Chiyu only employed two shadow clones—one to kill Uchiha Itachi and the other to severely injure the masked man. At this point, in the eyes of Hatake Kakashi and all the Uchiha Police Force, he had already become a truly unfathomable and invincible figure!
At the Police Force Headquarters, following in the footsteps of Chiyu's shadow clone, they set off toward the Konoha high-command forces that had infiltrated the Uchiha district.
Hatake Kakashi was among them. Yet at the moment… his mind was still preoccupied by thoughts of the masked man.
He kept pondering Chiyu-sama's words, which seemed to hold some deeper meaning—but, he remained unable to accept that implication.
Very soon, the shadow clone of Chiyu approached where his true self was stationed. Indeed, not far away…
The Uchiha officers could already hear the gently flowing waters of the Naka River.
Right there—by the riverbank where Shisui once perished—
Even before these two fights had truly begun, under the crimson moon, by the Naka River—
Chiyu's real body was silently facing off against an entire squad of ninja.
On the opposite side of Chiyu were squads clad in black, blending into the night to carry out their stealthy infiltration.
Standing at their head was none other than one of Konoha's four elder advisors—
Seeing Chiyu appear right there, Homura was inwardly reeling, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
Earlier, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen had issued the order for the Anbu to link up with Uchiha Itachi, while Homura and Koharu were to lead the Sarutobi and Shimura clans in coordinating with that so-called "Uchiha Madara" masked man.
Yet out of caution, Homura led the Shimura clan's elite to infiltrate the Uchiha district first, hiding near the Naka River, posting sensor-nin to keep tabs on the situation, while advising Koharu and the Sarutobi clan not to go too far in—thus holding some measure of backup in reserve.
But even Homura never imagined that before any fighting began, Uchiha Chiyu's figure would have already appeared before him!
And that any attempt at stealth was meaningless under Chiyu's peerless perception—like the broad daylight, their presence was utterly laid bare!
Homura couldn't help but sweat even more at this realization.
"Uchiha Chiyu, why are you here?!"
Chiyu regarded him impassively:
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
"Homura, in the dead of night you intrude upon the Uchiha district, commanding a fully armed unit of ninja, creeping close to the Police Force Headquarters, nearing our clan's sacred Naka Shrine—what are you plotting?"
"Have you forgotten… the fate that befell Sarutobi Nichio?"
Homura's face paled at once.
He certainly had not forgotten.
Back then, Sarutobi Nichio—blinded by rage over his son's death—led the Sarutobi clan's elite into the Uchiha district. And in the end, Uchiha Chiyu slapped a label of "traitorous ninja" on him and killed him on the spot!
Though he, Homura, had conspired thoroughly together with Hiruzen and Koharu, the entire plan being:
—Let Uchiha Itachi hold off Fugaku's faction;
—the masked "Madara" face Chiyu;
—then the Sarutobi and Shimura clans and the Anbu only needed to come in as backup, stepping in only if absolutely necessary.
Yet, unbelievably, before any of that transpired, the man who was the high command's greatest dread—Sarutobi Hiruzen's hated threat—had already calmly shown up right in front of him.
That alone was enough to unnerve anyone.
But Homura had accompanied the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama across countless battlefields and was no ordinary pushover. For decades he had held real power in Konoha. So he forcibly composed himself.
"Chiyu, please don't misunderstand. I only received news of a disturbance in the Uchiha clan, so I followed Hokage-sama's orders to lead the Shimura elites in coming to help."
"Oh? And what 'disturbance' would that be?"
"Ahem—According to Anbu's intel, a masked man sneaked into the village targeting the Uchiha. Perhaps he wants to do you harm.
Hokage-sama worried for the Uchiha's safety, so he dispatched me to aid you."
Chiyu stared straight at him.
"Homura, are you trying to lie to my face?"
Even though Chiyu's Sharingan wasn't active at the moment, his devastating aura alone almost suffocated Homura, so strong that it nearly stifled everyone behind him from the Shimura clan.
Homura also knew such excuses would never fool Uchiha Chiyu. But he still forced himself to speak calmly:
"It's the truth. Chiyu, I admit rashly barging in late at night could be called impulsive, but this too is for the Uchiha's sake—for the sake of the entire village!"
Chiyu let out a cold laugh:
"Hah! Enough of that high-sounding rhetoric."
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At that, Homura's face changed dramatically:
"Uchiha Chiyu, do you truly want to fight us?!
You must know—I am one of Konoha's elder advisors. To battle me is to defy the whole village!"
"I'm not Danzo, you know!"
Chiyu couldn't be bothered listening further. Just then, he sensed that the first shadow clone he had used to kill Itachi had already dispelled. Indeed, he could feel a surge in his strength—
In particular, he had obtained that new ability: the Strongest Lightning Release Armor.
The corners of his mouth tugged up faintly in eagerness.
He would use these Shimura clansmen to test out his new skill…
So tonight's "Night of Annihilation"—referred to whose annihilation?
Shimura clan, of course!
In a flash, a savage pressure emanated from Chiyu's body.
Boundless chakra transformed into raging lightning arcs, and his hair stood on end with crackling current, encasing him in luminous sparks.
It was precisely the Strongest Lightning Release Armor—the one rumored to belong to the Third Raikage, known as the absolute "strongest shield"!
Homura was aghast at the sight.
"Is that truly… the Strongest Lightning Release Armor surpassing the usual Lightning Mode?! Impossible…"
He had indeed witnessed the Third Raikage's prowess once upon a time.
Next second, Chiyu shot forth like a cannonball of white lightning, ripping through the ground and howling with storm winds, appearing right before Homura as though he had teleported!
Before Homura could react, Chiyu's blade (or fist) struck.
Homura's body instantly burst apart—gore flying, limbs shredded everywhere!
Shrieks arose from behind Homura.
"So that was only a shadow clone from the start?"
"The real you was hiding behind your subordinates? So you don't give a damn about their lives, do you?"
"Fine. I'll grant your wish."
No sooner did he finish speaking than Homura's shattered body dissolved into a puff of white smoke.
The so-called "elite" of the Shimura clan looked on, pale as corpses, gulping hard.
But they also knew there was no turning back. They had no choice but to fight for their lives.
Escaping? How could they outrun the fastest shinobi, clad in the Lightning Armor?
Sucking in a breath, the Shimura clan's elder—Shimura Zodan—bellowed:
"All Shimura warriors—listen up!!
This brat sure as hell won't let us live. We only have one choice: fight to the death!
Don't forget, he killed our Patriarch Danzo, brought him disgrace, made our entire Shimura name the laughingstock of Konoha!
Our hatred is irreconcilable—Kill!!!"
With that roar, the Shimura elites unleashed their fierce attacks on Chiyu.
Chiyu only snorted an icy laugh.
"Fine. If you won't resist, I won't enjoy slaughtering you."
Countless blasts of Wind Style jutsu streaked through the night:
"Wind Release—Vacuum Wave!"
"Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere!"
"Wind Release—Vacuum Sword!"
All at once, furious gusts, slicing wind blades, compressed air bullets—like unstoppable floods—hurtled toward Chiyu!
But he just kept smiling coldly, not budging an inch.
He wanted to test the "Strongest Lightning Release Armor."
Ordinarily, Wind Release counters Lightning. But fired by ordinary jonin, it posed no threat to Chiyu's new armor.
Only brilliant lightning sparks flickered, arcs crackling as every wind jutsu dissipated harmlessly, leaving him completely unscathed!
Shimura Zodan roared once more.
But at this juncture, Chiyu finally moved.
His form became an electric meteor, a bolt of white lightning crashing forth at terrifying speed, crossing the distance in an instant:
Before Zodan could cry out, Boom!!!
That was all: Zodan exploded into a gory mist, shredded into scattered limbs and chunks of flesh!
"Elderrrr—!" the Shimura ninjas howled.
But they had no time to grieve.
Chiyu darted among them like a white bolt, unstoppable.
Blood mists erupted, shrieks cut short; in a flash, one after another was felled.
He was like a god of death cloaked in lightning, reaping their lives with lethal precision.
In mere moments, the entire Shimura clan's strike force teetered on the brink of annihilation.
Mitokado Homura, seeing that scene, stood aghast, cold sweat pouring down.
So tonight's slaughter… truly seemed like the Shimura clan's own "Night of Annihilation."
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