The Shimura Clan's Tragedy

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Terror appeared on their faces.

With every flash of light, a Shimura Clan ninja died.

"Stop them!!"

"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

"..."

The Shimura Clan ninjas unleashed the Wind Style ninjutsu they excelled at.

Yet the three of them nimbly evaded every attack.

"Damn it! What kind of ninjutsu is that? Not only can they float in midair, but they're also so agile. Our ninjutsu can't hit them at all."

A jonin from the Shimura Clan realized that their ninjutsu could not harm Uchiha Feng and the other two at all.

"Shimura Clan ninjas, prepare to retreat!" Shimura Heizo gave the order.

"Wind Style: Sand Tornado!"

Shimura Heizo rapidly formed hand seals. Though it was called Wind Style, it was actually a combination of Wind Style and Earth Style.

He expelled a storm from his mouth as quicksand emerged from the ground. As the wind blew—

Dust swiftly swept in, attempting to block Uchiha Feng and the others' vision.

Uchiha Feng merely smiled. Sensory abilities might have been rare in the ninja world, but none of them were weak in that regard.

Whoosh!

Every Dodon Ray took another life.

When the Shimura Clan members escaped through the opening the three had left for them and were just about to lower their guard, all they saw was a flash of light.

Yajirobe was harvesting the lives of those fleeing ninjas.

"Twenty-three!"

"Thirty-five!"

"Forty!"

The three reported their kill counts to one another.

"What a shame. There are always a few fish that slip through the net! Get ready to collect Soul Points."

They scattered to collect the Soul Points.

A moment later.

"Seven thousand six hundred and thirty points in total?

Yajirobe actually collected the most?

One newly advanced Kage-level fighter is worth a thousand points. Were there seven newly advanced Kage-level fighters?"

Uchiha Feng was somewhat surprised. Was the Shimura Clan really this weak?

On second thought, perhaps some Shimura Clan members had gone to the Hidden Cloud Village battlefield, allowing them to escape this disaster.

Back then, the Uchiha Clan had absorbed nearly twenty thousand Soul Points. That did not even include the two Kage-level fighters, Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha.

"Next target!" Uchiha Feng shot into the sky, with Dumpling and Tien following closely behind.

Yajirobe remained on the ground, concealing himself.

Konoha reacted quickly as well.

Before long, the Anbu response unit arrived at the Shimura Clan compound.

Shimura Danzo also arrived at the compound with a portion of his elite forces.

"Anbu Squad Three, you may return. I'll take over from here!"

Danzo concealed the fury in his heart, his face dark.

"Elder Shimura, this..." A Sarutobi Clan ninja in Squad Three was dissatisfied with Shimura Danzo's attitude and wanted to argue.

"Shut up. Elder Danzo, if you have any orders, please inform us. We will cooperate fully."

Their captain, a Nara Clan ninja, rebuked his Sarutobi Clan subordinate.

He showed Shimura Danzo an even more respectful attitude.

Danzo ignored the Anbu entirely and led his Root members inside in a file.

Leaving the Anbu staring at one another.

The Sarutobi Clan ninja was still unconvinced. "Captain, he's only the instructor for new Anbu recruits. Why do we have to put up with him like this?"

The Nara Clan captain pressed a hand to his face. "Setting aside the fact that he's one of the village elders, have you ever seen any of the Anbu members he selected? Besides, look at the situation now. Not a single Shimura Clan ninja has appeared!"

Before the Nara Clan ninja and the Sarutobi Clan ninja could react—

"Who is it!"

Shimura Danzo's voice echoed through the night, filled with killing intent.

"Captain, thank you." The Sarutobi Clan ninja first looked toward the Shimura Clan territory, then turned to his captain with gratitude.

Uchiha Feng arrived at the Sarutobi Clan compound.

This place was far more restrained than the Shimura Clan compound. Though it likewise occupied the center of Konoha, it only took up a modest area, like the other clans.

The Sarutobi Clan truly understood the art of survival.

"The barrier has changed. This is no longer a weak point." Tien examined the Sarutobi Clan's barrier and discovered in surprise, "It seems to incorporate the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques?"

Studying the Uchiha Clan's accumulated heritage over this period had greatly broadened Tien's knowledge.

"It was right not to attack the Sarutobi Clan first. How could someone as calculating as the Third Hokage leave behind such an obvious vulnerability!"

Uchiha Feng merely found it regrettable. The Sarutobi Clan was not as naive as the Uchiha Clan.

"Dumpling, hide in the shadows and kill anyone who approaches!"

After making arrangements around the Sarutobi Clan, Uchiha Feng and Tien split up.