The remaining two bandits had not seen what happened. They only saw the man before them wave his hand, and then a black short spike appeared in it.
As they wondered why a black short spike had appeared in his hand and where it had come from, they suddenly heard a clang. Their Big Brother's head had fallen to the ground.
The two remaining bandits now understood that they had provoked someone they could not afford to offend.
Yet they still felt a slight sense of relief. From the beginning, neither of them had said much, nor had they insulted anyone so badly.
Since they had not done anything, this man probably would not kill them.
One of the bandits immediately dropped to his knees and said to Uchiha Madara, "Please spare my life, sir."
"I truly had no choice but to do this," the bandit said. "I was forced into it! If there had been even the slightest other way, who would go against their conscience and do something so cruel and wicked?"
Seeing the other bandit kneel, the second bandit hurriedly knelt as well.
"Yes, hero!" the bandit said. "I have no wife or children, but I have an elderly mother at home."
"My mother is ill. The money I earn from farming is simply not enough to pay for her medicine, so I had no choice but to resort to this. I went against my conscience and did such a thing," the bandit said.
"This is our first time doing something like this. We never expected to run into you today!" the bandit continued. "You can take my life if you want, but then no one will be left to care for my elderly mother at home!"
Uchiha Madara looked at them. They did seem pitiful, but