After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, the sealing barrier was naturally lifted.
Yuuki looked at the straight, bright red trail of blood and said,
"Clean up the traces, and don't forget the ones inside the Council Hall."
Immediately, several people assented and began to work.
Looking at the few people remaining by his side, Yuuki softly said,
"Let's go, let's watch the final curtain call."
The several figures standing in front of the Council Hall vanished the moment his words fell.
The Ninja's efficiency was indeed very high. Coupled with the fact that Hiashi and the others had used Gentle Fist instead of Strong Fist or Ninjutsu in their battle, the Battlefield was cleaned up quickly.
After finishing their work, they also left one after another, leaving only Utatane Koharu alone in the courtyard.
Everything in the Council Hall was no different from the previous night, as if nothing had happened.
Sarutobi Clan Estate.
Asuma brought out his true abilities, and his slaughtering speed significantly increased, but the fewer enemies remained, the more troublesome they became.
Even with his best efforts to dodge, Asuma was inevitably injured again.
At this moment, Asuma was even more miserable than before; his clothes, which had barely covered him, were now just a few strips of cloth.
There was hardly a good piece of flesh left on his entire body. His left hand was charred black, and the weapon he held was almost indistinguishable from his palm, rendering it completely useless.
His right hand still maintained the Chakra blade, but it flickered unsteadily.
He was, after all, only a Jonin, and even an elite one, he was nearing his limit.
The Sarutobi Clan Ninja surrounding Asuma now looked at him without any doubt or confusion.
Only hatred remained, naked hatred.
In the hearts of these Sarutobi Clan Ninja, if they were to rank their objects of hatred,
Asuma would undoubtedly be at the top. Neither Hyuga Hiashi nor Uchiha Tomoki could compare to Asuma.
A person who betrays his own kind is the most despicable and the most hated!
At this moment, those Uchiha Clan Ninja who secretly surrounded the area, despite not having any deep-seated hatred for the Sarutobi Clan.
The hatred that had previously been directed at the Sarutobi Clan because of Hiruzen Sarutobi, after witnessing this tragic scene, while feeling a sense of satisfaction, the remaining little hatred was gradually fading.
They looked at Asuma in the field. Although he had done something that made the Uchiha Ninja feel very pleased, and he fought so many people alone, fully demonstrating his powerful strength.
However, the Uchiha clan members present had no admiration for Asuma, only disdain and disgust.
Such a person does not deserve pity; death is his best destination.
Except for one person, Uchiha Itachi.
In the Council Hall, Itachi and Asuma had met once. At that time, Asuma had not left any particular impression on Itachi.
Here and now, Itachi was filled with admiration for Asuma.
As expected of the Sandaime's son, the will of fire shining on Asuma attracted Itachi like a mental poison, captivating him.
Itachi unconsciously put himself in Asuma's shoes.
If it were him, could he have done this much?
Itachi asked himself in his heart.
At the same time, the faces of his clan members, familiar colleagues and friends, elders and children, flashed constantly in his mind.
Gradually, Yuuki, Shisui, Fugaku, and Mikoto's faces flashed through Itachi's mind.
The further he went, the more hesitant Itachi became, but he still shattered their figures in his mind. At the same time, Itachi's Chakra grew increasingly cold, and something was stirring in his eyes.
Until Sasuke's figure appeared in his mind, Itachi could not erase him no matter what.
Itachi had a faint realization in his heart: what I care about most has never been the Village or peace.
It was you, Sasuke!
After Sasuke's figure appeared in his mind, Itachi's originally increasingly cold Chakra suddenly took on a hint of warmth, and the stirring feeling in his eyes quickly disappeared.
Itachi looked at Asuma in the field, and the question he had before was answered.
I can, and I can do better than you!
Asuma, who had become the protagonist in the Sarutobi Clan Estate.
He looked around, seeing the hateful eyes of his clan members, and surprisingly felt a little better.
But a sense of powerlessness also arose in his heart; he couldn't achieve complete success after all!
Asuma stared at the most troublesome person, the one who had crippled one of his arms.
One last strike!
Asuma charged towards that person, his speed much slower than before, and he had completely given up on defense.
The opponent had already formed hand signs when Asuma looked at him. An Fire Release quickly took shape and flew towards Asuma.
The remaining few reacted just as quickly, and several Fire Release Ninjutsu also formed one after another, flying towards Asuma.
Asuma stopped after less than two seconds of charging. The Ninja tool he had been holding in his right hand flew out, all his Chakra infused into it.
A Chakra blade, brighter than all previous Chakra blades, attached to the Ninja tool, spun out at an even faster speed, cutting through the incoming Fire Release and slicing the person Asuma considered most troublesome in half from the center.
Then, its momentum undiminished, it continued to fly backward.
Asuma looked at this scene, and the fan-shaped area of Fire Release flying towards him, and closed his eyes contentedly.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
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