A massive flow of water continued to surge forward, cascading down the mountains and spreading in all directions. Aside from the deafening roar of the water, no other sound could be heard.
Sasuke stood on a large boulder.
Behind him, a headless corpse slowly collapsed, with blood trickling down the rocks toward the ground below.
At this moment, the captain of the Konoha Jonin squad appeared petrified, staring blankly in Sasuke's direction, his mind completely blank.
Not just him even the twenty-five Konoha ninja who had hurried to the scene were in the same state.
They couldn't believe what they had just witnessed.
Water Style!
A terrifying Water Style jutsu had instantly submerged over half of the enemy camp belonging to the Land of Rivers' ninja. But that wasn't all. He had somehow moved freely in the raging torrent how was that even possible? Was it another jutsu?
And then, in that instant he emerged from the water, his speed was astonishing, and his flawless strike was simply unparalleled.
He had instantly taken out the leader of the Land of Rivers' ninja, someone they had all feared for so long.
This is a genin?!
A genin capable of such feats?!
Even their Jonin captain wouldn't be able to perform such a precise kill so flawlessly!
On top of that, Sasuke's chakra reserves were simply unfathomable.
How could a kid have such an enormous amount of chakra, enough to unleash Water Style jutsu of this caliber?
It was clear that Sasuke's chakra capacity far exceeded that of their Jonin, by several dozen times at least.
"What's his name again?"
"I think it's Senju."
"Senju? Wait, isn't that..."
"Senju Clan?"
"No way! The Senju Clan was said to have disappeared a long time ago!"
"Well, not disappeared. More like disbanded and integrated into Konoha."
"Then how could there still be members of the Senju Clan...?"
As the Jonin captain and his subordinates discussed among themselves, Shikamaru silently stepped forward and gazed into the distance. "Senju-kun is an ANBU ninja, code-named 'Senju.' He was someone Lady Tsunade encountered outside the village and brought back to Konoha."
Hearing this, the Jonin captain froze.
If the Hokage herself had brought him back, it further confirmed that this person was definitely a member of the Senju Clan.
Otherwise, how could someone so young possess such immense chakra reserves? And his proficiency with Water Style also aligned with the Senju Clan's characteristics.
Members of the Senju Clan typically had chakra attributes of either water or earth. The most famous example was the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who possessed both attributes and created the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai.
"Ahhh!!!"
A scream broke the tension.
Shikamaru and the others looked toward the enemy camp. The water had mostly receded by now.
But Sasuke hadn't stopped.
Within the camp, he moved with lightning speed, wielding his Kusanagi Sword mercilessly to cut down the remaining survivors of the Water Style assault.
One by one, his blade claimed lives, without hesitation, as if he couldn't stop.
Watching Sasuke's relentless slaughter, Shikamaru felt a deep sense of fear.
Even the Jonin captain standing nearby felt a shiver run down his spine.
"Has this guy gone mad...?"
"And he's still...?"
After only a few minutes, Sasuke's massacre finally came to an end.
With a final swing of his blade, he struck down the last remaining ninja.
Behind Sasuke lay a field of corpses, with pools of blood of varying sizes staining the ground.
The nearly one-thousand-strong ninja unit from the Land of Rivers completely annihilated!
The scent of blood filled the air, and Hinata, Ino, and the other girls could hardly hold back their nausea. They had never witnessed such carnage before, and their faces were pale.
Shikamaru and the others weren't much better off.
Recalling the scenes they had just witnessed, this wasn't a battle it was outright slaughter, devoid of any mercy.
Sasuke hadn't hesitated for a moment. He killed them all.
This guy was nothing short of a monster.
A terrifying killing machine.
"With just him alone... he's enough to wipe out the entire ninja forces of these smaller nations!"
The Jonin captain wasn't particularly disturbed. After all, killing enemies ensured the safety and peace of Konoha and the Land of Fire.
Shikamaru struggled to accept the scene, but Sasuke's actions were undeniably effective.
Such brutal methods sent a clear message to the smaller nations: invading Konoha was equivalent to seeking death.
"Not just him."
"There's us too."
Shikamaru spoke suddenly. The Jonin captain glanced at him.
While he respected Shikamaru as the leader of this genin squad, compared to Senju, these eight rookies were clearly far from being on the same level.
They were obviously experiencing their first time on a battlefield.
Noticing the captain's dismissive gaze, Shikamaru clenched his fist slightly.
"We'll adapt quickly!"
Just as the Jonin captain was about to respond, Sasuke suddenly appeared.
Looking at Sasuke, who was entirely free of bloodstains despite the massacre, the captain was taken aback.
To have killed so many and still remain so clean it was as impressive as the kills themselves.
"Where's the next ninja unit?" Sasuke asked coldly.
The Jonin captain froze for a moment. Was he not planning to rest?
He had just gone through a battle and still wanted to continue?
"Uh... Senju-sama... perhaps you should rest before continuing," the Jonin captain suggested cautiously.
But Sasuke gave him a strange look.
"Rest? Why? I've just finished warming up and found my rhythm. Besides, if we wait too long, the other ninja units might sense something is wrong and escape. That would be a problem."
"I need to hurry and finish this within an hour."
As Sasuke continued calculating time aloud, neither the Jonin captain nor Shikamaru knew how to respond.
They had assumed he'd be worried about dealing with the enemy. Instead, Sasuke was more concerned about the enemy escaping...
Was this what it meant to be a member of the Senju Clan?
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