“Hmph! Ninja who can protect so closely, it seems your loyalty is very high!” Uchiha Tenxiu’s lips curled slightly, revealing a disdainful smile. “Unfortunately, this is meaningless to me. There’s no need to subdue you, and even if I did, I wouldn’t trust you at all! Since that’s the case, then, I’ll take your life!”
Before he finished speaking, his eyes snapped open, and the scarlet Sharingan flickered with an eerie light in the darkness.
As the saying goes, a lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit.
Uchiha Tenxiu had no need to hold back; he activated his Sharingan immediately, giving the enemy no chance to resist.
In an instant, a powerful genjutsu surged towards the Ninja like a raging tide.
The opponent didn't even have time to react before being enveloped by this terrifying genjutsu, his consciousness instantly dragged into an endless nightmare.
Following that, Uchiha Tenxiu's figure flickered, appearing behind the Ninja like a ghost.
The short blade in his hand cut a cold arc through the air, swiftly striking towards the opponent's neck like lightning.
With a 'whoosh' sound, blood gushed out like a fountain, splattering onto the ground, forming a shocking pool of crimson. And the Ninja's head, like a severed watermelon, rolled down with a gurgle, landing on the cold ground, his eyes darting around twice, filled with disbelief as to how the opponent could instantly kill him.
In reality, the opponent's strength was not weak.
Just looking at his Chakra, he was at the Elite Chunin level, but unfortunately, he encountered a member of the Uchiha Clan with a Sharingan, which guaranteed escape in a one-on-one fight. Not to mention, as an all-around Ninja, Uchiha Tenxiu was also proficient in genjutsu, and even a Jonin-level existence would not be able to dispel his genjutsu in a short time, let alone a rogue Ninja like this.
Even if he reached the Jonin level.
He probably hadn't learned many Ninjutsu.
Let alone Jonin-level genjutsu release.
Naturally, a crushing victory occurred.
“Ah ah ah ah!” A shrill scream pierced the silence of the night, as if a demon from hell was wailing.
It turned out that this scream did not come from the slain Ninja, but from the Ōtomo clan head and his concubine, who had been awakened by the previous commotion.
They watched the bloody scene before them in horror, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their faces ashen.
Especially the Ōtomo clan head, his eyes wide, his face full of terror as he looked at Uchiha Tenxiu, incoherently begging for mercy, “Don’t kill me… don’t kill me… my sister is the Land of Fire Daimyo’s…”
“Sharingan!”
Uchiha Tenxiu glared, and both the Ōtomo clan head and his concubine were immediately controlled.
Then, under Uchiha Tenxiu's control, the Ōtomo clan head quickly began to reveal his personnel arrangements, the location of his family property, his allied relationships, contacts with behind-the-scenes forces, and cooperation with Konoha, among other things.
As he rapidly confessed.
The Ōtomo clan head was no longer useful.
Slash!
As Uchiha Tenxiu swung his blade.
The Ōtomo clan head died instantly.
At the same time, he and Uchiha Sakurako, like a perfectly coordinated duo, worked seamlessly together. While Uchiha Tenxiu was acting, Uchiha Sakurako was also frantically slaughtering all direct descendants of the Ōtomo clan, and even drew all external attention towards herself.
Here, after Uchiha Tenxiu obtained everything he needed, he also joined the subsequent slaughter.
Their figures, like phantoms, swiftly moved along the walls of the Tianshou Pavilion, dodging enemy attacks while delivering fatal blows. They didn't use conspicuous Ninjutsu, relying solely on taijutsu-based swordsmanship to slaughter everyone, yet it was even more terrifying, instilling more fear in people's hearts than the use of Ninjutsu.
Every swing of the blade splattered blood.
Every fallen figure.
Stained the ground crimson.
As the direct descendants of the Ōtomo clan were completely wiped out, and those related by blood were also mostly dead, the entire situation began to collapse.
Soon, all those resisting near the Tianshou Pavilion gradually lost their will to fight. They watched the insane slaughter with wide eyes, the ferocious faces and roaring voices filling their hearts with fear and despair.
One by one, people threw down their samurai swords, as if these weapons, once symbols of courage and strength, had become incredibly heavy at this moment, no longer able to be held. They murmured in disbelief, “We can’t do it, we can’t do it, we are no match for them, mercy, mercy! We won’t fight anymore, we won’t fight anymore!”
“Damn it!” A rogue Ninja cursed angrily, “I told you long ago not to join such big nobles. Now look, encountering such enemies is simply the price of selling your life! I don’t want to die yet!”
The other rogue Ninja were also enraged, their faces filled with terror and helplessness, like a pack of stray dogs, fleeing desperately in fear towards the distance, with no loyalty left for their employer.
However, a transparent barrier suddenly appeared before them, mercilessly blocking their path.
Several people who crashed into it were immediately left with bleeding heads, not noticing the strange obstruction at all!
Faced with this sudden obstruction, people's panic grew even more intense. Some rushed forward recklessly, trying to resist the barrier with their last bit of strength; others collapsed to the ground, completely losing the will to resist; and still others knelt, begging for mercy, hoping to receive a shred of compassion.
Some people frantically searched for places to hide, desperately trying to escape the clutches of the two mad killers. Unfortunately, no matter how much they struggled, they could not change the cruel reality and could only await their fate.
Watching this scene, Uchiha Tenxiu shook his head, a satisfied smile playing on his lips, and casually said to Uchiha Sakurako, “You can stop now. Select some usable people and have them guard each other. Bring them all to the center of the Tianshou Pavilion. We’ll conduct individual reviews. Those unrelated don’t have to die!”
Uchiha Tenxiu's words were like a ray of dawn, and these people, whose hearts were like a volcano on the verge of eruption, finally saw a glimmer of hope. Tears streamed down their faces like a bursting dam, filled with ecstatic joy.
Clearly, their relationship with the Ōtomo clan was as fragile as a spider's web, not enough to warrant a death sentence.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, they naturally no longer resisted like cornered beasts.
Especially the samurai and Ninja, who had struggled their whole lives to gain a foothold and did not want to needlessly throw away their lives here for the Ōtomo clan.
“Listen up, all you rogue Ninja and samurai! I originally intended to kill all of you, but since the Lord has given you a chance to live, I will give you a chance to surrender. From now on, show me your loyalty. Gather everyone into the Tianshou Pavilion.”
Uchiha Sakurako, with a cold, murderous expression, pointed at these useless Ninja and samurai and said unceremoniously.
Such cold words, heard in their ears, were like heavenly music, as if the gentlest fairy was softly singing.
How could this be a murderous Shura? This was a fairy descended from heaven, a compassionate Bodhisattva come to save them!
And so.
Under Uchiha Sakurako’s command, they immediately switched allegiances, changed their banners, and even actively captured ordinary people, each working as hard as a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, searching out all hidden individuals like catching turtles in a jar.
As members of the Ōtomo clan, they were extremely familiar with all the personnel arrangements here.
Under the actions of the various collaborators.
Any hidden personnel were completely apprehended.
Regardless of gender or age.
Not a single person escaped the pursuit of this pack of hyenas.
“Hmm, that saves me a lot of trouble!”
At the highest point of the Tianshou Pavilion.
Uchiha Tenxiu surveyed every movement within the entire inner city, scrutinizing all actions with his long-range Sharingan.
No one dared to make any other small moves.