Scarlet Eye

Under the moonlit night, scarlet blood rain drifted down from the sky—a true storm of blood and gore. When it fell upon Muzan, a trace of brutality appeared in his eyes.

His body began to change as well.

The most obvious change was on his back, where thorn-like vines grew out. His arms became covered in mouths, and at the same time, the imprisoned Ghouls erupted into chaos.

"Worthy of being the Eight-Tails jinchuriki. I may not be your match, but I can still bring you chaos!"

Muzan's arms warped grotesquely as he directly swallowed several Man-Eating Demons. He was not eating them; instead, he injected them with vast amounts of blood, allowing them to gain power in a short time.

Within the hearts of these empowered Man-Eating Demons, a figure appeared: a white-haired young man with a cold expression. Yet his pair of vivid scarlet blood eyes made every Man-Eating Demon submit.

From the moment they received his blood, they had already become another species. Both body and mind were controlled by the Muzan before them.

"Go! Hold Killer B back for me!"

Killer B realized that these monsters were under Muzan's control. Coupled with his earlier encounter, and without an effective way to kill the Man-Eating Demons, he could only assume a half-Tailed Beast form.

At the same time, the Man-Eating Demons fearlessly threw themselves at Killer B and clung to him. Unfortunately, the chakra cloak around him rendered all their attacks useless.

Killer B now possessed wide-area attacks. The white bone formed at his elbow instantly pierced through them, while chakra destroyed their bodies.

Under that violent chakra, their newly formed flesh was quickly annihilated.

"The power of Tailed Beasts really is cheating."

In a single instant, all of those cannon fodder lost their ability to fight. Muzan had never expected them to defeat Killer B. Delaying him for a few seconds was enough to achieve his goal.

Muzan's figure slowly twisted within the darkness. When Killer B broke through the horde of Man-Eating Demons, all he saw was a pair of blood-red eyes in the dark. Like a beast retreating into hiding, they vanished into the night.

He did not pursue. The camp was currently in complete chaos. Not only had everyone in the interrogation room died, but a large number of ninjas had also been injured.

But they had not come away empty-handed.

Killer B was no fool. Though his personality could be erratic at times, he had risen to his current position.

Once his brother became the Fourth Raikage, he would be one of his right-hand men.

"Detain all these monsters!"

The escaped Ghouls were captured once again. This was one of the few gains made by the Cloud Ninja. If they could decipher this power, the overall strength of the Hidden Cloud Village would rise to another level.

The moment he finished speaking, the healing Ghouls suddenly stiffened. They let out low growls, their bodies curling from the intense pain.

Then a giant hand grew from their bodies!

Every Ghoul left in the camp turned to ashes. Killer B stood there with a dark expression, gritting his teeth as he watched the scene.

"Well done, Konoha!"

Of course Muzan would not leave the Ghouls behind. Any ninja turned into a Ghoul would consume flesh and blood, causing enormous trouble.

He had no intention of letting this group run rampant!

Only the strong who could resist the desires in their hearts could wield this power. Otherwise, they could only be ruled by it and become some kind of monster!

What happened at the Hidden Cloud Village's headquarters naturally could not be concealed. Konoha, stationed on the front lines, was the first to notice.

The ninjas lurking nearby had personally witnessed those immortal monsters. Rumors even spread through the Hidden Cloud Village that Konoha had unleashed them.

Whether Konoha had done it or not, Sakumo did not know.

He merely reported the matter, which led everyone in the Hokage's office to turn their eyes toward Danzo, standing in the shadows.

In the Naruto World, whenever a conspiracy was involved, Danzo's shadow could usually be found somewhere behind it.

But regarding the Man-Eating Demons that had appeared on the front lines, Danzo denied it on the spot. "Don't look at me like that. If I had done it, I would never have sent cannon fodder!"

"Besides, according to Sakumo's report, these Man-Eating Demons are not very strong. That does not fit my style!"

Danzo flatly denied it. Whenever he did something, he either did not do it at all or saw it through to the end.

If it had truly been his handiwork, he would have notified the village's strongest in advance and wiped out the Cloud Ninja's main force in one stroke.

"Then who did it...?"

The Third Hokage believed Danzo's emphatic denial, but the matter had reached a dead end. Could there be some powerful figure in Konoha who was beyond his control?

"I'll have my people investigate it."

At Danzo's volunteering, the people beside him glanced at one another. After knowing him for so many years, who did not know what kind of man Danzo was? If his people investigated it and found something, would he really hand it over?

"Let the Anbu handle it instead."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words rejected Danzo's proposal. Danzo, hidden in the shadows, looked even darker—especially as he stared at the Third Hokage.

He made up his mind that he had to become the Fourth Hokage!

For the sake of his plans, he had to gain control of the powerful figure who had wreaked havoc at the Cloud Ninja headquarters.

Besides Konoha, the other ninja villages also learned of what had happened on the battlefield.

Before long, rumors spread throughout the Shinobi World that a ninja known as the Scarlet Eye had appeared. As for who this ninja was, no one knew.

Even the Cloud Ninja involved did not know the other party's true identity.

Later, a corpse was found behind the camp. It was Mujie of the Hidden Cloud Village, proving Killer B's claim that the enemy had disguised himself as Mujie.

As for the information circulated outside, it simply described the man's abilities and appearance: scarlet blood eyes and terrifying regenerative power.

Muzan knew nothing about any of this. Anko and Mari had not appeared among the Cloud Ninja's prisoners, meaning they had not been captured.

Muzan's trip had not been entirely wasted either. He had freed the Konoha members in the interrogation room from their suffering.

After escaping the Cloud Ninja camp, he found a safe place to rest. There were still two days left. During those two days, he needed not only to find Anko and Mari, but also to locate the supply corps.

"Dawn is almost here..."

Muzan looked at the faint light of dawn in the distance and wrapped his body tightly in a black robe. Only at night could he unleash his strength without restraint.

Once the war was over, he absolutely had to make money for experiments!

Because of Muzan, the Hidden Cloud Village's main force did not immediately go to war with Konoha. They could not be sure whether Konoha had more ninjas like him. If they had a group of ninjas with powerful regenerative abilities...

In the Third Ninja War, the Hidden Cloud Village might as well consider persuading the Third Raikage. They had no desire to face a group of immortal monsters.

Even now, the Cloud Ninja did not know that these monsters feared sunlight.

A butterfly fluttered its wings, creating a butterfly effect across the entire world.