"Relax. Based on my experience, the Chakra Blade severed the daimyo's cranial nerves immediately, cutting off every chance of survival.
"So the Daimyo of the Land of Fire died without any pain, very peacefully, in fact. He hadn't even registered what was happening before he died."
Raimei slapped his forehead, looking utterly speechless.
Peaceful death, my ass!
The point was that the daimyo was dead, not whether he had died peacefully!
He also seemed to recall the moment the first blade pierced Asuma Sarutobi's heart.
The Chakra Blade had suddenly slowed, and he had punched it away as though venting his anger.
That Chakra Blade had not only lodged itself in the daimyo's head, but also in Raimei's heart.
Inhale~
Exhale~
Raimei took deep breaths to compose himself.
Forget it. The daimyo was already dead. There was no point dwelling on it now.
"Everyone, get ready. Same rules as always: pack up the valuables, reduce everything over high heat, then tamp it flat with Earth Release. It's time we pulled out."
Since they had done it, they might as well establish their authority all the way.
This time, they would make the Uchiha's fearsome reputation known in one fell swoop!
Afterward, Raimei led his group out of the daimyo's residence without the slightest attempt at concealment.
Compared to when they had arrived,
Raimei and the others each left carrying an enormous storage scroll half a person's height on their backs.
Leaving the city alongside Raimei and the others were intelligence reports from spies belonging to other countries and Shinobi Villages.
Not only had Raimei and his group made no attempt to conceal their actions, they had taken their time, as though leading the foreign spies on a tour.
As a result, the spies' investigation into the course of events went