In the valley.
The once peaceful village, quiet as a painting, was now a scene of utter devastation!
Houses had collapsed in heaps. Beneath the mud and rubble, bodies lay crushed beyond recognition, piled underneath and smeared with muddy water!
Flames blazed everywhere!
Even beneath the vast curtain of rain, they burned steadily, as if silently protesting against the sky.
Amid the chaotic downpour, cries of alarm still rose one after another!
Konoha Ninja coldly slaughtered helpless villagers throughout the village. Blood trickled into the pools of water on the ground.
Ripples spread through the crimson water.
Right or wrong had nothing to do with it. This was war!
When nations clashed, powerless civilians were always the victims. It had been that way since ancient times.
By now, the slaughter in the village was nearing its end.
But then, two unexpected visitors suddenly appeared!
"Who are you!? Tokino!? And who's that beside you!?"
One of the Konoha Ninja asked in surprise when he saw Minato standing beside Tokino.
The answer was the cold, indifferent gaze of those blood-red eyes.
"Whoosh!"
Uchiha Tokino suddenly charged straight at him!
The ninja saw this and warily asked, panic coloring his face.
"What are you doing, Tokino!?"
Tokino said nothing. His face cold, he suddenly attacked!
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
Several shuriken flew from his hand!
The sharp whistle of their passage made the ninja's brow twitch. He quickly dodged backward!
Tokino's hands moved rapidly, and several nearly invisible steel wires flickered in and out of sight through the rain.
The ninja had just noticed them when dread filled his heart!
Too late!
He was still a step too slow!
"Swish!" "Swish!"...
With Tokino's hands guiding them, the shuriken changed direction and swept around in a circle, suddenly surrounding the ninja!
"TWANG!"
A steel wire