Night of the Man-Eating Demon Riot

"Mujie! What are you doing, kid? Hurry up and catch up with the squad!"

The one leading them was a Chunin. Seeing Mujie running over from the darkness, he casually called out to him without giving it much thought, unaware that the real Mujie was already lying dead and that this Mujie was an impostor.

"Alright, alright."

"Why do you seem so strange?"

Muzan, walking at the back of the squad, did not say much to avoid exposing himself. Since the patrol route was the same, he only needed to follow behind the captain. Along the way, everyone felt that Mujie was unusually quiet today and assumed he was in a bad mood.

Before long, another squad arrived from behind to relieve them. Muzan took the opportunity to switch places with one of them, giving himself time to search for his companions.

The Cloud Ninja camp was not particularly large. Aside from the central area, the place where prisoners were held and interrogated was located to the left of the main headquarters.

"Need to be careful. This is close to the command post."

To ensure they received intelligence as quickly as possible, and because the interrogation area was crucial in preventing Konoha from coming to rescue prisoners, it was built right beside the command post.

The moment he approached the area, Muzan heard a duck-like voice. He did not need to think to know who it was.

The father of rock in the Shinobi World, the Eight-Tails jinchuriki, Killer B.

With him here, it was impossible for Muzan to sneak in and forcibly take the two away. Still, this was not necessarily a bad opportunity.

He wanted to throw the entire Cloud Ninja army into chaos, and accomplishing that would not be difficult.

"War truly is an opportunity for me."

At that moment, Muzan's hand transformed into something grotesque. His entire arm swelled, several mouths on its surface chewing constantly.

Tonight, he would create a batch of Man-Eating Demons inside the enemy's headquarters and use them to throw the entire Cloud Ninja camp into chaos!

The flesh-and-blood infection of the Man-Eating Demons was something ordinary shinobi could not withstand. Muzan had no need to hide anything anyway. It was night, and his current identity was fake.

"Mujie, what are you doing here, kid?!"

Someone called out to Muzan. He turned to look at the approaching figure, but the man suddenly froze, staring at Muzan in terror.

"Y-you! What happened to you?!"

Muzan no longer had a human face. His body was covered in mouths, making him look like a monster that had crawled out of hell. The instant Muzan bared his fangs, the man let out a scream!

"Ah!"

In an instant, every shinobi in the camp was awakened. Since this area was close to the battlefield, their first reaction was that Konoha had sent shinobi to launch a sneak attack.

But when they arrived, they saw a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

A monster was frantically tearing into a corpse. Judging by the clothes on the monster, he had been part of the Cloud Ninja patrol squad.

"What the hell happened? Hurry and stop him!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Pull that monster away! I'll report this to the higher-ups!"

"This is bad! Monsters have appeared elsewhere too! They're attacking our people!"

The entire camp descended into chaos, alarming the A-B Combo as well.

Looking at the chaotic camp before them, they initially thought Konoha had done something. But then a panicked man rushed over, his face filled with terror as he said:

"Sir, undead monsters have appeared in our camp! They're attacking our people!"

The moment he finished speaking, a man drenched in blood charged toward them. His clothes identified him as a Cloud Ninja, but why had he gone mad?

Bang!

Killer B did not hold back. He punched the man in the chest, sending blood spraying everywhere. Broken organs could even be seen twitching, yet the monster did not stop attacking people.

"What kind of monster is this?"

The hot-tempered A charged forward directly.

His fists were harder than Killer B's. With two punches, he tore the man's head off. The Man-Eating Demon stopped attacking, but only stopped. Its body began repairing itself at high speed. Before long, these monsters would likely rise again.

Even when A lifted its head, he could see the sharp fangs inside its mouth. This monster had a human face, but it could not be considered a normal human.

Killer B leaned closer for a careful look and even wanted to reach out and poke it, but A stopped him. Who knew whether this thing was contagious?

"Its regenerative ability is even more terrifying than the First Hokage's."

"We can't just leave these undead monsters in the camp. Unfortunately, Hidden Cloud Village isn't skilled in sealing techniques. Tie them up with ropes for now, then send them back to Hidden Cloud Village at dawn."

Following Killer B's orders, they were fortunate that the shinobi who had turned into monsters were not very strong. Led by Jonin, they were swiftly subdued and detained.

After the instinctive frenzy of the Man-Eating Demons passed, many of them regained their senses. None of them could believe they had turned into monsters and eaten their own comrades.

"What kind of joke is this? How could I possibly attack my comrades? There must be some misunderstanding!"

"Bastard! Let me go! I'm your captain!"

"Damn it! Why do I have this bloodthirsty urge inside me? Ahhh!"

After the initial panic passed, they gradually realized that they wanted to eat people. Even those standing before them had once been their comrades. In the end, they accepted the fact that they had gone mad and eaten human flesh.

As the instigator, Muzan slipped into the interrogation room amid the chaos. He found many Konoha shinobi here. Most were already dead, while the rest had been tortured beyond recognition.

But he did not find Anko or Mari. Could it be that they had not been captured? Just as Muzan was preparing to leave, as for why he was not rescuing the people here, he simply did not have the ability.

There were more than ten imprisoned shinobi, and the key issue was that they had been tortured for a long time. Both their bodies and minds had suffered severe damage.

If Muzan took them with him, then once they were discovered, not only would they fail to escape, but Muzan himself would be placed in danger.

"Cough, cough. You should be from Konoha, right? Please kill me, so we no longer have to endure this torture."

A bloodied, mangled figure reached out and grabbed Muzan. At that moment, Muzan hesitated as he tried to leave.

Looking at the trapped shinobi, they too were members of Konoha. They could not escape now and would only continue to be tortured by the Cloud Ninja.

"Alright. May you all rest in peace. In the coming battle, I'll kill a few more Cloud Ninja for you."

The thorns extending from him were like blades, capable of taking their lives in the shortest time without causing the slightest pain. Watching one corpse after another fall, Muzan closed his eyes.

This was war. At most, he could cause chaos among Hidden Cloud Village's forces. He had not yet reached the point where he could crush the Cloud Ninja Village outright.

After dealing with the people here, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard movement coming from outside.