Blade collided with blade, throwing off blinding sparks.
Whoosh!
Scarlet Eye continued its downward slash, cleaving both the bandit and the katana in his hand in two.
The corpse toppled to the ground, its blade snapping apart.
Uchiha Yato took half a step back to keep his straw sandals from being stained crimson.
"South Rukongai, District 74, Dajō. Mountain bandit Uchida Shōichi. Hmm, that was the last one."
With a casual flick, he cast a fire-based Kidō, burning the corpse and all traces of battle to ashes.
After his Sharingan swept the surroundings and confirmed that no one had witnessed the scene, the young man sheathed Scarlet Eye and headed toward Seireitei.
The flames of the "release plan" had ultimately reached Uchiha Yato.
Just as he had said, Yokota Yū and the others truly lacked experience. Though they had been cautious and acted in the dead of night, some Rukongai residents had still seen them poisoning the water supply.
Under such circumstances, the witnesses had to be silenced.
Yet those wandering outside late at night were mostly bandits, mountain brigands, and ronin. They possessed considerable combat ability and loved hiding in secluded places like mountain gullies, making them extremely difficult to track down.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi could not find anyone suitable for the task, so he had no choice but to report it to Kisuke Urahara and request support.
With a wave of his hand, the captain of the 12th Division assigned the matter to Uchiha Yato, the third seat.
No matter what he thought of it, the young man carried out his captain's orders, tracking down and killing every bandit, mountain brigand, and ronin who had witnessed the incident.
Uchiha Yato was not surprised that Kisuke Urahara knew about this matter and had asked him to assist in murdering the