Second Elder cupped his hands and nodded towards the bodies of the two elders before leaving.
The Uchiha clansmen standing behind Eighth and Ninth Elders were trembling, some even unable to hold their weapons steady. Facing a powerhouse like the Second Elder, they had no chance of resisting. Fortunately, the Second Elder didn't seem to be blaming them, which relieved them.
However, judging from the looks of it, with the two elders dead and the Fourth Elder unlikely to last much longer, defeat was inevitable. They could only wait to see how they would be punished in the end, hoping it wouldn't involve their wives and children.
Uchiha Kai was still fighting Shintaro, but as time passed, Uchiha Kai was clearly at a disadvantage. Shintaro calmly neutralized each of Uchiha Kai's attacks, occasionally counterattacking. Like slowly boiling a frog, he was depleting Uchiha Kai's chakra and stamina. Uchiha Kai understood this in his heart. But there was nothing he could do. He thought that opening the Mangekyo Sharingan would at least allow him to fight Shintaro on equal footing, but he had overestimated himself.
Maintaining the Susanoo's consumption while dealing with Shintaro's unpredictable counterattacks left Uchiha Kai exhausted.
Whenever he wanted to relax even slightly, Shintaro's attack would land, with just enough power to be within his tolerance. Uchiha Kai cursed the old bastard countless times in his mind! But Shintaro turned a deaf ear to these foul words. This only made Uchiha Kai's blood rush to his head, almost causing him to faint.
"Shintaro, are you only capable of such cowardly tactics?! If you have the guts, fight me to the death!"
Uchiha Kai, dragging his weary body, roared at Shintaro! He already knew that he would die tonight, but as an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo, he didn't want to die so pathetically.
"Oh? Ready to meet your death?"
Uchiha Kai didn't say anything and once again mobilized his remaining chakra. Excessive use of the Mangekyo Sharingan caused blood tears to flow from Uchiha Kai's eyes. On his white, skeletal Susanoo, blood vessels and muscles rapidly grew.
In just a moment, it transformed into a white samurai wielding a blade!
Two enormous, complete Susanoo appeared in the Uchiha clan, creating an unparalleled display of power! But the villagers had already been told by the Senju clan members to stay indoors, so only some ninja from the major clans noticed the scene.
Tobirama had noticed Shintaro activating his Susanoo earlier, but judging from the situation, it seemed to be an internal struggle within the Uchiha clan. So he didn't interfere, but he was constantly observing the Uchiha's every move! As soon as any behavior that harmed the village appeared, Tobirama would immediately take action.
Forcibly activating the complete Susanoo placed a huge burden on Uchiha Kai's body. At this moment, he felt unbearable pain all over. It was as if every inch of his bones was being smashed to pieces, almost causing the already elderly man to pass out. But he still persevered with his will, regretting only that he couldn't avenge his grandchildren. He had overestimated himself and underestimated others, which was clearly a foolish act.
"Netherworld Slash!" Shintaro drew the longsword from his waist and slashed at Uchiha Kai!
Countless hideous ghostly figures wielding claws instantly appeared on Shintaro's sword! As if to drag the person being slashed into the Avici Hell!
Facing this powerful attack, Uchiha Kai also held nothing back, fully swinging the large blade in his hand to meet Shintaro! The two collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave! Sending all the surrounding clansmen flying, the entire training ground was filled with dust and sand! The ground also cracked due to the clash between the two!
The ghostly claws on Shintaro's blade frantically tore at Uchiha Kai's Susanoo. After countless ghostly claws exerted force together, they actually tore a small opening in the Susanoo! Countless ghostly claws entered the Susanoo through the opening, tearing wildly at Uchiha Kai's body!
With Shintaro's Netherworld Slash on the outside and these unknown ghostly claws attacking from the inside! Uchiha Kai was already exhausted and had no strength to resist. As a ghostly claw pierced his heart, the white Susanoo collapsed with a bang. Uchiha Kai fell heavily from the sky, dead beyond dead.
Shintaro also deactivated his Susanoo and slowly landed on the ground, staggering for a moment as he couldn't stand firmly. Kagami immediately stepped forward to support him, but Shintaro waved his hand to refuse: "It's okay, I'm not injured, just too exhausted."
He glanced at Uchiha Kai lying on the ground and shook his head. An Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo had died just like that. It would have been great if he could have been used by the clan, but unfortunately, he was someone who didn't understand the times.
"Burn him, scatter the ashes anywhere."
"This kind of person who betrays the clan doesn't deserve to be buried in the ancestral tomb."
After saying that, Shintaro prepared to return to his room to rest. Today's battle had taken a toll on him, and his body was extremely exhausted. Before leaving, he didn't forget to instruct Teruya: "You can deal with those hawk faction clansmen yourself. No one will dare to say anything."
"Son understands."
Those who participated in the clan's betrayal would definitely be punished, but they hadn't done anything outrageous. One could barely say that they were bewitched. Their crimes didn't warrant death, but they definitely wouldn't be comfortable.
After watching his grandfather return to his room to rest, Kagami came to his father's side and asked how to deal with these people. Many of his ideas coincided with his father's, and the two discussed it very quickly. Soon, they had a rough result.
But just then, Kagami caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, and it seemed like the corpse of Uchiha Kai lying on the ground moved? A terrifying thought appeared in his mind, and he immediately shouted: "Naori! Get away from Uchiha Kai! Quickly!"
But it was too late! Uchiha Kai got up from the ground at an extremely fast speed, reaching out his hand to grab Naori's throat!
"Little Naori! I'll take your life!"
Naori's mind was blank at this moment, looking at the approaching devil's claw, a voice kept echoing in her mind.
'Am I going to die?'
"Naori!"
Kagami let out a heart-wrenching cry, frantically pushing away the surrounding clansmen, rushing towards Naori with everything he had! Looking at Naori's bewildered face, and Uchiha Kai who was about to take his sister's life, a strange feeling instantly filled Kagami's eyes and brain!
The three tomoe in his eyes twisted and deformed, and a pinwheel-like pupil appeared in Kagami's eyes!
But at this moment, he couldn't care less about what changes had occurred in his eyes! The distance of only a few dozen meters was as far as a lifetime.
"Naori!"
The sound of a mirror shattering suddenly rang out!
But at this moment, Uchiha Kai's hand had already reached Naori's throat, and then strangled it tightly! Naori struggled, scratching wildly at Uchiha Kai's arm with her hands.
But Uchiha Kai just gave Kagami, who was running towards him, a smile.
The next second, he crushed Naori's neck!