Ch.255 Ketsuryūgan

With the Uchiha clan annihilated, the only major dojutsu Bloodline Limit clan left in the shinobi world is the Hyūga clan.

Other dojutsu Bloodline Limit clans, such as the Hogan and Ketsuryūgan clans, have either been scattered due to rebellions or exiled and fallen into decline.

It can be said that dojutsu Bloodline Limit in the shinobi world are now nearly non-renewable resources. Every loss is permanent!

In this situation, Shinji couldn't afford to delay.

So after confirming the location of Hell Valley, Shinji left behind a shadow clone, changed into his travel gear, and left the village.

His destination was the Land of Hot Water!

The Land of Hot Water is located between the Land of Fire, the Land of Water, and the Land of Lightning. As a result, the Hidden Leaf, Hidden Mist, and Hidden Cloud all have significant influence in this region. The three powers balance each other out, making this area a haven for rogue shinobi and a place of chaos!

Hell Valley is located on an island off the coast of the Land of Hot Water.

Traveling day and night, Shinji reached the Land of Hot Water in just a day and a half, where he reunited with Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, whom he had temporarily stationed there.

The two then rushed straight to Hell Valley without delay.

Hell Valley.

True to its name, this is a place that anyone who visits would associate with the word "hell."

Yet, it is here that the Chinoike clan, possessors of the dojutsu Bloodline Limits Ketsuryūgan, live.

Logically, after the Uchiha clan was wiped out, the Chinoike clan, now free, should have moved out of Hell Valley and relocated to a more habitable place.

But the world is full of irony!

When they were exiled here, the Chinoike clan could still eke out a living, but after gaining their freedom, they became suspicious of each other and turned their blades on one another.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

At this moment, in the smoke-filled, perpetually magma-heated Hell Valley, a chaotic battle involving only members of the Chinoike clan was taking place.

On a high cliff not far away, Shinji, dressed in his Akatsuki robe, silently watched the battle below. Beside him stood Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, her expression slightly vacant, quietly waiting.

The battle in the valley revolved around several large hot spring pools.

The water in these pools was an eerie blood-red, resembling pools of blood at first glance. Moreover, the water was rich in iron, making its composition very similar to human blood.

The members of the Chinoike clan, who possessed the Ketsuryūgan, had the ability to manipulate blood. By simply splashing some of their own blood into the pools, they could easily control large amounts of the blood-like water to perform various bizarre jutsu.

Combined with the Ketsuryūgan's hypnotic and perceptive abilities, the battle in the valley gave off an overall sense of eeriness and bloodshed.

"So this is the Ketsuryūgan..."

After watching for a while, Shinji's expression grew more serious.

The Ketsuryūgan, like the Sharingan, could perform various genjutsu, but its ability to manipulate blood was even more unpredictable and sinister.

When fighting an enemy from the Chinoike clan, one must avoid getting injured at all costs. Otherwise, the opponent's Ketsuryūgan could invade the body through the wound and detonate the blood within, turning the victim into a human bomb.

Just moments ago, Shinji had seen a Chinoike clan member accidentally injured, allowing their opponent's chakra to invade their right arm. The injured member had no choice but to sever their own arm to survive.

From this perspective, it's clear that few clans during the Warring States period could suppress the Chinoike clan. The daimyō of the Land of Lightning's wife had made the right choice in hiring the Uchiha clan to deal with them.

The more Shinji observed, the more cautious he became.

There were at least a dozen Chinoike clan members still fighting below. If he, an Uchiha, revealed himself too early, he might provoke a joint attack from the remaining Chinoike members.

Rather than expending his own energy, it was better to let the Chinoike clan members kill each other. So, Shinji dutifully played the role of an observer.

In the valley.

As the battle continued, only six Chinoike clan members remained standing.

These six were clearly divided into two groups.

Five of them surrounded one person, seemingly intent on tearing him apart.

"Miyagusuku, you're dead today!"

"I'll drink your blood dry!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The five surrounding members gasped for breath as they shouted hysterically.

The one surrounded, a Chinoike clan member named Miyagusuku, looked somewhat disheveled, but his Ketsuryūgan shone with a sinister and confident light.

Unlike his enemies, he remained silent, his eyes scanning his opponents as if searching for an opening to deliver a fatal blow.

Clearly.

Although he was outnumbered five to one, Miyagusuku was actually the stronger one, with a greater chance of winning!

This was likely why the five surrounding him were hysterical and blustering—even madmen feel fear!

Soon, another round of clashes began, and this time, the situation changed. Only three of the five surrounding Miyagusuku remained!

The curses continued, but Miyagusuku remained unmoved, his blood-red eyes constantly searching for his enemies' weaknesses.

"He's won."

Even though it was still three against one, Shinji had already made his judgment.

Sure enough, after a few more rounds of fighting, Miyagusuku killed all his opponents and stood blood-soaked in Hell Valley, like a demon that had crawled out of hell itself!

Moments later, he dragged his exhausted body to a pile of rubble and picked up a young girl who had fainted.

Aside from him, there was one other survivor of the Chinoike clan—the little girl in his arms, only a few years old.

Then, without looking back, he began walking out of Hell Valley, as if this place that had raised him held no sentimental value.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At that moment, accompanied by the sound of rushing wind, Shinji and Yugito descended from above, landing in front of Miyagusuku.

Miyagusuku's expression changed, and he immediately activated his Ketsuryūgan, his killing intent boiling over.

Looking at the girl in Miyagusuku's arms and glancing at the corpses of the Chinoike clan members scattered across Hell Valley, Shinji hesitated for a moment and chose not to attack.

He had only come to collect Ketsuryūgan. There were already plenty of Ketsuryūgan available for collection on the ground, so there was no need to exterminate the entire Chinoike clan.

Miyagusuku seemed to sense Shinji's hesitation and immediately cast a genjutsu on him.

In an instant, Shinji found that everything around him had turned blood-red, and a pair of enormous Ketsuryūgan appeared in the sky, staring down at him.

He smiled and activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

In the blink of an eye, the Ketsuryūgan in the sky transformed into an even larger pair of Sharingan, and the blood-red surroundings began to fade, returning everything to normal.

Miyagusuku, whose genjutsu had been instantly broken, was shocked. "Uchiha!?"