Bearing the Darkness

This meeting would have an immense impact on later generations. Its records were classified as top secret and would not be revealed until many years later. Many people were astonished by the resolve their predecessors had shown.

Faced with the mountain of corpses and sea of blood before him, Uchiha Yū remained unwavering. He already understood Orochimaru's plan. Their companions would provide the necessary energy, but their sole purpose was to increase their strength and feed it back to Uchiha Yū!

For the Underworld, such a plan would unleash boundless slaughter.

Even ninjas from the Ninja World who took part in this plan would fall into darkness forever.

But for the survival of their race and the future of the Ninja World, they had no other choice.

"I agree with Teacher Orochimaru's plan."

As Uchiha Yū, the one who made the final decision, spoke, Orochimaru's proposal was officially approved. At that moment, countless vengeful souls and evil ghosts seemed to appear around Uchiha Yū, trying to drag him into endless darkness with them.

"Isn't it just killing? There's plenty of blood on our hands already. Besides, it's not like one person has to bear this alone!"

"Surrendering without a fight isn't my style. Even if we have to slaughter everyone with butcher's blades, we must carve out one more future for the Ninja World. So what if that future doesn't belong to us!"

"I'm already getting on in years. I'd like to live a couple more years—I don't want to meet the Reaper so soon and get thrown into hell."

They quickly made their positions clear. They had long been prepared to wage war, but with Orochimaru's experiments, the slaughter would only intensify once more.

Every one of them bore darkness upon their backs. At this moment, they were the