!"

"Mini-Tailed Beast Bomb, eat this!"

Like a pitcher, Fuyuki threw the Mini-Tailed Beast Bomb at the Kusagakure leader and the elders.

All the black chains rushed back to defend, wrapping Fuyuki and Karin into a black sphere.

Outside, after a violent roar, the world fell into a deathly silence.

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