Sarutobi Clan Annihilation

"That is true, but come to think of it, is there anyone left alive in the Shimura clan besides Danzo?" White Zetsu couldn't help but ask.

"I have already confirmed it; there are no survivors within the clan," Black Zetsu replied.

"Then why did Chiya say he was leaving a bloodline for Danzo? Oh, look, it seems Chiya's Shadow Clone has encountered an opponent over there," White Zetsu exclaimed. In a certain courtyard of the Sarutobi Clan, Chiya was surrounded by several Jonin, seven or eight Special Jonin, and over a dozen Chunin.

"Chiya, what exactly are you trying to do? Why are you slaughtering my Sarutobi Clan?" Hearing the constant screams of his clansmen from the surrounding courtyards, the lead Sarutobi Jonin questioned Chiya with a grim expression.

Others might not recognize Chiya, but as direct relatives of the Hokage, they certainly wouldn't mistake him.

Having spent years "solving problems" for Sarutobi Hiruzen, the dirty work they had performed was no less than that of Root.

Otherwise, the Sarutobi Clan could not have grown from a small family into an existence rivaling the Uchiha Clan in just a few short decades.

"As for that, you can ask the Third Hokage when you reach the Yellow Springs Road later," Chiya raised his right hand. Accompanied by the sound of chirping birds, lightning surged in his palm, instantly transforming into a sharp spear over ten meters long that pierced the throat of the Sarutobi Jonin.

The Sarutobi Jonin didn't even have time to scream before he lost consciousness, his pupils losing their luster, dead as could be.

"Quick, kill him!"

The other Sarutobi clansmen were startled by this move and rushed toward Chiya in a panic.

Chiya swung the Chidori Sharp Spear in a sweeping motion, and the seven or eight Sarutobi Jonin and Special Jonin who had lunged forward first were instantly sliced in two, collapsing into a pool of blood.

"Ah! Run! This is a demon! Hurry and notify the Hokage!"

Seeing this, the remaining Sarutobi Special Jonin and Chunin were so terrified they couldn't even speak properly; wishing they had an extra pair of legs, they turned and fled.

Chiya would not let them go. The Chidori in his palm shifted form, turning into countless Senbon that shot toward the Sarutobi clansmen. In an instant, the high-end combat power of the Sarutobi Clan was wiped out.

"What is that? Lightning Release? How impressive," White Zetsu marveled.

As a battlefield reporter, Black Zetsu took on the role of commentator as usual: "That is Chidori, a Lightning Release ninjutsu created by Kakashi. It seems Chiya has not only mastered it but also performed a morphological change based on it. It possesses both mid-to-long-range attacks and area-of-effect capabilities."

"To be able to unleash such a remarkable Lightning Release ninjutsu with just a Shadow Clone, he really is a formidable guy."

The slaughter continued.

Meanwhile, at the Konoha Three-Color Dango Shop.

"What is up with this weather? It's almost seven o'clock. Usually, it should have been dark by now. It's really stifling."

Sarutobi Asuma glanced at the clock hanging in the shop and looked out at the sky, which had been dyed a dark red by the sunset. A sense of unease grew in his heart, and he couldn't help but complain.

"It is indeed quite strange," Yuhi Kurenai replied, a similar sense of unease rising in her heart as she gently stroked her chest.

It had been nearly a year since Chiya confessed to her and said that inexplicable thing.

During that time, the two had not spoken a word, nor had they seen each other.

If she hadn't bumped into Kakashi and learned from him that Chiya was safe and sound, Yuhi Kurenai would have thought something had happened to him.

Compared to the unease of Yuhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma, the thick-skinned Might Guy didn't think much of it, shouting about "youth" with every bite, to the point where Shiranui Genma's ears were about to grow calluses.

What kind of mission did that bad guy take on to be so mysterious? Thinking this, Yuhi Kurenai had no mood to continue listening to Might Guy's chatter. She stood up and said, "That's it for today. I've finished my dango, it's time to go home."

"Uh... Kurenai, how about I..." Sarutobi Asuma offered to walk her home, but Yuhi Kurenai waved her hand dismissively. "No need, I can go back by myself. I'm not a child anymore. If I let you walk me home, what would others (Chiya) think?"

After saying this, Yuhi Kurenai used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from the shop.

Sarutobi Asuma sighed helplessly, knowing his plan to pursue Yuhi Kurenai had failed again. He greeted Might Guy and Shiranui Genma before heading home, feeling dejected.

As soon as he entered his house, Sarutobi Asuma smelled an extremely thick scent of blood.

The entire vast Sarutobi compound was deathly quiet.

It was like a ghost town.

"What on earth is going on?"

A cold sweat dripped down Sarutobi Asuma's forehead as he quickened his pace, rushing toward the inner residence.

He didn't get far before he saw corpses littering the ground.

These were all his clansmen.

Clutching his head, he let out an "Ah," his legs buckling as he collapsed to the ground in terror, staring at everything before him.

Dead. All his clansmen were dead. Looking around, there wasn't a single survivor.

They had died in a miserable state, killed in a single strike.

"Ah!" Just then, the scream of a child jolted Asuma out of his state of terror.

"No! That's Konohamaru's voice!"

Sarutobi Asuma's heart grew increasingly anxious. Ignoring his fear, he quickened his pace, stood up, and rushed toward the source of the sound.

Meanwhile.

Chiya had killed almost all the Sarutobi clansmen in the residential area.

Only Konohamaru remained, trembling in a wardrobe where his clansmen had hidden him.

"This is the last one in the residential area. Chiya, what do you intend to do?" Zetsu was hidden in the wall, and White Zetsu spoke to Chiya in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Chiya shook his head. "No, there should be two. Isn't there another one rushing over from outside?"

As he spoke, Chiya punched through the cabinet and dragged Konohamaru out.

Konohamaru was scared out of his wits instantly, wailing in terror as the icy gaze beneath Chiya's mask frightened the soul right out of his body.

Chiya did not waste any words; with a swift motion of his Zanpakuto, he sliced away a small piece of flesh from Konohamaru's lower regions.

"Ah!" Konohamaru let out a miserable shriek, his crying coming to an abrupt halt as his body convulsed a few times before he fainted from the sheer agony.

Chiya very kindly applied a styptic treatment to the wound.

He made sure the boy would not lose his life.

"Are you not going to kill him?" Seeing that Chiya had merely destroyed Konohamaru's "tool of the trade," Black Zetsu could not help but ask.

"No, no. I said I would leave a bloodline for the Third, so I must leave a bloodline; I cannot show favoritism." Chiya tossed the unconscious Konohamaru aside.

"Hey, hey. Chiya, is this how you leave a bloodline for someone?" White Zetsu's mouth twitched. Although it was not human, it knew that once a human male lost his lower parts, it meant he had lost his reproductive ability.

Now that Konohamaru was no longer a complete man, what kind of bloodline was this supposed to be?

ps: Third update

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