0p0 Chapter 280 I am prepared to bear the burden of sin
Chapter 280 I am prepared to bear the burden of sin
The young man landed at the village entrance without making a sound.
Two Earth Spider Clan guards were chatting idly under a wooden watchtower, one chewing on a blade of grass while the other wiped his kunai.
They wore simple ninja outfits made of coarse cloth, without forehead protectors, because after their clans left Konoha, they no longer wore any symbols of identity.
"Who are you--"
The words came to an abrupt halt.
A shuriken appeared in the throat of the guard who was holding a blade of grass in his mouth, and it precisely severed his trachea and artery.
His eyes widened, and he futilely covered his neck with his hands, blood gushing out from between his fingers.
Just as the other person was about to exclaim in surprise, the young man's figure was already right in front of them.
The kunai thrust diagonally upwards from below, piercing through the lower jaw, penetrating the upper palate, and reaching the brainstem. The guard shuddered and collapsed limply.
The entire process took no more than three seconds. There were no flashes of ninjutsu, no hand seals, only the most basic throwing and taijutsu techniques, a clean and efficient assassination.
He pulled the kunai from the corpse, wiped the blood off the dead man's clothes, and then strode into the village.
He silently apologized to himself.
The Earth Spider clan's settlement was more peaceful than he had expected.
As dusk approached, people working in the fields were carrying their farm tools home, children were chasing and playing by the stream, and several elderly people were sitting on the porch in front of their houses weaving bamboo baskets.
Smoke rose from the rooftops of every house, and the air was filled with the aroma of rice and stew.
This place is peaceful and should be peaceful.
The young man took two smoke bombs out of his ninja tool bag and threw them toward the center of the village.
"Bang! Bang!"
The grayish-white smoke spread rapidly, obscuring visibility.
The villagers were stunned for a moment, then a woman screamed.
"Damn it, enemy attack!"
It's unclear who first shouted this alarm.
The men dropped their farm tools and rushed to their houses, taking out weapons that had been sealed away for a long time; the women pulled their children and hid inside; several older ninjas quickly formed hand seals, trying to use wind jutsu to disperse the smoke.
But the youths did not give them time to organize a defense.
He rushed into the smoke, his figure appearing and disappearing in the gray curtain.
"Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique!"
A shuriken flew out, splitting into countless pieces in the air, falling like rain.
Unsurprisingly, all the ordinary tribesmen who were working in the fields perished in this surprise attack.
At this moment, ninjas rushed over. Although they had great physical energy, their movements were extremely clumsy. They attacked with fierce roars but without any strategy.
The young man's movements were extremely simple, with no superfluous steps or fancy moves; every strike was aimed at taking a life as quickly and effectively as possible.
A middle-aged ninja attempted to use earth-style techniques to raise a wall to block the attack.
He swiftly dodged around, and Ku Wu stabbed diagonally under the opponent's ribs, shattering his lungs.
Another person pounced from behind, but the young man didn't turn his head. He threw a shuriken that pierced the other person's brow.
Blood spread across the muddy ground, mixing with the dust to form a dark red color, and the young man's face was filled with pity.
He kept saying, word by word: "Sorry, sorry, sorry."
With each person he killed, he uttered another phrase, for this was his mission upon returning, and the sin he had to bear.
"Please don't come any closer! Please, let the child go!"
A woman carrying a baby rushed out of the house, trying to escape to the back of the mountain, shouting and begging the young man for mercy.
However, the young man did not respond to her, nor did he turn around.
He simply threw a kunai, which pierced through her back and emerged from her chest, killing the baby along with her.
"You demon!" came a roar from behind.
The young man turned around and saw an old man with white hair rushing towards him, the trees on both sides scattered by his furious rage.
At that moment, the remaining ninjas immediately led the elderly, weak, women and children to hide behind the old man.
"Clan leader, you've finally arrived! We..." A young ninja sobbed uncontrollably, but due to his severe injuries, he soon breathed his last.
The old man helped the young ninja close his eyes, suppressing his anger, and said, "Have you thought about how you want to die?"
"The current head of the Tsuchigumo clan, En no Gyoja. For the future of the ninja world, I beg your Tsuchigumo clan to die."
The young man bowed slightly, not taking the other party's harsh words to heart at all.
Because in front of the new generation of ninjas, these are ninjas with many weaknesses, even some Kage-level powerhouses.
……
A moment later, the old man knelt on one knee, panting heavily.
At this moment, he finally realized how terrifying the young man opposite him was. He had not used any forbidden techniques, nor had he used any techniques beyond the five elements.
But it was precisely these simple physical techniques, the Instantaneous Movement Technique, plus common long and short blade assassination techniques, that caused him immense suffering and led to his complete defeat.
"May I ask, sir, how did we, the Earth Spider clan, offend you? Why are you so determined to exterminate us?"
The young man stopped in his tracks.
His outfit was stained with blood, the blade of his sword was curled, and his kunai was riddled with nicks.
"You haven't provoked me. But I'm sorry, you have reasons why you have to disappear."
He charged forward again, instantly killing a ninja who was about to launch a sneak attack. He then threw a shuriken from a distance, killing a couple who were trying to escape with their child.
"Wah~" The three-year-old girl fell to the ground and burst into tears.
The old man quickly flashed over and stood in front of the little girl. At this moment, all the members of their Earth Spider clan were present.
But he was the only active ninja left to fight, and behind him were not only the little girl, but also more than a dozen elderly, weak, women and children.
At this moment, the arrogance on the old man's face had vanished.
With a pleading look on his face, he said, "Could you please spare these elderly, weak, women, children, and kids?"
"They don't know ninjutsu, they don't understand forbidden techniques, and they pose no threat to anyone. If you let them go, I swear in the name of the Tsuchigumo clan chief that they will live in seclusion forever and give up the Tsuchigumo clan name forever."
"I'm sorry, I can't." He apologized sincerely, but this sincerity only made the situation seem more cruel.
"But don't worry, I'm prepared to bear the sins of this lifetime."
"No, why not? They know nothing. I understand, you're trying to force me to hand over my ninjutsu by using their lives, aren't you?"
The old man's expression shifted from initial astonishment to understanding, and finally to extreme anger.
"What a bunch of weirdos! Those despicable ninjas! You lunatics!"
He roared, his hands beginning to form hand seals. "If you want the forbidden techniques of our Earth Spider clan, just say so. Why pretend?"
"Come on, let's perish together!"
The old man tore open his clothes, revealing a device with a spider image. Chakra in the air began to fluctuate violently, a sign that the forbidden technique, Rage of Heaven, was about to be activated.