While the shadow clone of Seimei, who had cast the Swamp of the Underworld Jutsu, was preparing to finish the trapped chakra beasts off, the original Seimei and his three shadow clones that had brought the Konoha ninjas back already started treating them.
The serpentine chakra beasts had a mix of fire and poison attributes.
The four Konoha ninjas had not only suffered from burns and blunt trauma, but they were also poisoned.
Fortunately, the poison of those snake-type chakra beasts wasn't very potent, and the ninjas hadn't been poisoned for too long.
Since the poison hadn't penetrated deeply into their bodies and internal organs yet, there was no need to waste time using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to extract the poison from their bodies painstakingly.
Seimei simply took out a few mid-tier antidotes and shoved them into their mouths.
"These antidotes should eliminate the poison from your bodies," Seimei told the injured Konoha Shinobi while forming a cross-shaped single-handed hand seal with his right hand.
Shadow Clone Jutsu
Poof~
Another shadow clone appeared beside Seimei.
And before the shadow clone could even utter another word, Seimei quickly commanded while pointing at the injured Konoha ninjas, "Work with the other three clones to treat them."
"Just treat their burns and stop the bleeding before bandaging their wounds. They could get the rest of the treatment once they visit the hospital after we return to Konoha."
"I have already set a few traps and Seals in this area. So, you can focus on the treatment. If any intruder did come within a 100-meter radius, the traps and Seals will be triggered, alerting you while stalling the intruders."
I doubt it would be necessary, though. While the Tenseigan of the shadow clones is somewhat nerfed, it still has 360-degree vision and incredible perception.
Seimei thought in his mind before he continued speaking.
"Alright. That's it. I will go take a look. Who knows what those clones of mine are doing?"
Saying this, Seimei immediately activated the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared from the spot.
Seeing the original Seimei vanish, the shadow clone, who had just been created, couldn't help but grumble, "He didn't even wait to listen to my opinion."
The other three shadow clones glanced at each other and shrugged their shoulders before one of them said, "It doesn't matter. Just come here and start the treatment. We are tool men anyway."
What else could he say? This was the life of a shadow clone after all.
Eternal tool man, glorified training experience packs, ninja world's suicide bombers, the literal reading and memorization cheat.
This was the fate of the shadow clones.
Not that they minded it. After all, they were the extension of their main bodies.
They could only follow orders and be good ol' house elves of the Shinobi world.
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The real Seimei appeared near the battle zone, just in time to see his Chidori Katana-wielding shadow clone finish off the third C-rank serpent-type chakra beasts that were thrashing on the ground from pain after being injured by the wind blade.
However, he was still watching the battle from a couple of hundred meters away without exposing himself.
There was no point in going to the battle zone to expose himself directly to the six enemies lurking in the dark.
He was a ninja, not a hot-headed warrior, who would fight everyone head-on every time.
A real Shinobi would never seek head-on battles. Their focus should be on eliminating their opponents in the most efficient way possible.
His shadow clones could kill every chakra beast in here, anyway.
It was better for him to wait here and look out for the hidden enemies.
With his Tenseigan, he would easily penetrate the deep trees and foliage and see the exact location of the unidentified ninjas, no matter how hard they tried to conceal their presence.
Their presence here was highly suspicious.
He would need to capture the leader quickly and bring him to Konoha. The Torture and Interrogation Department had been idle for quite some time.
They would need "guests" to talk about life and have some heart-to-heart conversations.
Seimei's gift should alleviate their loneliness and bring some joy to their lives.
He was such a thoughtful ninja. Always thinking about every fellow Konoha Shinobi.
As for the remaining five cannon fodder…
Let them rest in peace in the Pure Land.
At least, he would bring their heads back to Konoha. If their head remained intact after the confrontation, that was.
While random thoughts were bubbling up inside the mind of the real Seimei, the shadow clone who trapped the one C-rank and seven D-rank chakra beasts in the sticky, muddy swamp grinned maniacally and formed one single-handed hand seal.
Crackle!! Crackle!!
Soon after that, arcs of golden lightning began to manifest around him.
Lightning Release: Lightning Ball
The arcs of golden lightning soon condensed into twenty golden lightning balls, each one twice as big as a normal basketball.
Although Lightning Ball was a C-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu, the sheer amount of chakra Seimei's clone poured into each of them made them as lethal as some low-tier B-rank Ninjutsu.
With his masterful chakra control and mastery over lightning elemental nature, the shadow clone guided the crackling lightning balls to float up and position them over the heads of the trapped chakra beasts.
The whole process happened in one smooth motion.
Crackle~ Crackle~
Seeing the lightning ball crackling over their head, casting an eerie golden glow over them, the chakra beasts tried to free themselves frantically.
But it only made them sink into the swamp even more.
"Now…BOOM," said Seimei's shadow clone while spreading his hands apart in an exaggerated manner.
Seeing such a display of maniacal laughter and theatrical hand gestures, the real Seimei's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
If he didn't know that it was his own shadow clone, he would have doubted that some mad Uchiha was posing as him.
He didn't understand why his shadow clones seemed to have rather distinct personalities. Was this his inner desire leaking?
Did he have an innate chuunibyou tendency that he had been suppressing inside? And that desire was now being manifested through his shadow clone?
Just the thought of this sent shivers down his spine.
He? A chuunibyou person? No way!
What kind of utterly-buttery bullshit was this?
He refused to believe it.
Maybe the Shadow Clone Jutsu itself was flawed.
Yeah! That had to be the case.
So, the problem was his father, Tobirama, and his obsession with forbidden techniques?
Yeah! His father's dark researcher vibe must have affected the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
In any case, it was better to forget about it.
The Jutsu was still useful. He would use it, reluctantly.
Well, chuunibyou or not, his shadow clone was still quite competent.
As soon as the shadow clone uttered the word "BOOM", the lightning balls hovering in the air came crashing down.
Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!
Crackle~ Crackle~ Boooooooooooooooom!!!
The sheer impact force and the power behind the twenty exploding lightning balls sent a massive shockwave in every direction.
The ground as well as the swamp was destroyed and scorched by the high-temperature golden lightning bolts that emerged from the lightning balls after the explosion.
Dirt, rocks, fragments of flesh, bones, blood, brain matter, eyes, and scales flew into the air alongside the rapidly spreading shockwave and lightning arcs.
Golden lightning spread everywhere within a 20-meter radius of the blast zone.
The storm of lightning continued for at least a dozen seconds before everything finally settled down.
The muddy swamp vanished. In its place, a four-meter-deep crater that had been scorched black by the remnant lightning remained.
As for the chakra beasts?
None of their bodies remained intact. Only burnt flesh, destroyed scales, blackened bones, and scattered body parts and limbs remained inside the crater.
An ionized, bloody scent lingered in the air.
The chakra beasts couldn't be any more dead.
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