"If this had happened in our world, I would have made every last one of you spill your blood on the spot." Uchiha Madara formed hand seals. "Binding Technique."
Countless vines sprang from the ground out of nowhere, restraining every guard in the room who stood with Chayin Lianji.
Though the vines were thin, they left these people completely unable to move.
Chayin Lianji stared at what had happened before him in utter confusion. Wasn't this mage a fire-element mage? Why could he use nature magic?
"Who exactly are you? So you've been deceiving me all along." Chayin Lianji looked at Uchiha Madara and asked.
"I have never deceived you, not from the beginning until now," Uchiha Madara said.
"Aren't you a fire mage?" Chayin Lianji asked. "But what you're using now is nature magic."
"No matter what method it is, as long as it works in the present situation, that's enough." Uchiha Madara smiled.
Uchiha Madara looked at the guards struggling against the vines and said, "You should thank me. I've only restricted your movements; I haven't taken your lives."
"Besides, I've helped you escape this difficult dilemma." Uchiha Madara smiled. "I know you don't want to attack us, but you had no choice. Now, though, you don't need to think so much about it."
"So stop struggling so desperately. Just watch obediently. Watch the city lord you believe in fall into utter defeat," Uchiha Madara said.
Uchiha Madara turned to Chayin Lianji. "Now that these people have been dealt with, you're the only one left."
"But before that..." As he spoke, Uchiha Madara slowly walked forward. "I really want to see what exactly is inside this alchemy furnace."
"What are you trying to do?!" Chayin Lianji watched as Uchiha Madara step by step approached the alchemy furnace.
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