Hearing Mirai's scathing assessment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face turned ashen.
The inherently evil Uchiha...
It was a phrase his father and Elder Danzo had constantly thrown around when they were alive.
But now, the Uchiha was using that very phrase to judge the Sarutobi clan.
Unforgivable!
"Uchiha Mirai, don't think I don't know what you're planning," Shinnosuke snarled through gritted teeth. "You sent our Sarutobi shinobi to the front lines just to wipe us out, didn't you?"
Mirai scoffed dismissively. "Don't flatter yourself. If I wanted to eliminate your clan, I wouldn't need to go to such lengths."
Arrogance!
Shinnosuke clenched his fists in fury. "Then what is the point of sending all of us to the front?"
Looking at the seething Shinnosuke, Mirai spoke with chilling indifference.
"I wanted to see how you'd act when your own interests were threatened.
"Back in Sarutobi Hiruzen's day, the Uchiha clan faced countless similar situations but still obeyed the Hokage's orders.
"The Senju clan did even more—they stood their ground on the battlefield until the brink of extinction.
"But compared to them? Your Sarutobi clan's performance is... disappointing."
Shinnosuke's face darkened further. "Are you saying… that if we don't betray Konoha, you'll spare us?"
Mirai smiled faintly and shook his head. "No, no, no. Regardless of what you do, the Sarutobi clan's fate is annihilation."
Shinnosuke couldn't stop himself from asking, "Why? Why go to such extremes? With your strength, we pose no threat to you!"
Mirai shrugged nonchalantly. "True, your weakness is no threat to me, but killing you all would make me far more satisfied.
"Honestly, you should have been groveling in gratitude for surviving even this long after Sarutobi Hiruzen's death."
The mockery in Mirai's tone was the final straw. Shinnosuke's simmering rage exploded as he shouted, "Everyone, attack! Our only chance is to fight for our lives!"
At his command, the Sarutobi shinobi behind him surged forward, launching a barrage of ninjutsu at Uchiha Mirai.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
One after another, fire techniques lit up the battlefield.
Aside from the Uchiha, the Sarutobi were the most proficient users of Fire Release techniques. Hundreds of elite Sarutobi shinobi unleashed their strongest jutsu, creating a fiery spectacle of overwhelming intensity.
But Mirai remained unfazed. A transparent barrier formed around him.
"Blocking Technique Absorption Seal."
In an instant, the raging sea of flames vanished without a trace.
The Sarutobi shinobi froze, their jaws dropping in disbelief.
He absorbed all of it...
How were they supposed to fight that?
Mirai gave them no time to think. Forming the Tiger hand sign, he unleashed a devastating counterattack.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
With a deafening roar, an inferno engulfed everything within a hundred meters. The Sarutobi shinobi suffered heavy casualties as the flames consumed them.
Mirai charged into the fray, his Rinnegan radiating a terrifying aura.
"Banshō Ten'in!"
An irresistible force yanked everything around him toward the center.
A moment later, Mirai raised his arm. "Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
The combined forces of attraction and repulsion obliterated everything, reducing the Sarutobi shinobi and their surroundings to nothing more than debris and ash.
[ Ding! Congratulations, host! Chakra +1! ]
[ Ding! Congratulations, host! Physique +1! ]
[ Ding! Congratulations, host! Acquired ....! ]
With a series of system notifications, the remaining Sarutobi shinobi lay lifeless on the scorched battlefield.
The once-thriving forest had been reduced to a desolate wasteland. Burnt trees, cracked earth, and scorched grass painted a grim picture.
Mirai shook his head in mild frustration. With his current power, even a casual effort reshaped the terrain.
The shinobi world was vast, yet it felt too small for him to exert his full strength.
After a brief moment of reflection, Mirai vanished.
Shinnosuke hadn't perished. The moment he ordered the attack, he fled.
And Mirai intended to finish the job.
"Damn it! Faster! I need to run faster!"
Shinnosuke sprinted with all his might, his heart pounding as the sounds of his clan's destruction echoed behind him.
If he could cover enough distance while his people delayed Mirai, he might escape the demon's clutches.
But fate had other plans.
A golden blur flashed before him. Draped in Nine-Tails chakra, Mirai blocked his path.
Shinnosuke's face twisted in despair. "Damn it... How could he catch up so quickly?"
Hundreds of trained Sarutobi shinobi couldn't even buy him a few moments?
"Shinnosuke," Mirai sneered, "you never cease to impress me.
"Using your clan to create chaos while you escape Konoha... Ordering them to attack me while you flee…
"And if I'm not mistaken, weren't you the one who betrayed Hatake Sakumo all those years ago?
"Your cunning makes you worse than Sarutobi Hiruzen ever was."
Shinnosuke scoffed. "If my father had been more ruthless, it would be your Uchiha clan lying in graves now!"
Abandoning all pretense, he formed hand seals rapidly.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Shinnosuke unleashed a flurry of powerful Earth and Fire techniques, aiming to obliterate Mirai.
But Mirai stood his ground, letting the attacks harmlessly strike him.
"Is this the best you can muster for your grand finale?"
He appeared before Shinnosuke in an instant and delivered a brutal kick.
Shinnosuke's body tumbled across the ground, carving a deep trench before landing headfirst, lifeless.
"It's time to finish the job," Mirai muttered. "The Sarutobi clan's grudge with the Uchiha ends today."
With Hiruzen, Danzo, Koharu, and Homura long dead, their clans had faced utter ruin. Their names were now synonymous with disgrace in Konoha's history.
A wave of satisfaction washed over Mirai. His long-held plan had finally borne fruit.
Now, it was time to set his sights on unifying the shinobi world.
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