“The Nara Clan’s Secret Technique is quite nice, but it depends on who your opponent is,” Kazuki said leisurely.
“Little kid, no matter how many tools you give a child, you still can’t bind a giant.
“Just like that monkey Hiruzen Sarutobi—even if you jump, you’ll never be taller than me.” *Whoosh!* Kazuki vanished from his spot, dodging every single incoming attack by hairbreadth margins.
His movements were so mathematically precise they seemed calculated by a machine.
Those microscopic dodges even tricked the Foundation ninjas into believing their attacks had connected.
“I’m over here!” In the next instant, Kazuki appeared behind a female ninja, blowing a gentle breath into her ear before teasingly saying, “I can tell you’re a beautiful kunoichi.
What a pity…” *Pfft!* A kunai appeared in Kazuki’s hand.
With a casual thrust, he drove it straight through her torso, piercing her heart from behind.
“When you curse me, remember to hate Danzo too.” The kunoichi’s body stiffened, and she slowly crumpled to the floor.
“Damn you!
Kazuki Uchiha, you…” *Pfft!* A ninja had just begun to roar in fury when a shuriken drove straight into his brain.
“What are you screaming for?
Did you think you could scare me?
Shinobi battles aren’t decided by who yells louder, kiddo.” “You…” The remaining Foundation ninjas were trembling.
Strong!
He was absurdly strong!
Why was he this powerful?
He was practically stronger than Shisui of the Teleportation!
Kazuki stretched lazily, pointing his fingers at the remaining Foundation ninjas with amused interest.
“One, two, three, four, five…
five left.
Tell me, how do you want to die?
I’m quite merciful—I’ll let you choose your own cause of death.” As he spoke, he made a light wiping motion with his hand.
A ninja who had suddenly materialized at his side had his head casually plucked right off his shoulders.
Like a ripe peach, a gentle touch was all it took for it to drop from the tree.
Yet the arterial blood spraying through the air painted Kazuki like a demonic entity.
True fear finally surfaced in the eyes of the Foundation ninjas.
The difference in skill was simply astronomical!
In front of Kazuki Uchiha, they were as fragile as newborn infants.
Just now, none of them had seen how Kazuki removed that ninja’s head.
“Ah, I miscounted earlier.
There were actually six!” Kazuki offered an apologetic grin, looking slightly embarrassed like a shy teenage boy.
“Now it’s right—exactly five!” The Foundation ninjas instantly scattered, glaring fixedly at Kazuki.
Capture Kazuki Uchiha?
In his dreams!
Kill Kazuki Uchiha and bring his head back?
Impossible!
The only thought left in their minds was survival!
How to successfully escape!
“Since none of you want to pick, I’ll choose for you!” Kazuki smiled pleasantly.
“Five ninjas…
killed by Fire Style, Water Style, Wind Style, Lightning Style, and Earth Style Ninjutsu respectively.
How does that sound?
“One element each.
No fighting, fair distribution.” “Break the barrier!
Undo the barrier now!” A Foundation ninja screamed hysterically, “We can’t beat this monster at all!
We have to leave immediately!” As for being exposed…
Ha!
When Danzo sent them here, he had no intention of hiding it.
It was just as Kazuki said—the Uchiha, the Konoha Police Force, Anbu, and Foundation…
if any of these four factions made even a slight move, the others would notice immediately.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on them.
What Danzo needed to exploit was a brief window of opportunity.
He wanted to seize Kazuki Uchiha, extract the location of the Mangekyo from his mind, and obtain those eyes as fast as possible.
Once he had two pairs of Mangekyo, why would he care about anyone else?
Don’t forget—among those two pairs was Kotoamatsukami!
Even if the theft of the Mangekyo wasn’t orchestrated by the Uchiha themselves, once those eyes fell into his hands, Danzo had countless ways to turn fiction into fact.
As for backlash from the others…
He would simply throw out the clue about the Mangekyo.
With the allure of the Mangekyo blocking the front, Danzo’s actions would be demoted to secondary concerns!
Never underestimate the temptation of the Mangekyo—no one could resist it.
And if anyone could, it only meant they didn’t know the absolute power of Kotoamatsukami.
The Foundation ninja’s frantic screaming received no response.
The surroundings remained dead silent.
“Damn it, didn’t you hear me?!” The ninja bellowed once more.
Kazuki kept a gentle smile on his face as he unhurriedly formed hand seals.
He was in no rush whatsoever.
Even without a barrier, anyone he targeted was guaranteed to die.
The people he wanted dead—forget the Third Hokage, even if a gorilla showed up, it couldn’t save them.
In the dark, the barrier casters bit their lips in frustration.
*Stop fucking screaming!* *We’re trying to undo the barrier right now!* When setting up the barrier initially, out of fear of being noticed by Kazuki Uchiha or outsiders, they had utilized a very special type of barrier.
It was an intricate barrier integrated with Genjutsu.
It was slow to set up, and just as slow to dismantle!
And!
Worst of all, the barrier casters themselves were stuck inside it!
The ninjas maintaining the barrier were practically weeping.
It was safe to say no one wanted to dismantle this barrier more than they did.
Help!
There’s a demon king behind us!
“Alright, let me begin!” Kazuki flashed a bright grin.
“Kazuki Uchiha!” a Foundation ninja barked.
“We are acting on Lord Danzo’s orders—” “Earth Style: Earth Dragon!” Earth-attribute chakra surged wildly, drawing together a massive volume of dirt and stone that morphed into a terrifyingly imposing dragon.
With a deafening roar, it charged toward the ninja.
“Save me—” The ninja managed a single terrified cry before being swallowed whole by the Earth Dragon.
“That’s one down!” Kazuki cheered like a delighted child.
“Die!” The remaining ninjas couldn’t take it anymore.
Roaring in desperation, they unleashed various Ninjutsu.
Including the Nara ninja, who cast his Secret Technique once again.
Unfortunately!
Kazuki had truly elevated the Body Flicker Jutsu to an art form.
He didn’t bother using Substitution or Shadow Clones.
Just pure Body Flicker Jutsu!
Like instantaneous teleportation, he randomly shifted positions within the confined barrier space.
The Foundation ninjas attacked frantically.
Spells were spammed one after another, yet none had the slightest effect.
And the moment their offensive paused—that was when Kazuki struck.
“Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets!” Kazuki took a deep breath and expelled compressed wind-attribute chakra.
Like high-velocity bullets, the blasts turned a ninja into a bloody sieve in the blink of an eye.
“Two!” Kazuki held up two fingers in a victory sign.
“Risk it all!” The remaining Foundation ninjas charged forward again, yet they couldn’t even touch the hem of Kazuki’s clothes.
“Water Style: Severing Wave!” A high-pressure jet of water sliced downward from above, bisecting another ninja clean in two.
“Three!” *Crack, crack!* Right at that moment, crisp cracking sounds suddenly echoed from the barrier walls.
Kazuki looked up, chuckling softly.
“Is the barrier finally coming down?
Fine, let’s wrap everything up then!” He shifted his gaze toward the remaining two ninjas.
The pair shivered violently, horror etched into every line of their faces.
Many claimed that Foundation ninjas possessed no emotions.
That they were merely tools in Danzo’s hands.
Kazuki proved to everyone with cold facts that Foundation ninjas could feel fear too.
“Lightning Style: Lightning Spear!” A spear forged of crackling lightning shot through the air, impaling a ninja straight through the chest.
The kinetic force dragged his body backward through the air.
*BOOM!* *CRACK!* The Lightning Spear slammed into the barrier wall, completely tearing apart the already destabilized barrier.
Outside the shattered barrier, a crowd had already gathered.
And the scene that greeted their eyes was this: A ninja wearing a Foundation mask was impaled by a lance of lightning, pinned dead right in front of them.
Behind him stood a youth with bandages wrapped around his eyes, a soft, gentle smile resting on his face.
Under the warm sunlight, he gave off a cozy, comforting impression.
Except…
The surrounding corpses bathed that bright sunlight in a horrifying shade of crimson.
For a moment, the world stood completely still.