"No, impossible, this, this isn't real! This lowly ant-like wretch!" The Second Brother, still bleeding from half his body, roared angrily at the sight before him.
"Why... why..." Namikaze Minato lifted the woman who had slumped into his arms and asked in confusion.
"Thank... thank you... I'm already tainted. My parents are long dead... I really don't have the courage to live on..."
"You saved the people of our village, so... I... will save you, as a way of repaying you... it's... not... impossible..." After saying this, the woman's hand, which had been reaching for Namikaze Minato's face, suddenly fell to the ground.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's heart skipped a beat. He gritted his teeth, his eyes welling up with tears. Hyuga Hiashi Hyuga Hiashi silent, leaning against the wall. Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth, Sharingan, and instantly activated his two- Tomoe Sharingan.
Yamanaka Inoichi closed his eyes, unable to bear looking at her. To be honest, Namikaze Minato didn't have any feelings for this woman; he just thought of her as a target to protect on a mission. But now that she was a real person, willing to die in his place to protect him, it was a different feeling altogether.
Namikaze Minato wanted to cry his heart out, but no tears came out. He wanted to shout, but his throat felt blocked, as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat. He opened his mouth.
Raising his left hand, although he was dressed in black, a dark red tinge could be seen on it, and he could already smell the sweet, metallic scent in the air.
Finally, he placed the woman on the ground, drew his Kunai, senbon, Shuriken, and slowly walked towards the Second Brother.
He squatted down, his eyes devoid of light, looking at the Second Brother like a machine.
He then raised the Kunai in his hand and stabbed it into the eye of the Second Brother who only had half a body left.
"Ouch!!!! My eyes!" The extreme pain jolted him back from the brink of death.
"Inoichi, please use your Mystical Palm Technique to keep him alive." Namikaze Minato's voice was devoid of any emotion.
Yamanaka Inoichi moment, then Uchiha Fugaku kicked him and yelled, "Go now!" while also giving him a meaningful look.
Yamanaka Inoichi nodded. His Yamanaka Clan's martial arts were actually quite diverse, and he knew a little bit about Mystical Palm Technique.
Yamanaka Inoichi channeled his Chakra, channeling green Chakra into the Second Brother's body, keeping him alive.
Seeing Namikaze Minato laughed, Kunai of his kunai, he ripped out the Second Brother's eyeball.
The Second Brother was stunned by what he saw. "You're insane! You're a madman! You deserve to die!"
Namikaze Minato ignored this and raised his Kunai again, slashing at his ear. Blood spurted out instantly, and the ear fell to the ground, still twitching.
The Second Brother continued to roar and curse, Namikaze Minato open his mouth, shoved Kunai into it, and stirred it inside. His vocal cords were cut off, and his throat was pierced.
The Second Brother rolled back; the intense pain made him want to die immediately, yet he also knew clearly that he was still alive.
Namikaze Minato raised and lowered his Kunai again and again, for an unknown period of time. Only when even the Mystical Palm Technique could no longer sustain the Second Brother's life did Namikaze Minato finally stop.
"Fugaku, do me a favor and burn this guy for me. Collect his ashes and throw them into the sea to feed the fish." Namikaze Minato looked at Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Fugaku nodded, but when he looked at Namikaze Minato's face, his pupils contracted. Namikaze Minato's features were no longer recognizable; instead, his face was stained red with blood, and his once golden hair was now stained crimson with the enemy's blood.
Namikaze Minato slowly rose and Sarutobi Shinnosuke to burn the woman to ashes, put the ashes in a jar, and bury her after he left.
At this point, Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't dare to provoke Namikaze Minato and could only obediently do as he was told.
Namikaze Minato let Hyuga Hiashi the way, while he himself stayed in the middle, with Yamanaka Inoichi up the rear, and went in first to explore.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they came across three cold corpses lying on the bed. A putrid smell wafted over, causing them to frown.
Just as the group was about to search for the bandit leader, a figure suddenly burst through the wall and crashed onto the corpses, causing the three children to frown.
"I won't let you get away with making my students suffer so much and see so many things." A familiar voice rang out, and the three little ones looked at the cracked wall, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Teacher!" Hyuga Hiashi and Yamanaka Inoichi called out.
"Teacher?" The bandit leader, who had been knocked away, rolled his eyes and was about to attack the blond-haired boy when Namikaze Minato turned around, his blood-stained cheeks and half-red hair coming into view.
He cried out in alarm, "Ah! A ghost!" It was too brutal, too brutal! He had never seen anything like it on the battlefield of the Land of Rain!
Just as he was about to leave Namikaze Minato grabbed his arm and then headbutted the bandit leader.
The bandit leader was stunned by the blow, and then Namikaze Minato summoned Wind Dagger that severed his legs and hands.
Uchiha Kō became increasingly uneasy and quickly shouted, "Stop!"
Namikaze Minato was taken aback, his hand holding the Kunai paused, and he slowly put it down after Uchiha Kō's call rang out.
"Ding! Detected that host disciple Namikaze Minato has witnessed the darkness of the world for the first time and has become 50% corrupted."
"Now releasing footage of Namikaze Minato's entire experience in suppressing bandits."
After witnessing everything Namikaze Minato had gone through, Uchiha Kō fell silent. He looked at Namikaze Minato, sighed, then walked up to him and patted his head.
"Child, you have done very well." After saying that Uchiha Kō pulled Namikaze Minato into his arms, completely unconcerned about the bloodstains on his body.
Namikaze Minato dropped the Kunai from his hand, and all his grievances surged up like a tide. He sniffled, then burst into tears.
"Teacher, teacher, those women with broken legs, those women whose bodies were rotting and smelling terrible, begged me to kill them, and I did it! I killed them..."
The woman I rescued died right in front of me while protecting me. Why? Why do good people not live long in this world? Why?! We're all human, how could she do such a thing to her own kind?!
Namikaze Minato wept as he recounted his experiences. Now, only Uchiha Kō's embrace was the only place where he could relax, and only Uchiha Kō was someone he could confide in without worry.
His hands were stained with the blood of evil people, and also with the blood of those poor women. He was so scared and so sad. He didn't want to be like this, but faced with their pleas, he had no choice.
Uchiha Kō took a deep breath and stroked his head. "It's all in the past, it's all in the past. It was your fault for letting you see the ugly side of this world."
Uchiha Kō felt a pang of regret. That scene had indeed deeply moved him, let alone a 7 or 8-year-old child.