Absolute Overwhelming Force of the Life Magnetic Field

The nearby civilians did not dare make a sound.

The clerk who had been recording the water appearing in an empty bowl had also stopped writing.

A broad-faced middle-aged ninja stepped out from behind the monitoring team.

He wore a Konoha Jōnin uniform.

The forehead protector on his brow was somewhat worn, and distinct wrinkles had formed at the corners of his eyes.

"Enough."

The middle-aged Jōnin stood before Lie Yang.

His name was Tanigawa. He had carried out missions for Konoha for many years and held considerable prestige among civilian-born ninjas.

The ninja who had just died had once received his care.

"He didn't have to die."

Tanigawa clenched his fists, his gaze suppressing his fury.

"You knew perfectly well that he couldn't endure it, yet you made him carry all that stuff and follow you the whole way."

Lie Yang closed the dossier in his hand.

Tanigawa did not back down.

"You tempted him with knowledge of ninjutsu."

"You made him believe that if he persisted, he would gain a chance to change his life."

"But from the moment he followed you, his life had already been ruined."

Several Konoha ninjas' expressions changed sharply.

Someone immediately moved toward Tanigawa, intending to pull him back.

"Jōnin Tanigawa, stop talking."

"This was his own choice."

Tanigawa shook off the man's hand.

"A choice?"

"Did an ordinary ninja truly have a choice when faced with high-level ninjutsu?"

His voice rose steadily.

"Uchiha Lieyang, you never treated them as people."

"You only treated them as laborers to carry your baggage."

The final word had barely fallen.

A line of blood appeared across Tanigawa's neck.

His expression remained frozen in anger.

Yet his head had already left his neck.

Thud!

His head rolled onto the ground.

The headless body paused for a moment