"We can't stay in Konoha? That's too much!"
"We were only bewitched just now. You can't refuse to give us even a single chance!"
"This is too overbearing! We haven't even left Konoha yet!"
"Fine, we're not leaving!"
Their eyes were filled with terror and anxiety, as well as fear of a bleak and uncertain future.
This...
If they left Konoha now, they could probably only join territories controlled by the Daimyo. Those villages were almost entirely made up of ordinary people and had very few ninja. Before long, they would become ordinary people themselves, perhaps even facing harsher living conditions.
"Please leave!"
Uchiha Xia naturally had no pity for these people, nor did he intend to keep them. They were the most unstable factor. If they were provoked in the future, they would harm Konoha.
Therefore,
They could not stay.
The moment they left their clan grounds and followed these people out, they had already known the outcome.
"Captain Xia, we really don't want to leave Konoha! We'll return to our own clans right now!"
"Me too!"
"Give us a chance! We were only bewitched!"
"We're not leaving..."
The Sarutobi Clan members looked solemn, their voices pleading. Yet when most of them looked at Sarutobi Hayashi and the others, hatred appeared in their eyes as well.
Sarutobi Hayashi, who had lost an arm and a leg, could only reveal a bitter smile as he listened to his clansmen.
Heh heh.
It seemed the Sarutobi Clan had truly declined.
"Everyone, please leave. Konoha still has matters to deal with, so we will not keep you any longer!"
Uchiha Xia remained utterly unmoved. He kept making a gesture of invitation, signaling for them to leave and stop dragging things out. At the same time, he crushed the fantasies some of