Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Beginning of Slaughter

"Lord Kangetsu, the notification is complete! Ding is ready!"

Yamanaka Ino looked at Kangetsu with a gaze filled with reverence.

At this moment, Kangetsu commanded with murderous intent: "Inoue, it is time. First, detonate the explosive tags among the weak members of the Ishikura Clan! Then, detonate the ones near the jonin! Finally, detonate those among the chunin!"

After Kangetsu finished speaking, Inoue immediately began forming hand seals. Although Inoue found it strange—why detonate the jonin before the chunin? Would the jonin even come out?—Kangetsu's previous warning, "Do not question any of my orders," ensured that Inoue obeyed him absolutely.

Kangetsu had his reasons for this sequence. Despite their formidable strength and arrogance, no one cared more about their clan than those three jonin. The moment the explosions began, they would undoubtedly be the first to rush out. Such was the protective instinct of clans during the Warring States period.

Under Kangetsu's direction, Inoue began the seals.

In an instant, the basin within Kangetsu's sight, once peaceful in the beautiful midday sun, was transformed into a hellscape under his cold gaze.

Huge flames rose in Kangetsu's eyes. Was this the power of mere explosive tags? No, this was the result of the incendiary materials Kangetsu had ordered Inoue to prepare in advance, giving the blast a magnitude far beyond what simple tags could achieve.

As dozens of fires erupted, Kangetsu smiled faintly and shouted: "Now, Jingxia, detonate the explosive tags near the jonin!"

Jingxia immediately roared: "Detonate!"

In an instant, another massive cluster of flames soared into the sky. This was the effect of dozens of explosive tags stacked together; such power would surely kill an ordinary jonin, let alone the three Ishikura jonin, who were barely worthy of the title.

At this moment, more clusters of fire appeared in Kangetsu's vision—these were the explosive tags planted among the chunin.

Kangetsu stood up and shouted coldly: "Use your shuriken and kunai now!"

He threw the shuriken in his hands, then formed hand seals and chanted: "Multiple Shadow Clone—Shuriken Jutsu!"

Instantly, the shuriken Kangetsu threw multiplied into hundreds in mid-air. His subordinates followed suit, hurling their own shuriken and kunai. The sky filled with a rain of steel, descending upon the Ishikura Clan's basin.