Submission

"Can't make a choice?"

Looking at Granny Cat's expression, Yan had already guessed more or less what was on her mind.

A cold smile appeared on his face. He lightly flicked his finger and continued.

"Then let me help you!"

As his words fell, light blazed all around them.

Two pillars of light, one black and one white, shot into the sky and gradually converged above the ruins, forming the shape of a taiji symbol.

The two yin-yang fish twisted around each other, unleashing a startling force of suppression that bore down on Granny Cat and the others.

At the sight, Granny Cat sprang to her feet. She shielded the Ninja Cats behind her and shouted,

"Uchiha Yan, what are you doing? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Yan snorted coldly and said nothing.

The three tomoe in his eyes began spinning rapidly, then merged together.

Yan's entire eye now had a red background. A black hexagon appeared at its center, and from each of its six corners, curved, spiked black lines extended outward, writhing like flames.

"Mangekyou!"

When she saw those eyes, Granny Cat's face filled with shock and horror. Her earlier composure vanished without a trace.

Yan raised two fingers together in front of him like a sword.

The taiji symbol overhead seemed to respond to his command. Vast quantities of Yin-Yang energy rapidly fused, forming one small taiji symbol after another.

They bounced around inside the larger symbol, as if they might break free at any moment.

Yan opened his left eye. The pattern in his pupil spun rapidly, and waves of ocular power surged into the sky.

"Dojutsu: Divine Oracle."

It could amplify any ninjutsu.

Under its influence, the taiji symbol grew even larger, reaching a hundred meters across in the blink of an eye. The number of smaller symbols also began to skyrocket.

Then Yan brought his hands together, fingers pointed like swords. A vast amount of chakra surged out of him as he shouted,

"Yin-Yang Release: Yin-Yang Sealing Technique!"

It could seal the chakra inside an enemy's body and leave them physically weakened.

The countless small taiji symbols high above burst out of the larger one like wild horses breaking free of their reins, hurtling toward Granny Cat and the Ninja Cats with fierce momentum.

A look of resolve flashed through Granny Cat's eyes. She rapidly formed hand seals, attempting to cast a defensive ninjutsu to ward off the attack.

However, the small taiji symbols were simply too fast. Before her ninjutsu had fully taken shape, they had all rushed into her and the Ninja Cats.

In an instant,

Granny Cat and the Ninja Cats felt a sharp pain throughout their bodies. Their chakra seemed to freeze, leaving them unable to draw on even a trace of it.

Their bodies also grew weak and powerless, and they staggered as if about to collapse.

A small taiji symbol appeared between each of their brows, glowing faintly as it turned at an unhurried pace.

"Granny Cat!" A Ninja Cat with the character for "ninja" written on its head collapsed to the ground and let out a piercing cry. "I can't extract chakra!"

"Me neither!" another Ninja Cat chimed in.

"I feel like I can't muster any strength."

"..."

Hearing the Ninja Cats' pained cries, Granny Cat panted heavily, her gaze fixed on Yan.

She forced herself through the pain, let out a furious roar, and lunged at him with everything she had.

But under the seal's influence, her movements were feeble.

Yan stood motionless, regarding her with indifference. He shook his head.

"You still won't surrender?"

"It's no use. I'm invincible in this area."

"Reality and illusion are nothing but playthings in my hands."

"Stop spouting nonsense!" Granny Cat snarled.

By then, she had reached Yan. She swung a feeble punch at him.

"Yin-Yang Release: Void-Reality Conversion Technique!"

Yan spoke the words softly.

Granny Cat's fist passed straight through his body, as if she had punched empty air.

Yan's figure turned hazy as well, like a wraith.

Granny Cat's eyes widened in disbelief.

At that moment, Yan suddenly appeared behind her.

The Mangekyou pattern in his right eye, which had been spinning as fast as a raging storm, now seemed to have been put in slow motion. Its rotation gradually slowed, and its complex, mysterious lines came into clearer view.

"Dojutsu: World Void!"

Instantaneous teleportation, limited to places clearly visible within one's line of sight.

"Do you still not understand? Before a true powerhouse, your Ninja Cat Clan is nothing."

"I haven't killed you. That should be proof enough of my sincerity. I hope you won't mistake my kindness for weakness."

Under the seal's influence, Granny Cat grew weaker and weaker.

As she listened to the pained groans of the Ninja Cats around her, her eyes filled with inner conflict.

After a while,

Her stubbornness finally began to fade. Her body slackened, and she spoke weakly.

"Fine. My Ninja Cat Clan admits defeat."

"As for the cooperation..."

"It started as cooperation, but now..." Yan suddenly cut her off.

"It's submission!"

The wind quietly swept past, stirring up dust from the ground, but it could not dispel the heavy atmosphere in the air.

Granny Cat's face was full of sorrow. She slowly closed her eyes.

If only she had known this would happen, why had she acted as she did before?

"Fine... My Ninja Cat Clan is willing to submit to the Uchiha Clan."

After she finished speaking, she slumped to the ground like a deflated ball, no longer showing any of her earlier defiance or resistance.

The Ninja Cats around her all hung their heads as well.

Yan watched it all, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. His scarlet eyes returned to normal.

At that moment, Granny Cat opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare.

She had lived for nearly a hundred years.

To her, there was nothing shameful about submitting to the strong.

When you were weaker than your opponent, being subjected to certain restrictions was only natural.

But the seal between their brows...

Its effects were a little too powerful.

Even now, they couldn't extract chakra, and their bodies were weak, yet they could still move around.

Seeing the expression on Granny Cat's face, Yan stretched and asked outright,

"You want me to remove the seal on your Ninja Cat Clan, don't you?"

"Yes, Lord Yan!" Granny Cat lowered her head and answered respectfully.

Snap!

Yan snapped his fingers.

The sound echoed through the ruins, reaching every Ninja Cat.

Then the taiji symbols between their brows slowly disappeared, as if they had never been there at all.

"Granny Cat, I think I can extract chakra again."

"Me too. And I'm not tired anymore!"

"Idiot!"

"..."

Excited cries from the Ninja Cats soon rang out all around them.

At the sight, Granny Cat smiled faintly. She turned toward Yan, bowed, and said respectfully,

"Thank you, Lord Yan. From this day forward, my Ninja Cat Clan will be a subordinate of the Uchiha Clan."

Yan nodded, calmly accepting Granny Cat's submission. He said,

"I'll give you seven days to move the Ninja Cat Clan into the Uchiha Special Zone."

"Understood!"

Granny Cat didn't dare object. She hurriedly agreed, then added,

"I'll bring every member of the Ninja Cat Clan, along with the wealth we've accumulated over the years, to the Uchiha Special Zone on time."