"Uchiha… Mirai!"
Asuma looked at Mirai Uchiha with a grave expression.
He had originally thought that after becoming a guardian shinobi for the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, he wouldn't cross paths with Mirai Uchiha ever again.
Yet unexpectedly, they met again under such circumstances.
"Sarutobi Asuma, you two know each other?"
Hurry—make him let me go! I'll agree to anything he wants!
The Daimyo shouted desperately toward Sarutobi Asuma as though grasping onto a lifeline.
Asuma said gravely, "Mirai, the Daimyo is the symbol of the nation. You shouldn't be targeting him."
Mirai Uchiha replied indifferently, "The Daimyo is an obstacle on my path forward. Such a deformed system should not exist in the ninja world."
Upon hearing this, Asuma's face darkened with sorrow.
"Mirai, was my father also an obstacle on your path forward?"
Mirai Uchiha shrugged noncommittally.
Asuma coldly said, "You could've simply killed him to end everything. Why ruin his reputation?!"
Mirai Uchiha looked at Asuma and slowly replied, "I merely made public all the things he'd done."
"It wasn't me who ruined his reputation—it was his own doing."
Asuma took a deep breath and pulled out a pair of Chakra Blades from his ninja tool pouch, gripping them tightly.
"Uchiha Mirai, this time I will definitely stop you."
Hearing this, Mirai Uchiha sighed, "Asuma, you should know that you few cannot stop me."
"If you leave now, I can give you a chance to survive."
"There's no need to risk your life for someone like him."
Unmoved by Mirai Uchiha's warning, Sarutobi Asuma stood firm.
He glanced at the trembling Daimyo cowering on the floor, his gaze gradually hardening with determination. "I have already found the true meaning of my life."
"The Daimyo is the country's jewel. To protect this jewel, I'm willing to sacrifice everything."
Seeing the flame-embroidered triangular cloth tied around Asuma's waist, Mirai Uchiha didn't waste more words. "Everyone chooses their own path. Since you want to die, then by all means…"
[Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!]
Asuma exhaled a stream of high-temperature smoke from his mouth, instantly engulfing Mirai Uchiha in a smoky haze.
Crack!
He clenched his teeth, and the smoke suddenly exploded.
Boom!
The violent explosion caused the entire palace to tremble.
But in the next second, a giant arm stretched out from the fiery blaze.
It punched straight into Asuma Sarutobi.
Crash!
Asuma Sarutobi's body turned into a wooden log and dropped to the ground.
Just then, Chiriku formed hand seals. A golden image of Thousand-Armed Guanyin appeared behind him.
"Welcoming Approach: Thousand Hands Killing!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fists of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin pounded against the Susanoo. The palace floor cracked under Chiriku's assault.
[Lightning Release: Rai Mō Raijin!]
Four figures — Baizi, Nanwu, Xidu, and Dongmao — took positions at the four cardinal directions. Shouting in unison, they summoned four lightning bolts that converged at the center, swallowing Mirai Uchiha's Susanoo.
KABOOM!
Thunder roared as the earth trembled.
Under the overwhelming force of the lightning technique, everything within the palace instantly disintegrated, centering around Mirai Uchiha.
This spectacular devastation caused expressions of horror to appear on everyone's faces.
The Daimyo, rescued by Asuma Sarutobi, couldn't help but laugh loudly: "We won! We've done it!"
"This disrespectful bastard deserved to be struck down by divine lightning!"
"Hahahahaha—"
A breeze blew through as the smoke began to clear, and the Daimyo's laughter stopped abruptly.
The crimson skeletal form of Susanoo still stood firm in place, its smooth surface seemingly mocking how utterly ineffective the previous attacks had been.
Mirai Uchiha crossed his arms, his eyes glowing with a pale violet light.
"Disappointing... You couldn't even entertain me..."
[Universal Pull!]
Under the powerful gravitational force, Chiriku, Baizi, Nanwu, and others were pulled uncontrollably toward Mirai.
[Shikotsumyaku: Bone Spike Barrage!]
Countless spear-like bone spikes branched out and grew rapidly, impaling Chiriku and his allies into human pincushions in an instant.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Reward successfully obtained: Welcoming Approach: Thousand Hands Killing!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Reward successfully obtained: +1 Spiritual Power!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Reward successfully obtained: Earth Release: Reincarnation Jutsu!]
[...]
Hearing a series of system chime notifications echo in his mind, Mirai Uchiha slowly walked toward Asuma Sarutobi.
Asuma shielded the terrified Daimyo behind him, assuming a defensive fighting stance.
But the next second, his eyes turned hollow.
[Tsukiyo-himuka! Moon God's Gaze!]
The powerful dojutsu immediately plunged Asuma Sarutobi into a world of genjutsu.
"Spend the rest of your life inside this illusion."
Within the world created by Tsukiyo-himuka, no matter how long time passed there, in reality, it was only a fleeting moment.
Squelch!
Mirai Uchiha slit Asuma Sarutobi's throat with a kunai. Asuma's body gradually lost all signs of life.
A foul stench spread through the air. Seeing the Daimyo, now soiled in fear, Mirai's eyes flickered with a trace of disgust.
"Amaterasu!"
Black flames instantly engulfed the Daimyo. Amid screams of agony, Mirai strode out of the Daimyo's Estate.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw over a hundred samurai already gathered, standing in full battle formation.
"Despicable ninja! You've murdered the Daimyo—you deserve death!"
"Ninjas without samurai honor or awareness are nothing but ticking time bombs ready to explode!"
"Eradicate all ninjas! Let samurai become the sole power in the nation!"
Hearing their cries, Mirai snorted coldly.
Terrifying ocular power surged outward, making his hair stand straight up.
In an instant, a Perfect Susanoo—hundreds of meters tall—emerged before them.
Soaring into the heavens, blotting out heaven and earth.
The samurai who had been shouting about killing Mirai and wiping out all ninjas swallowed hard, their voices fading into silence.
"What kind of monster is that?"
"Cursed damned thing! No wonder ninjas bring only misfortune—this abomination is proof enough!"
"Wait, aren't ninjas just a bunch of frauds who play with illusions? Could this really be their power?"
Under the overwhelming pressure, the samurai shuddered involuntarily, their faces paling in terror.
Before this demonic godlike figure, they suddenly felt no different from insignificant insects.
Did they really intend to challenge this monster with nothing but their swords?
Before they could think further, Susanoo lifted its foot high into the air.
[Boom!]
With a tremor shaking the earth, all the gathered samurai vanished into thin air…
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