Chapter 25: Cruel Like A Ferocious Beast
The walls of the Hidden Whirlpool Village collapsed with a roar.
Cloud Ninja charged in through the gaps in the walls.
The Great River Luozhichuan, which ran through the Hidden Whirlpool Village, had a barrier at each end of the village wall. Water could pass, but boats were not allowed to pass without permission.
The barriers were destroyed by Mist Ninja, who then jumped into the village from the great river.
On the south bank of the village lived ordinary villagers, merchants, porters, and so on.
Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja burned down every house, dragged villagers out of their homes, and killed them one by one.
They used this brutal method to tell the Uzumaki Clan that they would not stop tonight if they did not obtain the top sealing jutsu.
The Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja, knowing crucial information, became even more reckless as Konoha did not send reinforcements.
Yoru lowered his telescope and slightly turned his head, glancing in Danzo’s direction.
There was still silence from Danzo’s side.
Three captains, two advisor assistants, no one spoke. They were as quiet as withered trees, waiting for Danzo’s orders.
Yoru was a bit puzzled. Shouldn’t Konoha prioritize Kushina Uzumaki and quickly rescue her?
The number of Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja was enough to fight a localized war with Konoha. If they waited any longer, Kushina Uzumaki would be captured or killed.
Just then, a barrier suddenly appeared within the Hidden Whirlpool Village!
Four Violet Flames Formation!
On the north bank of the Hidden Whirlpool Village, a rectangular Four Violet Flames Formation rose, encircling a large portion of the north bank.
The dark purple light of the Four Violet Flames Formation, illuminated by the surrounding flames, looked almost tangible.
The Uzumaki Clan was not only skilled in sealing jutsu but also in barrier ninjutsu. In other words, barrier techniques were a special type of sealing jutsu.
A reckless Cloud Ninja leaped into the air, holding his ninja sword upside down, and fiercely thrust it into the barrier.
This Cloud Ninja was too hasty. His body also collided with the barrier, and he was burned to death by it.
The Four Violet Flames Formation was extremely hot, and any living being that collided with it would be quickly carbonized by the purple flames.
Seeing this, the Mist Ninja unleashed a combined Water Style jutsu.
With the great river in the center of the village serving as a water source, the consumption of water style was minimal.
Waves of water, like mountains collapsing, struck the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Wave after wave of great surges were scorched by the Four Violet Flames Formation, emitting more water mist.
The water mist blotted out the sun and moon, instantly engulfing the Hidden Whirlpool Village.
Judging by the scale of the water mist, the Four Violet Flames Formation possessed immense energy and was exceptionally resilient.
Yoru thought to himself, no wonder Danzo was so calm; he knew about the Hidden Whirlpool Village’s trump card.
The Four Violet Flames Formation of the Hidden Whirlpool Village was enough to hold them off for a while.
Under normal circumstances, if they could hold on and wait for Konoha’s reinforcements, the crisis in the Hidden Whirlpool Village could be turned around.
Unfortunately, things could not be inferred by normal logic now.
He wondered if the Uzumaki Clan would fall into despair when they learned Konoha’s true attitude.
What a pity for the villagers outside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
The slaughter by the Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja began from the outskirts of the village and advanced towards the center.
Where there were flames, there was death.
The Yatagarasu flew overhead, but it didn’t know how to retaliate; its attacks would only hasten the deaths of the villagers.
The Spirit Turtle opened its giant maw and spewed fierce winds, blowing away the water mist that hung over the village.
The water mist diminished considerably, and Yoru could see clearly again.
Yoru saw through his telescope that the Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja had sent representatives to negotiate with the Uzumaki Clan inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
The leader of the Hidden Whirlpool Village and head of the Uzumaki Clan, inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, gritted his teeth and spat out word by word: “Konoha and the Hidden Whirlpool Village! Will definitely take double revenge on you!”
The representative from the Hidden Mist Village was Suikazan Fuguya, who carried the Great Sword Samehada and said:
“Konoha might retaliate against us, but whether your Hidden Whirlpool Village has the opportunity to do so depends on your choice.
Let’s make a deal. Hand over your sealing secret jutsu, and we’ll leave immediately.
Don’t try any tricks. The deal is only considered complete if I can seal that giant Spirit Turtle with a sealing jutsu.
You’d better hurry, or all the villagers of the Hidden Whirlpool Village will die.
If you don’t agree, then I’ll just have to obtain the sealing jutsu from your corpses.
The small Hidden Whirlpool Village actually dares to covet our village’s Three-Tails. Will you be coveting the Cloud Village’s Two-Tails the next day?
What, do you consider yourselves Hashirama Senju, wanting to collect all the Tailed Beasts?
If we can’t get the sealing jutsu, your Uzumaki Clan is even less qualified to have it.”
Not far away, Yuka Uzumaki listened to the argument at the barrier and looked up at the sky.
The area covered by this Four Violet Flames Formation was too large; it had no ceiling.
If the situation became critical, she was responsible for sending Princess Kushina out with the Long Spear Egret.
Looking at the villagers being slaughtered outside one by one, Yuka Uzumaki felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Among those people were the elder sister who sold breakfast, the uncle who pushed a cart to deliver goods, and the old grandmother who often sat in the street corner to bask in the sun.
Those vivid people from her memories were dying outside one by one.
The Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja, to exert pressure, deliberately pushed the villagers to the side of the barrier and killed them next to it.
Thick blood flowed on the ground, and upon reaching the Four Violet Flames Formation, it turned into a black and gray mist.
All civilians hated ninja, and when ninja killed, they were as cruel as ferocious beasts.
Ninja trained in the art of killing, including their killing ability and mentality.
Yuka Uzumaki painfully closed her eyes, yet the screams continued incessantly.
The Uzumaki Clan didn’t want to abandon the villagers outside either, but the enemy’s appearance was too sudden, and their numbers were too great.
The reconnaissance squads stationed on the outer perimeter of the Hidden Whirlpool Village had their information leaked to the Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja by spies.
The enemy accurately located each reconnaissance squad and attacked them simultaneously.
The enemy’s collapse of the city walls alerted the Hidden Whirlpool Village to the enemy attack amidst the chaos.
The sheer number of Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja was hard to comprehend; perhaps they were prepared according to what Konoha might do.
They could only hope that Konoha would discover the Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja early and that the reinforcement ninja would convey the information to Konoha Village sooner.
Which spy leaked the outer defense of the Hidden Whirlpool Village?
Mountaintop.
Yoru saw a small commotion appear at the foot of the mountain.
An Anbu squad, accompanied by two Whirlpool Ninja, entered the barrier.
An Uzumaki Clan member excitedly rushed towards Danzo:
“Lord Danzo! Konoha indeed knew in advance about the Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja ambushing us!
Please quickly bring the Konoha ninja and rescue our village!”
He was so excited, not expecting Konoha to have already arrived so close to the Hidden Whirlpool Village.
Another Whirlpool Ninja was sweating profusely.
He looked at the surrounding barrier uneasily. If he wasn’t mistaken, this was an invisible barrier.
Why didn’t Konoha’s people enter the village directly? Why set up an invisible barrier here?
Yoru roughly guessed Danzo’s intentions and took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag.
Should he try to impress the leader or not?
After thinking it over, he decided against it.
It would be terrible if he entered Danzo’s line of sight.
Captain Kiiroinu personally acted, instantly killing a Whirlpool Ninja.
Squad Leader Kurozaru acted almost simultaneously, killing the suspicious Whirlpool Ninja who was constantly scanning the invisible barrier.
From beginning to end, Danzo did not move his gaze.
His Four Byakugan were fixed on the Hidden Whirlpool Village.
Thanks to Yūan no Tōchi, ArGo, and Baiyin Hetiè for their recommendation ticket support~
