The slaughter begins

"Lord Kangetsu, everyone has been notified! Ding has everything ready!"

Yamanaka Ino looked at Kangetsu with a measure of respect in his eyes!

Killing intent radiated from Kangetsu as he barked, "Inoue, begin. First, detonate the Explosive Tags where the weaker members of the Ishikura Clan are! Then detonate the ones near the Jonin! Leave the ones near the Chunin for last!"

As soon as Kangetsu finished speaking, Inoue began forming hand seals. He was somewhat puzzled. Why detonate the tags near the Jonin before those near the Chunin? Would the Jonin come out then? Still, Kangetsu's words-especially his warning, "Do not question any of my orders"-made Inoue obey him without hesitation!

Kangetsu had his reasons for doing this! Despite their strength and lofty status, no one cared more about their clan than those three Jonin. The moment the explosions rang out, they would be the first to rush outside! That was the instinct to protect one's clan during the Warring States Period!

Now, following Kangetsu's instructions, Inoue began forming hand seals!

In an instant, the basin before Kangetsu, bathed in the beauty of midday, had that peaceful facade shattered beneath his icy gaze!

Enormous flames rose in the reflection of Kangetsu's eyes. Was this the power of the Explosive Tags? No, these were combustible materials Kangetsu had ordered Inoue to prepare in advance, making the explosions so powerful! Their force was far beyond anything a few mere Explosive Tags could produce!

Dozens of bursts of flame rose. Kangetsu smiled faintly and barked, "All right, Jingxia, detonate the Explosive Tags near the Jonin!"

At his command, Jingxia shouted, "Detonate!"

In an instant, three more enormous balls of flame shot skyward. This was the effect of dozens of Explosive Tags piled together. An ordinary Jonin would certainly die under such force, let alone the Ishikura Clan's three Jonin-one ordinary Jonin and two ninja who barely qualified for the rank!

At that moment, several more balls of flame appeared before Kangetsu's eyes. These came from the Explosive Tags planted near the Chunin!

Kangetsu had already stood up and shouted coldly, "Let loose your Shuriken and Kunai!"

As he spoke, he hurled the few Shuriken in his hand! Then he formed hand seals with both hands and shouted, "Multiple Shadow Clone-Shuriken Technique!"

In an instant, the Shuriken Kangetsu had thrown multiplied into hundreds in midair! Behind him, his subordinates hurled the Shuriken and Kunai in their hands! The weapons filled the sky, raining down toward the Ishikura Clan's basin!